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Spring 2027

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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.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explore 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 2026

Explores fact/fiction in documentary film, analyzing experimental techniques and filmmakers’ portrayals of reality.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample

A graduate seminar offering an advanced review and exploration of theoretical and methodological developments in media studies, radio, television, and film.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to major thin-film deposition techniques including evaporation, sputtering, CVD, and ion beams, plus film properties and characterization methods.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Capstone 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 sample

Introduction 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 2026

Film 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 2026

Introduction 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.

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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 2026

Explores Slavic contributions to Science Fiction through literature and film, surveying Czech, Polish, and Russian works and their adaptations.

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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 2025

Explore major questions in animal studies through Nordic novels, tales, and films, examining human-animal distinctions and representations in the Anthropocene.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Filming on Set: Film & Television Workshop teaches fundamentals of sync-sound moving image production, covering directing, cinematography, lighting, sound, design, color grading, and logistics.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to reading and analyzing literature, comics, and film in French, emphasizing the development of writing skills and close reading techniques.

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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 2026

Introduction to dramatic screenplay writing for television and film, focusing on story concept, structure, character, dialogue, and visual storytelling.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Covers video editing and post-production theory and practice, including narrative editing, color correction, and audio for film, music videos, and television.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Fifth-semester intensive Polish course reinforcing vocabulary through literature, film, and journalism while discussing contemporary Polish society and practicing grammar via written compositions.

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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 2026

Printed and flexible electronics covering additive fabrication of thin-film electronics, printable techniques, materials, and applications, with a key focus on mechanically flexible electronic devices.

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Global Education Through Film introduces global educational issues, policies, and practices through films, encouraging critical thinking about education's role in society.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026

Covers aesthetic grammar, history, and techniques of photography as an art form, emphasizing personal expression and B&W film processes.

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

A 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 2026

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 2026

International 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 sample

Seminar 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 sample

Sound 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

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