2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts: Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Media Arts
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Stephen Galloway, M.A., Dean
Michael Kowalski, M.A., Senior Associate Dean
Pavel Jech, M.F.A., Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Dan Leonard, M.F.A., Associate Dean and Chief Technology Officer
Professors: Badham, Bettman, Blaustein, Cheney, Chichester, Coolidge, Fredrick, Gulino, Jech, Jensen, Kowalski, Leonard, Mintz, Seydor, Slowensky, Ward;
Artistic Professors: Rowe, Swimmer;
Professor of Practice of Entertainment Law: Funk;
Associate Professors: Arundale, Carman, Fuery, Gardner, Jones, Kost, Lane, Lee, Lysak, Nathan, Rubin, Schwartz, Wolansky;
Artistic Associate Professors: Knox, Miranda-Ramirez, Rosenberg, Thibault, Warren;
Assistant Professors: Aldridge, Fugate, Young;
Artistic Assistant Professors: Condon, De la Torre Dubreuil, Dutcher, Finch, Finn, Green, Hirsen, Holland, Isaacs, Lavelle, Pavelin, Rosenthal, Rote, Trela;
Instructor: Walther.
The undergraduate programs are housed in the Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Media Arts within the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. The Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Media Arts invites students to engage in the study and practice of self-expression through the media arts.
Acceptance into Dodge College programs is by application only. Students wishing to apply should contact Dodge College for supplemental application requirements and materials.
Students wishing to change their major, add a second major or add a minor within Dodge College should submit a Change of Major/Minor Application. Instructions for submitting a Change of Major/Minor Application can be found on the Dodge College current students website.
All entering students enroll in FTV 130 - Introduction to Visual Storytelling during their first year. This course is an intense, hands-on production course in which students work with exploratory exercises, in assignments crafted to encourage risk-taking and creativity. This class is the gateway experience for every Dodge College student.
From there, the curriculum continues to encourage creative and intellectual exploration throughout the undergraduate course of study. In every semester students are expected to develop both fluency in expression through the media arts (through courses in the major) and an understanding of the broader cultural context in which they participate (through courses in general education).
As students proceed into upper-division courses, the degree paths become more distinct. More emphasis is put on the “business of the business,” whether the business is the film industry, film scholarship, public relations, advertising, television writing, television production, broadcast journalism or documentary filmmaking.
Each of the school’s eight bachelor degrees ends with a specific “capstone” project, to prepare the student with a calling card intended to lead them to meaningful, satisfying work after graduation.
Students pursuing a B.A. or B.F.A. in the Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Media Arts must maintain at least a 2.000 GPA in the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade (except for independent internships) and passed with a “C-” or higher.
Students pursuing majors in animation and visual effects, broadcast journalism and documentary and public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing may only use up to 3 credits of internship coursework to satisfy elective requirements within their majors. All other majors in the Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Media Arts may only use up to 6 credits of internship coursework to satisfy elective requirements within their majors.
Class Fees: Technology Fee and Insurance
Some courses in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts carry a technology fee, which ranges from $75 to $1,000. Money collected through these fees supports the college’s special events and week-night screenings, the equipment necessary for creating film and video productions, the computer labs and software and the production environment generally.
Students in very advanced production courses will also be billed to defray the cost of insurance for equipment, personnel and locations. Details are available in the production handbook.
Minors in Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
All minors in film and media arts require an application to and approval by Dodge College for admission.
