Program Requirements

Film and Television Studies Minor Requirements

Required Course (3)
COMM/ENGL 329 Film and Television Analysis  
Choose at least one of the following: (3-6)
COMM 231 Video Storytelling  
COMM 323 Screenwriting  
Choose at least two of the following: (6-9)
COMM 264 P1 Television History  
ENGL 268 P1 Fundamentals of Film  
ENGL 273 Topics in Film and TV History  
Electives (if necessary) (0-6)
AMST 203 P1 Hollywood Film Genres  
AMST 204 P1 Film, Television and Visual Culture  
COMM 211 P1 Irish and Scottish Film  
COMM 233 Studio Production  
COMM 261 P1 Documentary Film  
COMM 265 Cable and Cutting Edge TV  
COMM 332 Television Production  
COMM 361 Documentary Production  
COMM 431 Filmmaking  
ENGL 212C P1 Shakespeare at the Movies  
ENGL 263C P1 Topics in Literature and the Arts*  
POSC 122 P1 Politics at the Movies  
WGST 220 Women and Film  
WGST 258 P1 Gender in Popular Media  
Total   (18)

*Applicable depending on topic; consult with program director.

Notes on the film and television studies minor

  • Excluding COMM/ENGL 329, no more than three courses may come from one discipline.
  • Only one course applied to a student's major may also be used to satisfy a requirement in the film and television studies minor.
  • A grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the minor.

Film and Television Studies (Minor)


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