Film Colloquium
1 creditsFilm Colloquium covers studies in advanced research in film history, theory and criticism.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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Film Colloquium covers studies in advanced research in film history, theory and criticism.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Analyzes English translations of key works by Nordic filmmakers alongside theories, histories, and the evolving concept of film authorship in the region.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExplore various topics in film and media studies, history, and theory.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Ben Singer
Course definitions were described as confusing due to complex vocabulary, though grasping the general ideas was manageable.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores fact/fiction in documentary film, analyzing experimental techniques and filmmakers’ portrayals of reality.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sampleA graduate seminar offering an advanced review and exploration of theoretical and methodological developments in media studies, radio, television, and film.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Capstone workshop exploring advanced film/TV production techniques including cinematography, lighting, and editing while working as crew on narrative film or pilot projects.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Introduction to major thin-film deposition techniques including evaporation, sputtering, CVD, and ion beams, plus film properties and characterization methods.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCapstone workshop where students take key production roles in short narrative or TV pilot projects, focusing on department head responsibilities and cinematic design.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to Film explains how films work using classics like Citizen Kane and Vertigo. It covers major film types, film criticism approaches, and techniques like mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kelley Conway
Assessment relied on multiple choice exams that tested subjective material, which one student found frustrating and difficult.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Film Comedy explores the comedy genre by examining theories of humor in film, introducing conceptual tools for critical appreciation, and investigating subgenres across popular film traditions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Megan Boyd
Students completed reading assignments as homework during Megan Boyd's instruction.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026Introduction to the interplay of literature and film in English, focusing on analyzing novels, stories, poems, and other writings and their representation and transformation in film. Specific topics vary.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Joseph Bowling
Students found the books extremely convoluted and incomprehensible. The class involved very few movies, and the ones selected were described as strange.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores Slavic contributions to Science Fiction through literature and film, surveying Czech, Polish, and Russian works and their adaptations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · David Danaher
The course was heavy on readings, and the films could feel a bit dry, though lectures helped make the material more interesting.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2025Explore major questions in animal studies through Nordic novels, tales, and films, examining human-animal distinctions and representations in the Anthropocene.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleFilming on Set: Film & Television Workshop teaches fundamentals of sync-sound moving image production, covering directing, cinematography, lighting, sound, design, color grading, and logistics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to reading and analyzing literature, comics, and film in French, emphasizing the development of writing skills and close reading techniques.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Gwenola Caradec
The class involved significant work, requiring students to read, participate, and ask questions while being graded on multiple components.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to dramatic screenplay writing for television and film, focusing on story concept, structure, character, dialogue, and visual storytelling.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Covers video editing and post-production theory and practice, including narrative editing, color correction, and audio for film, music videos, and television.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Fifth-semester intensive Polish course reinforcing vocabulary through literature, film, and journalism while discussing contemporary Polish society and practicing grammar via written compositions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A hands-on introduction to creating film, video, and television content from script to screen, covering media production principles and visual storytelling approaches.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Craig Erpelding
The final exam covered only lecture material, and the student reported that attending lecture and paying attention was sufficient to achieve a good score without the textbook.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Printed and flexible electronics covering additive fabrication of thin-film electronics, printable techniques, materials, and applications, with a key focus on mechanically flexible electronic devices.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleGlobal Education Through Film introduces global educational issues, policies, and practices through films, encouraging critical thinking about education's role in society.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026Covers aesthetic grammar, history, and techniques of photography as an art form, emphasizing personal expression and B&W film processes.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026A course that uses cinema, television, and literary texts to study Montreal and Quebec, with emphasis on identity, cultural history, the Quiet Revolution, and cultural diversity.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Examines Franz Kafka's texts and compares them with authors like Camus, Sebald, and Pynchon, while highlighting literature, film, and art in the Kafkaesque tradition.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Matthew Johnson
The class was straightforward, requiring students to read the books. Exams were described as similar to quizzes and not difficult.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026The course explores Paris through literature, film, history, and urban geography.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Introduction to important literary works of modernity from the French Revolution to the twenty-first century. Taught in French.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jennifer Gipson
The course involved thought-provoking conversation and was rated as moderately difficult by a past student who had previously struggled in other classes.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026International TA Training focuses on communication skills, classroom culture, and teaching strategies for effective teaching at American universities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Heidi Evans
The course received a low difficulty rating, and the student noted that the ITA course helped them a lot.
No recorded grade history
Advanced readings in Russian literature and culture focusing on developing reading, writing, and speaking skills while interpreting texts in their historical and cultural context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSeminar in Chinese Literature covering rotating subjects, including the post-Mao cultural renaissance through literature and film.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSound Design for the Performing and Visual Arts covers producing audio soundtracks for artists and explores sound's relationship to dance, video, film, and computer art.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample