The Film and Digital Media major at UC Santa Cruz offers an integrated curriculum where students study the cultural impact of movies, television, video, and the internet and also have the opportunity to pursue creating work in video and interactive digital media, if so desired. Graduates of the UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media program have enjoyed considerable success in the professional world and have gained admission to top graduate schools in the field.

The minor in film and digital media offers a foundation in visual culture and contributes important scholarly techniques of value to other disciplines. Students earn a minor in film and digital media by completing eight courses: FILM 20A and either FILM 20B or FILM 20C, and six upper-division courses including three from the core curriculum of the general major and three electives. There is no production component or comprehensive requirement in the minor.

Learning Experience

For a detailed description of the Film and Digital Media major that includes the declaration requirements, the additional Integrated Critical Practice concentration offered within the major, and how the comprehensive requirement may be fulfilled, as well as a link to descriptions of our course offerings, please visit the General Catalog.

Study and Research Opportunities

✔ Department-sponsored independent field study opportunities (with faculty and department approval)

Declaring the Film and Digital Media Minor

Students who pass FILM 20A and either FILM 20B or FILM 20C are eligible to declare the film and digital media minor. To enroll in these classes, students contact the instructor and request a permission code.