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Minor
Integrated Program
Film Production
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FP 497E - Sound Design Senior Thesis Workshop I
Prerequisites, FP 333 , senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The first semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
FP 498A - Cinematography Senior Thesis Workshop II
Prerequisites, FP 497A , senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. The second semester includes completing a professional caliber motion picture project and premiering the completed work in a public screening. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FP 498B - Directing Senior Thesis Workshop II
Prerequisites, FP 497B with a B- or better, senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. The second semester includes completing a professional caliber motion picture project and premiering the completed work in a public screening. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FP 498C - Editing Senior Thesis Workshop II
Prerequisites, FP 497C , senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. The second semester includes completing a professional caliber motion picture project and premiering the completed work in a public screening. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FP 498D - Production Design Senior Thesis Workshop II
Prerequisites, FP 497D , senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. The second semester includes completing a professional caliber motion picture project and premiering the completed work in a public screening. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FP 498E - Sound Design Senior Thesis Workshop II
Prerequisites, FP 497E , senior standing, consent of instructor and film and television production or film production major. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student performs in a key creative crew position in the completion of a finished motion picture project. The second semester includes completing a professional caliber motion picture project and premiering the completed work in a public screening. This course includes a laboratory component held at a different time. Letter grade. Fee: $1,000. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FP 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 to enroll. Designed to meet specific interests which are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
Film Studies
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FS 241 - Film Analysis, Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , sophomore standing, film studies or film and media studies major. This course introduces film studies and film and media studies majors to various theoretical and analytical approaches for the study of film and media. Specific attention is given to the critique of film and televisual form and content in its various social and cultural contexts, in order to develop critical thinking and writing skills. This course prepares students for their upper division film studies classes in their junior and senior year. This course has required lab and lecture components held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
FS 244 - History of Film to 1959, Lecture and Laboratory
The history of film as an art form, industry, and cultural phenomenon, from the postwar Neorealist movement to the state of contemporary art and practice. Open to non-majors. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
FS 245 - History of Film 1960 - Present, Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisite, FS 244 . The history of film as an art form, industry, and cultural phenomenon, from post war film movements to the present. Open to non-majors. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FS 291 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits -
FS 299 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, freshman or sophomore standing only and consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students may only count 6 credits of individual study credit towards any degree in Dodge College. This includes any combination of FS 299, FS 399 , or FS 499 . May be repeated for credit. Fee: varies. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
FS 339 - Hollywood’s Greatest Year: 1939
This course examines the Hollywood high point in concrete cultural terms: what was the Hollywood system and what sorts of films did it produce and how and to what effect? Students explore topics such as studio style, structure, and operations, institutional regulation (censorship), film technology, genre and stardom, the role of critics, and audience taste. While this class will draw on important secondary studies, some readings will be drawn from primary sources of the time in order to establish the historical context of how the Hollywood system functioned during its presumed pinnacle of artistic achievement and when cinema was the mass medium in the U.S. Doing so will enable students to see the extent at which the media industry practices of studio era Hollywood continue to influence/inform those of present-day Hollywood. FS 339 and FS 539 will be held together. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342 - Film Genre and Auteur Studies
An intensive study of one film genre, with a different genre covered in each course offering. Open to non-majors. Letter grade. May be repeated in a different genre. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
FS 342A - Film Noir
An exploration of the crime films of the 1940s and 1950s, called “black” by French critics because of their violent, nihilistic content, and distinctive style of extreme-angled, deep-focus cinematography and shadowy low-key lighting. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342B - The Horror Film
Beginning with Thomas Edison’s Frankenstein (1910), this course examines such influential movements as German Expressionism, the Val Lewton horror films of the 1940s, sci-fi hybrids of the 1950s, the ‘slasher’ horror of the 1970s, and the recent wave of Asian horror films and their Hollywood remakes. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342C - The Musical
Intensive study of the history and aesthetics of the movie musical form its stage roots and cinematic birth coinciding with the coming of sound film through the waning of the genre’s popularity during the decline of the Hollywood studio system and the many attempts since then to revive the form. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342D - The Science Fiction Film
A study of cinematic science fiction from George Melies’ A Trip to the Moon (1902) through contemporary films such as The Matrix. Emphasis is placed on certain developments, such as the alien invasion pictures of the 1950s and the dystopian cycle exemplified by Blade Runner. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342E - Screwball Comedy
