Film and Digital Media Minor Requirements

The minor in Film and Digital Media offers a foundation in visual culture and contributes important scholarly techniques of value to other disciplines. Students earn a minor in Film and Digital Media by completing eight courses: FILM 20A and either FILM 20B or FILM 20C, and six upper-division courses, including three from the core curriculum of the General Major and three electives. There is no production component in the minor, nor is there a senior comprehensive requirement.

DECLARING THE FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA MINOR

Students who pass FILM 20A and either FILM 20B or FILM 20C are eligible to declare the Film and Digital Media Minor. To enroll in these classes, students should contact the instructor and request a permission code. Once the prerequisite has been met, the next step is to submit the Petition for Major/Minor through MyUCSC. Please note, you must be currently declared or in the process of declaring a major in order to add a minor.

2024-25 GENERAL MINOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Lower Division Requirements

FILM 20A Introduction to Film Studies

Plus one of the following courses:

FILM 20B Introduction to Television Studies
FILM 20C Introduction to Digital Media

Upper-Division Courses

Core Curriculum
Students in the minor must complete the following required upper-division core curriculum:

One Course from each of the following three groups

Group 1:

FILM 130 Silent Cinema
FILM 132A International Cinema to 1960
FILM 132B International Cinema, 1960 to Present

Group 2:

FILM 134A American Film, 1930-1960
FILM 134B American Film, 1960-Present

Group 3:

FILM 136A Experimental Film and Video
FILM 136B History of Television
FILM 136C Visual Culture and Technology: History of New Media
FILM 136D Documentary Film and Video

and three upper-division elective courses that meet the following criteria:

Up to three additional upper-division critical studies courses in film and digital media (FILM 160 and FILM 180 series, and any extra FILM 130/132/134/136 in addition to core curriculum requirements)
up to one upper-division course offered by other departments or another institution; course substitutions must be pre-approved by the Film and Digital Media Department.
Production studio courses (FILM 150 and FILM 170 series) are not eligible and do not count towards the minor

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Please refer to the UCSC General Catalog for complete requirements for the minor and for a list of eligible elective courses.

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