Cinema and Media Studies (Minor)
A minor in Cinema and Media Studies comprises two required courses and three electives.
Minor Requirements:
A minor in Cinema and Media Studies comprises two required courses and three electives.
One elective must be a production class. (Production classes are ART 138, ART 139, ART 232, ART 237, ART 239, ART 256, COMM 120, COMM 121, COMM 163, COMM 220, COMM 222, COMM 246, and COMM 262) In addition, at least one elective must be at the 200- or 300-level. No more than two photography classes will be counted toward the minor.
Required Courses:
| ENGL 195 | Art of Film | 4 |
| ENGL 221 | The Critical Lens: Introduction to Film and Media Theory | 4 |
Elective Courses:
| AST 307 | Black History At the Movies: Truth Telling or Story Telling | 4 |
| AST 388 | Black Popular Culture & the Education of Black Youth | 4 |
| ART 138 | The Poetry of Photography | 4 |
| ART 139 | Color Photography CSI | 4 |
| ART 232 | Advanced Digital Workshop | 4 |
| ART 237 | Advanced Black and White Photography | 4 |
| ART 239 | Art of the Real: Documentary Photography | 4 |
| ART 249 | History of Photography | 4 |
| ART 256 | Approaches in Contemporary Photography | 4 |
| MUS 165 | Music in Film | 4 |
| CHIN 214 | Contemporary Chinese Cinema | 4 |
| COMM 120 | Communications Media | 4 |
| COMM 121 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| COMM 124 | Media, Messages and Society | 4 |
| COMM 163 | Radio Operations and Performance | 4 |
| COMM 220 | Video Production | 4 |
| COMM 222 | Animation | 4 |
| COMM 246 | Digital Imaging for Design | 4 |
| COMM 262 | Media Convergence | 4 |
| COMM 263 | Broadcast, Narrowcast, Interactivity | 4 |
ENGL 230
| Postcolonial Film | 4 |
| ENGL 327 | Psychoanalysis, Race and Sexuality | 4 |
| ENGL 354 | Cliffhangers and Tears: Studies in Film Melodrama | 4 |
| ENGL 398 | Feminist Media Studies | 4 |
| FREN 314 | Topics in French Cinema | 4 |
| HIST 254 | History Through Novels & Film | 4 |
| HIST 329 | Film and History Representation | 4 |
| PHIL 152 | Philosophy Through Literature and Film | 4 |
| PHIL 225 | Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Information Technology | 4 |
| SPAN 314 | Hispanic Culture As Seen Through Film | 4 |
| HIST 374 | Modern U.S. History: Digital Humanities | 4 |
Restrictions on Electives
One elective must be a production class (Production classes are designated:
At least one elective must be at the 200 or 300 level. No more than two photography classes will be counted toward the minor.
Transfer Students
The English department will accept up to three English classes transferred in toward the minor; we require grades of C or above in these classes. (Five classes are required for the minor, at least one of which must be at the 200 or 300-level.)
All transfer students must take the two 300-level seminars required of English majors at Simmons. (We will accept advanced classes toward the major if students have earned grades of C or above in these classes, but these classes will not satisfy the 300-level requirements.)