Film & Visual Narrative (Interdisciplinary Minor)
The film & visual narrative minor is designed for students who are interested in focused engagement with film, visual storytelling (including comics) and emerging forms of digital narrative. FVN students study the history and aesthetics of film and related sequential visual media. While the minor focuses mainly on analyzing and responding to media rather than on production, some electives in the minor give students the chance to experiment in various ways with media production.
Film & Visual Narrative Minor (18-20) | ||
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| Please note that up to six credits counted toward this minor may also count toward any particular major being pursued by the same student. (An art/English double major, for example, would be able to have two three-credit courses from art count both here and in the art major AND two three-credit courses from English count both here and in the English major.) | ||
| 1. REQUIRED FILM STUDIES COURSES (6 Credits) | 6 | |
| Introduction to Film Studies | ||
| World Cinema | ||
| Documentary/Avant Garde Film | ||
| 2. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING VISUAL SEQUENTIAL STORYTELLING COURSES (3 Credits) | 3 | |
| Visual Narratives | ||
| Digital Storytelling | ||
| Digital Storytelling | ||
| Introduction to Time-Based Art Making | ||
| Intermediate Time-Based Art Making | ||
| Advanced Time-Based Art Making | ||
| 3. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PRACTICAL ART AND/OR MEDIA COURSES (3 Credits) | 3 | |
| Adobe Creative Suite and Indesign | ||
| Digital Photography I (Cross-listed as AR 231) | ||
| Photojournalism (Cross-listed as COM 231) | ||
| Interactive Journalism | ||
| Introduction to Video & Audio Production | ||
| 4. ELECTIVES: 6-8 MORE CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING (6-8 Credits) | 6-8 | |
| Note that any courses used to fulfill credits above (in sections 1-3) may not be re-used for elective credit. | ||
- Los Angeles Film Studies Center Internship (3 credits) | ||
- Los Angeles Film Studies Center Transfer Credit (3 credits) | ||
- Additional Approved Film-or Visual Media-Related Courses (up to 3 credits) | ||
- An Approved Film-Related or Other Visual Media-Related Internship (up to 3 credits) | ||
- An Approved New Media-Centered Whitworthian Editorship, Yearbook project, or Beyond the Pines project (Up to 3 Credits) | ||
- An Approved Media Production Project (Independent Study, w/Public Presentation) (1-4 credits) | ||
| Options from the English Department | ||
| Classic American Films | ||
| Film Noir Hardboiled Lit | ||
| Gender and Faith in Film and Literature | ||
| Gender and Faith in Film and Literature | ||
| Visual Narratives | ||
| Digital Storytelling | ||
| Digital Storytelling | ||
| Documentary/Avant Garde Film | ||
| World Cinema | ||
| Options from the Computer Science Department | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | ||
| How to Make Darn-Near Anything | ||
| Options from the Theatre Department | ||
| Film Performance & Production | ||
| Acting: Fundamentals | ||
| Design & Production: Scenic & Costume | ||
| Voice for the Performer | ||
| Options from the Art Department | ||
| Adobe Creative Suite and Indesign | ||
| Digital Photography I | ||
| Introduction to Time-Based Art Making | ||
| Intermediate Time-Based Art Making | ||
| Advanced Time-Based Art Making | ||
| Options from the Communication Studies Department | ||
| Photojournalism (Cross-listed as COM 231) | ||
or FVNS 335 | Interactive Journalism | |
| Introduction to Video & Audio Production | ||
| Media Criticism | ||
| Action Heroes to Zany Moms: Representations of Women in Popular Culture | ||
| Stereotypes in the Media | ||
| Occasional Options from Other Areas | ||
| International Films | ||
| Asian American Film | ||
| U.S. Latino/a Film | ||
| Native American Film | ||
| African American Film | ||
| French Cinema | ||
Courses
| FVNS 124 | Adobe Creative Suite And Indesign (Cross-listed as AR 124) | 3 |
| FVNS 201 | International Films (Cross-listed as HU 201) | 1 |
| FVNS 202 | Classic American Films (Cross-listed as EL 202) | 1 |
| FVNS 204 | Film Noir Hardboiled Lit (Cross-listed as EL 204) | 3 |
| FVNS 215 | Film Performance & Production (Cross-listed as TA 215) | 3 |
| FVNS 227 | Introduction to Time-Based Art Making (Cross-listed as AR 227) | 3 |
| FVNS 230 | Asian American Film (Cross-listed as USCS 230) | 2 |
| FVNS 231 | U.S. Latino/a Film (Cross-listed as USCS 231) | 2 |
| FVNS 232 | Native American Film (Cross-listed as USCS 232) | 2 |
| FVNS 233 | African American Film (Cross-listed as USCS 233) | 2 |
| FVNS 234 | Photojournalism (Cross-listed as COM 231) | 3 |
| FVNS 235 | Digital Photography I (Cross-listed as AR 231) | 3 |
| FVNS 250 | Introduction to Film Studies (Cross-listed as EL 250) | 3 |
| FVNS 273 | Acting: Fundamentals (Cross-listed as TA 273) | 3 |
| FVNS 278 | Design & Production: Scenic & Costume (Cross-listed as TA 278) | 3 |
| FVNS 279 | Voice for the Performer (Cross-listed as TA 279) | 2 |
| FVNS 301 | Internet Applications Development (Cross-listed as CS 301) | 3 |
| FVNS 315 | Media Criticism (Cross-listed as COM 315) | 3 |
| FVNS 327 | Intermediate Time-Based Art Making (Cross-listed as AR 327) | 3 |
| FVNS 329 | Visual Narratives (Cross-listed as EL 329) | 3 |
| FVNS 335 | Interactive Journalism (Cross-listed as COM 335) | 3 |
| FVNS 237 | Introduction to Video & Audio Production (cross listed as COM 237) | 3 |
| FVNS 339 | Digital Storytelling (Cross-listed as EL 339 and COM 339) | 3 |
| FVNS 340 | Photo Essay (Cross-listed as COM 340) | 3 |
| FVNS 344 | Human Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as CS 344) | 3 |
| FVNS 351 | Documentary/Avant Garde Film (Cross-listed as EL 351) | 3 |
| FVNS 352 | World Cinema (Cross-listed as EL 352) | 3 |
| FVNS 427 | Advanced Time-Based Art Making (Cross-listed as AR 427) | 3 |
Program Contact
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