Film Studies – Minor
For information, contact Dr. James Brancato.
Cedar Crest offers a minor in film studies, which is the interdisciplinary study
of film as an art and medium of communication. The minor is a collaboration between faculty and programs who have courses at
Cedar Crest College that focus on one or more of the following aspects of film:
film history; film genre study; film and persuasion; film analysis and
critique; film as cultural and socio-historical artifact. Film studies is rooted in a commitment to the liberal arts, and especially to
the development of critical thinking skills. Courses in film studies illuminate both the medium of film and also the specific
topic under exploration, and can promote understanding of both historical and
contemporary social and political issues. It can also promote technological and cultural literacy, as students learn the
techniques of film and video as communicative and persuasive media that help to
shape cultural values.
Courses and Requirements (18 credits total)*
Required Courses: CST 130 Introduction to Film
CST 201 History of Cinema
Four Other Courses, Chosen Among the Following Existing Courses:
CST 222 Race and Gender in the Media
CST 224 Video Production
CST 240 Topics in Film. Can be taken more than once after consultation with an
advisor to the minor.
CST 324 Video Production II
ENG 280 Women Go to the Movies; or How to Read a Film
HIS 220 Film and History
*No more than two courses from a student’s major may be used to satisfy the requirements for the Film Studies minor.
Communication credits in the Film Studies minor can count toward a
Communication minor, with the following restrictions: approval of advisor; no
more than 6 credits total can count toward both minors.