Courses & Requirements
The moving image, media & sound graduate minor is offered at the masters (minimum 9 credits) and doctoral (minimum 15 credits) levels. Both masters and doctoral students are required to complete two core courses (MIMS 8001 and 8003), with additional requirements as decided on an individual basis.
Admission to the moving image, media & sound graduate minor is by request, with the approval of the director of graduate studies and the student's advisor. MIMS 8001 and 8003 are open to all graduate students enrolled at the University of Minnesota.
Core Courses
- MIMS 8001 Theories of the Moving Image, 3 credits
- MIMS 8003 Historiography of the Moving Image, 3 credits
Masters: Additional Requirements
- One additional 5xxx- or 8xxx-level course, 3 credits
Chosen from a MIMS-approved list of courses (below) offered in a given year by film/media faculty in various departments, including as a recommended option a production-based course.
Doctoral: Additional Requirements
- Three additional 5xxx- or 8xxx-level courses, 9 credits
Chosen from a MIMS-approved list of courses (below) offered in a given year by film/media faculty in various departments, including as a recommended option a production-based course.
Complete Requirements for the Minor
MIMS-Approved Courses Spring 2026
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| AMES 5420 | Japan's Television Culture(s) | Patrick Chimenti |
| AMES 5666 | Korean Film and Media | Evelyn Shih |
| AMES 8002 | Affect Theory in Literature and Media Studies | Shir Alon |
| ARTH 5414/CSCL 5411 | Avant-Garde Cinema | Emily Capper |
| ARTH 8920 | Cinema and Landscape | Rob Silberman |
| ARTS 5230 | Advanced Art + Sound | Diane Willow |
| ARTS 5710 | Advanced Photography + Moving Image Projects | Lynn Lukkas |
| ARTS 5750 | Advanced Narrative Filmmaking | Raven Johnson |
| ARTS 5770 | Animation | Emily Fritze |
| COMM 5110 | Women in True Crime | Laurie Ouellette |
| COMM 8210 | Political Economy of Media Culture | Mary Vavrus |
| CSCL/SCMC 5303 | Sound Studies | Charles Kronengold |
| CSCL 5305 | Vision and Visuality: an Intellectual History | Keya Ganguly |
| FREN 5350 | Film, Media, Philosophy | Christophe Wall-Romana |
| MIMS 8003 | Historiography of the Moving Image | Maggie Hennefeld |
| SCMC 5002 | Advanced Film Analysis | Graeme Stout |