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Film Studies
(Interdisciplinary Minor)
Director Reynolds Professor of Film Studies Peter Brunette
Film Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of film through a body of courses
that exposes students to the cultural, political, and social implications of this art form. Courses
in the minor provide students with the critical tools necessary for both evaluating and producing
film texts, and they prepare qualified students to choose critical and/or creative paths for
further study or toward a profession. More information on the film studies program is available
at www.wfu.edu/film.
A minor in film studies requires a minimum of eighteen hours of approved courses. Candidates
for the minor must complete Introduction to Film (COM 246) and Film Theory and Criticism
(COM 311) and an additional twelve hours of courses: at least three hours from each of the
designated fields of International Cinema and Production, and six hours of electives.
Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The
program director maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions,
see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
Film Studies Required Courses
COM 246. Introduction to Film. (3h)
311. Film Theory and Criticism. (3h)
Film Studies Electives in International Cinema
ART 261. Topics in Film History. (3h) (When topic relates to international cinema)
396K. Art History Seminar (Film). (1.5h, 3h) (When topic relates to inter
national cinema)
COM 370. Special Topics. (3h) (When topic relates to international cinema)
FRH 360. Cinema and Society. (3h)
HMN 252. Introduction to Chinese Film. (3h)
382. Italian Cinema and Society. (3h)
383. Italian Fascism in Novels and Films. (3h)
ITA 325. Italian Neorealism in Films and Novels. (3h)
326. Comedy in Italian Cinema. (3h)
327. Modern Italian Cinema. (3h)
330. Cinematic Adaptation and Literary Inspiration. (3h)
SPA 350. Introduction to Spanish Film Studies. (3h)
361. Latin-American Cinema and Ideology. (3h)
370. Film Adaptations of Literary Works. (3h)
Film Studies Electives in Production
ART 114. Digital Art I. (3h)
214. Digital Art II. (3h)
COM 212. Introduction to Production and Theory. (3h)
213. Media Production: Documentary. (3h)
214. Media Production: Narrative. (3h)
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