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2014-2015 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
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Overview Course Renumbering Course Search Course Prefix Key
Overview
The course catalogue contains information on all active courses offered by the University including: title, course number, credits, contact hours, prerequisites, offering college, priority enrollment, repeatability, and restrictions. Courses listed in the catalogue are not offered every semester. To access a listing of course sections being offered during a particular term refer to the Course Section Offerings page on the Office of the Registrar website.
Course Renumbering
Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year the University began a multi-year course renumbering.
Renumbered Course List
- Division of Liberal Arts
Many courses within the Division of Liberal Arts commencing with the Summer and Fall 2014 terms will be offered under new course numbers. Courses impacted by this change now include a reference to either the new course number or the new subject code. For example “LACR 101 (FYWT*111)” where the number in parenthesis is the new course number. Students registering for Summer 2014 coursework and beyond will do so using the new course numbers.
Course Search
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LAPR 851 Arts Criticism Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A writing course designed to promote understanding and interpretation of the arts across a multidisciplinary spectrum and to provide students with the basic tools of critical analysis. Group discussion and selected readings.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LASM 830 Physical Sciences Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An investigation of astronomy, geology, and other physical sciences, including the origin of the universe and solar system and the nature of physical science, matter, and energy. This course provides a background for understanding the problems of the impact of science on human values.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LASM 921 Dynamic Anatomy Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The structure of the body as it relates to form (size, shape, and proportion) and support (posture, position, and movement). In-depth exploration of the location, orientation, and actions of the major muscle groups, joints, and bones, and how they differ by gender through the life cycle.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Dance.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LASS 914 Holocaust Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The Holocaust is a watershed event in modern history. This traumatic episode left indelible marks on Western society, probably for generations to come. It was caused by factors that still exist in the world. This course examines the history that led to the Holocaust, and will attempts to help students understand what happened and what meaning it has for us today.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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LENS 301 Lens Based Media Workshop College of Art, Media & Design CAMD Cross-College
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students explore the integration of photographic and cinematic practices through structured and personal assignments to develop technical, aesthetic, and conceptual mastery of the media associated with the lens. Students will examine notions of sequencing, with emphasis on investigating the transition from still to moving images and back again, and they will learn to synthesize film and photographic techniques to create innovative hybrid work. Analysis and study of contemporary lens-based practices as well as trends that traverse the traditional boundaries between photography and film will take place through reading, writing, and discussion with attention to current screenings and exhibitions.
Prerequisites MAFL*201 and MAPH*202
Priority enrollment to Photo + Film majors.
Prereq. Override Available
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LITT 141 Forms of Narrative Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
An exploration of the nature, use, and practice of storytelling. The course encourages students to consider how various forms of narrative–from advertising, greeting cards, and political campaigns to films and rap music–convey stories and ideas; how oral, pictorial, and written narratives differ; and how medium affects narrative. Creative exercises in a range of media help students reflect on the many ways that a narrative can be manipulated and exploited, to powerful effect.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: LITT*141, CMMC*141, WRIT*141, WRIT*141
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LITT 216 Lyric Poetry Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A survey of lyric poetry, with particular emphasis on a single period or a group of poets, e.g., Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Wallace Stevens, Allen Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, and the English Romantics.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 217 Women Writers Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course explores and perhaps reclaims, the provocative treasures of women writers, ancient and contemporary, and their potential capacity to transform us as human beings. The various works studied, from the ancient poetic fragments of Sappho to the solitary lyrics of Emily Dickinson, from the fictional classics of Bronte, Austen, Wharton, and Virginia Woolf, to the twentieth century voices of Adrienne Rich, Toni Morrison, and Julia Alvarez, all give us the spectrum of authenticity in the female voice. In our reading, the questions will emerge: Do women think/write differently from men? What is the role of gender in the artistic imagination? As a counter example, students will also look at Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, with its classical work in feminine psychology, and Gilbert and Gubar’s groundbreaking textual analysis of women writers.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 218 19th Century American Writers Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
From the Gothic darkness of Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen Crane’s Red Badge, from Irving’s mystic Sleepy Hollow to Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter, from Thoreau’s idyll on Walden Pond to Melville’s terror rounding Cape Horn, from Whitman’s barbaric shout to Emily Dickinson’s lyric whisper, from Emerson’s ‘Self-Reliance’ to Mark Twain’s despairing loss of innocence, the trajectory of American Literature in the 19th century traces a movement from the past to the future. This course looks at the major writers of 19th century America, a fascinating and revolutionary period in American art, where an American past becomes an American Voice and our Original Sins form our future.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 219 20th Century American Writers Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
An introduction to 20th century American literature and its roots. What can be traced in that literature is a movement from idealism to cynicism or, perhaps, from idealism to realism. As America from an agrarian, small town culture to an increasingly urban and industrialized society, the American Dream of infinite potential and freedom for each citizen was re-mapped, just as the Western movement changed the geographical landscape of America. How the individual - the ‘little guy’ marginalized from self and society - reacted to this aloneness, this powerlessness is the focus of the course. We ask, as a new American century begins, what does it mean now to dream dreams, to endure nightmares? What truths do Americans continue to hold as self-evident in the wake of international terrorist violence and the uncharted seas of a new future? Of what use is literature in this?
