Program Description

The Minor in Film Studies provides a broad background in moving image media, art, and entertainment.  Along with courses in film analysis, history, and theory, professional training is also offered at various levels in story development, screenwriting, and TV writing. The minor offers interdisciplinary coursework that serves as a credential for students interested in graduate study or in working in the educational, commercial, or entertainment industries, whether locally, nationally, or internationally.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: 

1. Analyze a film, television show, or media artifact according to its narrative content, audiovisual form, genre conventions, and representational strategies.
2. Develop a sense of the cultural, sociohistorical, ideological, commercial, and technological importance of certain moving image texts, media studies discourses, and international film and television movements.
3. Articulate the relationship of certain films, television shows, artists, and national, cultural, and sexual identities to different schools of media theory.
4. Produce analyses, scripts, treatments, and pitch presentations for short and feature-length films, web series, and television shows.

This program is a part of the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences .

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

Admission to this program is open to all students who meet Kennesaw State University’s general admission standards. Visit the Admissions  section of the Catalog for more details.

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment requirements. 

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION . 

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Program Course Requirements