ETSU Film Studies Minor Requirements

ETSU's Film Studies Minor requires twenty-one hours of course work. A twelve-hour core is required of all minors. Students may select nine hours of elective courses to complete the minor course of study. Students must make certain they fulfill prerequisite requirements for courses; for example, the English Department requires that students complete ENGL 1010 and 1020 ("Critical Reading and Expository Writing" and "Critical Thinking and Argumentation") or equivalents prior to taking upper-division English courses. Check your catalog to learn other prerequisites.

Required Core (twelve hours)

ENGL 3290	Introduction to Film Study	three hours
RTVF 2630	Writing for Radio/TV	three hours
RTVF 3602	Video/Film Techniques	three hours
ENGL 4320	Film Criticism	three hours

Guided Electives (nine hours required from the following courses)*

ENGL 4290	Film Genres	three hours
ENGL 4507	Literature and Film	three hours
ENGL 4340	Topics in Film	three hours
SPAN 4117	Hispanic Cinema	three hours
PSCI 4957	Special Topics in Political Science: "Politics and Film"	three hours
CJCR 4950 or 4957	Special Topics in Criminal Justice: "Themes of Justice"	three hours
RTVF 4957	Topics in Broadcasting	two to six hours
RTVF 4680	Broadcast Practicum	two hours

Note: Broadcast Practicum (RTVF 4680) may be elected by students with a special interest in production and may be applied to any of the above disciplines. Broadcast Practicum counts above and beyond minor requirements. It can count as an elective.

*With the approval of the Film Studies Committee, additional special topics courses may be counted in the minor; however, no courses counting toward the student's major may be counted toward satisfying the minor's requirements.

To learn more about the film studies minor, please contact Professor Mary Hurd (Hurd@etsu.edu) or (423) 439-5897.