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 220 Greek Drama Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes are examined to understand their integrity as works of art and to develop an appreciation of the extraordinary accomplishment of Greek drama.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 221 Modern Drama Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of the modern theater from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. Students read some of the world’s most famous playwrights: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Pirandello, Lorca, Brecht, and Beckett. Theater trips are part of the experience of this course.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 222 Contemporary Drama Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of the experimental developments in today’s theater, both on Broadway and off, from ‘Waiting for Godot’ to the present moment. Students read some of the most famous playwrights of our times: Genet, Beckett, Ionesco, Albee, Pinter, and Shepard, as well as some not so well-known. Theater trips are part of the experience of this course.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 223 Nineteenth Century Novel Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
We study some of the most admired, best loved books of the world, written in the heyday of the novel, the 19th-century: ‘Crime and Punishment’ by Dostoevsky, ‘Madame Bovary’ by Flaubert, ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Bronte, ‘Great Expectations’ by Dickens, ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by James. This is a course for people who love to read.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 224 Themes in Science Fiction Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In this course, students examine selected tropes in science fiction, looking at sources all the way from Graeco-Roman literature to the early 21st century. The particular focus of the course is the short story, with some film resources. A thematic approach is taken, with a view of science fiction as a mode of social and political commentary on themes such identity and artificial intelligence, the question of reality versus virtual reality, and the nature of time. The course also emphasizes the understanding of this literature in the larger context of science, technology, and culture.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 225 Contemporary Novel Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This is a course for people who like to read. We study 10 (count ‘em 10!) novels by some of the most interesting authors of the past two decades including works from North and South America and Eastern and Western Europe. Some are weird, some beautiful, some sexy, some funny.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 226 Modern Poetry Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course considers both the central figures and central movements in modern poetry. The first part of the semester will look at the stylistic changes and the ideological currents which shaped the high modernist mode. The second part of the course will explore the major figures through their most important works. Figures include Yeats, Pound, Eliot, Stevens, Williams, and Frost.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 227 The Contemporary Poem Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The Contemporary Poem explores the ways in which the post-war lyric defined itself by negotiating the tensions between the subjective first person confessional’ voice, and the social and political anxieties of the post-war period. In doing so, the course will explore how poets’ styles emerge from just such tensions, rejections, and adoptions. The course will begin by comparing two extremes, the demotic, politically engaged Ginsberg and the reclusive, private Elizabeth Bishop. It will then move to the confessional voice. The course will also consider how poets with different cultural and political priorities have borrowed, appropriated, added to, or challenged the contemporary tradition.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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LITT 228 Big Fat Famous Novel Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Three of the world’s best and most important novels: Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace,’ Melville’s ‘Moby Dick,’ and Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ are read. Each provides great pleasure to the serious reader and much material for intense discussion. Each novel has the equivalent of its own little course, about one month long.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 229 The Uncanny Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course explores the phenomenon of the uncanny as it has been represented in literature, the graphic arts, and film. Material varies but may include artists from Holbein and Bosch to Poe, Kafka, Lynch, and Hitchcock.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 230 Introduction to Southern Writers Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduction to Southern Writers will explore writers who have greatly affected the landscape of southern literature such as Flannery O’Connor, William Faulkner, and James Dickey, to current writers who continue to work through issues of race, religion, gender, and nostalgia, such as Wells Tower and ZZ Packer. The course will contextualize our understanding of the South and what makes current Southern Fiction uniquely Southern.”“
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 231 Shakespeare Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The dramatic works of the supreme writer of the English Renaissance: Shakespeare. A selection of his comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances are read. Focuses on the plays not only as literary accomplishments but also as theatrical performances existing in three-dimensional space. Concerned with both the parameters of the original Renaissance stage and with modern translations and transformations of the plays.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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LITT 232 American Playwrights Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of the American theater in the past 75 years, looking at the works of such authors as O’Neill, Miller, Williams, Albee, and Shepard. Theater trips as well as showings of filmed plays.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 233 Art of Song Lyric Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A study of how modern song lyrics developed from the ancient tradition of lyric poetry and folk ballads and hymns. Close analysis of notable song lyrics in terms of the theme, settings narrative, character, imagery, drama and emotion. Genres include opera, blues, jazz, cabaret, musical comedy, rock, and hip-hop. Popular and classical songs are examined to show the problems and challenges of putting words to music. Performance and interpretation will also be considered. There is a substantial writing requirement: students may elect to study song lyrics or librettos or to write original song lyrics of their own.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 234 Dante in the Modern World Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course explores Dante’s journey in the Divine Comedy, his search for order, for answers to ultimate questions, and his inspiration of artists in various media, such as Baudelaire, T.S. Eliot, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Rodin, Rauschenberg. The main subject for the study is ‘Inferno’ with references to the Purgatorio and the Paradiso.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 235 Contemporary Poetry: The Book Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course will explore notable tendencies in current poetry by focusing on book-length poetic projects, sequences, and series published in the last five years. We will consider the qualities of craft and sensibility that distinguish some of the most exciting new poetry, as well as how those elements interact with a book’s arrangement, design, and cultural positioning. Considered texts will include works in translation and those that engage with documentary poetics, ecopoetics, conceptualism, and digital/multimedia approaches. Students will write two major essays in response to course material and will complete a final project that combines creative and critical modes; this final project may include collaborative or interdisciplinary methods. The course will feature visits from some of the studied authors.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 236 Oscar Wilde Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The life and work of the celebrated Irish writer, wit, and decadent aesthete, whose trial and imprisonment for sodomy constituted one of the greatest scandals of the nineteenth century. Wilde’s poetry, plays, novels, and arts criticism will be considered. Term papers may focus on any aspect of fin de siècle history and culture: literature, theater, music, visual arts, or psychology (including controversies over feminism or evolving definitions of homosexuality).
