Global Film and Media Studies Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 15
- Grade Requirement: A minimum grade of C- is required for all courses to count toward the minor; pass/no pass grades do not count toward the minor.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FILM 2200 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| FILM 3400 | History of World Cinema | 3 |
| Total Units | 6 | |
Elective Courses
- Two courses (3 credits each) at the 3000 or 4000 level dealing with national or regional cinemas, such as the following:
Course List Code Title Units FILM 3200 British Cinema: A History 3 FILM 3211 Contemporary Chinese Popular Culture 3 FILM 3250 French Film Culture 3 FILM 4300 Topics in Chinese Media Culture: China and the Screen: From the Early 20th Century to the Present 3 FILM 4310 Renegades and Radicals: The Japanese New Wave 3 FILM 4430 Memory, Tears, and Longing: East Asian Melodrama Film 3 FILM 4790 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Film: (In)Visible Media: Connection and Crisis in Contemporary Japan 3 FILM 5430 Topics in Chinese Media Culture: Charting Identity in the Digital Age 3 - One course (3 credits) at the 3000 level or higher that analyzes film or moving image media from different countries or parts of the world. Options in this category include the following:
Course List Code Title Units FILM 3190 Documentary Film and Media 3 FILM 3420 Introduction to Video Game Studies 3 FILM 3680 Contemporary Women Directors 3 FILM 4200 Film Theory 3 FILM 4230 Histories of Media Convergence 3 FILM 4320 Global Art Cinema 3 FILM 4430 Memory, Tears, and Longing: East Asian Melodrama Film 3 FILM 4650 Theory and Practice of Experimental Film 3 FILM 4780 Topics in Transmedia Franchises 3 FILM 5007 The 007 Saga: James Bond and the Modern Media Franchise 3
Note: With the permission of the director of undergraduate studies, one course (3 credits) on media/film taken in another department or program at the 3000 or 4000 level may count toward the global media studies minor. Students should consult with their Film and Media Studies advisor or the Film and Media Studies director of undergraduate studies before enrolling in a course offered outside of the program that they hope to count toward this minor.
A total of 6 Film & Media Studies–approved units can be applied for credit toward this program from study abroad work at the 3000 level or higher, which could satisfy the national cinema advanced elective requirements.
The program allows Film & Media Studies–approved transfer credits from other universities for advanced electives.
Additional Information
Elective courses change every academic year, so please visit the Program in Film and Media Studies website for current course listings.
A grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward the minor.
Internships and independent study do not count toward any Film and Media Studies minor.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Pat Henry |
| Phone: | 314-935-4056 |
| Email: | fms@wustl.edu |
| Website: | https://fms.wustl.edu/ |