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Studies in Cinema and Media Culture B.A.Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
College of Liberal Arts
Studies in cinema and media culture (SCMC) examines cinema by emphasizing its location within the intricate social, historical, and cultural matrix of audiovisual forms and practices. Core courses and electives are offered not only in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (CSCL), but also in a number of other contributing departments. Through the program's interdisciplinary framework, students explore the sounds and images of cinema as they have changed throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Print, photography, radio, television, video, and digital media are also considered crucial to understanding the medium. Students develop the ability to "read" the production and circulation of meaning in cinema, especially within the institutions of mass culture; examine the history of cinema cultures; engage the cross-cultural and global dynamics of cinema production and reception; and explore the theoretical models that have shaped thinking about the cinema and its relations to other media.
Although the major includes a production component, its principal focus is on cultural contexts, history, and theory.
Effective fall 2001, the Studies in Cinema and Media Culture BA replaced the Film Studies BA. Students who declared the Film Studies BA will be transferred to the SCMC BA. The departmental advisor can help students transfer programs.
For the latest information on the SCMC major, visit the CSCL website.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 4 semesters or the equivalent of a second language.
All CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Studies in Cinema and Media Culture BA is SCMC.
All major courses must be taken A-F. At least one upper division (3xxx or above) course in the major must be writing intensive.
Students may earn a BA or a minor in studies in cinema and media culture, but not both.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First Year Experience course sequence.
Section A - Major Courses
Take at least three courses for a minimum of 12 credits. SCMC 5001 or 5002 may also serve as a basis for the senior project.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
SCMC 1201W - Cinema
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1201W - Cinema
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 1202W - Media: Word, Image, Sound
[AH, TS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1202W - Media: Word, Image, Sound
[AH, TS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1921W - Introduction to Film Study
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
SCMC 3001W - History of Cinema and Media Culture
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3921W - Art of the Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Section B - Context: Society, History, Culture Courses
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AMST 3252W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3253W - American Popular Culture and Politics: 1940 to the Present
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3211 - Introduction to Media Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3231 - Reality TV: History, Culture, and Economics
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5261 - Political Economy of Media Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3614 - History of Media Communication
[HIS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3745 - Media and Popular Culture
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
Section B - Practice: Production and Training Courses
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3750 - Narrative Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 3760 - Experimental Film and Video
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 5750 - Advanced Narrative Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 5760 - Experimental Film and Video
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3201 - Introduction to Electronic Media Production
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3204 - Advanced Electronic Media Production
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGW 4205 - Screenwriting
(3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3201 - Fundamentals of Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3202 - Intermediate Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
Section B - Difference: National, International, and "Foreign" Cinemas Courses
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3456 - Japanese Film
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3556 - Korean Film and Media
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3304 - Indigenous Filmmakers
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3211 - Global and Transnational Cinemas
[GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 5411 - Avant-Garde Cinema
(4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3451 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 3604W - Introduction to German Cinema
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3741 - Diversity and Media
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 5402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3655 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3655 - African-American Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
Section B - Analysis: Theory, Method, Critique Courses
Note: SCMC 5001 fulfills the Section B - Analysis requirement only if not previously counted toward the Section A - Major Courses requirement.
