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Film Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Description | Requirements | Required Courses | Elective Courses | Admissions/Certification of Minor | Contact

 

Description

The Departments of English, Communication, Foreign Languages and Literatures, and the Division of Multidisciplinary Studies offer a minor in Film Studies open to students across the university. The minor provides a comprehensive introduction to the art and industry of the cinema through courses in film analysis, history, theory, criticism, screen writing, and production.

Requirements

  • Complete 15 credit hours at the 200 level or above.
  • No more than 6 transfer hours may be credited toward the minor.
  • Must maintain a ‘C’ average (2.0) in the minor and earn a grade of 'C-' or better in all courses used toward the minor.
  • This minor is not open to students in the Film Concentration of the B.A. in English (LFM) nor the students in the Film Studies Concentration of the B.A. in Arts Application (LRT-F).

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

ENG 282 Introduction to Film
ENG/COM 364 History of Film to 1940 OR ENG/COM 374 History of Film Since 1940

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Select 3 courses from the following:

ENG/COM 364 History of Film to 1940 OR ENG/COM 374 History of Film Since 1940 ENG 382 Film and Literature
ENG 384 Film Theory
ENG 433 Screen writing
ENG 492 Styles and Genres in Film
ENG 585 Graduate Studies in Film
ENG 587 Film and Visual Theory
ENG 591 Studies in National Cinemas
COM 344 Film Production
IDS 496 Topics in Film and Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly MDS 496)

FLF 352 Francophone Literature and Film OR
FLF 318 French Cinema OR
FLS 318 Hispanic Cinema OR
FLG 318 New German Cinema

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students may declare their intention to complete the Film Studies minor by consulting with Dr. Pramaggiore as listed below.

Certification
Dr. Pramaggiore will certify the minor prior to graduation. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperwork for certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State.

Contact Person

Dr. Maria Pramaggiore
G105B Tompkins
919.515.4116
maria_p@unity.ncsu.edu

last updated: June 13, 2006

 

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