Open to all students in any UWM undergraduate degree program, the minor in Film Studies provides students with critical skills and multiple perspectives on historical and contemporary media forms. It promotes the study of film and media in their aesthetic, social, cultural, political and technological contexts and expands students’ understanding of media as essential elements of our global cultural environment.
Students interested in a Film Studies Minor or those having questions about the Program should contact:
Professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
Film Studies Director and Associate Professor of English
Curtin Hall 493
szczepan@uwm.edu
Requirements
To complete the minor, students are required to take 18 credits of Film Studies Program approved courses. Students must attain a 2.0 GPA in UWM credits attempted for the minor. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.0 GPA in all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 290 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| or ENGLISH/FILMSTD 291 | Introduction to Television Studies | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History of Film I: Development of an Art | ||
| History of Film II: Development of an Art | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 additional credits from intermediate electives (see below) | 3 | |
| Select 9 credits from advanced electives (see below) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Intermediate-Level Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet | 3 |
| ARTHIST/FILMSTD 206 | History of Film II: Development of an Art | 3 |
| COMPLIT 233 | Literature and Film: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 286 | Writing about Film and Television | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 291 | Introduction to Television Studies (if not selected above) | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 294 | Game Culture | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 295 | Women and Film | 3 |
| FILM 201 | Introduction to Experimental Media Arts | 3 |
| FILM 203 | Media Workshop: | 3 |
| FILM 220 | 16mm Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILM 222 | Digital Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILMSTD 212 | Intermediate Topics in Film and Television Studies: | 3 |
| FILMSTD 299 | Ad Hoc: | 1-6 |
| ITALIAN 329 | Italian Cinema | 3 |
Advanced-Level Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARTHIST/FILMSTD 307 | Film Directors: | 3 |
| ARTHIST/FILMSTD 308 | Film Styles: | 3 |
| COMPLIT 360 | Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: (New Chinese Cinemas) | 3 |
| COMPLIT 461 | Film-Fiction Interaction: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 312 | Topics in Film, Television and Digital Studies: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 316 | World Cinema: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 320 | Studies in Film and Television Authorship: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 329 | Film and Literature | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 380 | Media and Society: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 383 | Cinema, Television, and Genre: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 391 | Television Criticism and Theory | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 393 | Entertainment Industries: | 3 |
| ENGLISH/FILMSTD 394 | Theories of Digital Culture: | 3 |
| FILMSTD/JEWISH 350 | Global Jewish Film and Television: | 3 |
| FILMSTD 395 | Feminist Media Criticism and Theory: | 3 |
| FILMSTD 412 | Global Cinema and Media: | 3 |
| FILMSTD 489 | Internship in Film Studies, Upper Division | 1-6 |
| FILMSTD 499 | Ad Hoc: | 1-6 |
| FILMSTD 669 | Screening Sexuality: | 3 |
| FILMSTD 699 | Independent Work | 1-3 |
| FRENCH 451 | Cinema of the French-Speaking World: | 3 |
| JAMS 562 | Media Studies and Culture | 3 |
| JAMS 620 | Seminar in Global Media | 3 |