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 241 Screenplay Analysis Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduction to the various cinematic production values that directly influence the character of the dramatic project. Topics of study include cinematography, art and production design, editing and sound as they relate to the writer’s intention and the quality of the final product.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 242 Film Story Analysis Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
The course examines various narrative film genres, identifying the unique and distinctive qualities of the screenwriting conventions utilized. Screenings and analyses highlight the devices employed by screenwriters to tell a good story. Each weekly screening is followed by a critical paper.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 251 Poetry Workshop for Non-Majors Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Students’ poems are discussed, criticized, revised, and improved. Principles governing the decision to change a poem in various ways, the study of poems by American and English poets, the reading of some criticism, and concentration on the basic principles of craft are all included. Theories involve sound, content, meaning, and purpose of student poems and of poetry in general. The poet’s sense of an audience also figures in the discussion.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
Not open to Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 252 Fiction Workshop for Non-Majors Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on writing short fiction in a workshop setting. Students study the elements of creative writing, experiment with several forms, and develop a clear voice. The goal is to produce a portfolio of finished pieces.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
Not open to Creative Writing majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 253 Screenwriting Workshop for Non-Majors Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on the fundamental elements and process of screenwriting in a workshop setting. Though students will complete a short film script as their final project, the tools and knowledge necessary to complete a feature-length script will be the focus of study.
Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112
Film/Video, Animation, Creative Writing majors are not permitted to register this course.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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LITT 254 Playwriting Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This workshop course introduces students to the discipline of writing for theater and radio. Focusing on the elements necessary for the creation of producible scripts, the student develops practical skills leading to the creation of a short work for stage or radio by the end of the semester.
Prerequisites FYWT*112 or FYWT*101;
Priority enrollment to Theater Management and Production majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: LITT*254, LALL*873, THEA*355, LALL*873
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LITT 324 Advanced Playwriting Division of Liberal Arts
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A follow-up to Playwriting. Students further develop their writing and revising skills. In addition, the class analyzes selected contemporary plays and write playwrights’ critiques of modern theatrical practices. Students complete a polished one-act or radio drama.
Prerequisites LITT*254
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
This course is equated with the following courses: THEA*356, LITT*324, LALL*973
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LITY 500 Foundations of Literacy in the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Literacy is the foundation for student achievement regardless of the subject matter. This course provides K-8 educators with tools and strategies needed to teach the foundational skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and language using best instructional practices, differentiated instruction and formative/substantive assessment. Curriculum design and classroom organization to optimize learned best practice are examined. Each participant contributes to the group’s learning by researching teaching skills in one of the five foundational areas and presenting that research to the class. Participants then practice teaching skills from each foundational area in both small group and individual mock scenarios and develop lesson plans and classroom design models that enhance instruction and learning.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 501 Exploring Literacy through the Performing Arts Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Appropriate for educators who are currently teaching literacy in the K-5 classroom, this course develops understanding, knowledge and skill for designing performing arts-based lessons for literary development. Participants learn how to adapt traditional theatre games for use as warm-ups in literacy lessons. Playwriting activities are examined for their unique potential in leveraging the listening and speaking skills that are innate in children for developing their reading and writing competency. Teachers create performing arts integrated lesson plans to understand why movement, music and drama can be powerful tools for the literary teacher.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 502 Exploring Literacy through the Visual Arts Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is appropriate for K-8 classroom teachers, special needs and ELL teachers, and teachers of science, mathematics and social studies who see literacy as a skill that extends across content areas and wish to investigate how an integrated curriculum with visual art at the core will increase the overall literacy of their students. With the goal of transforming literacy acquisition from learning to read, to reading to learn across all academic content areas, educators will gain a basic understanding of how the brain learns and why a visual art integrated approach can build both the acquisition of literacy skills and the fluency students need to become proficient and advanced learners.