Film
Film and Media Studies Minor
Do you like movies? You can go behind the scenes with the film and media studies minor. You will learn about film history, criticism, analysis, theory, and the techniques that put the human experience on the screen. Through this minor, you will see how our cultures and disciplines are understood and propagated through visual media. You will become more aware of film as an art form, as a technology, and as a means of political and cultural expression.
Meet the Faculty
Why Film and Media at Lyon?
At Lyon College, following the liberal arts tradition, students learn to connect the medium of film with other disciplines. Students are thus encouraged to combine the film minor with different majors. Pair your passion with an interdisciplinary education! Lyon provides opportunities to engage with film and audio-visual media through organizations like the Arkansas Cinema Society, as well as through KILT, Lyon College’s radio station.
Faculty
Dr. James Martell
Ways To Get Involved
The Lyon Film Cycle shows multiple European films each semester. Academic presentations and discussions follow the film. Lyon College’s radio station, KILT, develops both audio and audio-visual shows where students get to practice and reflect on the visual medium as a platform for both entertainment and education.
FilmMinor Requirements
- FMS 150 Introduction to Film and Screen Cultures
- ENG 340 Film Studies
Three Courses from Categories I & II
At least one course from Category I
- ART 102 Fundamentals of Photography ART 382 Special Topics in Art (Moving Image)
- THE 340 Playwriting Workshop
At least one course from Category II
- BUS 382 Business Issues in Film
- ENG 215 Introduction to Shakespeare
- FMS 310 Special Topics in Film and Screen Cultures*
- FRN 382 Special Topics in French (French Cinema) (Taught in French)
- HIS 325 History and Film HIS 306 Celtic World in Film MUS 291 Topics in Music: Film Music
- POL 349 The German Political and Cultural Tradition
- POL 382 War Politics and Cinema
- PSY 382 Special Topics in Psychology (The Psychology of Film; The Psychology of Mass Culture; The Psychology of Propaganda)
- RPH 325 Jesus and the Gospels SPN 335 Hispanic Cinema (Taught in Spanish)
Additional Course Requirements
- FMS 370 Practicum*
- FMS 450 Independent Study
Starting Median U.S. Salary For aFilm Minor
The starting median salary in the U.S. for a college graduate with a Film minoris $37,900.
Mid-Career Median U.S. Salariesfor Film Minors
Videographer- $45,000
Operations Manager- $59,000
Digital Producer- $59,000
Associate Producer, Film/TV- $46,000
Video Producer- $53,000
For more information on admissions to Lyon College, visit our Admissions page.