This classic film genre of the 1930s and ‘40s is examined in terms of its reflection of certain cultural changes such as the emergence of the independent ‘New Woman,’ the rising divorce rate, and the notion of equality of the sexes. Emphasis is placed on key directors within the form: Leo McCarey, Frank Capra, Preston Sturges. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342F - The Animated Film
From Winsor McCay’s Gertie the Dinosaur (1906) through Disney, Pixar, and the rise of anime, this course examines the history and development of one of the most popular and groundbreaking of contemporary genres. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342G - The Western
Provides an overview of the oldest and most enduring of Hollywood genres exploring the mythology of the genre as well as its historical origins, with an emphasis on the impact of such classic film directors as John Ford, and Anthony Mann, and on the many waves of “revisionist” westerns in the past forty years. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342H - The Melodrama
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Students examine the history, developments and transformation within melodrama across national and global cinemas to explore diverse stories that are told through various representations of emotion. Melodrama is a fluid and potent vehicle for genre and cultural expression that has used a wide range of formal aesthetics to create powerful expressive and affective visual experience. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342J - The Gangster Film
A study of the history and impact of this most American of film genres, which was “ripped from the headlines” of newspaper accounts of the violent exploits of Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 342K - Latinx Films and Filmmakers
This course is an intensive study of the history and aesthetics of latino/a films and filmmakers, with specific filmmakers, regions or nations covered with each course offering. The course will examine representative films from any of the following major periods: silent cinema (1890s-1930s), studio/golden age cinema (1930s-1950s), Neorealism/Art Cinema (1950s), the New Latin American Waves Cinema (1960s-1980s), and contemporary global cinema (1990s through the twenty-first century). Some sections of FS 342K and 542K share the same lectures and meet together. May be repeated for credit. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FS 342M - The Documentary Film
This course provides an introduction to the history and theory of documentary film by tracing the concepts of “reality” since the origin of the genre to the present. Students examine the nature and function of documentary film from the beginning of the movies in 1895 up to the present through an analysis of diverse films, filmmakers, and theoretical approaches. Doing so will enable students to problematize notions of objectivity, truth, and knowledge and to place the films within historical, cultural, and political contexts. While the focus will be primarily on American documentary films, students will also consider the global contexts of documentary by screening films from Europe, Canada, India, and/or additional countries. Finally, students will look at the digital era in terms of how documentary films respond to the current social, cultural and historical moments in which we live. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 353 - Korean Cinema Today
This course highlights the current trends in Korean cinema by exploring a variety of contemporary films. Through screenings, class discussion, Q&A with invited filmmakers as well as an optional trip to Busan International Film Festival, students will gain first-hand familiarity with Korean films, film industry and culture. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is studied. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits -
FS 388 - Producing the Undergraduate Film Journal
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students experience the real world publication process of an undergraduate film journal, Film Matters. Students participate in the practice of editorship, involving (as needed) creation of journal policy and protocol, devise calls for issues and/or papers; solicit and review content from peers throughout the world. This class emphasizes diverse topics mindful of biases and neglected areas within the discipline. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 399 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, junior standing, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students may only count 6 credits of individual study credit towards any degree in Dodge College. This includes any combination of FS 299 , FS 399, FS 499 . May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
FS 443 - Advanced Topics in World Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. A concentrated study of the cinema of one nation or region. Films are studied within their historical and cultural context. Open to non-majors. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
FS 443A - Asian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. A survey of Asian film with emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The cinema of India, China, and Japan, the countries with the largest film industries will be featured. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443B - British Films
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors will have enrollment priority. This course will cover the major areas of British Film, including: ‘British Heritage’ films, British Cinema of the 1990s, plus influential directors. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443C - French Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors will have enrollment priority. An examination of the French film industry and its most influential movements, from “poetic realism” to the “New Wave” and the “cinéma du look.” Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443D - Mexican Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors will have enrollment priority. A historical survey of Mexican cinema with an emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The course will examine films produced in Mexico and films made by Mexicans in the United States. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443E - German Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors will have enrollment priority. An examination of the German film industry and its most influential movements, from “Weimar Cinema” to the “New German Cinema” and beyond. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443F - Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry
(Same as ITAL 341 .) This course is a survey of the history of Italian cinema. We will study how cinema has embodied Italian collective consciousness and identity and how it has evolved artistically at different moments in the 20th century. Particular attention will be given to Italian cinema’s relationship with other national cinemas and Hollywood. We will read about and screen some of the most representational and influential films by directors such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, Leone, Bertolucci and others. Among the topics discussed are: the birth of Italian cinema, silent cinema, cinema during Fascism, the aesthetic and ethical heritage of Neorealism, auteur cinema, collaboration practices, existential and abstract cinema, comedy Italian style, the advent of TV and the new genres of the 60s and 70s, and recent trends. Taught in English. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443G - Australian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . This course examines the way in which ‘Australian identity’ is cinematically represented as a fictional construct and an industrial product. It will consider issues such as cultural difference and the effects of globalization on the imagining and imaging of a ‘national’ community. Some sections may be taught with FS 543. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443H - Survey of European Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Students will be introduced to the key films of European cinema and analyze them within historical, social and aesthetic contexts. Emphasis will be placed on transnational, global and multicultural perspectives. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443I - East Asian Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . This course examines cinematic traditions from the region of East Asia by analyzing films from Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. The course focuses on a historical mode of textual analysis placing each film within larger historical, social, and cultural contexts of its production. Some sections may share course lectures with FS 543. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 443K - Korean Cinema Today
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , FS 244 , FS 245 . This course highlights the current trends in Korean cinema by exploring a variety of contemporary films. Through screenings, class discussion, and Q&A with invited filmmakers, students will gain first-hand familiarity with Korean films, film industry and culture. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits -
FS 444 - Advanced Topics in Film and Media Studies
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. An in-depth study of a particular aspect of film history and aesthetics. Open to non-majors. Letter grade. Repeatable for credit if the topic is different. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
FS 444A - Black Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. A critical, historical analysis of Black Cinema through lecture, discussion, and viewing of films and film excerpts. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444B - New Hollywood Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. Focuses on the rise of the New Hollywood, covering the influence of European directors on the ‘movie brats,’ the emergence of the contemporary blockbuster, the role of advertising and film reviews in promoting films, the significance of box office figures, and the economics of packaging and deal-making. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444C - Queer Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , junior standing and FS 244 or FS 245 . This course examines the relationship among film, gender and sexuality. Topics covered may include cinematic representations of gender and sexuality, LGBTQ issues in film, feminist film theory, censorship, transgression, screening the body, psychoanalysis and cinema. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444D - Hollywood Auteurs
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors have enrollment priority. A study of the concept of the film “auteur” and the way it has been applied to Hollywood filmmakers from the classical period (1917-1960) through the evolution of this concept into a marketing category in contemporary Hollywood. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444E - Independent American Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors have enrollment priority. Examines independent film movements in North American cinema with an emphasis on the ‘independent revival’ from the 1980s onwards. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444F - Women in Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors have enrollment priority. A survey of the on- and off-screen roles women have played in film and television, and an examination of how these roles have changed to reflect the changing status of women in society. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444G - Films about the Holocaust
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors have enrollment priority. Traces the history of the Holocaust on film focusing on the cinematic art’s contribution to our understanding of the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. The course will cover both non-fiction and fiction films and will attempt to survey all styles of filmmaking as they pertain to the Holocaust. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444H - Film Censorship
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors will have enrollment priority. This course investigates the cultural, industrial, and social factors that provided the genesis of Hollywood self-industry censorship during what has been coined its “Pre-Code” era. We begin in the 1920s by studying the formation of the Motion Picture Producers and Directors Association (MPPDA), to the Studio Relations Committee’s monitoring of early sound films in the early 1930s, until the strict enforcement of the film industry’s “Production Code” in 1934, and then analyze its effects/aftermath. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444I - The History and Aesthetics of Stereoscopic Cinema
Prerequisite, DCFMA major. This course will explore the history and aesthetics of stereoscopic 3-D cinema through readings, screenings, lectures, classroom discussions and written assignments. Though stereoscopic imagery can be found in a variety of media, including photography, comic books, theme parks and video games, this course engages specifically with stereoscopic cinema within the tradition of the Hollywood narrative feature film. The course follows a largely chronological trajectory from the pre-cinema era before 1895 to the digital present, tracing the technological, industrial and aesthetic issues that have shaped the production, exhibition and reception of stereoscopic cinema at various points along the way. In many ways, the history of stereoscopic cinema represents a parallel, shadow history to mainstream cinema, one that can help throw the embedded assumptions and naturalized practices of monocular film culture into relief, as it were. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444J - Screened Violence
