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  • ENG 3201: Topics in Politics And Literature

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course examines the relation of politics to literature, focusing in different semesters on questions such as "What can literature teach us about politics "; "What literaturesemerge from politics "; and "What is the impact of politicson literature " Fiction, poetry, and drama on themes such as political commitment, domination and totalitarianism, tradition, leadership, democracy, racism, colonialism, and revolution are read, along with critical writings. (This course is equivalent to POL 3201. Students will receive credit for either ENG 3201 or POL 3201.) Prerequisite: ENG 2100 or equivalent.
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  • ENG 3210: Television Journalism Basics I

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course exposes students to the central production and reportage techniques involved in television news reporting. The course emphasizes person-on-the-street interview segments. Students learn how to handle the tripod and camera and become adept at foreground and background framing, camera positioning, simple lighting techniques, and analog (cuts only) editing-all in the service of telling a news story. Students also learn basic video script formatting, how to select 15- to 20-second sound bytes from raw interview material, and how to write an opening and a close that help focus viewers on the central theme of a story. Prerequisite: ENG 2100 or 2150 or departmental permission.
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  • ENG 3220: Media Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits In this course, students examine a range of legal and ethical issues that arise in the media and learn to apply moral reasoning to complex questions. Examining case studies from the professional world and surveying ethical theory and media law, students consider such questions as the media's responsibilities to the public, the pressure exerted by government and business, and the daily dilemmas media profes - sionals encounter, such as source confidentiality and going undercover for a story. Students also learn the basics of libel and other significant media law. Students participate in vigorous debates and write several papers in which they argue for a particular ethical decision. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or departmental permission. A base curriculum course in philosophy is recommended.
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  • ENG 3260: The Art of Film

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course surveys the principles of film form and explores the varied ways in which film conveys meaning. Through screenings of feature films, documentaries, and short films -narrative and non-narrative, live action and animated-students examine the contributions of staging, cinematog - raphy, edition, and sound and consider such topics as the intervention of the filmmaker in documentary films and the impact of the computer on contemporary film. Using models of film criticism from a broad range of international sources, students develop their ability to describe and analyze films effectively. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or equivalent or departmental permission.
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  • ENG 3270: Film And Literature

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits The course explores the process of artistic adaptation by examining how filmmakers bring novels, short stories, plays, and poems from the page to the screen. It highlights the distinctive ways film and literature tell stories, portray character, and express personal visions. Written assignments help students develop critical skills in evaluating specific artistic decisions made by filmmakers and in appreciating the complexity of the film adaptation process. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.
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  • ENG 3280: Documentary Film

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course reviews the historical development of documentary films and explores the ethical responsibilities of the documentary filmmaker, the use of the camera as a tool of political and social activism, and the role of documentary as an art form. Analysis proceeds from close examination of a variety of films from international sources. Beginning with examples from the early years of film, we consider the impact of the transition to sound, the cinema vérité movement ofthe 1960s, contemporary ethnographic cinema, and television documentaries. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or equivalent or departmental permission.
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  • ENG 3285: Women in Film

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course explores women's contributions to the development of film. It analyzes the on-camera image of women and their behind-the-camera contributions as directors, producers, screenwriters, and editors. It emphasizes how dominant stereotypes of women have changed and how women film - makers have presented alternative points of view. Written analyses focus on these topics. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or permission of the instructor.
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  • ENG 3300: Science Communication

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course focuses on understanding scientific, medical, environmental, and technical information and expressing it in clear and concise English. It is designed for those who seek proficiency in reporting and writing science journalism, science-related press releases, position papers, and reports. Students will learn how to interpret scientific data and how to assess scientific research. The growing interrelationship between science and business and policy-making will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ENG 2150. ENG 3050 and 3150 are suggested.
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  • ENG 3400: Journalistic Criticism And Reviewing

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits What kind of expertise does a reviewer have to bring to an object of criticism What makes a review more than a mere blurt of opinion How does a writer both describe and comment upon a work in a limited amount of space and on a tight deadline These are the sorts of questions that are answered in practice in this course. In addition to reading the work of sample critics, students will learn to write reviews of plays, books, music, film, and/or television. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or permission of the instructor.
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  • ENG 3500: Advanced Reporting And Writing: Cyberspace, Databases, And Other Sources

    3.00 Credits
    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    3 hours; 3 credits This course builds on students' basic reporting and writing skills by developing their abilities to gather information from such sources as the World Wide Web; corporate, government, and other documents and databases; and not-so-accessible people. The course also introduces students to more advanced interpretive story forms. Through in-class exercises in the computer news lab and through stories students pursue outside of class, students strengthen their skills in developing story ideas, researching them thoroughly, structuring stories dramatically and logically, and achieving a clear and fluid prose style. Pre- or corequisite: ENG 2500 or 3050.
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