Loyola University Chicago

School of Communication

Film and Digital Media

Curriculum requirements for the minor

Required Courses
Media Theory & Criticism 
Intro to Cinema
COMM 201
COMM 274
3
3
TOTAL 6
Basic Production Course
Choose one:
Intro to Audio
Intro to Video
Web Design & Usability††
COMM 130
COMM 135
COMM 260
COMM 275

3
TOTAL 3
Production Electives
Choose two; one must be 200/300 level:
Intro to Audio
Intro to Video
Photojournalism††
Digital Cinema Production††
Web Design and Usability††
Themes in Film & Digital Media††
Animation
Screen Directing††
Screenwriting* ††
Virtual Reality: From Concepts to Practices††
Video Documentary ††
Advanced Post-Production††
Digital Storytelling Abroad††
FDMD Practicum††
Digital Media: Pixel

COMM 130
COMM 135
COMM 207
COMM 232
COMM 275
COMM 299
COMM 305
COMM 308
COMM 326
COMM 333
COMM 339
COMM 359
COMM 373
COMM 384
FNAR 233









6
TOTAL 6
Film & Media Studies Electives
Choose two:
Communication & New Media††
Topics in Cinema History
Game Studies††
Discovering China through Film††
Guerilla Media††
Remixing Culture††
Film Genre††
Programming Film & Media: Festivals, TV, & Digital††
New Media Criticism††

COMM 200
COMM 203
COMM 258
COMM 301
COMM 322
COMM 323
COMM 324
COMM 357
COMM 361





6
TOTAL 6
 TOTAL CREDITS  21

† Satisfies Engaged Learning requirement


††Courses requiring pre-requisitesPre-requisite  Note
COMM 200: Communication & New Media COMM 175 &
COMM 201
 
COMM 207: Photojournalism COMM 205   
COMM 232: Digital Cinema Production COMM 135 &
COMM 274
 
COMM 258: Game Studies COMM 200  
COMM 275: Web Design & Usability COMM 200    FNAR 383 if
FNVC major/minor 
COMM 301: Discovering
China through Film
  Must first be
admitted to
Beijing Center
study abroad
COMM 308: Screen Directing COMM 100
COMM 135 &
COMM 274
 
COMM 322: Guerilla Media COMM 100 &
COMM 200
Waived for IES majors
COMM 323: Remixing Culture COMM 100 &
COMM 200
 
COMM 324: Film Genre COMM 100 &
COMM 200
 
COMM 326: Screenwriting COMM 100 &
COMM 202
 
COMM 333: Virtual Reality:
From Concepts to Practices
COMM 175 or
COMM 201
 
COMM 339: Video Documentary COMM 100 &
COMM 135
 
COMM 357: Programming Film & Media COMM 100 &
COMM 200
 
COMM 359: Advanced Post-Production  COMM 100
COMM 135 &
COMM 274
 
COMM 361: New Media Criticism COMM 100 &
COMM 200
 
COMM 373: Digital Storytelling Abroad COMM 135 or
COMM 420
Pre-reqs can
be waived with
instructor
permission
COMM 384: FDMD Practicum COMM 100 &
COMM 232