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors have enrollment priority. Violent images have often been blamed for violent actions. This course examines the consequence of violence on screen (film, tv, gaming) in both in its explicit and implicit forms. Screen examples will include themes of vengeance, transgression and cruelty, as much as it includes latent violence on gender, sexuality, racial identity and ability. The examples will be drawn from a range of cinemas and sources to expand the inquiry of what constitutes violence and how violence can result from ill-considered representation. Some sections of this course may be taught with FS 544. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444K - The Hollywood Studio System
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . This course provides a survey of American cinema using the Hollywood studio system as its case study during its zenith in the 1930s and 40s, when cinema was the “mass medium” of the Twentieth Century and the majority of film production took place in Los Angeles (better known as “Hollywood”). The goal of this course is to historically contextualize the key studios of what has been called “The Golden Age” of “classical Hollywood” in terms of their aesthetic, cultural, industrial, social, and technological significances. In sum, students will identify and scrutinize the varying “house styles” of the major studios through studying the production choices, management style, and talent at each studio. Letter grade with Pass/No Pass option. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444M - Italian American Cinema
(Same as ITAL 387 .) 3 credits -
FS 444N - Postwar U.S. Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , and FS 244 , or FS 245 . Film and media studies, film studies majors and film and media studies, film studies minors will have enrollment priority. This course provides a survey of American cinema focused on the decade of the 1950s, which witnessed tremendous economic and social changes that in turn impacted the style of Hollywood films. In doing so, the course will historically contextualize this decade in terms of its aesthetic, cultural, industrial, social, and technological attributes, including the rise of television in Hollywood and in response, the emergence of new film technologies like 3-D, Cinemascope, and stereoscopic sound in film; the major stars and genres of the decade that reflected dominant gender ideologies of the period (the “office company man,” “blonde bombshell,” domestic homemaker, the teen rebel, etc.); the rise of “teenagers” as a social (and marketable!) demographic; the Cold war political climate (McCarthyism and the ensuing Blacklist in Hollywood; and the end of the “studio system” that caused changes in production (Hollywood productions abroad, freelancing). This course will also consider historical revisionism of the decade through select contemporary Hollywood films and television and consider how the present frames the past. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444O - Film, Gender and Sexuality
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. This course examines the relationships among film, gender, and sexuality. Topics covered may include cinematic representations of gender and sexuality, LGBTQ issues in film, feminist film theory, censorship, transgression, screening the body, psychoanalysis and cinema. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444P - Emerging Digital Media
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies, film and media studies majors and film studies, film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. Following the widespread digitization of visual technologies in the 1990s and the increased use of mobile and interactive communication technologies in the 2000s, contemporary culture is currently riding a wave of emerging media technologies. Without a single unifying definition, what is called “emerging media” determines not only the way people communicate but also implies a cultural practice - a “participatory culture” characterizing the definitions of “digital” and “always on” lifestyle. Profoundly immersed in the communication practices and digital aesthetics informed by the emerging media, individuals are not only reconfiguring their own identities, sensory and cognitive references, but also restructuring the infrastructures of socio-economic, cultural, and political institutions. This course examines emerging media technologies and their effects on identities and subjectivities, senses and perception, as well as cultures and environment in the broadest sense. Students will explore how aesthetics and practices of interactivity and immersion figure in different emerging media platforms. And last, but not least, the course considers how do emerging media require society to redefine the way people create, tell, and produce stories will therefore engage emerging media both theoretically and practically. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444Q - Screen Decades
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . Film studies and film and media studies majors and film studies and film and media studies minors have enrollment priority. This course examines American and/or a sampling of International cinema by specific decade (corresponding to the selection by the course instructor), with attention paid to both developments within popular filmmaking and film’s relation to historical context. Screenings and discussion will address Hollywood’s engagement with the popular culture of the period, regulations and politics, stardom, publicity, and the various film genre cycles or styles that emerged during the era. In addition to Hollywood production, the course may also consider documentary filmmaking, Art cinema, race and gender, spectatorship, and/or experimental film. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 444R - Media, Culture, and Emotion
(Same as CCI 444 .) 3 credits -
FS 444S - Hollywood Stardom
Prerequisites, FTV 140 and FS 244 or FS 245 . This course examines the evolving function of stardom and celebrity in Hollywood. Students will consider how these roles and methods of performance have changed and developed throughout the history of film and television by studying stars as both semiotic and sociological constructions - as images that can be “read” and deconstructed, but also as manifestations of specific cultural moments. In doing so, this course examines the cultural and industrial dimensions of screen acting, the development of the Hollywood star system, and the historical methods of performance. Students also consider the array of ways that stars make careers out of acting, various methods of on-screen performance, the development of off-screen star personae, and the ways that actors build their brands. Students will examine key concepts from star studies, film theory and criticism, and American film history in order to expand their understanding of stardom by viewing a range of onscreen performances. Doing so will demonstrate how stardom and celebrity culture fits into a larger cultural and economic understanding of Hollywood and the contemporary media landscape. DCFMA film studies majors and minors have enrollment priority. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
