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3.00 Credits
This course is an exploration of the form, history and impact of American motion pictures as an art form, an economic force and a representative form of communications. Students view examples of various categories of film and explore issues related to the social, historical, business and cultural aspects of the medium. Prerequisite: ENGL 109. Offered: Fall.
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This course examines the social and political context of the postmodern era of filmmaking. Central to the course is a study of postmodern filmmaking techniques, aesthetic choices and stylistic devices. Contemporary films, including the work of Quentin Tarantino, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, among others, will be the subjects of the course. Prerequisite: ENGL 109. Offered: Spring.
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This course will provide an overview of the documentary tradition with attention to classic and local New Mexican documentaries. The class will focus on the forms, structures and styles of documentaries as well as on the historical, social and cultural context of the genre. The class includes a film screening component. Prerequisite: ENGL 109. Offered: Fall.
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An advanced course for writing scripts and teleplays for film and television. Students will refine and complete their screen or teleplay started in the introductory course (FILM 175) as well as learn the techniques of marketing a script, pitching ideas, and finding and working with a Hollywood agent. May be taken twice for degree or certificate credit. Prerequisite: FILM 175. Offered: Occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
An entry-level course open to anyone considering a career in fire protection. The course provides an overview of fire protection, career opportunities in this and related fields, the philosophy and history of fire-protection services, the fire department as part of local government, laws and regulations affecting the fire service, fire-service nomenclature, specific fire-protection functions, basic fire chemistry and physics, an introduction to fire-protection systems and an introduction to fire-fighting strategies and tactics. Offered: Occasionally.
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This course provides a historical perspective of the origins of fire-prevention practices and life-safety considerations. Presentation of relevant codes covers contemporary fire safety, fire prevention and life-safety initiatives that reduce a community's risk associated with fire. Emphasis is on the responsibility for code enforcement, fire investigation, fire safety, education and assemblage of relevant data. Offered: Occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
A study of systems for manual and automatic detection and signaling and for fixed and portable fire-suppression systems. Included in the course are hazard analysis, hardware, basic calculations, system specifications, code compliance and acceptance. Offered: Occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
A study of building construction from a fire-fighter's perspective. The class covers structural components, structural loads and load applications; basic and general types of construction, construction materials and terminology; fire resistance and flame spread; smoke movement and management; electrical and mechanical systems; and construction and structural hazards. Offered: Occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the proper methods for conducting a basic fire investigation, determining the origin and the cause of a fire and understanding basic fire behavior. Recognition and preservation of evidence, photography and diagramming, and vehicle fire and wildfire investigations are also discussed, along with related legal issues. Offered: Occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
Management of uncontrolled fire burning urban-wild-land interface strategy and tactics used in controlling wild-land fires; prevention methods; and incident command practices. Based upon National Fire Protection Association Standard 1051, Qualifications for Wild-Land Fire Fighters. Students are required to attend all course sessions. Offered: Occasionally.
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