Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Minor
Minor Requirements
The minor consists of 6 courses. A coherent program for each student’s minor is designed in accordance with the following guidelines and in consultation with the faculty member selected by the student to serve as the departmental advisor for the minor.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Core 1 | |
| Complete at least two courses from the following: | |
| What is Rhetoric? | |
| Introduction to Screen Studies | |
| White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History | |
| Performance | |
| Complete at least one course from the following: | |
| Introduction to Video Production | |
| Public Discourse | |
| Introduction to Argumentation | |
| Introduction to Voice and Speech | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Complete at least one course from the following: | |
| White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History | |
| Coming of Age While Black | |
| Race, Gender, and International Cinema | |
| Constructions of Italian American Men and Masculinities | |
| Conspiracy Rhetoric: Power, Politics, and Popular Culture | |
| Gender/Sexuality | |
| Complete at least one course from the following: | |
| Race, Gender, and International Cinema | |
| Constructions of Italian American Men and Masculinities | |
| Lesbian and Gay Images in Film | |
| Television Criticism | |
| Seminars | |
| Complete at least one course from the following: | |
| The Rhetoric of Alien Abduction | |
| Presidential Campaign Rhetoric | |
| The Interracial Buddy Film | |
| Bollywood | |
| Screening Slavery: A Transnational Approach | |
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Taking all three is recommended.
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
For the minor, only the “Performance” requirement can be met outside the department. Students should consult with their advisor to determine if a course is eligible to meet the Performance requirement.
Upon completion of an outside the department Performance course, students need to complete a departmental course approval form available on the RFSS website.
Pass/Fail
Only one 100- or 200-level course may be taken Pass/Fail in fulfilling the minor requirements.
Restricted Declarations
Students who have declared the Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies minor may not declare the following:
- Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies major
Other Considerations
None.