The Minor in Film Studies, which is administered by the Department of English, offers students in-depth education in the disciplinary understanding of film as a medium and in the critical analysis of films as interpretable texts. Students will gain an understanding of aspects of cinematic aesthetics, film grammar, history of film, cultural contexts of film, and theoretical and critical approaches in film studies.
The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University other than the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film Studies. With the approval of the department and college that administers the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult the undergraduate advisor in the Department of English or the Director of Film Studies in the Department of English.
Requirements for the Minor in Film Studies
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Both of the following courses (5 credits): |
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FLM |
200 |
Film Collective |
1 |
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FLM |
230 |
Introduction to Film |
4 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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FLM |
300 |
History of Film to Midcentury |
3 |
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FLM |
301 |
History of Film after Midcentury |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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FLM |
380 |
Classical Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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FLM |
381 |
Contemporary Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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One 3 credit FLM course at the 400-level |
3 |
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A 400-level Film Studies course used to fulfill requirement 5. below may not be used to fulfill this requirement. |
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Two of the following courses (a minimum of 6 credits): |
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ENG |
231 |
Film and Literature |
4 |
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ENG |
478A |
Literature, Technology, and Representation |
3 |
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ENG |
478B |
Literature and Visual Culture |
3 |
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FLM |
211 |
Documentary History and Theory |
3 |
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FLM |
255 |
Stars and Directors |
3 |
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FLM |
260 |
Introduction to Digital Film and Emergent Media |
4 |
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FLM |
300 |
History of Film to Midcentury |
3 |
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FLM |
301 |
History of Film after Midcentury |
3 |
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FLM |
334 |
Introduction to Screenwriting (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
336 |
Aesthetics of Film Editing |
3 |
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FLM |
337 |
Topics in Film Form |
3 |
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FLM |
350 |
National and Transnational Cinemas |
3 |
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FLM |
355 |
Studies in Film Genres |
3 |
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FLM |
380 |
Classical Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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FLM |
381 |
Contemporary Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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FLM |
400 |
Seminar in the History of Film (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
434 |
Advanced Screenwriting (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
438 |
Film Financing, Programming, and Distribution |
3 |
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FLM |
450 |
Studies in Ethnic Film |
3 |
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FLM |
451 |
Studies in Postcolonial Cinema |
3 |
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FLM |
452 |
Studies in Film, Gender, and Sexuality |
3 |
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FLM |
455 |
Experimental Film and Media |
3 |
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FLM |
460 |
Seminar in Digital Film and Emergent Media (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
480 |
Seminar in Film and Media Theory (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
491 |
Special Topics in Film Studies |
3 |
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FLM |
492H |
Honors Seminar in Film Studies |
3 |
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LL |
250B |
Topics in National Cinemas: East Asian Cinema |
3 |
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ROM |
355 |
French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish Cinema since 1930 |
4 |
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RUS |
250 |
Russian and Soviet Cinema |
3 |
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THR |
304 |
Topics in Acting/Directing II |
3 |
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THR |
350 |
Plays as Film |
3 |
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Film Studies 300, 301, 380, and 381 may not count towards fulfillment of this requirement if used towards requirements 2. or 3. |
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