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 503 Exploring Multicultural Literature Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Teachers, librarians and reading specialists can learn to enrich student awareness and appreciation of diverse cultures though literature centered on the experiences of African American, Hispanic, Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. Participants read Zora Neale Hurston, Chris Soentpiet, Faith Ringgold, Mildred D. Taylor and the poetry of Joyce Carol Thomas, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, focusing on their incorporation into cross-curricular studies.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 504 Exploring Literacy Through Poetry, Introductory Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Participants learn basic skills and strategies for the classroom while improving their own poetry and writing techniques. References, resources and materials necessary for the development of fundamental and advanced poetry and writing skills are emphasized. Topics include poetry readiness from couplet to quatrain to completed poem; writers’ resources, from books to the Internet; poetry for profit, with outlets for students and teachers; integrating poetry with mathematics and science; and narrative and historical poetry. Develop poetry centers, PowerPoint presentations and web activities to support integrating poetry across the curriculum.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 505 Exploring Through Poetry, Advanced Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Starting with the writings of contemporary and classic poets such as Frost, Longfellow, Angelou, Hughes, Shelley, Viorst, Silverstein and Carroll, this course instills an appreciation of poetry and helps participants develop stronger creative writing, vocabulary, comprehension, public speaking and critical thinking skills. This course covers poets and their craft, teaching to state literary standards, classroom activities and strategies for all levels.
Prerequisites LITY*504
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 506 Reading + Writing Across the Curriculum Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Explore a variety of reading, writing, speaking and literature experiences designed to encourage students. This course helps classroom or reading teachers discover national programs and new avenues and strategies including: making children independent and reflective learners, interactive instruction, teaching across the curriculum, alternative assessment, divergent teaching strategies and interdisciplinary teaching.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 507 Integrating Children’s Literature into the Classroom Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
The works of contemporary authors and illustrators- as well as classic-are the springboard to the study of children’s literature and how to incorporate it into the classroom. Lectures include developing a classroom literature program, exploring emerging literary technologies and examining the thematic approach to literature using literary themes to teach mathematics, science, and history. The works of Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, John Bellairs, Van Allsburg, Roald Dahl, and Maurice Sendak will be included.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 508 Foundations of Reading - Phonics + Vocabulary Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Research and explore standards, initiatives, cutting-edge programs and multimedia options that focus on the three building blocks of reading and English language arts instruction: phonics, spelling and vocabulary. Topics include vocabulary development, building fluency, phonics, sound instruction basics, advanced spelling, whole language, Internet teaching supports and current research. This course provides various vocabulary games and puzzles for the classroom and considers techniques to work with many levels of student readers, including programs for special needs and at-risk students
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 509 Reading Strategies - Storytelling I Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is designed for teachers, librarians and reading specialists interested in exploring the history of storytelling, creative storytelling programs in the classroom and dramatic usage of this medium to improve ELA areas (poetry, phonics and spelling). Explore how to use this art form to improve student reading ability and literature appreciation. Storytelling topics include cross-cutting curriculum ideas, improving student self-image, artists in residence, career directions, internet explorations and creative performances.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 510 Reading Strategies - Storytelling II Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
Extend the storytelling history, research, and practical applications presented in Reading Strategies - Storytelling I. Explore audio, video and paper mediums that support the oral and written tradition of storytelling, and investigate how these mediums help to improve reading comprehension, cultural literacy, critical thinking, student-teacher relations and student responsibility. Participants research, design and analyze lessons using children’s videos, books on tape, storytelling kits, computer-generated literature programs, reading centers and standards-based curriculum. Guest lecturers from storytelling programs throughout the area share their expertise.
Prerequisites LITY*509
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 512 Enriching the K-7 Language Arts Curriculum Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course is a hands-on approach to the creative teaching of language arts, reading and children’s literature, and integrating them into the general elementary and middle school curriculum. Learn creative techniques for teaching spelling and vocabulary development, creative writing, literature appreciation and critical thinking, plus lectures on authors and illustrators, poetry, public speaking, creative problem solving and classroom research projects. Produce projects that use visual arts to create enthusiasm in the classroom.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 513 Reading Strategies - Thematic Education Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
From Dinosaurs to Philadelphia History to Egyptology to ‘Little House on the Prairie’ … these are just a few of the wide range of thematic units participants will research, develop, demonstrate, and archive for classroom, library, resource room, and laboratory use. Topics highlighted will be: reading, social studies, and math themes; materials to support creative classroom themes; the Internet as a thematic tool; PowerPoint techniques for the thematic classroom; and assessment and accountability formats.
Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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LITY 514 Enriching Language Arts - Pre-K-4 Division of Continuing Studies Professional Institute for Educators
3 credits 42.0 hours
500 level graduate course
This course explores theory and practice for creating an enriched language-arts classroom, with a focus on supporting the development of language competencies; reading, writing, speaking, listening and language for grades Pre-K-4. Learn creative techniques for teaching spelling and vocabulary development, creative writing, literature appreciation and critical thinking, plus lectures on authors and illustrators,public speaking, creative problem solving and classroom research projects.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MAAN 101 (ANIM*101) Animation 101 College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
An introduction to the basics of animation, with an emphasis on the development of storytelling capabilities. Inventive studio projects explore production techniques used both in experimental and character animation. In addition, an historical overview is provided through film screenings and group discussion.
Requires completion of 15 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 201 (ANIM*201) Animation Movement Principles College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Through a series of drawn exercises concentrating on timing, movement, and weight, the student acquires an understanding of fundamental animation principles.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 202 (ANIM*202) Object Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduces students to under-the-camera animation using varied media, such as puppets, cut-outs, and painting-on-glass. Special attention is given to non-narrative approaches to animation. Students create a final project using one or more of the techniques explored during the semester.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 211 (ANIM*211) Character Design College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Designing characters, backgrounds, pans, and creative camera moves for the animated scene. Design styles and techniques are explored for their potential to develop a wide range of character types, traits, moods, personalities, and attitudes. Students learn to integrate space and characters action, work with camera fields, deal with composition and perspective, and create moods through layout. A final project requires development of an animator’s bible, a production workbook for the student’s personal film portfolio.
Prerequisites MAAN*201 or MAAN*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 231 (ANIM*231) Introduction to Computer Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This introductory course develops the student’s understanding of digital movement and imaging through animation exercises using a variety of 2D software programs on the PC platform. No previous computer experience is required.
Priority enrollment for Animation and Film + Animation majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 232 (ANIM*232) 2D Computer Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Using both raster- and vector-based programs, students explore how to build 2D animation sequences in the computer and how to translate hand-drawn animation into digitally composited animated pieces. Traditional animation principles are expanded upon and reinforced using 2D computer graphics and editing programs. Digital imagery and sound are integrated in class assignments designed to explore a wide variety of 2D styles.
Prerequisites MAAN*231 or MMDI*102
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 301 (ANIM*301) Collaborative Animation Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The first half of this course is devoted to the creation of a short, client-based project. The second half involves an interdisciplinary group project aimed at refining students’ knowledge of animation movement design.
Prerequisites MAAN*201 or MAAN*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 302 (ANIM*302) Junior Animation Piece College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course focuses on the creation of a personal one and half-minute animated piece, starting form initial conception and ending with final output to digital or film media. Stages in the production cycle include storyboarding, animatics, animation, inking and painting, sound-image editing, and final output.
Prerequisites MAAN*201 or MAAN*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 320 (ANIM*320) Selected Topics in Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course allows for the presentation of one-time, unique studio experiences involving either specialized themes, media, classroom structures, or teaching and learning formats, for the development of projects relevant to contemporary Animation issues.
Junior/Senior Preferred Variable Level - Check W/ Dept
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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MAAN 321 (ANIM*321) Puppet Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The technique of animation handmade three-dimensional characters. Topics include puppet construction in clay and mixed media, set design and construction, and lighting. Students also study the history of puppet animation through screenings and lectures, with special emphasis on European filmmakers and nonverbal storytelling.
Prerequisites MAAN*201 or MAAN*202
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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MAAN 325 (ANIM*325) Storyboarding College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The ability to create effective visual continuities represents a fundamental skill in animation and live-action filmmaking. In this class, an understanding of narrative story structure and the ability to translate words into images will be developed through exercises dealing with the specifics of shot sequence design. Storyboards will be expanded into animatic form and will include the creation of basic soundtracks.
Prerequisites MAAN*201 or MAAN*202
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 331 (ANIM*331) 3-D 1: Introduction College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Using industry-standard 3D computer software, students learn basic modeling, texturing, lighting, movement, and rendering techniques. This course prepares students for further 3D computer coursework and allows them to utilize 3D software in the development and creation of their Junior and Senior thesis work.
Prerequisites MAAN*231 or MMDI*102
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 332 (ANIM*332) 3D II: Modeling and Lighting College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course is designed to further develop 3D computer animation modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering skills. Using industry-standard software, students explore and develop 3D skills with both photo-realistic and stylized graphic approaches to image creation and manipulation.
Prerequisites MAAN*331
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 333 (ANIM*333) 3D III: Character Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
This course is designed to deeply increase students’ 3D computer character animation knowledge. Using industry-standard software, students build character models and skeletons, attach the models to the skeletons, and move the resulting 3D computer characters through a series of exercises as they explore and refine 3D character animation skills.
