The Cinema Studies Minor is an inter-disciplinary, multicultural program offered through the School of Communication and the Arts. It emphasizes the critical study of cinema as an art form, a business, a technology, a form of entertainment, and a cultural product that both reflects and shapes culture. It is designed to bring knowledge and concerns from various disciplines to bear on the critical study of domestic and international cinemas, and to enhance the students' understanding of film-producing cultures worldwide. The minor advances the Marist tradition of enhancing students' appreciation and respect for ideological, cultural, and artistic diversity.
The minor in Cinema Studies is designed to complement majors in other fields and deepen students' critical thinking and analytical skills. Two tracks are available to students: Track A is a 18 credit track for majors outside Communication; Track B is a 21 credit track for Communication majors with a Radio/TV/Film concentration.
Visit the course catalog for the course requirements.
Note: Students will be held to the requirements of the catalog of the year in which they declare their major.
Track A: 18 credits of approved courses for majors in all disciplines except Communication majors with Radio/TV/Film concentration. At least 2 courses must be taken outside Communication.
Track B: 21 credits of approved courses for majors in Communication with Radio/TV/Film concentration. At least 2 courses must be taken outside Communication.
Note: Communication majors in all concentrations are required to fulfill the 12 credit Cognate when completing the minor in Cinema Studies. The Cognate can be fulfilled with courses from the Cinema Studies Minor as long as these courses are not in Communication.
Cinema Studies courses that fulfill the cognate include: WMST 385, HIST 381, ENG 339, FREN 305, SPAN 330/CSSP 330, SPAN 335/CSSP 335, PHIL 333, and approved Special Topics courses. These courses do not count toward the Communication upper division requirements.
