Film Studies Minor

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Joyce Johnston, coordinator
Ferguson Building, Room 273AA
Phone: (936) 468-6722
Fax: (936) 468-8420
Email: jjohnston@sfasu.edu
Web: sfasu.edu/oidp

Film studies is a field of inquiry devoted to the analysis of cinema as one of the most important art forms of the 20th and 21st centuries, a medium shaped by related fields, such as literature, music and the visual arts. The minor is interdisciplinary in nature and focuses on film analysis and cinematic criticism. Students enrolled in the film studies minor will gain an understanding of film language, the evolution of cinema as an art form, the international dimensions of the medium, and important film concepts, including genre, auteurs, adaptation, film movements, themes and theory.

Required Courses

ARTS 2352 - Art Film/Video Production I Credit(s): 3
ARTS 3352 - Intermediate Art Film/Video Production Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2346 - Introduction to Narrative Film Credit(s): 3
DRAM 3360 - History of the Cinema I Credit(s): 3
DRAM 3371 - History of the Cinema II Credit(s): 3

English Option

Three hours from:

ENGL 3346 - Film Topics: Genre and Auteur Credit(s): 3
ENGL 3365 - Adaptation: Literature and Film Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4346 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory Credit(s): 3

Electives

Three hours from:

ENGL 3346 - Film Topics: Genre and Auteur Credit(s): 3
ENGL 3365 - Adaptation: Literature and Film Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4324 - Advanced Topics: World Cinema Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4346 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory Credit(s): 3
ENGL 4365 - Topics in Creative Writing Credit(s): 3
DRAM 4322 - Acting for the Camera Credit(s): 3
DRAM 4364 - Screenwriting Credit(s): 3
ARTS 4352 - Advanced Art Film/Video Production Credit(s): 3
ARTS 4354 - Feature Film Production II Credit(s): 3 to 12

Note:

All substitutions for required and elective courses must be approved by the director of the Division of Multidisciplinary Programs .

Film Studies Minor

Required Courses

English Option

Electives

Note:

Total hours: 21