Prerequisites MAAN*331
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 341 (ANIM*341) History of Animation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The aesthetics of animation design and the structural elements of frame-by-frame filmmaking have evolved over time. Analytical, procedural, and historical approaches are brought to bear in the study of animation principles and their development in cinematic history.
Requires completion of 60 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill an art history elective, liberal arts elective, or free elective requirement.
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MAAN 401 (ANIM*401) Animation Thesis I College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Directed independent production of a short film project in an idiom of the student’s choosing; additional production of a visual portfolio and reel.
Prerequisites MAAN*302
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 402 (ANIM*402) Animation Thesis II College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Directed independent production of a short film project in an idiom of the student’s choosing; additional production of a visual portfolio and reel.
Prerequisites MAAN*401 or MAAN*302
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAAN 490 (ANIM*490) Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MAAN 499 (ANIM*499) Internship College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 3 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
Internship program in which the student, working closely with an internship advisor, is placed in one of several professional situations. Placements include assisting in professional studios, practice in biomedical photography laboratories, and working for commercial and non-profit galleries, among others. Placements in film and animation are sponsored by local independent production houses and television stations, design firms, and freelance artists; students of film may assist in location shooting, set production, editing, casting, scripting, and a myriad of other practical tasks.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MACR 121 (FILM*121) The Art of Cinema College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 30.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Surveys the artistic possibilities of film and digital video, introducing students to narrative, documentary, experimental, and hybrid approaches to live-action film and animation. The course mixes lecture, discussion, screenings, and basic hands-on work with filmed images using digital-video cameras and editing software.
Corequisite Course(s): MACR*121S
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MACR 121S (FILM*121S) The Art of Cinema - Screening College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
0 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Surveys the artistic possibilities of film and digital video, introducing students to narrative, documentary, experimental, and hybrid approaches to live-action film and animation. The course mixes lecture, discussion, screenings, and basic hands-on work with filmed images using digital-video cameras and editing software. Sections of the screening course are not graded.
Corequisite Course(s): MACR*121
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MACR 304 (FILM*306) Image and Performance College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
For artists and performers of all disciplines. An intensive cross-disciplinary workshop in which the students create their own short performance works using fusions of video, animation, dance, motion, and sound to explore the interactions between visual media and the performing arts.
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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MACR 304X Image and Performance College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 credits 0.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Meets with MACR 304. For artists and performers of all disciplines. An intensive cross-disciplinary workshop in which the students create their own short performance works using fusions of video, animation, dance, motion, and sound to explore the interactions between visual media and the performing arts.
Open to majors in the College of Performing Arts only.
This course may be completed 4 times for credit.
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MACR 401 Collaborative Web Series College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
A digital-video workshop in which students collaborate to produce a large-scale serial media project for Internet distribution. Students work in groups to write, shoot, post-produce, and upload three or more episodes of a narrative, documentary, reality, or experimental series using live-action filmmaking, animation, or both. Lectures and screenings provide a background in the history and aesthetics of serial media projects, short-form video, and episodic drama. The course encourages participation by students in any major.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
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MACR 443 (FILM*443) Time: A Seminar College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
The concept of Time considered from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on readings in philosophy, literature, psychology, sociology, and film theory. Relevant works in film and video are screened. Students are responsible for a final term paper that interrelates two or more of the readings with one of the screened works.
Requires completion of 60 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.
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MACR 490 (FILM*490) Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to Undergraduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MACR 499 Internship College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Internship program in which the student, working closely with an internship advisor, is placed in one of several professional situations. Placements include assisting in professional studios, practice in biomedical photography laboratories, and working for commercial and non-profit galleries, among others. Placements in film and animation are sponsored by local independent production houses and television stations, design firms, and freelance artists; students of film may assist in location shooting, set production, editing, casting, scripting, and a myriad of other practical tasks.
Prerequisites MAPH*202, MAAN*202, or MAFL*202
Open to Animation, Film, and Photograpy majors only.
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*499, MAFL*499, MACR*499
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MACR 690 (FILM*690) Graduate Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
600 level graduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
Restricted to graduate students.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MAFL 101 1st Year Film College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A short survey of the artistic possibilities of film and video. Topics include elements of narrative, the poetics of film, the documentary idiom and video as an art form. Students write two short papers and work on group shooting projects.
Priority enrollment to CAMD Core Studies Students
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 102 Video: Strategies and Tactics College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
Building on the skills and concepts introduced in Time/Motion (FNDP 161), this course introduces the student to the creative and expressive possibilities of film and video. The course surveys a variety of approaches to film from narrative to documentary to experimental, fosters more critical viewing habits, and provides the student with basic production skills in digital video and audio.
Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or FNDP*111, FNDP*151, FNDP*161 & FNDP*171
Open to Foundation majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 122 The Art of Sound College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
This introductory course investigates the expressive range, communicative power, and aesthetic structure of sound as a form of art. Frequent readings and listening examples demonstrate the ways that sound communicates and enhance students’ awareness of the medium, while practical exercises build up fundamental skills in observation, editing, and mixing.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: CMMC*103, MAFL*122
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MAFL 124 (FILM*124) Video Production College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
A hands-on introduction to the principles and techniques of digital-video production. Students develop a sensitivity to the nuances of movement; learn to light, compose, and shoot video; and explore the logic of editing. The course engages students in an analytic consideration of basic cinematic syntax and provides them with the opportunity for individual experimentation and practice.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: CMMC*102,MAFL*124, MAFL*124,CMMC*102
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MAFL 201 Cinematography College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
This course offers and introduction to the basic principles of cinematography in film and video: lighting, exposure, composition, and color theory. Students learn to shoot and edit 16mm film; to perform timing, staging, and blocking exercises in order to develop a feel for direction; and to explore strategies for using camera movement. The course will also deal with basic sound recording protocols.
Not Recommended for 1st Year.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 213 (FILM*213) The Art of Editing College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
In this course, students apply critical analysis to the art of editing for motion pictures. Classical and avant-garde editing approaches are explored through selected readings and screenings of seminal works. Students improve and expand their digital-editing capabilities through a series of creative assignments relating to the logic of shot relationships.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*213, CMMC*313
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MAFL 220 Writing for the Short Film College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
A writing class introducing students to the basic elements of screenwriting. These include three act structure, creating a character, act design, and scene structure. Students complete a short screenplay (5 to 20 pages) by the end of the semester.
Prerequisites MAFL*201 and MAFL*202
Open to Film Animation and Film/Digital Video Majors
Not Recommended for 1st Year.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 301 (FILM*301) Junior Production Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
A production course that focuses on independent-filmmaking techniques and concepts. Students explore cinematic ideas through structured and personal filmmaking assignments that emphasize keen visual thinking, story development, and an understanding of film form and language. Students are taught advanced techniques in lighting, shot selection, camera movement, editing, and sound design, using high-end 16mm film and HD video gear. Student also view and analyze significant films.
Prerequisites MAFL*213
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 302 Junior Cinema Production II College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Second part of a year-long film and digital video production class emphasizing independent filmmaking techniques and concepts. Students explore cinematic ideas through structured and personal filmmaking assignments that emphasize keen visual thinking, story development, and an understanding of film form and film language. Students are taught professional lighting, 16mm sync sound camera technologies, editing and soundtrack strategies, and laboratory procedures. Students also view and analyze significant films.
Prerequisites MAFL*301
Open to Film/Digital Video majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 304 (FILM*304) Sound Design College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Introduces the theory and practice of sound editing and design for motion pictures. Through weekly screenings, selected readings, and analytical assignments, students learn the historical and aesthetic development of film sound. Using nonlinear sound-editing software, students complete exercises in the creative practice of post-production sound acquisition, editing, and mixing for various media.
Requires completion of 24 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*304, CMMC*302
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MAFL 305 (FILM*305) Film + Animation Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
In this production course, students will consider how to place their own hybrid live-action film and animation practice within a larger critical and historical context. They will examine traditional and alternative ways of thinking about and making integrative work; view, discuss and write about historical precedents; create short projects combining film and animation techniques; refine their team-building skills; and write an artist statement that reflects upon their influences, as well as the processes and ideas they are most interested in exploring in upcoming thesis work.
Prerequisites MAFL*301 and MAAN*325
Priority enrollment to Film + Animation majors.
Prereq. Override Available
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 311 (FILM*311) Narrative Production College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students in this film production course explore a variety of narrative strategies, contrasting classical and alternative modes relating to plot, characterization, theme, style and genre. Additional topics include the social meanings of narratives and various economic and industrial pressures upon narrative content. Students work collaboratively in small groups to write, direct, and crew on short films that incorporate the concepts and skills learned from lectures and screenings.
Prerequisites MAFL*301
Prereq. Override Available
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*311, PF*320, PF*320, MAFL*311, MAFL*311
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MAFL 316 (FILM*316) Documentary Workshop College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Explores the forms, strategies, structures, ethics and aesthetic conventions of documentary film/video, with an emphasis on developing visual and structural storytelling techniques. Students are exposed to a variety of approaches that illustrate the range of choices and creative possibilities in the documentary form. Assignments include collaborative exercises and the production of a short documentary in which students are encouraged to discover their own voices.
Prerequisites MAFL*102, MAFL*201, or CMMC*102
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 320 (FILM*320) Film Forum: Selected Topics College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 67.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The course focuses on one particular area of animation, film, video or television. The topics will vary with some being lecture based with a screening component, others will be a hybrid of lecure and small scale projects directly related to the specific topic being studied. Courses might include: film theory, genres, works of individual film directors, screenwriters, seminars in sound and installation, television programming trends.
Priority enrollment for Animation, Film & Video, Film + Animation, Writing for Film & TV, DAT, Photo + Film Media, Film Design and Production, and Film & Media Studies majors.
