The Courses Clusters | The Divisions
Structure of the Media and Film Studies Minor
The minor consists of a minimum of six courses (minimally 18 credits)
- All students will complete MF 220: “Introduction to Media Studies” (formerly ID 220) Introduction to Communications and Media Studies
- Students must take four courses cross-divisionally from two clusters: “Media and Culture” and “Applied Media.” The courses must come from at least three of the four disciplinary divisions (Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and Technology), with at least one course from each cluster (see below).
- At least one course must be completed at the 300-level for the minor.
- Students must complete a structured field experience in consultation with the director that involves the student in applied learning. Students can fulfill this requirement through internships, independent studies, or a significant non-credit bearing experience (such as working as the managing editor of Skidmore News or the office manager at WSPN).
- Students will work closely with their advisors to select courses that form a meaningful and coherent individual curriculum.
- No more than two courses may be double-counted towards another major or minor.
THE COURSES CLUSTERS:
Media and Culture | Applied Media |
AA 351 Topics in Arts Administration: Entertainment Law and Business | AR 131 Visual Concepts |
AH 108 Ways of Seeing: Imag(in)ing the Modern World | AR 134 Color |
AH 361 Topics in Gender and Visual Culture | AR 136 Digital Foundations |
AM 233 Representations of The American Past in Film | AR 209 Communication Design I |
AM 236 Jazz, Race, and Gender | AR 307 Communication Design II |
AM 260I Themes in American Culture: Popular Culture | AR 229 Beginning Photography |
AM 260 Law and American Society | AR 241 Introduction To Electronic Time-Based Media |
AM 376G Magazines and Modernity | AR 262B/264B Special Topics In Studio |
CC 365 Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization: Classics on Film | Art: Communication Design |
DA 230 Dance and Society: 1700-1960 | AR 330 Advanced Photography |
DA 274 Special Studies in Dance Theory and Appreciation | AR 337 Advanced Communication Design |
EN 217 Film | AR 351B Special Topics In Studio Art: Communication Design |
FL 243 The World of Japanese Animation | AR 351G Special Topics In Studio Art: Photography |
FL 244 View China: Visual Cultural and Transnational Cinema | AR 355 Computer Imaging I |
FL 249 Image of the Enemy in German Film 1919-1945 | AR 356 Computer Imaging II |
FL 251 Contemporary German Cinema | AR 357 Digital Sketchbook |
FL 252 Italian Cinema: From Fiction To Film | CS 325 Computer Graphics |
FL 255 Italy at the Movies in the 21st Century | MB 337 Advertising and Promotion |
FL 256 Film Theory and Criticism | MU 255 Music Technology I: Introduction To Electronic Music, Composition, and Recording Studio Techniques |
FL 2XX Japanese Popular Culture | MU 353 Music Technology II: Advanced Electronic Music, Composition, and Recording Studio Techniques |
FL 322 The French Film | MU 357-358 Composition |
FS 323 Spanish In the Media | PY 107 Light and Color |
FS 324A Spanish Film | PY 109 Sound and Music |
FS 324B Spanish-American/Latino Film | PY 212 Optics |
ID 210 Introduction to GIS | PY 213 Electronics |
ID 320 Global Media | TH 140 Introduction to Directing |
MB 343 Intellectual Property in the Global Economy | TH 304 Special Studies In Acting: Acting for the Camera |
MU 106 Great Composers: Global Pop; The Beatles | |
MU 220 British Rock and Popular Music in the 1960s | |
MU 345 Topics Seminar: Music and Media | |
SO 351 Visual Sociology | |
TH 103 Introduction To Theater | |
TH 333 The Director as Collaborative Artist |
THE DIVISIONS:
Students must take four courses cross-divisionally from two clusters: “Media and Culture” and “Applied Media.”
