What courses are required?

Each student entering the minor will take a required introductory class that will examine three tracks — history, industries, and theory/interpretation — as a way to prime them to incorporate such methods and approaches in their subsequent study of film. Students will take one elective course in each of the three tracks. Students may not take more than one of these electives within the same course prefix.

The minor will culminate in a capstone course where they will design a capstone project focused on one of the three tracks they find will be most useful in their future studies or careers. Students will complete eight credit hours for the GFC intro and capstone courses, and 12 credit hours in electives.

Introduction

GFC 2100: Introduction to Global Film & Cultures (Fall course)

Elective Category – Global Film Industries: 4 semester hours

Select one of the following:

  • ART 3620: Video Art and Expanded Cinema
    • Prerequisite: ART 2600
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
  • CTA 2600: Comedy Writing (2 cr hr course)
    • No Prerequisites
  • CTA 2700: Comedy Writing (4 cr hr course) (Approved: Kai Swanson)*
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer I 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022
  • CTA 2701: L.A. Comedy Production (Approved: Kai Swanson)*
    • Elon in L.A. program only
    • Last Offered: Summer 2024, Summer 2023
  • CTA 3000: Entertainment Media Business and Practices
    • Prerequisite: COM 1000
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2022
  • CTA 3240: Studio/Variety/Reality TV Production
    • Prerequisite: COM 2200, CTA 2160
    • Last Offered: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023
  • DAN 3200: L.A. Digital Dance (Special topics course, approved: Jen Guy Metcalf)*
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer 2023
  • DAN 3270: Dance for the Camera
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer 2023
  • GBL 2015: Hollywood & Sundance: The Film Festival Experience
    • Prerequisite: GBL 1015 (Fall semester course)
    • Last Offered: Winter 2025, Winter 2024, Winter 2023, Winter 2022

Elective Category – Theory/Interpretation: 4 semester hours

Select one of the following:

  • COR 4600: Film, Race, and Politics
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
  • CTA 4060: Film Theory
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024
  • ENG 1230: The Social Thriller
    • No Prerequisites
  • ENG 1232: Literature on Screen
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2023
  • ENG 2370: Horror Film and Literature
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
  • ENG 3640: Film Criticism
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Spring 2023
  • POL 3301: Middle East Issues in Films
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer I 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023

Elective Category – Global Film History: 4 semester hours

Select one of the following:

  • CLA 2250: Rome through Text and Television
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023
  • COR 3020: Italian Cinema (summer course)
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer I 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023
  • CTA 3060: Development and Influence of Cinema
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
  • CTA 3360: International Cinema
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Winter 2024
  • FRE 3010: Reel Stories: Contemporary Topics through Film (Approved: Patti Burns)*
    • Prerequisites: FRE 2020 or FRE 0050
  • GER 3130: Understanding Germany Through Film
    • Prerequisites: GER 2020 or GER 0040
    • Last Offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2021
  • IDS 2870: German Film
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer II 2025
  • POL 3130: American Politics through Film
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer I 2025, Fall 2022
  • POL 3703: World Politics Through Film (Approved: Jason Kirk)*
    • No Prerequisites
  • POL 3920: Film, Politics and Society
    • No Prerequisites
    • Last Offered: Summer I 2025, Summer 2024, Fall 2023
  • SPN 3160: Advanced Practice Spanish through Film (Approved: Federico Pous)*
    • Prerequisites: SPN 2020, SPN 0060 or SPN 0070

Capstone

GFC 4970: Global Film & Cultures Capstone (Spring course)

*Some of these classes may not show up in the course catalog as counting for the minor, but the co-coordinators can add them to your degree audit.

This list will be updated as more classes are approved for the minor.

For more information or additional questions about the Global Film & Cultures minor, visit our FAQ page and contact the program coordinators.