Film & New Media Degree Requirements

Carthage offers a minor in film and new media. To earn a bachelor’s degree from Carthage, students must complete the Carthage Core, Distribution Requirements, their major requirements, and the film and new media minor requirements listed below.

Film and New Media Minor

Required Courses (16 credits)

• ART 1070 Foundations, Surface: Images + Design (4 credits)
• ART 2750 4D (variable content) (4 credits)*
• CDM 2600 New Media Theory and Aesthetics (4 credits)
• CDM 2700 Film and New Media Production (4 credits)

Advanced or Extended Focus Courses — Choose One (4 credits)

• ART 3700 Advanced 4D (4 credits)
• CDM 2730 Studies in Media Production (4 credits)
• CDM 3320 Screenwriting (4 credits)
• CDM 3950 Advanced Film and New Media Production (4 credits)

Elective Courses — Choose One (4 credits)

• ARH 2100 History of Photography: Daguerre to Digital (4 credits)
• ART 1072 Foundations, Time: Movement + Digital (4 credits)
• ART 2130 Color Photography (4 credits)
• ART 2400 Introduction to Sculpture (4 credits)
• ART 3700 Advanced 4D (4 credits)
• ART 200T Animation (topics class) (4 credits) *
• CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 credits)
• CDM 2620 Film Analysis (4 credits)
• CDM 2630 Studies in Media (4 credits)
• CDM 2730 Studies in Media Production (4 credits)
• CDM 2800 Exploring the Documentary Form (4 credits)
• CDM 3200 Words and Images in Motion (4 credits)
• CDM 3320 Screenwriting (4 credits)
• CDM 3940 Art, Activism, and Social Change (4 credits)
• CDM 3950 Advanced Film and New Media Production (4 credits)
• CSC 1100 Intro to Computing (4 credits)
• CSC 1810 Principles of Computer Science (4 credits)
• ART/CDM Topics Classes with Related Content (4 credits)

Please note: Courses cannot be counted in more than one category. Variable content courses may be used in more than one category, but only if the topic/content is different.

For students majoring in studio art, art education, communication, graphic design, or public relations, overlap between majors and minors must be at or below 50 percent.

*The administration has asked us to do variable content courses so that we send fewer courses through the curriculum. It allows us to easily rotate classes and respond to a quickly changing field. We are not going with a ‘foundational’ model so much as a liberal arts ‘a la carte’ model which gives students choices to mix and match and create an education that meets their interests and passions.

Current students: You should follow the official College Catalog from the year you entered Carthage and work with your advisors and the Photography and Film and New Media Program director to ensure all requirements are met.