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Cinema Studies Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.

Minor Map

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

  • BCA 320 is a variable content course and can be taken if film-related, in consultation with program advisor.
  • BCA 490 can be taken if film-related, in consultation with program advisor and approval of instructor.
  • BCA 520 is a variable content course and can be taken if film-related, in consultation with program advisor.
  • Students may apply up to 3 hours of coursework from their BCA major to this minor.
  • BCA 525 and BCA 527 are variable content courses and can be repeated once as electives for this minor program if content not replicated.
  • BCA 290, BCA 300, BCA 350, or BCA 351 cannot be double counted as an elective for this minor if chosen for Required Courses II.
 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (15 hours)

BCA 101At the Movies: History and Analysis of Cinema

3(2-2)

BCA 525Film Genre Study

3-9(Spec)

BCA 527Film Directors

3-9(Spec)

BCA 528History and Analysis of Documentary Film

3(2-2)

BCA 575Film Theory and Criticism

3(3-0)

 

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
BCA 290French Film and Other Media

3(3-0)

BCA 350/WGS 350Women in Film

3(2-2)

BCA 351/WGS 351Queer Cinema

3(2-2)

Electives (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
BCA 290French Film and Other Media

3(3-0)

BCA 300African and African American Film

3(3-0)

BCA 320Special Topics in Electronic Media

1-9(Spec)

BCA 350/WGS 350Women in Film

3(2-2)

BCA 351/WGS 351Queer Cinema

3(2-2)

BCA 490Independent Study in Electronic Media

1-4(Spec)

BCA 503WICritiquing Mass Media

3(3-0)

BCA 520Special Topics in Electronic Media

1-9(Spec)

BCA 525Film Genre Study

3-9(Spec)

BCA 527Film Directors

3-9(Spec)

ENG 326Never-Ending Stories: Adaptation across Media

3(3-0)

Total: 21 semester hours