Minor in Film Studies

Advisor: Dr. Dawn Hall

The minor in film provides students with cultural and historical knowledge of cinema. Whether you're interested in a specific genre of film, the theories which revolve around the impact film has on culture, its history and evolution, or if you love everything about it, our film minor can help. 

It requires a minimum of 21 semester hours of course study that will include 9 hours of required courses and 12 hours of elective courses. See the film minor worksheet for a list of classes.

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Film Studies, Minor (358)

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• Undergraduate
• Arts & Letters
• PCAL Interdisciplinary Programs

• Program Requirements

Program Requirements (21 hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
FILM 201	Introduction to the Cinema	3
ENG/FILM 366	History of Narrative Film	3
ENG/FILM 465	Film Genres	3
Select four of the following:		12
ANTH 448	Visual Anthropology
ANTH 449	Ethnographic Video Production 1
BCOM 264	Digital Video Production and Distribution 1
BCOM 394	Film Animation
BCOM 481	Problems in Mass Communication
ENG 295	Popular Culture and Gender: Signs & Narratives
ENG 309	Documentary Film
ENG 359	Topics in Scriptwriting
ENG 365	Film Adaptation
ENG/FILM 466	Film Theory
ENG 499	Directed Study in English
PS 303	Politics and Film
THEA 303	Acting for the Camera
FILM 100	Film Industry and Aesthetics
FILM 369	Introduction to World Cinema
FILM 399	Special Topics in Film (repeatable for credit)
FILM 250	Screenwriting I
FILM 450	Feature Screenwriting
FILM 469	Topics in World Cinema
Total Hours		21

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Note: ANTH 449 OR BCOM 264 will count toward the minor, but not both.

The minor in Film Studies will give students an opportunity to study several aspects of cinema in an organized, in-depth manner. Because it is an interdisciplinary minor, it will allow students to examine film from a variety of perspectives. Completing this minor will give students a strong background in media history and literacy and in the critical analysis of film.

Click here to visit the WKU Film Website.

Film Faculty:

• Prof. Jessica Folk
• Dr. Dawn Hall
• Dr. Marla Zubel

English Major Learning Outcomes

Minor in Film Studies Learning Outcomes