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Major and minor offered 

Visit the Digital Media and Film department webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/digital-media-film. 

Major Requirements 

The Digital Media and Film major consists of 12 courses in the categories listed below, plus an experiential component. For an updated list of production electives and film, media & society electives, including those offered through other departments and programs, see https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/digital-media-and-film/major-requirements 

Foundation courses (3) 

  • DMF 101. Film & Media Action 

  • DMF 211. Intro to Digital Media & Film or DMF 251. History of Cinema or DMF 271. World Cinema  

  • GS 101. Introduction to Global Studies I: Political Economy or GS 102. Introduction to Global Studies II: Race, Culture, Identity or GNDR 103. Gender and Society or SOC 169. Media & Society or PCA 239. Media Industries 

Production electives (2) 

Majors must complete at least 2 production courses from a selection of over twenty-five existing electives in filmmaking, photography, media art, graphic design, journalism, screenwriting, podcasting, acting, directing, set design, music composition, and recording arts. 

Film, Media & Society electives (5) 

Majors must complete 5 courses in the analysis, theory, and critique of film and media in diverse cultural, historical, and political contexts. At least 2 must be taken at the 300/400 level. 

Media Ethics (1) 

For their media ethics requirement majors must take 1 of the following pre-approved courses: 

  • DMF 311. Film Theory 

  • DMF 307. Technology & Social Change 

  • DMF 4002. Environmental Media 

  • GS 302. Theories of Global Cultural Studies 

  • GNDR 369. Making Sexualities 

  • PCA 365. Rhetoric of Algorithms 

  • LANG 3021. Cross-Cultural Conversation & Mediation Through Media 

Capstone Project Seminar (1) 

Seniors in the major will complete a semester-long 1-course-credit project in critical media-making, which will be offered as a seminar format with potential for collaborative group projects. Potential for a year-long honors project with pre-approval. 

  • DMF 4029. Make/Collaborate: Media Capstone Project 

Experiential Component 

Majors must complete one experiential component with possible options including:  

  • Internship: Weave News, NCPR, The Hill News, Student Integrated Marketing Team (managed by University Communications), Brush Art Gallery, Music events, Esports, University Athletics, or approved off-campus internships related to media and/or film 

  • Community-Based Learning course focused on media and/or film 

  • Research fellowship in media and/or film, including the Digital Scholarship Fellowship 

  • Study abroad with film or media component: NYC Program; Prague Film and Television School at the Academy of the Performing Arts (FAMU), or other approved study abroad programs. 

Minor Requirements 

The Digital Media & Film minor consists of 6 courses: 

  • One foundation course: DMF 211, 251 or 271. 

  • Five electives. At least one of these courses must satisfy the production requirement with DMF 101 (Film & Media Action) included as an option. 

For an updated list of approved electives, including those offered through other departments and programs, see https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/digital-media-and-film/major-requirements 

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