# Film and Media Studies (Minor)

UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Department of Film and Media Studies

Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofhumanities/departmentoffilmandmediastudies/filmandmediastudies_minor/

Film and Media Studies provides students with a strong liberal arts background by combining theory and practice, giving our majors the tools necessary to navigate the complex film, broadcast, and digital media landscape. Led by award-winning faculty who are leaders in areas like TV and broadcast media, gaming, and new media, students gain skills in theoretical, visual, historical, and cultural analysis and broad knowledge of the history of moving image studies, broadcast policy, popular culture, and social media. Students are trained to actively read and explore audio-visual media through both theoretical and practical approaches. They strengthen their writing through active engagement with all aspects of cinematic, broadcast, and digital culture.

### Requirements

##### Requirements for the Minor in Film and Media Studies

Seven courses (28 units) are required for the minor.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **A. Select four of the following:** | |  |
| FLM&MDA 85 | Introduction to Film and Visual Analysis |  |
| FLM&MDA 86 | Introduction to Television Analysis |  |
| FLM&MDA 87 | Introduction to New Media and Digital Technologies |  |
| FLM&MDA 101A | History of Film I: The Silent Era |  |
| FLM&MDA 101B | History of Film II: The Studio Era |  |
| FLM&MDA 101C | History of Film III: The Contemporary Era |  |
| FLM&MDA 101D | History of Radio and Television |  |
| FLM&MDA 101E | History of Digital Media |  |
| **B. Select three of the following:** | |  |
| FLM&MDA 75 | Media and Identities |  |
| FLM&MDA 76 | Global Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 110 | Film and Media Theory |  |
| FLM&MDA 111 | Film and Media Theory and Practice |  |
| FLM&MDA 112 | Topics in Genre Study |  |
| FLM&MDA 113 | Topics in Narrative/Image |  |
| FLM&MDA 115 | Topics in Authorship |  |
| FLM&MDA 130 | Multicultural Topics in the Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 143 | Critical Theory of Television |  |
| FLM&MDA 144 | Studies in New Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 145 | Topics in Popular Culture and Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 146 | Topics in Sound Studies |  |
| FLM&MDA 151 | Topics in Documentary and Experimental Film and Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 160 | National/Regional Cinemas and Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 161 | Global/Transnational Cinemas and Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 162 | Topics in US Cinema |  |
| FLM&MDA 185 | Topics in Television and New Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 190 | Special Topics in Film and Modern Media |  |
| FLM&MDA 191 | Special Topics in Critical Practice |  |
| FLM&MDA 194 | Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies |  |

**Residence Requirement for the Minor:** Four upper-division courses must be completed successfully at UCI. By petition, two of the four may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, providing course content is approved in advance by the appropriate department chair.