FS 445 - Film Theory and Criticism, Lecture and Laboratory
Prerequisites, FS 241 , FS 245 and film studies or film and media studies major or film studies or film and media studies minor. This course analyzes film through classical theories developed by such formalists as Sergei Eisenstein and Rudolf Arnheim, and realists such as Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer. It also explores modern film theories informed by structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, narratology, et.al. in order to help students gain an understanding of individual films, widespread filmmaking practices, important film movements, and the cultural impact of cinema. This course includes a lecture and required laboratory component held at different times. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
FS 455 - The Practices of Writing about Film
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , FS 244 , FS 245 and film studies or film and media studies major or film studies or film and media studies minor. This course explores the different professional applications of film studies, from the practice of film reviewing to the preparation and planning of film festivals and public programming. Students learn writing techniques specific to film criticism and study the various film histories and critical approaches of film critics past and present, as well as considering the social and cultural issues involved in professional film journalism. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FS 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits -
FS 498 - Film and Media Studies Capstone Seminar
Prerequisites, FTV 140 , FS 244 , FS 245 , FS 445, senior standing and FS 443 or FS 444 and film studies or film and media studies major. This course is designed for advance study for film studies majors in their senior year that emulates a small, graduate seminar experience so that the students can write a longer term paper with detailed feedback and guidance from their professor. This class culminates the film studies degree, drawing upon their critical analysis and primary research skills in their semester long research project. The course subject will revolve each year depending on which faculty member teaches the class, who will bring their unique research expertise to design the class. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
FS 499 - Individual Study
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 to enroll. Designed to meet specific interests which are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for credit. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits
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PRA 219 - Principles of Entertainment Marketing
Prerequisite, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or advertising minor. Some sections may be open to non-majors. An introductory overview of the entertainment marketplace, focusing on the capabilities of the major studios. The course studies the application of film marketing advertising principles including creative advertising, publicity, distribution, research, digital marketing, and media initiatives-and how they interact in the management of entertainment campaigns. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 229 - Experimental Course
Experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. May be repeated for credit if course content is different. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits -
PRA 230 - Principles of Advertising
Prerequisite, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or advertising minor. Some sections may be open to non-majors. A study of the foundation elements of advertising-media, creative, research-and how they interact with basic marketing and communication principles in the development and management of advertising campaigns. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 231 - Principles of Public Relations
Prerequisite, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or public relations minor. Some sections may be open to non-majors. Examination of the social, psychological, economic, and political foundations of public relations; and the integration of the behavioral sciences, management, and communication theories into a profession. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 245 - Research and Strategic Planning for Advertising and Public Relations
Prerequisites, PRA 230 , PRA 231 , public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. This course is designed to give students experience in planning and conducting several critical types of professional research for use in the strategic development of advertising and public relations programs. This includes all aspects of survey research, from consumer insight interview vehicles, such as focus groups and “man on the street” interviews to ethnographic research and pre-post tracking studies. Students learn to use key Advertising/Public Relations industry strategic tools: Target Audience/Persona Development; Creative Briefs; Brand Positioning Statements, and Brand Character Statements. Some sections of this course may be reserved for National Student Advertising Competition team members only. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 271 - Storytelling for Business
Prerequisite, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. In our media-saturated society, storytelling is an increasingly important tool to capture attention and inspire audiences. This course explores the principles of successful storytelling as applied to the business objectives of public relations and advertising. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 272 - Student Public Relations Firm
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , consent of instructor. An introduction to the experience of working with a public relations firm by developing campaign strategies and communication materials for various clients. In this course, students will prepare PR campaigns for clients or compete in public relations competitions, such as the annual national PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 273 - Student Advertising Agency I
Prerequisites, consent of instructor. PRA 230 or PRA 231 recommended. This class provides an introduction to the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Students begin this fall semester course, with the foundational process of a campaign’s development. Utilizing strategy and research techniques for a real client, typically as part of the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, a platform is created which sets the stage for creative development. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 274 - Student Advertising Agency II
Prerequisites, PRA 273 or PRA 473 and consent of instructor. PRA 230 or PRA 231 recommended. This class provides an in depth look at the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Building on the strategy and research completed in PRA 273 / PRA 473 Student Advertising Agency I, student delve into the creative development and element aspects of a full scope advertising campaign for a real client, typically as part of the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 290 - Independent Internship
