Critical Studies Minor
TOTAL 35
Required Courses |
Credits |
| COM 201 "Introduction to Mass Media" |
4 |
| FVS 250 "Introduction to Film & Video Studies" |
5 |
| COM 321 "Principles of Visual Communication" |
4 |
| COM 330 "Media Aesthetics" |
3 |
| ENG 344 "Film Theory & Criticism" |
4 |
| ENG 461 "Studies in Race, Ethnicity & Culture in American Film/TV " |
5 |
| FVS 489 "Senior Colloquium" |
2 |
Select One of the Following:
COM/ENG 353 "History of Narrative Film" (4)
COM/ENG 354 "History of Television" (4)
|
4
|
Select One of the Following:
ENG 462 "Studies in Film or TV Genres" (5)
ENG 463 "Studies in the Film Auteur" (5)
|
5
|
Visual Literacy Minor
TOTAL35-36
Required Courses |
Credits |
| COM 201 "Introduction to Mass Media" |
4 |
| FVS 250 "Introduction to Film & Video Studies" |
5 |
| COM 321 "Principles of Visual Communication" |
4 |
| COM 429 "Classroom Communication " |
5 |
| ENG 424 "Teaching Reading & viewing in High School" |
4 |
| FVS 489 "Senior Colloquium" |
2 |
Select One of the Following:
ANTH/COM 351 "Visual Anthropology " (4)
COM 330 "Media Aesthetics " (3)
|
3-4
|
Select One of the Following:
COM 369 "Mass media & Society" (4)
ENG 344 "Film Theory & Criticism" (4)
|
4
|
Select Four Credits From the Following:
COM 341 "Introduction to TV Field Production" (4)
COM 452 "Applied Video Production " (1-2)
|
4
|
Documentary Studies Minor (coming soon!)
This minor addresses documentary as a social and artistic practice within a global context. The minor integrates visual anthropology, ethnography, documentary history, theory, and criticism with documentary craft. Students are trained to research, shoot (photography, film, or video), edit, and distribute in both traditional and experimental documentary forms. No prior experience in photography, film, or video is required for admission.
TOTAL36
Required Courses |
Credits |
| FVS 250 "Introduction to Film & Video Studies" |
5 |
| ANTH 130 "Introduction to Cultural Anthropology" |
5 |
| ANTH/COM 351 "Visual Anthropology" |
4 |
| COM 321 "Principles of Visual Communication" |
4 |
| COM 341 "Introduction to TV Field Production" |
4 |
| COM/ENG 355 "History of Documentary" |
4 |
| FVS 489 "Senior Colloquium" |
2 |
Select One of the Following:
ANTH 3431 "Native American Cultures of the PacificNorthwest" (4)
ANTH 342 "Hispanic Cultures of the Western U.S." (4)
ANTH 344 "Cultures of Asia" (4)
ANTH 345 "Cultures of Southeast Asia & Oceania" (4)
ANTH 346 "Cultures of Latin America & the Caribbean" (4)
ANTH 347 "Natice American Cultures of North America" (4)
ENG 461 "Studies in Race, Ethnicity & Culture in American Film & TV (4)
|
4
|
Select Four Credits from the Following:
ANTH 441 "Visual Anthropology Methods" (2)
COM 441 "Documentary Production" (4)
FVS 492 "Practicum" (2)
|
4
|
|
