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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Eighteen films depict our capacities for good and evil. Topics addressed include the following: the Holocaust, Jung's concept of "the Shadow," the Seven Deadly Sins, altruistic and sociopathic personalities, capital punishment, the redemptive narrative, and the satanic in film. Same as FILM 2613. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Through selected readings in classical literature on ethics and through more contemporary readings and films, examines critical ethical issues relating to the competition of ambitions and the alternative styles of choosing between courses of action in a dangerous world. Uses biographies of those whose lives illustrate both the complexities of the struggles and the profundity of possibilities. Considers the unconscious metaphors of national visions and ambitions, the competing ethics of ends and means, the conflicting ambitions in a pluralistic society, and the transcendent ambitions of visionaries. Same as HONR 2250. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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Examines major ecological, political, economic, cultural, legal, and ethical issues that will shape the future. Students consider how their decisions influence the future, and reflect on fundamental values and ideals underlying the search for solutions to these complex problems. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the critical study of film, exploring basic theoretical concerns while presenting a survey of important film genres, both narrative and nonnarrative. Lectures may be presented by various faculty members. Considerable amount of writing is required.
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Instructs students in making Super-8 films. Covers use of cameras and editing equipment, basic editing and splicing techniques, and analysis of pertinent films. May emphasize making personal, experimental films or making narrative sound films, according to instructor. Students need to purchase materials and rent the necessary equipment. The Film Studies Program maintains an equipment pool with modest rental fees for students needing equipment. Prereq., FILM 1502 or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Familiarizes students with current trends and major directors in international cinema. Students attend specific films screened in class and/or offered in the International Film Series, and read and write about these films. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., FILM 1502 or 6 hours humanities courses involving critical writing.
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3.00 Credits
Varying topics on important individuals, historical developments, groupings of films, film directors, critical and theoretical issues in film. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics are different.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the narrative structure of films and screenplays. Familiarizes students with the specific narrative characteristics of the classic motion picture, the three-act structure, and the multiple tasks involved in the process of adaptation. Dissects the form and structure of feature films through analyzing movies and screenplays. Prereq., FILM 1502.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with artistic foundational hands-on experience in integrated use of media software in both the PC and MAC creative imaging making digital working environments. Includes fundamentals in general computer maintenance, creative and practical audio editing, image management and manipulation, and creative moving image practice. Prereq., film major or instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Concerns the subjectivity and relativity of truth. Focuses on how and why we pursue (or fail to pursue) the truths about ourselves and about the people and events around us, and how and why such truths are often elusive, fragmentary, and impermanent. Normally taught through Farrand Hall. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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