Students wishing to explore the history, theory, and criticism of film and television in addition to their major course of study, are encouraged to minor in cinema studies. In this minor students examine the role of cinema as a unique twentieth-century art form and as an influence on cultural practices of enduring social significance.
Because the bulk of the courses comprising cinema studies minor are derived from the film core, film majors are prohibited from pursuing this minor.
Students must maintain a 2.4 GPA or higher with a minimum grade of C- in all courses counted toward fulfilling the cinema studies minor requirements.