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

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Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

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

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (15 hours)

MCA 101At the Movies: History and Analysis of Cinema

3(2-2)

MCA 525Film Genre Study

3-9(Spec)

MCA 527Film Directors

3-9(Spec)

MCA 528History and Analysis of Documentary Film

3(2-2)

MCA 575Film Theory and Criticism

3(3-0)

 

Required Courses II (3 hours)

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

3(3-0)

MCA 350/WGS 350Women in Film

3(2-2)

MCA 351/WGS 351Queer Cinema

3(2-2)

Electives (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
ENG 326Never-Ending Stories: Adaptation across Media

3(3-0)

MCA 290French Film and Other Media

3(3-0)

MCA 300African and African American Film

3(3-0)

MCA 320Special Topics in Media Arts

1-9(Spec)

MCA 350/WGS 350Women in Film

3(2-2)

MCA 351/WGS 351Queer Cinema

3(2-2)

MCA 490Independent Study in Media Arts

1-4(Spec)

MCA 503WICritiquing Mass Media

3(3-0)

MCA 520Special Topics in Media Arts

1-9(Spec)

MCA 525Film Genre Study

3-9(Spec)

MCA 527Film Directors

3-9(Spec)

Total: 21 semester hours