A minor in film is a great asset to many majors. In the minor program, you’ll get an introduction to film. You’ll study film history and film in the humanities. You’ll also analyze scripts and get hands-on experience writing your own script.
Note: The General Film Minor can be completed in one year beginning in a fall quarter.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Film General Minor
Note: students may complete this minor in one year beginning in a fall quarter if prerequisites are met upon entering the program.
Notes: offered every quarter.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Explores the varieties of human experience as they are expressed through the vocabulary of the filmic arts. Critical viewing, thinking and writing are central.
Notes: offered fall quarter.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
The study of narrative structures in the filmic arts. Topics include story structure, character, plot, theme, story world, symbol, scenes, and dialogue. Three hours of lecture, five hours of screening per week.
Notes: offered winter quarter.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214, FILM 221.
The course provides experience in writing the short film. Students will learn to develop the visual story through focusing on dramatic structure, character development, scene writing, dialogue and action. Criticism and revision are emphasized.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Explores the international history of motion picture production from the late-1800s until 1960 through the screening and analysis of movies that represent a spectrum of historical periods, national cultures, genres, and styles. Analysis, critical thinking, and writing are central.