Film Studies
General
Program Title
Film Studies
Degree Designation
MIN
Award Type
Minor
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
Studying film at SCSU prepares students for media careers as well as for any profession that requires good analytical skills, good written and oral communication skills, and a strong background in visual culture. Students here learn the art of visual storytelling from a critical, historical, and global perspective.
Required GPA for graduation
2
Number of credits in program
25
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Correctly use film terminology and the tools of objective description.
Outcome
Conceptualize and create films from the perspectives of image, story telling, and emotion.
Outcome
Write critically about the cinema from a multicultural and global perspective.
Outcome
Analyze and write critically about film from a cultural and ideological perspective.
Outcome
Recognize major theoretical and aesthetic paradigms.
Outcome
Describe major historical landmarks in the development of cinema and conduct historical research.
Degree Maps
Major Code
1055
Program Code
1055.01