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
COMM 3263W - Media Literacy: Decoding Media Images and Messages
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 4245 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5211 - Critical Media Studies: Theory and Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3210 - Cinema and Ideology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3221 - On Television
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3212W - Documentary Cinema: History and Politics
[AH, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3307 - Feminist Film Studies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 5001 - Critical Debates in the Study of Cinema and Media Culture
(4.0 cr)
Section C - Electives
Take at least 3 courses, of which no more than one may be at the 1xxx-level. 3xxx-5xxx courses taken in Section C may also serve as a basis for the senior project. Courses used to fulfill other program requirements may not be counted toward Section C. Students may count a 3xxx-5xxx directed study as long as it is pre-approved by the departmental advisor.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AFRO 3654 - African Cinema
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3456 - Japanese Film
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMES 3556 - Korean Film and Media
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3304 - Indigenous Filmmakers
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3252W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3253W - American Popular Culture and Politics: 1940 to the Present
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3921W - Art of the Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 3240 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 3750 - Narrative Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 3760 - Experimental Film and Video
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 3730 - Intermediate Digital Photography
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 5610 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 5750 - Advanced Narrative Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 5760 - Experimental Film and Video
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3201 - Introduction to Electronic Media Production
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3204 - Advanced Electronic Media Production
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3211 - Introduction to Media Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3231 - Reality TV: History, Culture, and Economics
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3263W - Media Literacy: Decoding Media Images and Messages
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 4245 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 4263 - Feminist Media Studies
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5211 - Critical Media Studies: Theory and Methods
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 5261 - Political Economy of Media Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3210 - Cinema and Ideology
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3211 - Global and Transnational Cinemas
[GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3221 - On Television
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3212W - Documentary Cinema: History and Politics
[AH, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 5411 - Avant-Garde Cinema
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3040 - Studies in Film
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGW 4205 - Screenwriting
(3.0 cr)
·
FREN 3451 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 3604W - Introduction to German Cinema
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3307 - Feminist Film Studies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3614 - History of Media Communication
[HIS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3741 - Diversity and Media
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3745 - Media and Popular Culture
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3786 - Media and Politics
(3.0 cr)
·
PORT 3800 - Film Studies in Portuguese
(3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3001W - History of Cinema and Media Culture
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3201 - Fundamentals of Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3202 - Intermediate Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 5001 - Critical Debates in the Study of Cinema and Media Culture
(4.0 cr)
·
SCMC 5002 - Advanced Film Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3800 - Film Studies in Spanish
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 3655 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3655 - African-American Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3374W - The City in Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
GEOG 5374 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 5402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
HSCI 4321 - History of Computing
[TS, HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
CSCI 4921 - History of Computing
[TS, HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
Take no more than 1 course(s) from the following:
·
AMES 1001 - Asian Film and Animation
[AH, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1921W - Introduction to Film Study
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTS 1704 - Introduction to Moving Images
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
GER 1601 {Inactive}
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1201W - Cinema
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
SCMC 1201W - Cinema
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
JOUR 1001 - Media in a Changing World
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
JOUR 1001H - Media in a Changing World
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
Directed Study, Internships, and Topics
Students may count a maximum of 3 directed studies courses, internships, and topics courses toward the major. No more than 2 topics courses may count, and no more than 2 directed studies/internships may count.
Take no more than 3 course(s) from the following:
Directed Study/Internship
For both internships and directed studies, students work with a faculty member of their choice to complete and submit a Faculty/Student Contract outlining the goals and scope of coursework. The course number of the internship or directed study should be selected appropriate to the home department (3993, 4993, or 5993).
Take no more than 2 course(s) from the following:
·
CSCL 3993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 5944H {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 5993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 5993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
Topics
With prior written approval from the undergraduate adviser or director of undergraduate studies, topics courses may count towards a 'Section B' course group above.
Take no more than 2 course(s) from the following:
·
Topics courses approved on case-by-case basis
Senior Project
Although SCMC emphasizes contextual analysis, history, and theory, production projects (e.g., short films, video installations) are welcome. The senior project requirement is fulfilled by completing one of the following options as part of the 33-credit graduation minimum:
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
(1) Completion of a project within a directed study (SCMC 3993, 4993, 5993)
·
(2) Completion of a project within a 3xxx or 4xxx course (arrangement with instructor)
·
(3) Completion of coursework, including substantial writing, in any SCMC 5xxx course
·
(4) Completion of an Honors thesis or project (CSCL 4944H or other departmental Honors thesis course)
·
CSCL 5944H {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
AMES 3356W - Chinese Film
[AH, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3252W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3253W - American Popular Culture and Politics: 1940 to the Present
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3921W - Art of the Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
COMM 3263W - Media Literacy: Decoding Media Images and Messages
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3212W - Documentary Cinema: History and Politics
[AH, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3374W - The City in Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 5374 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
GER 3604W - Introduction to German Cinema
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
SCMC 3001W - History of Cinema and Media Culture
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 3409W - Asian American Women's Cultural Production
[AH, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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