Jul 27, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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Film Minor

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Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the liberal arts minor in film

A minimum of 24 credits in film courses is required, to be distributed as shown below. At least 16 credits from offerings in film must be taken at Oakland. Only courses in which a student has earned a grade of C may be counted toward the film minor.

1. One introductory-level course selected from

FLM 1150 - Introduction to Film (4)
FLM 2100 - Film and Formal Analysis (4)

2. One required course

FLM 2150 - Methods of Screen Criticism (4)

3. Two courses in film history selected from

FLM 3200 - History of Film: The Silent Era (4)
FLM 3210 - History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4)
FLM 3220 - History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4)
FLM 3230 - History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4)

4. One course in film electives selected from

AN 3140 - Culture and Society Through Film (4)
JMS 3606 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
JMS 3607 - Rise of Electronic Media (4)
CW 2400 - Intro to Screen/TV Writing (4)
CW 3400 - Screenwriting (4)
FLM 1600 - Filmmaking I (4)
FLM 2320 - Masterpieces of World Cinema (4)
FLM 2600 - Filmmaking II (4)
FLM 3150 - Film Theory and Criticism (4)
FLM 3300 - Studies in Documentary Film (4)
FLM 3305 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4) or ENG 3675 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
FLM 3310 - Experimental and Avant-Garde Film (4)
FLM 3320 - National Cinemas and Film Cultures (4)
FLM 3330 - Understanding Media Industries (4)
FLM 3610 - Documentary Filmmaking (4)
FLM 3620 - Narrative Filmmaking (4)
FLM 3630 - Experimental Filmmaking (4)
FLM 3640 - Design, Motion, Effects (4)
FLM 3645 - Animation (4)
FLM 3650 - Essay Filmmaking (4)
FLM 3660 - Short Form Filmmaking (4)
FLM 3661 - Editing (4)
FLM 3662 - Audio Production for Visual Media (4)
FLM 3900 - Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology (4)
FLM 3901 - Topics in Film Genres (4)
FLM 3902 - Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics (4)
FLM 3903 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality (4)
FLM 3904 - Topics in Race and Ethnicity (4)
FLM 3905 - Topics in Film (4)
FLM 3906 - Topics in Filmmaking (2 or 4)
FLM 4900 - Advanced Topics in Film (4)
FLM 4901 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory (4)
FLM 4910 - Study Abroad (1 TO 8)
LIT 2905 - Studies in Foreign Film (4)
PS 3240 - Politics Through Film (4)

5. One additional non-filmmaking FLM elective at the 3000 or 4000 level

FLM 3150 - Film Theory and Criticism (4)
FLM 3200 - History of Film: The Silent Era (4)
FLM 3210 - History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4)
FLM 3220 - History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4)
FLM 3230 - History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4)
FLM 3300 - Studies in Documentary Film (4)
FLM 3305 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
FLM 3310 - Experimental and Avant-Garde Film (4)
FLM 3320 - National Cinemas and Film Cultures (4)
FLM 3330 - Understanding Media Industries (4)
FLM 3900 - Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology (4)
FLM 3901 - Topics in Film Genres (4)
FLM 3902 - Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics (4)
FLM 3903 - Topics in Gender and Sexuality (4)
FLM 3904 - Topics in Race and Ethnicity (4)
FLM 3905 - Topics in Film (4)
FLM 4900 - Advanced Topics in Film (4)
FLM 4901 - Advanced Topics in Film Theory (4)

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