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								3.00 Credits 
								Semester Hours: 3 Periodically An exploration of the ways in which three religious traditions attempt to guide their adherents' conduct by appealing to rules of action. Course begins by clarifying the notions of "ethics" and "religion." We then turn to three traditions-for example, the Navaho, the Gospel of Matthew, and to Theravada Buddhism, asking how each tradition conceives of the relation between religious and moral rules (we also ask whether that distinction is even helpful). While the student is asked to master a body of historical materials, the emphasis is philosophical throughout; we mainly want to understand how each tradition understands such basic notions as action, obligation, the moral authority of persons, deity or deities, and institutions, and the status of other religious and moral framewor
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Semester Hours: 3 Exploration of literary works from French and Spanish Speaking Caribbean islands including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Readings include works by Cesaire, Fanon, Conde, Alexis, Carpentier, Gomez de Avellaneda, Santiago, and others. Topics covered include colonialism, decolonization, cross-cultural identity formation, and the African heritage. All works are read and discussed in English.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Semester Hours: 3 Once a Year Study of cultural and literary trends as they appear in French, Italian, and Spanish works of fiction written after 1980. Special attention will be paid to identity construction (regional/national/European/global), the relationship between genders and the representation of the masculine and the feminine, and the redefinition of the role of literature and fiction in the postmodern era. All works are read in English translation.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Semester Hours: 3 Fall, Spring The basic language of filmic expression and the methodologies of film study, including their influence on television and video, are introduced through analysis of films and television programs. Emphasis is on ways of looking at films and television, the major concepts of theory, the various forms of film and television, and the techniques that determine visual styles.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								A post-production course introducing television and film students to the theories and concepts of digital nonlinear editing using Avid and/or other digital editing systems. Through screenings, lectures, discussions and demonstrations, students learn basic editing concepts, styles, and methods of accomplishing various editing tasks.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								This course introduces students to the basic principles of telling stories for the screen with an emphasis on concept development and the crafting of original ideas, as well as the structural foundations of premise, character and plot. Students will learn formatting, treatment writing, and become familiar with indistry-standard scriptwriting programs. The course will culminate in the completion of a polished short screenplay.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Individualized courses designed to fill gaps in the student’s knowledge of audio, video, or film.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Dangerous Beauty, Casanova, Summertime, A Little Romance, The Comfort of Strangers, Death in Venice and Wings of the Dove.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								An internship program provides an opportunity for students to apply their classroom experience to an appropriate professional work setting. Students work with an assigned faculty sponsor and an on-site supervisor. They work a requisite number of hours, keep a daily journal, and write midterm and final papers.
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
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								Individualized course designed to enhance student’s knowledge of documentary production and studies. Proposal must be submitted to the AVF graduate program committee for approval. Once approved, student may register for the course.
 
							
						 
				
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