April 24, 2008

Program requirements (starting 2008-2009)

Program of study

The Minor in Film Studies is built around a three course core that introduces students to social scientific, literary, and contextual approaches to film. Additional course work is required in "theory, tools, and methods" for analyzing and interpreting film, and in topical areas, including studies in national cinemas, film genres, and the social contexts of film. The relationship of film to other media and to larger historical, social, and artistic movements and practices is the unifying theme within the program of study.

Film Studies Minor (28-34 credits)

Core Courses (10 credits)

ANTH 369 Visual Anthropology (3)
ENG 386 Form and Meaning in Film (4)
COM 426 Language of the Mass Media (3)

Theory, tools, and methods (6-8 credits)
Choose two from:

A 305 Art History: Modernism (4)
A 306 Art History: Modernism (4)
COM 342 Media Literacy (3)
ENG 223 Introduction to Literary Study (4)
GEOG 386 Making Digital Video for the Social Sciences (4)
SOC 460 Feminist Theory (3)
MUS 423 Scoring for Film and Television (3)
MUS 460 Special Topics in Music History (3)
PHIL 282 Philosophy of Art (3)
TA 251 Elements of Acting (3)
TA 308 History of Fashion (3)
TA 330 Script Writing (3)
TA 338 History of Architecture and Décor (3)

Topical courses (6-8 credits)
Choose two from:

FR 340 French Cinema (3)
GEOG 207 Geography and Film (4)
GEOG 307 Canadian Identity Through Film (4)
GEOG 420 The West and the American Imagination (4)
GEOG 421 The Changing American West (4)
GL 310 German Film (3)
PS 478 Political Fiction and Film (3)
SOC 407 Latin American Social Issues Through Film (3)

Electives (6-8 credits)
Choose credits in consultation with a Film Studies advisor. Courses not listed here maybe applied towards the minor with advisor approval. Students may also apply credits from FLM 406 Special Individual Studies and FLM 409 Practicum towards completion of the minor.

Contact Shaun Huston, 503.838.8296, for questions or a Film Studies faculty member in your Division.

Posted by hustons at 10:30 AM

November 16, 2005

Program of study (2005-2008)

The program is built around a three course core that introduces students to social scientific, literary, and contextual approaches to film. Additional course work is required in "theory, tools, and methods" for analyzing and interpreting film, and in focus areas that allow students to tailor the minor to their specific needs and interests. The relationship of film to other media and to larger historical, social, and artistic movements and practices is the unifying theme within the program of study.

Minor 25-30 credits

Core Courses 10 credits

ANTH 369 Visual Anthropology (3)
ENG 386 Form and Meaning in Film (4)
SP 426 Language of the Mass Media (3)

Theory, tools, and methods 6-8 credits

Choose two from:
A 305 Art History: Modernism (4)
A 306 Art History: Modernism (4)
ENG 223 Introduction to Literary Study (4)
GEOG 207 Geography and Film (4)
SOC 460 Feminist Theory (3)
MUS 423 Scoring for Film and Television (3)
MUS 460 Special Topics in Music History (3)
PHIL 282 Philosophy of Art (3)
PS 478 Political Fiction and Film (3)
TA 251 Elements of Acting (3)
TA 308 History of Fashion (3)
TA 330 Script Writing (3)
TA 338 History of Architecture and Décor (3)

Focused study 9-12 credits
Choose one of the following clusters:

Film in Europe 9-11 credits
Context courses 6-8 credits
Choose two from:
FR 432 French Culture and Civilization: The Making of Modern France (3)
FR 433 French Culture and Civilization: Contemporary France (3)
GL 341 German Culture and Civilization II (3)
GL 342 German Cultural Studies (3)
GL 412 German Literature II (3)
GL 423 Studies in German Language and Literature (3)
GL 441 20th Century German Drama (3)
HST 437, 438 or 439 History of Modern Germany (4)
HST 442 Modern France: 20th Century (4)
HST 443 19th Century Europe (4)
HST 444 20th Century Europe: The Two World Wars (4)
HST 445 20th Century Europe: Postwar Period (4)

Film courses 3 credits
Choose one from:
FR 340 Topics in French Fine Arts: Cinema for French Conversation (3)
GL 310 German Film and Conversation (3)

Film in the Americas 9-12 credits
Context courses 6-8 credits
Choose two from:
GEOG 435 U.S. and Canadian Geopolitics (4)
HST 351 Mexico and the Caribbean since Independence (4)
HST 350 South America since Independence (4)
HST 460 or 461 Multicultural America in Historical Perspective (4)
HST 462 American Voices (4)
HST 463 America and the World Wars (4)
HST 464 Cold War America (4)
HST 461 Chican@ History (4)
HST 469 Canada since Confederation (4)
HST 476 US West to 1900 (4)
HST 447 US West in the 20th Century (4)
HST 490 20th Century Latin America (4)
SPAN 339 Civilization and Culture of Latin America (3)
SPAN 370 or 371 Introduction to Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 441, 442, or 443 Latin American Literature of the 20th Century (3)

Film courses 3-4 credits
Choose one from:
GEOG 307 Canadian Identity Through Film (4)
GEOG 420 The West and the American Imagination (4)
GEOG 421 The Changing American West (4)
SOC 407 Latin American Social Issues Through Film (3)

Critical studies 9-12 credits
Additional course in theory, tools, and methods 3-4 credits
Approved film studies courses 6-8 credits

“Approved film studies courses�? are those listed here. Additional courses maybe submitted for review and approval by advising faculty in Film Studies. By arrangement and in consultation with Film Studies faculty, students may also apply credits from FLM 406 Special Individual Studies and FLM 409 Practicum toward completion of the minor.

Posted by hustons at 8:23 AM