A minor in film is a great asset to many majors. In the minor program, you’ll get an introduction to film. You’ll study film history and film in the humanities. You’ll also analyze scripts and get hands-on experience writing your own script.
Note: The General Film Minor can be completed in one year beginning in a fall quarter.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Film Minor
Note: students may complete this minor in one year beginning in a fall quarter if prerequisites are met upon entering the program.
| Required Courses | ||
| FILM 110 & 110L | INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION and INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION LAB | 5 |
| FILM 214 & 214L | FILM AND THE HUMANITIES and FILM AND THE HUMANITIES SCREENING/LAB | 5 |
| FILM 221 & 221L | SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS and SCREENPLAY ANALYSIS SCREENING/LAB | 5 |
| Electives - choose 15 credits in FILM | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Notes: offered every quarter.
Pre-requisites: Corequisite: FILM 214L.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Explores the varieties of human experience as they are expressed through the vocabulary of the filmic arts. Critical viewing, thinking, and writing are central. Companion course to FILM 214L.
Notes: offered fall quarter.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201. Corequisite: FILM 221L.
The study of narrative structures in the filmic arts. Topics include story structure, character, plot, theme, story world, symbol, scenes, and dialogue. Three hours of lecture, five hours of screening per week. Companion course to FILM 221L.
Notes: offered winter quarter.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214, FILM 221. Corequisite: FILM 321L.
Provides experience in writing the short film. Students learn to develop the visual story through focusing on dramatic structure, character development, scene writing, dialogue, and action. Criticism and revision are emphasized. Companion course to FILM 321L.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214. Corequisite: FILM 365L.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Explores the international history of motion picture production from the late-1800s until 1960 through the screening and analysis of movies that represent a spectrum of historical periods, national cultures, genres, and styles. Analysis, critical thinking, and writing are central. Companion course to FILM 365L.