Humanities
- AH 108 Ways of Seeing: Imag(in)ing the Modern World
- AH 361A F Topics in Gender and Visual Culture
- AM 236 Jazz, Race, and Gender
- CC 365 Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization: Classics on Film
- DA 230 Dance and Society: 1700-1960
- DA 274 Special Studies In Dance Theory and Appreciation
- EN 217 Film
- FL 243 The World of Japanese Animation
- FL 244 View China: Visual Cultural and Transnational Cinema
- FL 249 Image of the Enemy in German Film 1919—1945
- FL 251 Contemporary German Cinema
- FL 252 Italian Cinema: From Fiction to Film
- FL 255 Film Theory and Criticism
- FL 256 Italy at the Movies in the 21st Century
- FL 322 The French Film
- FS 324A Spanish Film
- FS 324B Spanish-American/Latino Film
- MU 106 Great Composers: Global Pop
- MU 106 Great Composers: The Beatles: An Introduction
- MU 220 British Rock and Popular Music in the 1960s
- MU344-345 The Music of the Beatles
- TH 103 Introduction to Theater
Visual and Performing Arts
- AR134 Color
- AR131 Visual Concepts
- AR 136 Digital Foundations
- AR 209 Communication Design I
- AR 307 Communication Design II
- AR 229 Beginning Photography
- AR 241 Introduction to Electronic Time-Based Media
- AR 262B/264B Special Topics in Studio Art: Communication Design
- AR 330 Advanced Photography
- AR 337 Advanced Communication Design
- AR 351B Special Topics in Studio Art: Communication Design
- AR 351G Special Topics in Studio Art: Photography
- AR 355 Computer Imaging I
- AR 356 Computer Imaging II
- AR 357 Digital Sketchbook
- MU 357-358 Composition
- TH 140 Introduction to Directing
- TH 304 Special Studies in Acting: Acting for the Camera
- TH 333 The Director as Collaborative Artist
Social Science
- AA 351A-D Topics in Arts Administration: Entertainment Law and Business
- AM 233 Representations of the American Past in Film
- AM 260 Themes in American Culture: American Law and Society
- AM 376G Magazines and Modernity
- AM 260I Themes in American Culture: Popular Culture
- FL 2XX Japanese Popular Culture (Proposed)
- FS 323 Spanish in the Media
- ID 320 Global Media
- MB 337 Advertising and Promotion
- MB 343 Intellectual Property in the Global Economy
- MB 337 Advertising and Promotion
- MU 344-345 Music and Media
- SO 351 Visual Sociology
Natural Science and Technology
- CS 325 Computer Graphics
- ID 210 Introduction To GIS
- MU 255 Music Technology I: Introduction To Electronic Music, Composition, and
Recording Studio
- MU 353 Music Technology II: Advanced Electronic Music, Composition, and
Recording Studio Techniques
- PY 107 Light and Color
- PY 109 Sound and Music With Lab
- PY 212 Optics
- PY 213 Electronics
Elective
Select one course from two clusters: “Media and Culture” and “Applied Media.”
300-level
Select one course from the list below
- AA 351A-D Topics in Arts Administration: Entertainment Law and Business
- AH 361A-F Topics in Gender and Visual Culture
- AM 376G Magazines and Modernity
- AR 330 Advanced Photography
- AR 337 Advanced Communication Design
- AR 351B Special Topics in Studio Art: Communication Design
- AR 351G Special Topics in Studio Art: Photography
- AR 355 Computer Imaging I
- AR 356 Computer Imaging II
- AR 357 Digital Sketchbook
- CC 365 Advanced Topics in Classical Civilization: Classics on Film
- FL 322 The French Film
- FS 323 Spanish in the Media
- FS 324A Spanish Film
- FS 324B Spanish-American/Latino Film
- ID 320 Global Media
- MU344-345 The Music of the Beatles
- SO 351 Visual Sociology
- TH 304 Special Studies in Acting: Acting for the Camera
- MU 344-345 Music and Media
- MU 353 Music Technology II: Advanced Electronic Music, Composition, and Recording Studio Techniques
- MU 357-358 Composition
- TH 333 The Director as Collaborative Artist
Structured Field Experience
Students must engage in an experience that demonstrates the ability to apply skills in media production or criticism. Students can fulfill this requirement through internships, independent studies, or a significant non-credit bearing experience (such as working as the managing editor of Skidmore News or the office manager at WSPN).
Summary
- MF 220
- Clusters (three courses from the approved list, one from three of the four disciplinary divisions, at least one from each cluster)
- One elective course
- One structured field experience
Total: six courses (Note: one course must be at the 300 level)