Program: Film and Media Studies Minor - George Mason University

Minor Requirements

Students pursuing this minor must complete 18 credits of coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00. Eight credits of course work must be unique to the minor.

Two required courses (6 credits)

ENGH 372 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3
COMM 380 - Media Criticism Credits: 3

Four elective courses (12 credits)

Students need prior written approval of the FAMS director to apply these courses to the minor: ENGH 318 , 319 , 418 , 419 , 499 and FREN 470 . FREN 470 also requires permission of the instructor. ENGH 470 , 472 , and 474 may be repeated for credit and applied to the minor if the topic is different.

COMM and AVT majors can only use 6 elective credits from their home department toward the FAMS minor.

Choose 12 credits from:

CHIN 320 - Contemporary Chinese Film Credits: 3
COMM 302 - Foundations of Media Theory Credits: 3
COMM 350 - Mass Communication and Public Policy Credits: 3
COMM 358 - Multi-Camera Studio Production Credits: 3
COMM 360 - Digital Postproduction Credits: 3
COMM 364 - Videography Credits: 3
COMM 365 - Gender, Race, and Class in the Media Credits: 3
COMM 366 - Visual Communication Credits: 3
COMM 452 - Media Production Practicum Credits: 1-3
COMM 456 - Comparative Mass Media Credits: 3
ENGH 318 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credits: 3 (with permission of director)
ENGH 319 - Popular Culture Credits: 3 (with permission of director, can be repeated for credit when topic is different)
ENGH 362 - Global Voices Credits: 3 (with permission of director, can be repeated for credit when topic is different)
ENGH 370 - Introduction to Documentary Credits: 3
ENGH 371 - Television Studies Credits: 3
ENGH 418 - Cultural Constructions of Sexualities Credits: 3 (with permission of director)
ENGH 470 - RS: Topics in Film/Media History Credits: 3 (can be repeated for credit when topic is different)
ENGH 472 - Topics in Film/Media Theory Credits: 3 (can be repeated for credit when topic is different)
ENGH 474 - Topics in Film/Media Studies Credits: 3 (can be repeated for credit when topic is different)
ENGH 419 - Topics in Popular Literature Credits: 3 (with permission of director)
ENGH 499 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6 (with permission of director)
FAVS 365 - Documentary Filmmaking Credits: 3
FAVS 399 - Special Topics in Film and Video Studies Credits: 1-3 (can be repeated for credit if topic is different)
FREN 470 - French and Francophone Cinema Credits: 3
FRLN 331 - Topics in World Cinema Credits: 3
JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema Credits: 3
MUSI 301 - Music in Motion Pictures Credits: 3
RUSS 470 - Topics in (Post) Soviet Film Credits: 3 (with permission of FAMS director and the instructor)

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Minor Requirements

Two required courses (6 credits)

Four elective courses (12 credits)

Total: 18 credits