Variable Level - Check W/ Dept
This course may be completed 5 times for credit.
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MAFL 331 (FILM*331) Experimental Video College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
An intermediate-level course in digital audio and video production. In the context of screenings and readings drawn from the history of experimental media, students learn to use various digital and optical strategies to approach a variety of thematic issues. This course is a venue for the production of short, aesthetically energized works for a variety of screening environments, and encourages collaboration with Dance and Music majors.
Prerequisites MAFL*213
Open to Film/Digital Video majors and minors; and Film/Animation and Multidisciplinary majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*331, PF*322, PF*322, MAFL*331, MAFL*331
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MAFL 333 (FILM*333) Video Game Narrative College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 67.5 hours
300 level undergraduate course
Students explore narrative concepts and strategies as they apply to video games, including the player-protagonist relationship, linear vs. open-world plot structure, narrative experiential density, ludonarrative and emergent gameplay, and narrative written for the style of immersive simulations. Building upon lectures, quizzes, and the in-class playing of artistically significant video games, students complete written analytical assignments and work collaboratively in small groups to develop narrative video game concepts.
Requires completion of 60 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 340 (FILM*340) Media Installation College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course
The world of media art has expanded beyond movie theaters and the web’s rectangular screens. As the traditional art world encompasses moving image and sound, we find the idea of marble morphing into data bits. Media Installation is concerned with media & physical space and how to occupy it, relate to it, and influence the perception of it. In this class we will explore the history of media installations, read essays and interviews with practitioners, have guest speakers, and experiment with the tools at hand to make a variety of works. We are going to learn how to make the moving image and sound react, emote, and integrate with the physical environment using sensors, cameras, audio, projectors and whatever else we might need to invent.
Prerequisites MAFL*124
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 401 (FILM*401) Senior Thesis I College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
First part of a year-long course in which students produce their own thesis film or digital videos. Students are also introduced to contemporary professional practices, including synopsis and treatment writing, script breakdowns, budgeting, location scouting, casting, and working with actors.
Prerequisites MAFL*301
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 402 (FILM*402) Senior Thesis II College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
Second part of a year-long course in which students produce their own film or digital video. The students are also introduced to contemporary professional practices including resume writing, applying to film festivals, reading contracts, dealing with copyrights, and financing and distributing independent films.
Prerequisites MAFL*401
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: CMMC*402, MAFL*402, CMMC*402, MAFL*402
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MAFL 460 Professional Practices In Film/Digital Video College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits 90.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course
A series of mini seminars in various aspects of professional film and video production. Topics to be addressed include: studio operations, advanced sound recording, sound mixing, and gaffer and grip responsibilities. Independent producers are brought in to conduct workshops on topics of interest. This course supplements, but does not replace, Media Arts required courses.
Prerequisites MAFL*302
Open to Film/Digital Video majors and minors; and Film/Animation majors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAFL 490 (FILM*490) Independent Study College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
1.5 - 6 credits undefined hours
300 level undergraduate course
Independent Study offers a matriculated student the opportunity to initiate individual research or advanced projects that are beyond the limits of the standard curriculum. Enrollment is limited, please see the Independent Study policy in the catalogue for more information.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.
This course may not be audited.
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
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MAFL 499 (FILM*499) Internship College of Art, Media & Design School of Film
3 credits undefined hours
400 level undergraduate course
Internship program in which the student, working closely with the School of Film internship advisor, is placed in one of several professional situations. Placements vary and can include interning in artist studios, production houses and television stations, working for commercial and non-profit galleries, design firms or multimedia manufacturers, assisting in professional film productions, or working for film festivals or non-profit organizations. Many internships are pursued locally, but students have also interned in other states and abroad.
Prerequisites MAFL*201 or MAFL*213
This course may be completed 2 times for credit
This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
This course is equated with the following courses: MAFL*499, MAFL*499, MACR*499
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MAPH 101 (PHOT*140) 1st Year Photography College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
1.5 credits 45.0 hours
100 level undergraduate course
An introduction to fundamental techniques used in black-and-white photography, including camera operation, developing, and printing. There are lectures and presentations on the technical aspects of photography as well as the creative and conceptual aspects of the field. Demonstrations on the production of photograms and pinhole images, the use of the copy stand and slide film, mural printing, and a brief description of different camera formats are included.
Requires completion of 15 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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MAPH 201 (PHOT*200) Introduction to Photography I College of Art, Media & Design School of Art
3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course
Introduction to basic concepts, processes, and techniques of black-and-white photography, including camera operation, exposure, darkroom procedures, lighting, and their controlled applications of these techniques. Emphasis is upon the normative standard of photographic rendering.
Priority enrollment to Photography majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors. Interdisciplinary Fine Arts majors with Photo concentration are also granted priority enrollment.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
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