Undergraduate Minors

Cinematic Arts minors offer undergraduates an opportunity to become familiar with the art form, its history and techniques through a diversified set of classes in the school’s six divisions. Students may choose to sample two or more different aspects of the world of film, television and interactive media or concentrate in an area of primary interest.

Animation & Digital Arts Undergraduate Minor
An introduction to the theory and practice of animation, including its relationship to the history of art and cinema, creative writing and basic film production that will provide students with an opportunity to create both personal and collaborative work in a wide range of genres. Successful completion of a final project is required.

Cinematic Arts Undergraduate Minor
A minor in cinematic arts is available to USC undergraduate students in all schools and departments. The minor provides the opportunity for students to become familiar with various aspects of media study. Admission to the minor program is granted in the fall and spring semesters.

Undergraduate Minor in Cinema-Television for the Health Professions
Done in collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine at USC, this program gives researchers and clinicians the cinematic knowledge they need to establish clear lines of communication with television and movie producers.

Undergraduate Minor in Screenwriting
The minor in screenwriting is designed to train non-writing majors in the challenging field of creating stories for screen and television. Students learn to write feature-length screenplays, both comedic and dramatic teleplays, and explore specialized areas while learning the fundamentals of character, conflict and scene structure.

Undergraduate Minor in Video Game Design & Management
Offered jointly through the Interactive Media Division and the Information Technology Program in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, this minor integrates theoretical concepts and practical skills to prepare students for a career in interactive entertainment, specifically the video game industry. Students enrolled in the program will be exposed to a variety of design concepts related to creating video games, including: level design, game-play control, user interface, multiplayer, game mechanics and storytelling. Successful completion of a working demo of a video game is required.

Degree requirements and course descriptions for all minor programs are detailed in the USC Catalogue.