Offers students an opportunity to earn credit and learn professional skills “on the job” by working for an agency, a studio, media or production company, newsroom, etc. A minimum of 40 hours of work for each credit is required. P/NP. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) ½-6 credits -
PRA 291 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 299 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, freshman or sophomore standing only and consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students may only count 6 credits of individual study credit towards any degree in Dodge College. This includes any combination of PRA 299, PRA 399 , or PRA 499 . May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 305 - Design Strategy
Prerequisite, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or advertising minor. Some sections may be open to non-majors. An introduction to design strategy–how the principles of visual design can be employed strategically to support branding, marketing and public relations messaging, using the latest Adobe InDesign software to design a variety of materials for print and the Internet. Letter grade. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 316 - Events Planning
An in-depth study of special event planning processes and techniques and how special events fit into the overall strategies and integrated marketing plans for organizations. Emphasis is on creating, organizing, identifying sponsors, marketing and implementing large scale community, corporate and non-profit events. Classes may work on producing the annual Dodge College Cecil Awards. Some sections may require instructor approval. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 329 - Experimental Course
Experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. May be repeated for credit if course content is different. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 343 - Media Relations
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , PRA 371 , and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or public relations minor. Working effectively with the news media is a cornerstone of public relations. This class will enable students to critically examine how to develop newsworthy story ideas and media tools appropriate for print, broadcast, and social media. Key elements include practice “pitch” or media contact sessions. Students will also learn how to manage media scrutiny in a crisis. Some sections may be restricted to public relations and advertising majors only. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 344 - Media Planning and Buying
Prerequisites, PRA 230 and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. An intensive experience in the development of a media plan, building on research in consumer demographics and an understanding of the interaction of various media channels in effectively reaching today’s fragmented audiences. An examination of the media world and the strategies and methodologies practiced by global advertising agencies, including media planning and buying for television, radio, magazine, newspaper, outdoor, and interactive media. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 345 - Social Media Marketing
Prerequisites, PRA 230 , PRA 231 , public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. Marketers use social media to increase brand awareness, identify key audiences, generate leads, and build meaningful relationships with customers. Social media allows businesses to gain a competitive advantage through the creation and distribution of valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain clearly defined audiences. Students entering the workforce must be equipped with not only general theories and knowledge when it comes to social media marketing, but also must know how to utilize new and constantly evolving social media marketing strategies for businesses. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 351 - Business Presentations
Prerequisite, creative producing or public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing or writing for film and television major. Some sections may be open to non-majors. Presentation skills are vital to success in public relations, advertising and related fields. In this class, students will learn proven, effective techniques to becoming a dynamic presenter and receive personalized coaching each week. A practical, hands-on approach to organizing, creating and delivering memorable oral and visual presentations. Letter grade. Fee: $75. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 354 - Sports Public Relations
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the role of public relations in professional and college sports, including how to properly communicate with and handle the sports media. Heavy emphasis will be placed on writing for sports and using its unique terminology. Letter grade. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 370 - Digital Marketing
Prerequisites, PRA 230 or PRA 231 and creative producing or public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. An overview of the ways in which online communications tools have transformed the practice of public relations and advertising from using primarily mass media channels to a focus on a market sample of one. Hands on use of social media tools. Study and practice of interactive strategies in managing relationships with key target audiences in support of organizational goals and objectives. Letter grade. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 371 - Writing for Public Relations
Prerequisites, public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or public relations minor. A comprehensive introduction to the various forms of public relations writing such as news and feature releases. Beginning with basic writing and organizational principles, the course introduces the student to persuasive writing designed to meet specific communication objectives. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 373 - Copy Writing
Prerequisites, PRA 230 , public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. A comprehensive introduction to the art and craft of copy writing, with emphases given to creative strategy, advertising’s ethical dimension, and various formats for print and electronic media. Copy writing assignments offer students hands-on experience, building skills to prepare them for the creative challenges of the advertising or related marketing communications industries in the information age. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 395 - Entertainment Public Relations
