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Minor in Film

To declare a Minor in Film

Email Dr. Marsha Orgeron (marsha_orgeron@ncsu.edu) or call 515-4149.

At the beginning of the semester in which you plan to graduate, you will need to see Dr. Orgeron to fill out the minor certification form to submit along with your graduation paperwork.

Film Minor Requirements (15 hours)

I. Required Courses (6 hours):

  • ENG 282 --Introduction to Film
  • ENG/ COM 364 --History of Film to 1940 *or*
  • ENG /COM 374 --History of Film Since 1940

II. Electives (9 hours):

  • ENG 292--Writing About Film
  • ENG 330--Screenwriting
  • ENG/COM 364 or 374 (whichever is not taken to fulfill rqmt I)
  • AFS/ENG 375--African American Cinema
  • ENG 378--Women and Film
  • ENG 382--Film and Literature
  • ENG 384--Film Theory
  • ENG 492--Film Styles and Genres
  • IDS 496--Film and Interdisciplinary Studies
  • ENG 585--Graduate Studies in Film
  • ENG 587--Film and Visual Theory
  • ENG 591--Studies in National Cinema
  • COM 344--Introduction to Film Production
  • FLF 352--Francophone Literature and Film
  • FLF 318--French Cinema
  • FLS 318--Hispanic Cinema
  • FLG 318--New German Cinema

Only one course may count toward a student's major and minor.requirements. 

Only one FL course may count toward the film studies minor.

Students must earn a C-or better in all courses used to complete the minor.

No more than 6 hours of transfer credit may be used toward the minor.