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Film and Documentary Studies

Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA

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Program
Award
Film and Documentary Studies
Total credits (published)
18-20
Credits (computed from items)
136-145
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
213543
CourseShelf checklist
CK_213543_b904403b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

FILM STUDIES MINOR

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    MINOR IN FILM STUDIES

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      The minor in Film Studies consists of 15-16 credits of coursework and includes FILM 001 (Introduction to Film), a course on international, non-English-language film traditions, and two electives in the Film program. A maximum of 8 transfer credits, from other universities or through study abroad, is accepted toward the Film Studies minor. FILM 001 needs to be taken at Lehigh and will not transfer in from another university.

      electives · 3 items
      1. FILM 001
        Introduction to Film 0
        As published: “Introduction to Film”
        4
      2. A course on international, non-English-language film traditions
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. Electives
        Not resolved to a course
        7-8

      Electives

      electives · 34 items
      1. FILM/ART 007
        Digital Photography I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. JOUR 012
        1
      3. FILM/ART 052
        Introduction to Video Recording and Editing
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. FILM/ENGL 066
        The Slasher
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. FILM/MLL 100
        Introduction to International Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. FILM/COMM/DOC/GS 102
        The Sports Documentary
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      7. FILM/ART 107
        Digital Photography II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      8. FILM/ENGL 119
        Introduction to the Horror Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. FILM/PHIL 120
        Philosophy and Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      10. FILM/ENGL/WGSS 132
        Viewing Mad Men: Window, Mirror, Screen
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. FILM/ENGL/WGSS 147
        Made to Kill: Female Violence in Popular Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. FILM/ENGL/WGSS 149
        Sexbots and Terminators: Cinematic Fantasies of the Intelligent Machine
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      13. FILM/DOC 150
        Introduction to Documentary Storymaking
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      14. FILM/ENGL/WGSS 154
        What Does Creativity Look Like? Documentary Visions
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. FILM/ENGL 162
        How to Watch Movies Like a Hollywood Screenwriter
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      16. FILM/ENGL 163
        Topics in Film Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      17. FILM/HMS 166
        Topics in Film and Health
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      18. FILM/LAS/SPAN 213
        Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      19. FILM/MLL/GERM 231
        New German Cinema
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      20. FILM/FREN 242
        The Harem in French and Francophone Literature and Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      21. FILM/ART 247
        Advanced Photography Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      22. FILM/DOC 250
        Rights and Responsibilities in Documentary Inquiry
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      23. FILM/LAS/SPAN 265
        Spanish and Latin American Cinema
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      24. FILM/MLL/WGSS/ENGL 303
        Grimms' Fairy Tales: Folklore, Feminism, Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      25. FILM/ANTH 311
        African Culture on Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      26. FILM/ENGL 319
        Advanced Studies in the Horror Film
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      27. FILM/FREN 322
        Contemporary French Films
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      28. FILM/FREN 323
        The Algerian War in Francophone Literature and Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      29. FILM/FREN 325
        Illegal Immigration in Francophone Literature and Film
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      30. FILM/DOC 370
        Capstone in Documentary Storymaking
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      31. FILM 380
        1-4
      32. FILM/ENGL 387
        Film History, Theory, and Criticism
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      33. FILM 391
        3,4
      34. FILM 392
        1-4

      DOCUMENTARY STORYMAKING MINOR (LVAIC)

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        MINOR IN DOCUMENTARY STORYMAKING

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          A minimum of five courses are required, including a sequence of three core courses and a minimum of two electives.

          electives · 0 items

            Core course sequence 1

            major core · 3 items
            1. DOC/FILM 150
              Introduction to Documentary Storymaking
              Not resolved to a course
            2. DOC/FILM 250
              Rights and Responsibilities in Documentary Inquiry
              Not resolved to a course
            3. DOC/FILM 370
              Capstone in Documentary Storymaking
              Not resolved to a course

            Electives (choose two) 2

            electives · 3 items
            1. DOC/FILM/COMM/GS 102
              The Sports Documentary
              Not resolved to a course
            2. JOUR 024
              4
            3. JOUR 230
              4

            COM 231 Documentary Research (Muhlenberg)

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              COM 344 Documentary Film & Social Justice (Muhlenberg)

              0 items

                COM 389 Documentary Photography (Muhlenberg)

                0 items

                  COM 431 Documentary Field Work (Muhlenberg)

                  0 items

                    FAMS 201: Making Media I (Lafayette)

                    0 items

                      FAMS 202: Making Media II (Lafayette)

                      0 items

                        FAMS 340: Documentary Film (Lafayette)

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