Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124
Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 18
Film Studies Minor
Interdisciplinary Program Housed in the School of Liberal Arts
The Film Studies Minor provides a unique perspective on film from a constellation of fields and disciplines within the School of Liberal Arts, including Communication and Media, English, Philosophy, Women’s and Gender Studies, World Languages and Cultural Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts. This minor will equip students with tools to analyze the formal aspects of cinema, as well as its broader social, cultural, and historical significance. Students will also have the opportunity to learn film and video production techniques.
The minor is intended for students who wish to deepen their understanding of film history, analysis, video production, and editing. The Film Studies Minor can lead to opportunities in filmmaking, directing, editing, film criticism, and provide the background necessary to pursue graduate studies.
Faculty Director: Nancy Wynn, Associate Professor and Chair of Visual and Performing Arts wynn@merrimack.edu
Administrative Staff: Mary Jane Wheeler
Faculty Advisory Committee Members: Cinzia DiGiulio, Associate Professor of World Languages & Cultural Studies; Kathleen Sills, Associate Professor of Visual and Performing Arts; Jacob Turner, Associate Professor of Communication and Media; Joseph Vogel, Associate Professor of English; Nancy Wynn, Associate Professor and Chair of Visual and Performing Arts.
Affiliated Faculty: Bryan Bannon, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies; Debra Michals, Assistant Professor and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies; Laura Pruett, Associate Professor Visual and Performing Arts; Luis Saenz de Viguera Erkiaga, Associate Professor and Director of Social Justice Program; and Kevin Salemme, Media Center Director.
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