American University in Bulgaria

Film Studies (Minor)*

The Film Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program appropriate for students who wish to study both the practical and theoretical aspects of film and media production. The program provides a good foundation for understanding the main issues of film criticism and theory as well as basic training in documentary and video production. Combining introductory courses in film analysis and video production with electives from the Departments of Journalism and Mass Communication, History and Civilization, Arts, Languages, Literature, the minor complements the majors in each of these respective Departments.

The Minor in Film and Media Studies will enable students to:

• understand the vocabulary of film and film criticism;
• understand the principles of video and documentary production; 
• analyze films in terms of their aesthetic, historical and political dimensions, understand the relationship between film and historical representation;
• and produce a short film.

*Being enrolled in at least one undergraduate major program is obligatory. Up to 2 minors could be added to a major, at no extra cost.