Courses - Summer 2026
CINE
Cinema and Media Studies
Open Seats as of
03/13/2026 at 04:30 PM
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.
CINE310
Introduction to Filmmaking 1
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of the Cinema and Media Studies program.
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.
CINE319K
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; The Disney Studio and the Animation Industry
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Update description -- Charts a history of animation by exploring the competitive relationship between the Disney studio and its rivals at studios like Warner Brothers, UPA, and Dreamworks. In studying films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Akira, and Shrek, we will chart ways that new mediums, technological developments, and shifting cultural values have impacted animation s role in society.
CINE319R
Special Topics in Documentary, Animation, Experimental Cinema, and Other Visual Media; Screenwriting for Animation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Add description -- Writing for short formats can be challenging: what to keep in and what to let go? How to make a very short piece meaningful and feel like a whole, complete creation? In the course, we will experiment with writing for various platforms that use animation: independent animated films, computer games, VR, and web series. We will learn to develop characters and plotlines, experiment with linear, nonlinear, and branching narrative structures, and adapt stories for different platforms and technologies.
CINE329U
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Lord of the Rings Films
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Update description -- Introduces students to Off-screen Studies. Students will read and discuss the impact The Lord of the Rings trilogy has on audiences through its ancillary materials, like merchandise, and on New Zealand through industries like tourism. We will then look at fan engagement specifically through discussion of merchandising, The Lord of the Rings Project, and ways that viewers extend their experience of a film.
CINE352
The Baddest Decade: The 1970s in American Film and American History
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: HIST304.
Credit only granted for: CINE352, FILM352 or HIST304.
Formerly: FILM352.
The history of the United States and of its cinema in the 1970s.
CINE359C
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Disaster Cinema
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Exploration of disaster films in Hollywood and global cinema during the past century. Examines disaster films, such as Godzilla, King Kong, and Contagion, as a form of cinema's critical encounter with war, colonialism, and scientific development.
CINE359K
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Horror Film
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
In this asynchronous course, we will examine the transnational history of the horror genre in cinema through the 20th and 21st centuries. We will explore the defining features of the genre and interrogate the status of horror film as one of the most enduring and popular forms of filmmaking. We will also look at horror films as social forms capable of intercepting and giving shape to the collective desires, hopes, and anxieties that mark specific historical periods.
Credit only granted for CINE359K or SLL6780.
Credit only granted for CINE359K or SLL6780.
CINE359T
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; The Suspense Thriller in World Cinema
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Through screenings, readings, and discussions, this online course offers students the opportunity to examine major suspense thriller films in world cinema. We will screen films from different countries in a spectrum of sub-genres (such as detective thrillers, psychological thrillers, spy thrillers, police thrillers, science- fiction thrillers) in order to understand current artistic, critical, ideological, and theoretical debates in cinema and media studies.
CINE459M
Special Topics in Genres/Auteurs/Cinema Movements; Science Fiction Cinema: Masterworks
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
This online course will screen and study the most important masterworks in science fiction cinema. Themes and representative works may include, but not limited to, space fantasy, futuristic world, alien intrusions, time travel, disasters, mental powers, biological sciences and mutations. We will also cover key concepts of Media Language, Audience, Institution, and Representation of Gender and Race.
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