CIN 150 Introduction to Film (4)
Introduction to the art of film by examination of the filmmaking process, study of narrative and nonnarrative film, and exploration of film’s relation to society.
Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.
CIN 165 Introduction to Digital Film Production (4)
Introduction to digital film production through group projects. Prerequisite: CIN150 or ENG250; permission of instructor.
CIN 252 Methods of Cinema Studies (4)
Introduction to the academic study of film, with special emphasis on scholarly research and formal writing.
Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250; WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
CIN 265 Form and Meaning in Digital Film Production (4)
Through group projects and individual editing, students explore formal methods of creating meaning in shots, sequences, and short films. Prerequisite: CIN165; permission of instructor.
CIN 300 History of Film: The Silent Era (4)
Survey of the significant industrial, technological and cultural developments shaping film history during the era. Directors examined may include Griffith, Eisenstein, Chaplin, Murnau, Pabst, Lang and others. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 301 History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4)
Examination of significant directors and genres of the era, as well as crucial industrial, technological and cultural developments. Directors may include Welles, Hitchcock, Renoir, DeSica and others; genres may include the western, gangster film, musical, neorealism, film noir. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 302 History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4)
Historical study of important films, directors and movements from the late 1950s through the 1970s. Directors examined may include Godard, Truffaut, Akerman, Fassbinder, Herzog, Wertmuller, Bergman, Altman, Kubrick and Scorsese. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 303 History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4)
Study of developments in cinema history from the 1970s to the present, including topics such as blockbuster and independent filmmaking, emerging national cinemas, media conglomeration and related industrial developments, and technological innovation. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 310 Studies in Animated Film (4)
Examination of the history of animated filmmaking. Additional focus on aesthetic and industrial practices. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG250.
CIN 311 Studies in Documentary Film (4)
Examination of the history of documentary filmmaking. Additional focus on aesthetic and industrial practices. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 312 Independent, Avant-Garde and Experimental Film (4)
Historical examination of those forms of motion picture expression that fall outside of mainstream commercial filmmaking. Additional focus on aesthetic and artisanal practices. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 313 Gender and Sexuality in Film (4)Examination of the typical and alternative depictions of gender and sexuality in film, with an emphasis on historical trends and theoretical approaches to such forms of representation. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 314 National Cinemas and Film Cultures (4)
Film movements and cinema cultures from outside of the United States. National contexts vary and may be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 315 Film Theory and Criticism (4)
Survey of major critical approaches to the academic study of film, such as those theoretical models proposed by Eisenstein, Kracauer, Arnheim, Bazin, Sarris and Metz. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250; CIN 252.
CIN 320 Topics in Film History, Industry, and Technology (4)
Close examination of one or more of the major artistic, industrial or cultural trends shaping film history. Topics explored may include film censorship, art cinemas, the history of cinema technology, historiography. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 321 Topics in Film Genres (4)
Focus on the formation, function and analysis of film genres, with emphasis on individual types, such as the western, horror, romantic comedy, melodrama, or others. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 322 Topics in Film Authors, Authorship, and Aesthetics (4)
Examination of historical and aesthetic issues related to the creation of motion pictures. May focus on individual film directors or other individuals, groups, and institutions involved in the filmmaking process. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 330 Interdisciplinary Topics in Film (4)
Exploration of the relationship between cinema and one or more complementary academic disciplines, such as art, history, religion or the social sciences. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 350 Topics in Film (4)
Examination of specialized subjects in film. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
CIN 415 Advanced Film Theory (4)
Close examination of one or more theoretical approaches used to analyze film texts. May include psychoanalytic criticism, genre theory, reception studies, cultural studies, and others. Topics to be selected by instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Film screening lab may be required.
Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Prerequisite: CIN150 or ENG250; CIN252; CIN 315; 20 credits in Cinema Studies curriculum; permission of instructor.
CIN 450 Advanced Topics in Film (4)
Specialized topics in film history, theory and research methods, to be selected by instructor. May be repeated for credit under different subtitle. Film screening lab may be required.
Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Prerequisite: CIN150 or ENG250; CIN252; CIN 315; 20 credits in Cinema Studies curriculum; permission of instructor.
CIN 485 Field Experience/Internship in Cinema Studies (4)
Field experience or internship for cinema studies majors under faculty supervision. An academic project that incorporates student performance in an occupational setting. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing; 16 credits in cinema studies courses of which at least 8 must be at the 300-400 level and permission of the instructor.
CIN 499 Independent Study in Film Criticism (4)
Study on an independent basis for students with demonstrated interest in film. A proposed course of study must be submitted to the instructor in the semester before the independent study is to be taken.
Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Prerequisite: 32 credits in Cinema Studies curriculum; permission of instructor.
ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
AN 307 Culture and Society Through Film (4)
The systematic study of selected peoples from different cultures through the ethnographic film and appropriate readings, lectures and discussions. Students learn to evaluate cultural data according to various anthropological concepts and methodologies.
ART AND ART HISTORY/STUDIO ART
AH 367 Film and the Visual Arts (4)
The study of film as a visual art and the relationship between film and twentieth-century artistic movements. Prerequisite: AH 101, CIN 150, or ENG250.
COMMUNICATIONS
COM 375 Rise of Electronic Media (4)
Examines the development of the technologies, institutions, regulations, cultural forms, and audiences of electronic media. The course considers the ways media was both shaped by and a force in changing cultural and social conditions.
COM 387: Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
Examines the relationship between media and cultural ideas about gender and sexuality. Emphasis on the ways that media institutions, texts and audiences construct, negotiate, and interpret changing concepts about masculinity, femininity, and sexual preference.
ENGLISH
ENG250 Film and Formal Analysis (4)
Exploration of the dramatic and narrative content of classic and modern films, treating such elements as theme, motif, symbol, imagery, structure and characterization, as well as cultural and philosophical implications.
Satisfies the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.
ENG260 Masterpieces of World Cinema (4)
Examination of a range of cinematic traditions, historical trends, and national film movements from around the globe.
Special emphasis on the formal techniques of cinematic expression and methods of critical analysis.
ENG309 Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4)
Examination of how works of fiction and drama are transformed into film, including focus on creative and industrial practice.
The university general education requirement in knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the literature knowledge exploration area.
ENG 350 Topics in Film (4)
Topic or problem to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated under different subtitle for credit. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250.
ENG 387 Screenwriting (4)
Creative writing for motion pictures, emphasizing fundamentals of scene construction, characterization, and dialogue creation. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250; WRT 160 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
ENG 391 Advanced Workshop in Screenwriting (4)
Screenwriting workshop, with emphasis on advanced screenwriting techniques. Prerequisite: CIN 150 or ENG 250; ENG387.
MODERN LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
LIT 251 Studies in Foreign Film (4)
A study of film as a mirror of the cultures and aesthetics of various societies. Topics to be selected by the instructor.
MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE
MUS 334 History of Film Music (4)
Survey of music written for film from the early sound films to recent contributions using the range of genres from symphonic to popular idioms. Emphasis on how music shapes a film’s emotion, pacing and subtext.
Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PS 309 Politics through Film (4)
Analyzes political ideas, concepts, theories, public policy, political behavior and visions of politics and society as presented in film.