Film Studies Minor

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Introduction

The film studies minor offers students the opportunity to gain an informed understanding of the sophisticated medium of film, its language and history. Courses cover critical writing about cinema, creative screenwriting, the evolution of Hollywood movies, international cinema and film in its cultural context. The film studies minor makes a valuable complement to a range of undergraduate majors.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

Please see your CLAS advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 15 hours for the film studies minor.
Students must complete a minimum of 6 upper-division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to the major
Students must complete all minor courses taken at CU Denver and all transfer courses applying to minor requirements with a minimum grade of C- (1.7). Students cannot complete minor course requirements as pass/fail.
Students must complete a minimum of 9 ENGL credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

Students are strongly advised to take ENGL 2250, Introduction to Film, before taking other film courses.
Students are advised to fulfill the liberal arts and sciences core curriculum writing requirements before enrolling in upper-division topics in film courses.
No more than two online film studies courses can be counted toward the minor.
Courses in a minor cannot be counted toward the English major or English Writing major; consult an English advisor for substitutions.

Take the following required courses:
ENGL 2250 - Introduction to Film
Take one of the following:
ENGL 3070 - Film History
ENGL 3080 - Global Cinema
Take three additional courses:
ENGL 2415 - Introduction to Movie Writing
ENGL 2450 - Introduction to Literature
ENGL 3075 - Film Genres *
ENGL 3085 - Film Directors *
ENGL 3200 - From Literature to Film
ENGL 3300 - Topics in Film *
ENGL 4190 - Advanced Topics in Writing & Digital Studies *(Film Focused Only)
ENGL 4420 - Film Theory and Criticism
ENGL 4770 - Topics in English: Film and Literature (Film Topics Only) *
*Courses are repeatable if taken as a different genre/director/topic.