Cinema, Minor

This is the first version of the 2026–27 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.

The undergraduate minor in cinema requires a minimum of 15 s.h. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Students may count 3 s.h. in approved transfer credit toward the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa.

A maximum of 3 s.h. may be counted toward both the cinema minor and the screenwriting arts major.

Required Courses

Course # Title Hours
All of these:
CINE:1602Introduction to Film Studies (with a grade of C or higher)3
Additional cinema coursework (prefix CINE) numbered 1100 and above12