Special Topics courses listed under Contemporary Issues and World Literature
An investigation of current and enduring issues through world literature. Topics vary from year to year and with the instructor. See department for details of current offerings. (Prerequisite: Successful completion […]
Stanley Kubrick
As a director known for controversial films such as Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, and A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick repeatedly bucked the Hollywood mainstream, emerging as an outsider who resisted the […]
Alfred Hitchcock
An in-depth study of the film techniques and unique storytelling genius of Alfred Hitchcock, including an examination of the influences of other directors and cinematic movements on Hitchcock. This course […]
Darkness & Light: Film Noir
Utilizing viewings, lectures and class discussion and emphasizing film theory, criticism and history, Darkness & Light: Film Noir explores the origins of Film Noir and examines not only pre-noir films […]
American Cult Cinema
The course will allow us to view, research, and discuss nearly two dozen motion pictures more or less widely regarded as “bad movies” in one or more ways. In seeking […]
German Expressionism
Utilizing viewings, lectures and class discussion and emphasizing film theory, criticism and history, German Expressionism explores the creative and dynamic interrelationships in Germany of the Expressionist Film Movement in the […]
The Modern Classics
Utilizing viewings, lectures, class discussions, presentations and emphasizing film theory, criticism and history, “The Modern Classics” (the influences on or films since the 1994 release of Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”) […]
American Independent Cinema
An Independent Film is a film that has been funded independently of a Major Studio, typically the monies come from limited partnerships, personal loans, presales, private investors and even credit […]
Films of 1962
This course examines the year 1962 in film. Through film viewing, lectures, projects and discussions the student explores how and why international filmmaking reached its apogee in 1962 as well […]
Images of Light
Utilizing viewings, lectures and class discussion and emphasizing film theory, criticism and history, Images of Light explores the creative and dynamic interrelationships of filmmaking, particularly between the director and the […]
Special topics courses listed under Film Genres and Directors
Courses under this heading will offer students an advanced, focused examination of the art, history and theory of a body of narrative films, which may be related by genre, filmmaker, […]
Communications
This survey course focuses on the application of communication principles and theories, enabling students to develop public speaking, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and group communication skills. Through an in-depth look at self-concept, […]
