Watch movies in and outside of class? Check.
Read books and journals and blogs about movies? Check.
Talk and write about movies? Check.
Maybe even write screenplays and shoot short features? Check.
Popcorn? It’s up to you.
Our minor in film studies introduces students to the academic study of film. You’ll learn the vocabulary of film criticism and appreciation and apply it to the analysis of American and international films of the past century.
You may take all five film studies courses to satisfy the minor or any number of film-based courses in topics such as history, English literature, political science and Jewish studies. Another option is to take screenwriting or production courses for film studies credit.
In recent years, we’ve offered courses on topics as diverse as:
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The history of horror films
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The films of Robert Altman
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Cult films
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Israeli cinema
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Novel to film adaptations
Film classes taken while studying away are also often appropriate for transfer credit as film studies courses.
Add a film studies minor? Check.