Undergraduate

MINOR

The Minor in Film Studies is designed for the student who is majoring in another field, but wishes to do some concentrated work in film studies. The minor is a planned, interdisciplinary sequence of six courses (18 credits) that provides the student with a broad introduction to the field of film studies. When one earns a Minor in Film Studies it is recorded on the student's transcript. Specific guidelines and distributional requirements for the program are listed below.

Requirements

The Minor in Film Studies requires 18 credits to be distributed as follows:

• Two Required Courses (6 credits):
  • World Film History (3 credits)—ENGFLM 0540 or HA&A 0820
  • Film Analysis (3 credits)—ENGFLM 0530 or HA&A 0801
• Four Film Studies Electives (12 credits)
• These courses must be taken from at least two of the three categories listed.
• No more than two courses can be taken from Category III (Film/Photography/Video Production)

Additional Conditions/Requirements for the Minor

• S/N may be used for only one minor course except for Film Analysis and Film History, which shall be assigned letter grades only.
• A 2.00 QPA will be required for courses applying to the minor. More than 50 percent of the courses must be taken at Pitt. Courses taken at other schools must be approved by the Film Studies Program.
• Each term, in addition to meeting with their major advisors, film studies students pursuing the minor should meet with their film studies advisors as well to check their progress through the curriculum.

Procedures

Students wishing to work toward a Minor in Film Studies should register with the English/Film Studies Advising Office.

Film in Pittsburgh

Michael Douglas on set of Wonder Boys (2000), shot in Pittsburgh