Courses - Fall 2025
CINE
Cinema and Media Studies
CINE245
Film Form and Culture
Cross-listed with: ENGL245.
Credit only granted for: ENGL245, CINE245 or FILM245.
Formerly: FILM245.
Introduction to film as art form and how films create meaning. Basic film terminology; fundamental principles of film form, film narrative, and film history. Examination of film technique and style over past one hundred years. Social and economic functions of film within broader institutional, economic, and cultural contexts.
CINE280
Cross-listed with: CMLT280.
Credit only granted for: CINE280, FILM298D or CMLT280.
Formerly: FILM298D.
Comparative study of a variety of film traditions from around the world, including cinema from Hollywood, Europe, Asia and developing countries, with a stress on different cultural contexts for film-making and viewing.
CINE283
Iranian Cinema
Cross-listed with: PERS283.
Credit only granted for: PERS283, CINE283 or FILM298B.
Introduction to Iranian cinema, society, and culture. Taught in English.
CINE298A
Special Topics in International Film Studies; Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
XLed with FREN243. Credits granted for CINE298A or FREN243 only.
This course, taught in English, will present a large array of films directed by famous French directors (Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, etc..) and Francophone filmmakers (Arcand,Sembene) who were internationally known in their time and have had a considerable influence on today's filmmakers in the U.S. (Tarantino, Lynch, Lee, etc..) and abroad (Sissoko, Angelopoulos, VonTrier, ect..).
This course, taught in English, will present a large array of films directed by famous French directors (Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, etc..) and Francophone filmmakers (Arcand,Sembene) who were internationally known in their time and have had a considerable influence on today's filmmakers in the U.S. (Tarantino, Lynch, Lee, etc..) and abroad (Sissoko, Angelopoulos, VonTrier, ect..).
CINE301
Cinema History I: The Silent Era
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, CINE245, or FILM245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities.
Credit only granted for: CINE301 or FILM301.
Formerly: FILM301.
Examines the development of silent cinema from the 1890s to the early 1930s drawing on at least five distinct national traditions (French, German, Russian, British, and American). Introduces students to key cinematic conventions as they emerged around the world.
Priority given to Cinema and Media Studies majors
CINE310
Introduction to Filmmaking 1
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of the Cinema and Media Studies program. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Credit only granted for: CINE319M or CINE310.
Formerly: CINE319M.
This practice-based course offers an introduction to the foundational skills, techniques, and principles of filmmaking. Prior film or video production experience is not necessary.
CINE319Z
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; The Henson Family as Filmmakers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities. Cross-listed with ENGL329Z. Credit only granted for ENGL329Z or CINE319Z.
CINE329A
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Transnational Neorealism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examining -- and trenchantly going beyond -- the allegedly Italian orig ins of neorealism, this course will use select examples from the global cinema of the second postwar to look at the transnational, cultural, and political history of this famous film style.
CINE329O
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; American Jewish Literature
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
CINE329T
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Sports in Film
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the global development of sports, cinema, and politics as intertwined during the 20th and 21st centuries. Examining works by pioneering directors such as Ken Burns, Leni Riefenstahl, Martin Scorsese, Steve James, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Gurinder Chadha, Jafar Panahi, and Asif Kapadia, the course focuses on the critical depictions of athletes, coaches, fans, and families across cinematic genres such as documentaries, biopics, drama, and comedy.
CINE337
Contemporary Chinese Art and Film
Cross-listed with: ARTH392.
Credit only granted for: ARTH392, FILM329L or CINE337.
Formerly: FILM329L.
Contemporary Chinese art and film are arguably the most vibrant of all national arts at the turn of the millennium and have become the face - both figuratively and literally - of contemporary China, a complex society with historic overlays of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Communism, Post-socialism, and state capitalism. Students will consider a wide range of art forms (painting, photography, video, installation, web-based media, and film) in four broad themes (uses of the past; critiques of power; representations of race, gender, and sexuality; socially engaged art) and explore the complex intertwining of the political, historical, and aesthetic aspects in Chinese contemporary art and film, as well as the multiple contexts in which these artworks are created and circulated.
CINE344
Film and the Fantastic
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Cross-listed with: SLLC344.
Credit only granted for: SLLC344, CINE344 or FILM344.
Formerly: FILM344.
Survey of fantastic cinema, encompassing American classics, Hollywood recent productions, and independent films, as well as Asian horror films, anime, and European fantasy.
CINE345
The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL245, FILM245, or CINE245; or permission of ARHU-College of Arts & Humanities.
Credit only granted for: CINE345, FILM345 or ENGL329J.
Formerly: FILM345.
An examination of important Hitchcock films from the perspective of innovation, aesthetics, and cultural history.
CINE359C
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
CINE359D
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Movie Musical
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
CINE369C
Special Topics in Film Theories; Images of Revolt: Strike, Riot, Uprising
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Previously offered as CINE319C. Credit only granted for CINE319C or CINE369C.
CINE376
Writing the Feature Film
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENGL275, ARHU275, ARHU375 or THET340; or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with: ARHU376.
Credit only granted for: ARHU376 or CINE376.
Examines the creative process of developing and writing a feature-length screenplay. Students will experience a collaborative workshop environment, researching stories, pitching feature film ideas, creating a logline, developing a detailed beat sheet and, ultimately, writing a complete first draft of the screenplay.
CINE388
Experiential Learning: Cinema and Media Studies
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
CINE415
Advanced Filmmaking
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CINE245 and CINE310.
Focus is placed on the process of moving from film script through production to a complete film with an emphasis on conceptualization, aesthetics, advanced production techniques, directing, and finishing touches. Students are expected to produce an original film project. Cameras and software are provided, and significant collaborative work is required.
CINE419V
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Media; Videographic Essay in Theory and Practice
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: CINE301 or CINE302. Priority given to CINE majors
Explores the history and theory of the essay as a distinct form, paying special attention to the role of the essay in the history of cinema. Two thirds of the course is practice-based and offers students a chance to experiment and produce their own videographic essays.
Explores the history and theory of the essay as a distinct form, paying special attention to the role of the essay in the history of cinema. Two thirds of the course is practice-based and offers students a chance to experiment and produce their own videographic essays.
CINE429F
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Where Truth Lies: Chinese Cinema between Fact and Fiction
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with CHIN418T. Credit will be only granted for CINE429F or CHIN418T. Explores Chinese Sinophone films and media that unsettle the boundary between fiction and nonfiction in this class. Course materials under discussion on a variety of genres, forms, and approaches: reportage, mockumentary, drama, found footage, true crime series, crowd-sourced video remix, film renactments, essay film and ephemeral media of various kinds, etc. various kinds, etc.
CINE441
Italian Cinema I: Neorealism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: ITAL436.
Credit only granted for: CINE441, FILM441 or ITAL436.
Formerly: FILM441.
Explores representations of Italy in cinema with special focus on identity formation and the movement of Italian neorealism and post neorealism. Taught in English.
CINE469Y
Special Topics in Film Theories II; Art, Cinema, Law, Money
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
CINE499
Directed Study in Cinema and Media Studies
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
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