Comics combine images with words in a unique way in order to communicate with and emotionally engage the viewer/reader. In taking classes for this minor, students will be required to think outside of accustomed disciplinary boundaries and to analyze and experiment with the interaction of both visual and linguistic systems of meaning.
The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of undergraduate courses that fulfill the Comic and Cartoon Studies minor requirements.
Featured Courses
Our interdisciplinary Comics and Cartoon Studies minor, the first of its kind in the nation, presents students with an international, historical, and critical perspective on the art of comics, from editorial cartoons to comic books to graphic novels. Check out a few of our featured classes below!
ENG 280 Intro to Comic Studies
This class provides an introduction to the history and art of comics and to the methodologies of the academic discipline of Comics Studies. Students will be exposed to a range of different comic-art forms (including newspaper strips, collections of serialized comic books, and free-standing graphic novels), as well as examples of contemporary comics scholarship.
ENG 385 Graphic Narratives & Cultural Theory
Survey of the 20th- and 21st- century graphic novels in the context of cultural theory.
Upcoming Courses
The tables below list the upcoming courses for Comics and Cartoon Studies in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years. The tables are updated as curriculum decisions are made, so check back when considering future registration choices.
Spring Term 2024
CRN | Subject | Number | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30459 | ARTD | 350 | Digital Drawing | Vala, J |
30460 | ARTD | 350 | Digital Drawing | Vala, J |
30461 | ARTD | 350 | Digital Drawing | Bray, M |
31211 | COLT | 370 | Comparative Comics | Wirtz, N |
31596 | ENG | 381M | Film, Media, & Culture | McGuffie, A |
35166 | ENG | 381M | Film, Media, & Culture | Rust, S |
TBD | ENG | 386 | Bodies in Comics | Wheeler, E |
35308 | JPN | 480 | Early Modern Comics | Walley, T |
Fall Term 2024
CRN | Subject | Number | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10581 | ARTD | 250 | Print Media Digital Arts | Warren, T |
10595 | ARTD | 350 | Digital Drawing | Kripper, K |
10596 | ARTD | 350 | Digital Drawing | Ching, I |
16120 | COLT | 380 | Topic: Asian Horror | Brown, S |
11905 | ENG | 280 | Introduction to Comic Studies | Saunders, B |
11914 | ENG | 381M | Film, Media, & Culture | McGuffie, A |
16368 | ENG | 386 | Bodies in Comics | Wheeler, B |
12990 | JPN | 250 | Manga Millennium | Walley, T |
Winter Term 2025
CRN | Subject | Number | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | ENG | 381M | Film, Media, & Culture | TBD |
Spring Term 2025
CRN | Subject | Number | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | ENG | 381M | Film. Media, & Culture | TBD |
TBD | ENG | 480 | Modern American Superhero | Saunders, B |