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FILM MINOR
 

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Undergraduate Minor in Film


Case Western Reserve offers an undergraduate Minor in Film. This flexible minor is designed to accommodate both busy student schedules and a wide range of possible interests in the cinema.



Here's what some undergraduates who studied film
at Case Western Reserve have gone on to do

New York University, Master of Arts program in Cinema Studies

Chapman University, Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting

Chapman University, Master of Fine Arts in Television and Producing; Talent Agency Training Program at Creative Artists Agency

Audience Coordinator, Late Show with David Letterman, Production Associate, MTV Networks



Film Minor Requirements


     TOTAL CREDITS: 15



    • REQUIRED COURSE: ENGL 367—INTRODUCTION TO FILM

Take this course first or as early in the sequence as possible.



    • THE REMAINING 12 CREDITS can consist of any combination of the
       following:

• ENGL 368A—Introduction to Film Studies

• UP TO 12 CREDITS OF ENGL 368—TOPICS IN FILM

ENGL 368 courses have included History of Film: Origins to Present, The Horror Film, Great Directors, The Hollywood Musical, African Cinema, Literature in Film, Films of Alfred Hitchcock, Asian Cinema and Drama, American Cinema History and Culture, Images of Women in Films, Introduction to Film Genres, Science Fiction Films, Latin American Cinema, Watching Movies, Dance on Screen, Film Music, and Storytelling & Cinema.

Students can take up to 12 credits of ENGL 368, but there are ways to take more if you think you're nearing this limit. Contact Robert Spadoni to learn how.
• ENGL 316—Screenwriting

• UP TO 6 CREDITS OF ELECTIVE COURSES

Courses that have counted as electives toward the film minor include: Latin American Cinema, Black Religion and Film, The Hollywood Musical, Topics in German Cinema, Film Music, Jewish Image in Popular Culture, Multimedia Storytelling, French Cinema, James Bond and Popular Culture, Classics in Film, and Folklore & Myth in Japanese Film.

Students interested in having one of these courses or another course count as an elective, contact Robert Spadoni.



Other details

          Up to 6 credits can count toward both the film minor and a major or
          other minor.

STUDENTS MAJORING IN ENGLISH and also TAKING A LOT OF FILM COURSES occasionally run up against the 42-credit limit of ENGL courses that can count toward graduating. If you think you might reach this limit, look for cross lists for ENGL film courses (WLIT for example).


To declare a Film minor

•    Complete a Declaration of Minor Form. Get one from Office of
      Undergraduate Studies in Sears 357 or from Robert Spadoni.
•    Make an appointment to see Robert Spadoni, who will sign the
      form and keep the white copy
•    Bring the yellow copy to the Office of Undergraduate Studies



Go to the Film Studies main page.