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 101 | At the Movies: History and Analysis of Cinema | 3(2-2) |
BCA 525 | Film Genre Study | 3-9(Spec) |
BCA 527 | Film Directors | 3-9(Spec) |
BCA 528 | History and Analysis of Documentary Film | 3(2-2) |
BCA 575 | Film Theory and Criticism | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
Electives (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
BCA 290 | French Film and Other Media | 3(3-0) |
BCA 300 | African and African American Film | 3(3-0) |
BCA 320 | Special Topics in Electronic Media | 1-9(Spec) |
BCA 350/WGS 350 | Women in Film | 3(2-2) |
BCA 351/WGS 351 | Queer Cinema | 3(2-2) |
BCA 490 | Independent Study in Electronic Media | 1-4(Spec) |
BCA 503WI | Critiquing Mass Media | 3(3-0) |
BCA 520 | Special Topics in Electronic Media | 1-9(Spec) |
BCA 525 | Film Genre Study | 3-9(Spec) |
BCA 527 | Film Directors | 3-9(Spec) |
ENG 326 | Never-Ending Stories: Adaptation across Media | 3(3-0) |
Total: 21 semester hours