Program: Cinema Minor - McDaniel College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Mar 30, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Communication and Cinema

Department Chair: Erin Watley, Ph.D.

Contact: Jonathan Slade, M.F.A.

Required:

Select One From Critical Analysis:

CIN 3301 - Film Analysis
CIN 3302 - Fiction Into Film
CIN 3303 - European Film Art (offered only on Budapest campus)
CIN 3TXX - Special Topics in Cinema as approved
COM 3410 - Critical Theories and Popular Culture
COM 3420 - Media Analysis and Criticism
IDS 2018 - HBO’s “The Wire”: Through a Cinematic and Social Lens
IDS 2110 - Reel Food and World Cinema

Select One From Area of Emphasis:

ART 2206 - Digital Imaging
CIN 2010 - Images of Africa. Images from Africa.
CIN 2401 - Audio Production
CIN 3201 - Narrative Film Production
CIN 2TXX or CIN 3TXX - Special Topics in Cinema as approved
ENG 1103 - Introduction to Journalism
ENG 2205 - Media Ethics
MUT 2203 - Introduction to Film Scoring
THE 1111 - Stagecraft
THE 1113 - Acting I
THE 2237 - Acting for the Camera

Total Program Hours: 24

Additional Information:

While it is not required, we strongly urge Cinema minors to complete at least one media internship in their area of emphasis (production, writing, critical studies).