ART AND ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT AH 367 - Film and the Visual Arts (4 cr.) The study of film as a visual art and the relationship between film and twentieth-century artistic movements. Prerequisite: AH101 or CIN150 SA 268 - Video Art I (4 cr.) Introduction to the creation of video as an art form, including basic shooting, sound recording and editing of videos. Prerequisite: SA161 or CIN150 SA 368 - Video Art II (4 cr.) Continuation of Video Art I, with emphasis on individual development and advanced editing. Prerequisite: SA268. CINEMA CIN 150 - Introduction to Film (4 cr.) Introduction to the art of film by examination of the filmmaking process, study of narrative and non-narrative film, and exploration of film’s relation to society. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area and satisfies the university general education requirement in U. S. Diversity. CIN 300 - History of Film: The Silent Era (4 cr.) Survey of directors and films important in shaping film history: Griffith, Eisenstein, Chaplin, Murnau, Pabst, Lang and others. CIN 301 - History of Film: The Sound Era to 1958 (4 cr.) Examination of significant directors, genres and movements: Welles, Hitchcock, Renoir, DeSica and others; the western, gangster film, musical; neorealism, film noir. CIN 302 - History of Film: The New Wave and Beyond (4 cr.) Study of film from 1959 to the late 1980s, including directors such as Godard, Truffaut, Akerman, Fassbinder, Herzog, Wertmuller, Bergman, Altman, Kubrick and Scorcese. CIN 303 - History of Film: Into the 21st Century (4 cr.) Study of developments in film since the 1980s including topics such as Hollywood cinema, independent filmmaking, experimental films, feminist cinema, national cinema, and new technologies such as digital imaging. CIN 350 - Topics in Film (4 cr.) Examination of specialized subjects in film such as: The War Film, Alfred Hitchcock’s Films, The New Wave, The Japanese Cinema, Censorship. CIN 450 - Advanced Topics in Film (4 cr.) Topics to be selected by instructor. Prerequisite: A course in film or permission of the instructor. CIN 499 - Independent Study (4 cr.) Study on an independent basis for students with demonstrated interest in film. A proposed course of study must be submitted to the prospective instructor in the semester before the independent study is to be taken. Prerequisite: One course in film. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ENG 250 - Film and Formal Analysis (4 cr.) 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. ENG 309 - Adaptation: Fiction, Drama, Film (4 cr.) Examination of how works of fiction and drama are transformed into film, including focus on creative and industrial practice. This class satisfies the General Education requirements in the Knowledge Applications Area. ENG 350 - Topics in Film (4 cr.) Topic or problem to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated under another subtitle. ENG 392 - Film Theory and Criticism (4 cr.) Study of major critical approaches to film such as those of Eisenstein, Kracauer, Arnheim, Bazin, Sarris and Metz. Prerequisite: A course in film. MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT LIT 251 - Studies in Foreign Film (4 cr.) 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 DEPARTMENT MUS 334 - History of Film Music (4 cr.) Survey of music written for film from the early sound film 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. RHETORIC, COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT COM 303 - Communication Theory (4 cr.) Central concepts in communication and the relation of communication to system theory, the acquisition of knowledge, the nature of language and the maintenance of ethical values. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. COM 371 - Forms and Effects of Mass Communication (4 cr.) Techniques of disseminating ideas and information through the mass media; evaluation of the effect of mass media on values of individuals and policies of institutions. Identical with SOC371. Prerequisite: SOC200 or sophomore standing. SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT AN 307 - Culture and Society through Film (4 cr.) 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. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the social science knowledge exploration area for 2005-2006. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.