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , PRA 371 and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. This course will provide an overview of PR tactics used in the entertainment industry. The course will focus on PR initiatives used to publicize television programming, cable/satellite providers, independent feature films, foreign films, Oscar campaigns and other entertainment entities and productions. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 399 - Individual Study
Prerequisites, junior standing, consent of instructor. Individual research and projects. Students may only count 6 credits of individual study credit towards any degree in Dodge College. This includes any combination of PRA 299 , 399, or PRA 499 . May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 419 - Entertainment Marketing Campaigns
Prerequisites, MKTG 304 or MKTG 305 and PRA 231 , PRA 305 and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major and graduating seniors only. This is the capstone course for students studying entertainment marketing. Thesis-level project pairs entertainment marketing seniors with Dodge student filmmakers in the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for a student film. The digital plan will include strategic marketing objectives, production of a video trailer, poster design, PR initiatives, film festival strategies, social media promotion, content distribution, research, and production fund-raising options. Some video editing and digital design experience is recommended. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 420 - Producing Commercials
Prerequisites, FTV 130A or FTV 130E and animation and visual effects or film production or public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing or television writing and production major or advertising minor. Advertising theory, audience research, and strategic message development come together in producing commercials. The course explores the effective use of visual storytelling in the production of television commercials. Editing experience suggested. Letter grade. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 429 - Experimental Course
Experimental courses are designed to offer additional opportunities to explore areas and subjects of special interest. May be repeated for credit if course content is different. Course titles, Prerequisites, and credits may vary. Some courses require student lab fees. Specific course details will be listed in the course schedule. Fee: TBD. (Offered as needed.) ½-3 credits -
PRA 461 - Case Studies in Advertising
Prerequisites, MKTG 304 or MKTG 305 and PRA 230 and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or advertising minor. An intensive study of the applications of advertising theory and principles to specific advertising cases in business and non-profit organizations. Research, discussion, and written situation analysis to determine if case studies were successful. Particular attention given to target market analysis, message strategies, and media objectives. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 469 - Case Studies in Motion Picture Advertising
Prerequisites, FTV 130 , PRA 219 , PRA 231 and MKTG 304 or MKTG 305 and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or advertising or public relations minor. The course explores the field of creative advertising for creative content including television and motion pictures. From creating a marketing strategy to the production of trailers, TV commercials and posters, the course is project-based and uses a case-study methodology that analyzes studio decisions in the creation of promotional advertising materials. Video editing and digital design experience is recommended. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits -
PRA 470 - Public Relations Case Studies
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , and public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major or public relations minor. An intensive study of the application of public relations theory and principles to the problems of business, non-profit, and special interest organizations. In this course, students will learn to evaluate cases related to crisis public relations, community relations, international public relations and other disciplines. Letter grade. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 471 - Advanced Public Relations Writing
Prerequisites, PRA 371 , public relations and advertising or public relations, advertising and entertainment marketing major. Building on the skills and forms studied in PRA 371 , the student creates a complete press kit and develops the skills necessary for such public relations tasks as writing public relations, editorial advertising, and broadcast copy. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 472 - Student Public Relations Firm
Prerequisites, PRA 231 , PRA 371 , consent of instructor. An introduction to the experience of working with a public relations firm by developing campaign strategies and communication materials for various clients. In this course, students will prepare PR campaigns for clients or compete in public relations competitions, such as the annual national PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered as needed.) 1-3 credits -
PRA 473 - Student Advertising Agency I
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. PRA 230 or PRA 231 recommended. This class provides an introduction to the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Students begin this fall semester course, with the foundational process of a campaign’s development. Utilizing strategy and research techniques for a real client, typically as part of the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, a platform is created which sets the stage for creative development. Letter grade. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 474 - Student Advertising Agency II
Prerequisites, PRA 273 or PRA 473 and consent of instructor. PRA 230 or PRA 231 recommended. This class provides an in depth look at the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Building on the strategy and research completed in PRA 273 / PRA 473 Student Advertising Agency I, students delve into the creative development and element aspects of a full scope advertising campaign for a real client, typically as part of the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits -
PRA 490 - Independent Internship
Offers students an opportunity to earn credit and learn professional skills “on the job” by working for an agency, a studio, media or production company, newsroom, etc. A minimum of 40 hours of work for each credit is required. P/NP. (Offered every semester.) ½-6 credits -
PRA 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity
Prerequisite, consent of instructor. Students engage in independent, faculty-mentored scholarly research/creative activity in their discipline which develops fundamentally novel knowledge, content, and/or data. Topics or projects are chosen after discussions between student and instructor who agree upon objective and scope. P/NP or letter grade option with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits
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