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Twin Cities Campus
Moving Image Studies MinorCultural Studies & Comparative Literature
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, Room 235 NichH 3882 216 Pillsbury Dr S E Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-8099)
Email:
mims@umn.edu
Website: https://cla.umn.edu/mims
The moving image increasingly permeates the fabric of contemporary culture and society. From cinema theaters and home televisions to installation art, portable electronic devices, medical technologies, and science laboratories, and in public spaces from airport terminals to building façades, the moving image is nearly ubiquitous.
The graduate minor in moving image studies trains students from a variety of disciplinary fields in the critical analysis of the moving image in its disparate yet interrelated forms. Drawing from the faculty's extensive research interests and expertise, the curriculum brings together discourses ranging from film theory to media studies, from the philosophy of the image to the history of technology, and beyond.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, the Moving Image Studies director of graduate studies, and the Film Studies Coordinator regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 3.50.
Electives (3 to 9 credits)
Master’s students select 3 credits, and doctoral students select 9 credits in consultation with the Moving Image Studies director of graduate studies to complete minimum credit requirements. Topics courses must be approved by the director of graduate studies to count towards the minor. Other courses can be applied to the minor with Moving Image Studies director of graduate studies approval.
AFRO 8590 - Contemporary Literary and Cultural Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMES 5620 - Topics in South Asian Culture
(3.0 cr)
AMES 5920 - Topics in Asian Culture
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 5402 - American Indians and the Cinema
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 8301 - Critical Indigenous Theory
(3.0 cr)
ARTH 5413 - Alternative Media: Video, Performance, Digital Art
(3.0 cr)
ARTH 5950 - Topics: Art History
(3.0 cr)
ARTS 5230 - Advanced Art + Sound
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 5750 - Advanced Narrative Digital Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 5760 - Experimental Film and Video
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 5780 - Advanced Super 8 and 16 MM Filmmaking
(4.0 cr)
COMM 5211 - Critical Media Studies: Theory and Methods
(3.0 cr)
COMM 5261 - Political Economy of Media Culture
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8110 - Seminar: Communication Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
COMM 8210 - Seminar: Selected Topics in U.S. Electronic Media
(3.0 cr)
CSCL 5411 - Avant-Garde Cinema
(4.0 cr)
CSCL 5910 - Topics in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
(3.0-4.0 cr)
FREN 5350 - Topics in Literature and Culture
(3.0 cr)
FREN 8240 - Critical Issues: French and Francophone Cinema
(3.0 cr)
GER 5410 - Topics in German Literature
(3.0 cr)
GER 5630 - Topics in German Cinema
(3.0 cr)
RUSS 5604 - Russia At The Movies: A Survey Of The History Of Russian Cinema
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
SCAN 5614 - Blood on Snow: Scandinavian Thrillers in Fiction and Film
(3.0 cr)
SCMC 5001 - Critical Debates in the Study of Cinema and Media Culture
(4.0 cr)
TH 8120 - Seminar
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 3750/ArtS 5750 |
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Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 3780/ArtS 5780 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Russ 3604/Russ 5604 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Scan 3614/Scan 5614 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |