Apr 19, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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English

  
  • ENGL 4483 The British Novel I: Defoe to the Brontës


    (3 hours)
    Development of the British novel during the 18th century and the first half of the 19th, with attention to experiments in form and varieties of content, especially in works by Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Austen, Scott, and Charlotte and Emily Bronte. Prerequisite: ENGL 2513  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4493 The British Novel II: Dickens to Woolf


    (3 hours)
    Examines the social, political and aesthetic dynmaics of diverse novels of the Victorian and Modernist periods. Authors may include Dickens, George Eliot, Grand, Wilde, Lawrence and Woolf. Prerequisite: ENGL 2523  or permission of instructor. Same as WS 4493 
  
  • ENGL 4513 Chaucer


    (3 hours)
    The poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, with attention to historical context. Prerequisite: ENGL 2513  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4543 Shakespeare


    (3 hours)
    The plays and poems of William Shakespeare, with attention to his professional career and historical context. Prerequisite: ENGL 2513  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4563 Milton


    (3 hours)
    Major poems and selected prose of John Milton, with attention to historical context. Prerequisite: ENGL 2513  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4593 Internship


    (3 hours)
    Knowledge and skills in language and literature applied and developed in approved organization on or off campus (journal, humanities council, etc); arranged through prior written agreement among student, faculty, supervisor, and sponsoring organization. Provides credit toward the degree, not the major. Interested students should consult the director of undergraduate studies. Prerequisites: English major, junior standing, and at least a 2.75 GPA in major.
  
  • ENGL 4703 Major Figures


    (3 hours) CDGS
    Major literary figures drawn from all periods, medieval to modern, and from all literature written in English. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4713 Major Figures


    (3 hours)
    Major literary figures drawn from all periods, medieval to modern, and from all literature written in English. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4723 Major Figures: Joyce and Yeats


    (3 hours)
    Major literary figures drawn from all periods, medieval to modern, and from all literature written in English. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4743 Special Topics - Poetry Advanced


    (3 hours)
    Special Topics in Poetry: Advanced writing.
  
  • ENGL 4783 Major Figures - James Joyce


    (3 hours)
    Major literary figures drawn from all periods, medieval to modern, and from all literature written in English.
  
  • ENGL 4803 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4813 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4823 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4863 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4873 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4893 Special Topics in Literature and Language II


    (3 hours)
    Advanced study of special subjects - literary, social, or linguistic - including group literatures (e.g., gay and lesbian, postcolonial), schools of criticism (e.g., semiotics, poststructuralism), movements (e.g., modernism, postmodernism), literary modes (e.g., pastoral), entertainment law, great directors, and periods and genres not covered in listed courses. Emphasis on research. Prerequisite: Relevant English core course(s) or permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4973 Senior Project


    (3 hours)
    Seminar designed to enable students to complete the English major in stimulating colloquy with each other, under the direction of a faculty member, in the fall of the senior year. Topics include issues of broad, current, sometimes interdisciplinary interest in the profession of literary studies.
  
  • ENGL 4981 Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge Tutorial


    (1-3 hours)
    The TURC Tutorial is a four-course sequence of student-designed independent study for English majors enrolled in the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4983 Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge Tutorial


    (1-3 hours)
    The TURC Tutorial is a four-course sequence of student-designed independent study for English majors enrolled in the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 4993 Independent Study


    (3 hours)
    Development by an advanced student of a special project founded on earlier coursework and considered by the instructor and the English advisor to bear a useful relation to the student’s overall program. May be taken once for credit. Prerequisite: Relevant English course and permission of instructor.
  
  • ENGL 5353 Teaching Second Language Writing


    (3 hours)
    Survey of first and second-language writing theories and research methods, as well as common pedagogical approaches to working with linguistically and culturally diverse writers. Students will read, evaluate, design, and adapt instructional materials for second-language writers. A service-learning assignment will provide students with the opportunity to serve as second-language-writing tutors on campus and in the community.

Finance

  
  • FIN 2063 Personal Financial Planning and Investing


    (3 hours)
    The financial system; the financial planning process; understanding financial statements; setting financial goals, strategies, and budgets; time value of money; tax management; managing credit; investment planning; stocks; bonds; mutual funds; retirement planning; and estate planning. May not be taken as a finance elective.
  
  • FIN 3003 Business Finance


    (3 hours)
    The financial management of business concerns, with primary emphasis on maintaining solvency and maximizing market value. Topics include estimation of future cash flows through the structure of current assets, evaluating profitability of funds commitments, the term structure of debt financing, and the preferred mix of debt and equity. Prerequisites: Junior standing; ENGL 1033 , ACCT 2113  and ACCT 2123 , ECON 2013  and ECON 2023 , MATH 1093  and MATH 1103 , BL 2013 , QM 2013  and QM 2023  with grades of C or higher; and BUS 1001 BUS 2001 , and CIS 1001  with grades of P.
  
  • FIN 3023 Financial Institutions and Markets


    (3 hours)
    Interaction among financial institutions, financial markets, and the global economy. Emphasis on types of financial institutions, basic risk management, technological and regulatory changes taking place among financial institutions, and securities used to raise funds. Prerequisite: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 3053 Principles of Real Estate


    3 hours
    This course explores the economies of real estate, real estate value, real estate finance, rights in real property and their transfer, public programs, and policies relating to real property. Topics to be covered include, real estate markets, legal and regulatory determinants of value, market valuation and appraisal, financing home ownership, and brokering and closing the real estate transaction.  Prerequisite: FIN 3003 with grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 3083 Investment Analysis


    (3 hours)
    Fundamental principles of investment decision-making under uncertainty; risk and return considerations of portfolios; equilibrium economic pricing models for financial assets. Portfolio allocation models are developed to explain the behavior of investors. Computer databases and software packages are used to evaluate these strategies in a realistic decision-making setting. Prerequisite: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4003 Working Capital Management


    (3 hours)
    Short-term financial management of a firm; especially financial analysis of past, present, and future operations, cash flow analysis, and current account management. Exchange rates, currency risk, hedging, and other global topics are integrated throughout the course. Decision-making using benefit/cost analysis is stressed. Prerequisite: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4013 Intermediate Corporate Finance


    (3 hours)
    Financial management of business with emphasis on maximizing a firm’s market value. Topics include goals of the firm, time value of money, valuation, cost of capital, capital structure, cash flows, risk and return, and cash budgeting. Prerequisite: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4033 Futures and Options


    (3 hours)
    Analysis of pricing and valuation of derivative securities such as futures, forwards, and option contracts. Focus of the course will be on the use of these securities for the purpose of hedging, insurance, and arbitrage. The course presents a framework for understanding the design of these securities and the use in risk management strategies. Prerequisite: FIN 3083  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4043 Commercial Banking


    (3 hours)
    Continuation of FIN 3023  with greater emphasis on asset/liability management for financial institutions. Topics include asset-backed securitization, interest rate futures, options and swaps, and risk management. Prerequisite: FIN 3023  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4063 International Business Finance


    (3 hours)
    Financial analysis and decision-making in a global context. Emphasis on foreign currency risk, comparative practices, political risk, global financial markets, and methods to measure and manage company exposure to international risks. Prerequisite: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4083 Portfolio Management


    (3 hours)
    Developing and implementing a portfolio to meet the objectives of an investment policy statement. Emphasis on constructing an investment policy statement, creating a policy portfolio, evaluating performance, and monitoring a portfolio and portfolio strategies for fixed income and equity asset allocations. Computer databases and software packages are used extensively to evaluate these strategies in a realistic decision-making setting. Prerequisite: FIN 3083  with a grade of C or higher.
  
  • FIN 4113 Student Investment Fund I


    (3 hours)
    Actual management of a financial asset portfolio. Students determine the investment style, allocate assets, select securities, and place the trades. Students are responsible for maintaining and updating all policies, procedures, accounting records, and a web site. Prerequisites: FIN 3083 , an application form, and permission of instructor.
  
  • FIN 4123 Student Investment Fund II


    (3 hours)
    A continuation of FIN 4113 . Prerequisite: FIN 4113 , an application form, and permission of instructor.
  
  • FIN 4973 Seminar in Finance


    (3 hours)
    Selected topics in finance. Prerequisites: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher and permission of instructor.
  
  • FIN 4991-3 Independent Study


    (1-3 hours)
    Offered to advanced undergraduate students for individual study in a specialized field of interest. Students individually plan their programs of study and prepare a formal report of their work. Prerequisites: FIN 3003  with a grade of C or higher; permission of instructor, School director, and associate dean.

Film Studies

  
  • FLM 1123 Philosophy and Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Film is the democratic art form par excellence. From this point of view, we study revenge, honor, rivalry, jealousy, betrayal, love, sacrifice, heroism, conformism, fear, and social cowardice, as these are reflected in classic films such as High Noon and The Godfather. Same as PHIL 1123 .
  
  • FLM 2003 Scripting for Young Audiences


    (3 hours) Block One
    The goal of the course is to provide a foundation in writing scripts for young audiences in television, film and theatre. Students will undertake a variety of exercises, read scripts, see media samples, learn proper formatting, and other key techniques.
  
  • FLM 2013 Introduction to Filmmaking


    (3 hours)
    The goal of the course is to provide a foundation in two key “languages” of film: 1) the language of the script and screenwriting, and 2) the language of filmmaking, from preproduction through postproduction. Both areas will be explored through practical work built on a foundation of theory and key definitions.
  
  • FLM 2023 Foundations of Screenwriting


    (3 hours)
    Exposes the student to essential readings in the art and craft of writing film scripts; this is a gateway course to the screenwriting course sequence. Concurrently, the course includes numerous workshop sessions in which the innate creativity of students is encouraged.
  
  • FLM 2033 Crime on Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Examines the changes in movies about crime, criminals and the cops/detectives who pursue them, from the 1930s to the most recent decade.
  
  • FLM 2043 American Culture on Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Popular film and fiction communicate perspectives essential to the functioning of contemporary culture. Students gain the analytical vocabulary with which to recognize and describe contemporary issues presented by entertainment media. Non-American films and texts give a sense of which issues are peculiar to American culture and which are shared internationally. Same as CPLT 2043 .
  
  • FLM 2063 Digital Art: Survey and Practice


    (3 hours) Block One
    Introduction and investigation of the role of digital media in the world of art production and reception. Emphasis on digital media alone or in combination with traditional media as a tool to produce original, expressive works of art. Topics: Communicative art and interactivity with practice of Photoshop, HTML, and Flash. Same as ART 2063 .
  
  • FLM 2133 Music and Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Explores the nature of musical expression in general, and music’s particular contribution to the development of motion pictures. A chronological survey of the musical techniques and styles used in film, and the strategies for analyzing and evaluating film music. No previous musical experience necessary. Same as MUS 2133 .
  
  • FLM 2153 Photography I


    (3 hours)
    Introduction to B/W photography, from a working knowledge of the camera to film processing and printing in a darkroom using traditional light-sensitive materials, and to the history of photography. Explores fundamental principles, techniques, and application of camera-based image making. Students must have an adjustable camera. Prerequisite: ART 1103  or ART 1183 . Same as ART 2153 .
  
  • FLM 2163 Women and Democracy in Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Examines how democracy affects questions of authority and freedom that arise between women and men, as interpreted through film and the classics of political thought. Same as WS 2153 /POL 2153 .
  
  • FLM 2213 The Music of the Harry Potter Films


    (3 hours) Block One
    Investigates the role of musical scoring for film, focusing on how the music underscore of the Harry Potter films, composed primarily by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat, supports story, character, and picture. Course will begin with a close look at how a film composer works and thinks in a musical language, the elements of music, and the technical and aesthetic functions of film music. Course will continue with a look at the thematic and dramatic design of the music from each of the films. Same as MUS 2213 .
  
  • FLM 2253 African Film


    (3 hours) Block One
    Examines how African filmmakers have chosen to represent Africans, their civilizations, nations, histories and contemporary realities through films while challenging Euro-American stereotypical representations of the African continents.
  
  • FLM 2263 Music of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Films


    (3 hours) Block I
    Course investigates the musical scores for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fantasy films, composed by Howard Shore in collaboration with other artists.  Course explores the structure, dramatic function, and meaning of the music and how it supports story, character, and visuals.  Comparisons will be made to other music settings of Middle-earth and for other fantasy films.  Same as MUS 2263   .
  
  • FLM 2273 Film History


    (3 hours) Block One
    Development of cinema from its origins in the late 1890s to the present. Emphasis is on technological innovations; film styles and genres; national and international influences; the star and studio systems; roles of writers, producers, directors; and the conjunction of aesthetic and commercial interests in the evolution of film. Same as ENGL 2273 .
  
  • FLM 2313 Gangster Films


    (3 hours) Block One
    Explores the meaning of genre, including what the gangster topos makes available to filmmakers. Promotes awareness of the range of issues addressed by this genre. Because film presents its argument by means classified as aesthetic, analysis of gangster films enhances understanding of ways in which sense-perceptible messages influence thought, decision, and action. Same as CPLT 2313 .
  
  • FLM 2373 Survey of Modern Playwriting


    (3 hours) Block One
    Foundation course in contemporary plays from around the world. Students will investigate the nature and role of playwriting in various cultures through reading plays and additional materials. They will also undertake explorations of playwriting through a series of exercises and short plays. Same as THEA 2173 .
  
  • FLM 2383 Introduction to Scripting and Script Analysis


    (3 hours)
    An examination of the key elements of playwriting, dramaturgy and script analysis. The coursework will combine intensive reading, discussion and hands-on experiences in each area. Same as THEA 2383 .
     
  
  • FLM 2403 Introduction to Creative Writing


    (3 hours)
    Offers instruction and practice in four main genres of imaginative writing: poetry, fiction, performance, and creative non-fiction. Geared for beginners in creative writing who may possess some limited knowledge and practice in theses genres but who want to learn more and bring more formal discipline to their writing. Same as ENGL 2403 /CPLT 2403 .
  
  • FLM 2453 Music and Society in the Americas through Film


    (3 hours) Block Two CDGS
    Introduction to the cultural history of modern music in the Americas. Explores the context of several American music genres including Blues, Jazz, Tango, Broadway, Caribbean styles, Country Tejano/Conjunto, Rock and Roll, Reggae and Hip Hop. Emphasis on understanding cross-cultural influences, interpreting musical commentary on gender, community, commercial and political trends in the larger historical development of music in the Americas. Same as HIST 2453 .
  
  • FLM 2993 Independent Study


    (3 hours)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • FLM 3023 Documentary Expression in Film and Video


    (3 hours)
    Hands-on experience and editing skills for documentary video production. Students will analyze documentary structure and become more critical documentary viewers; learn the traditions of documentary by screening famous documentary films; and learn to select subjects, edit material to achieve the strongest effects, and devise sound and music as crucial elements of documentary filmmaking. Same as COM 3023 .
  
  • FLM 3053 Playwriting


    (3 hours)
    An examination of the art of writing for the stage. Students examine the nature of theatrical expression through reading short plays; doing exercises that explore characterization, plot, structure, and style; and writing a progressive sequence of short plays. Same as THEA 3053 .
  
  • FLM 3063 Adaptation to Stage and Screen


    (3 hours)
    Focuses on artistic translation of a story or story essence from one form to another. Covers adaptation from non-theatrical forms to stage or film and from one theatrical form to another. Students will explore adaptation techniques through various exercises and write a short play or screenplay based on a short story. Same as THEA 3063 .
  
  • FLM 3083 Advanced Techniques in Film Production


    (3 hours)
    A continuation of the fundamentals learned in FLM 2013 . The goal of this course is to provide students with advanced instruction in the finer elements of visual storytelling through film production and postproduction. Prerequisite: FLM 2013 .
  
  • FLM 3103 Lighting Design


    (3 hours)
    Emphasis on theory and practice of designing theatrical productions including electricity, instrumentation, color theory, control systems, drafting the design, and special effects. Prerequisite: THEA 2351  or permission of instructor. Same as THEA 3103 .
  
  • FLM 3123 Entertainment Law


    (3 hours)
    Provides familiarity with a range of legal issues important to students planning to work in the film and television industries, including: copyright law, what is “fair use,” problems posed to the film industry and the law by new digital technologies.
  
  • FLM 3143 Screenwriting I


    (3 hours)
    Fundamentals of the screenwriter’s art, craft, and business. Covers a variety of film scripts ranging in style, genre, locale, and era, and a selection of films made from these scripts. Students also write a progressive sequence of screenplays and study the business of independent filmmaking and working for studios.
  
  • FLM 3153 Literature and Film


    (3 hours) CDGS
    Explores the relationship between literature and film, considering such topics as literature as a source for film, differences between sources and film, cinematic and literary languages, adaptation from literature to film, and the screenplay as a literary form. Course may be taken more than once on different topics. Same as ENGL 3053 /WS 3153 .
  
  • FLM 3163 Digital Recording II


    (3 hours)
    Designed to further students in professional audio recording techniques. Provides for parallels involved in live sound mixing or ‘sound reinforcement.’ Emphasis on sound for picture, i.e. editing, mixing, Foley, SFX, ADR, and time code. Digital recording, editing, and missing concepts to be developed in Pro Tools audio software by Avid. Prerequisite: MUS 3113 /FLM 3213 . Same as MUS 3123 .
  
  • FLM 3213 Introduction to Digital Recording


    (3 hours)
    Digital audio recording, mixing, and mastering techniques using Pro Tools systems. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. Same as MUS 3113 .
  
  • FLM 3223 Introduction to Film Scoring


    (3 hours)
    Music and film studies majors only. Introduction to the art and technology of scoring music for film. Students compose original film cues and collaborate with student directors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Same as MUS 3223 .
  
  • FLM 3243 Graphic Communication I


    (3 hours)
    Introduction to graphic design as a medium of communication. Promotes appreciation of visual tools and principles that lead to exploration and personal methodology. Techniques of pre-print production, with the use of typography, photography, and illustration. Students are taught the effectiveness of visual communication and its practices in the professional world today. Prerequisites: ART 1103 , ART 3443 . Same as ART 3243 .
  
  • FLM 3283 Film Theory and Criticism


    (3 hours)
    Employing the many tools available for analyzing film, we can use the lens of race, class, ethnicity, cultural heritage, gender, political power, style, reception theory, or author as a means of organizing our thoughts about a movie or a group of movies.
  
  • FLM 3333 Spanish Film


    (3 hours)
    History of Spanish film and analysis of historically important, critically renowned, and internationally recognized works and their directors. Particular attention to the movies as reflections of and reactions to the socioeconomic conditions, cultural norms, and predominant values of the Spain in which they are set or produced. Prerequisite: SPAN 2013 , departmental approval through placement, or permission of instructor. Same as SPAN 3333 .
  
  • FLM 3343 Digital Photography


    (3 hours)
    Students learn to use a digital camera, utilize Photoshop, and make inkjet prints. Emphasis on project development and understanding contemporary trends in the medium. Students will need access to a DSLR camera. Prerequisite: ART 2153  or permission of instructor. Same as ART 3323 .
  
  • FLM 3363 History of Latin America through Film


    (3 hours)
    An examination of selected episodes in the history of Latin America/the Americas through film, focusing on European exploration, colonization, slavery, evangelization, economic development, social revolution, civil war, the drug trade, migration, and transnational issues. Same as HIST 3363 .
  
  • FLM 3413 Scoring Music for Video Games


    (3 hours)
    Develops technique and skill in composing music for video games and an understanding of the business and how to succeed in it as a career. Students work from a game design concept and compose a series of music cues intended for implementation in the game design. Assignments incorporate various technical and music composition techniques appropriate for games. Prerequisite: FLM 3223  orMUS 3223 . Same as MUS 3413 .
  
  • FLM 3423 German Film


    (3 hours)
    History of German film, the work of individual directors, film genres, film techniques and tools of analysis, with a particular focus on film as a reflection of or reaction to the socioeconomic conditions, cultural norms, and predominant values of the era in which it is set or produced. Prerequisite: GERM 2013  or equivalent, departmental approval through placement, or permission of instructor. Same as GERM 3023 .
  
  • FLM 3443 Digital Drawing and Illustration


    (3 hours)


    Techniques and visual vocabulary of contemporary illustration, focusing on today’s dominant image generating application, Adobe Photoshop. Lessons begin with generating basic shapes, textures, and lighting, and rendering objects, layering and creating montage effects. Images are used in combination with type design in real world illustration assignments and individual creative projects. Prerequisite: ART 1103  or THEA 1223 . Same as ART 3443 .

     

  
  • FLM 3463 Adobe Illustrator


    (3 hours)
    Techniques and visual vocabulary of digital vector illustration and typography using the graphic application Adobe Illustrator. Lessons begin with generating basic linear shapes, patterns, gradations, and blends. We then move on to combinations of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Some real world illustration problems will be assigned. Prerequisites: ART 3443  and permission of instructor. Same as ART 3463 .
  
  • FLM 3473 Media Production and Criticism


    (3 hours)
    Media Production and Criticism combines media theory and history with audiovisual production skills to explore a specific theme (i.e., documentary, music video, avant-garde) and create critically informed projects.  Prerequisite consent of instructor. Same as COM 3473 .
  
  • FLM 3503 The Middle Ages on Film


    (3 hours)
    A thematic examination of the Middle Ages as portrayed in film. Modern interpretations and representations will be juxtaposed with readings from original sources and scholarship. Same as HIST 3503 .
  
  • FLM 3573 Advanced Media Production and Criticism


    (3 hours)
    Takes the production skills, media theories, and histories learned in COM 3473 /FLM 3473  and advances them through rigorous, project-oriented written and media work. Prerequisite: COM 3473  or FLM 3473  and permission of instructor. Same as COM 3573 .
  
  • FLM 3593 Internship


    (3 hours)
    Students work with a corporation, non-profit, or film shoot to apply their expertise in the professional business world.
  
  • FLM 3693 Cinéma et Culture


    (3 hours)
    French film perspectives on cultural concerns: war and decolonization as they redefine French national identity, the Americanization of French culture, and patriarchal politics and cultural subversion. Prerequisite: FR 3023  and FR 3033 , or equivalent, departmental approval through placement, or permission of instructor. Same as FR 3693 .
  
  • FLM 3783 Greece and Rome in Film


    (3 hours)
    A thematic examination of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome as portrayed in film. Modern Interpretations and representations will juxtaposed with readings from original sources and scholarship. Same as HIST 3783 .
  
  • FLM 3993 Independent Study


    (3 hours)
    Students work with a faculty mentor to develop special projects.
  
  • FLM 4003 Playwriting Workshop


    (3 hours)
    Examination of playwriting styles and methods from the latter half of the 20th century to present day. Students write a non-naturalistic full-length play, using a variety of approaches and techniques for creating and rewriting such a work for the stage. Same as THEA 4003 .
  
  • FLM 4014 Narrative Film Production I


    (4 hours)
    Takes students on a step-by-step process from the inception of a short film idea to its realization as a completed work in a series of projects. Explores processes involved in creating and writing a screenplay, storyboarding and planning the film, shooting the film, and finalizing the project through editing, viewing, feedback, and reediting. Prerequisite: FLM 2013  or permission of instructor. Same as THEA 4014 .
  
  • FLM 4024 Narrative Film Production II


    (4 hours)
    Takes students on a step-by-step process through working on films up to thirty minutes long. Focuses on critical professional tools such as storyboards, shooting schedules, working with collaborators, and editing in Final Cut Pro and/or Avid. Prerequisite: THEA 4014 /FLM 4014 . Same as THEA 4024 .
  
  • FLM 4073 Science of Cinema /Neurocinema/Cinemetrics


    (3 hours)
    Changes in media production have provided new opportunities for story development and study.  Course combines theory and practice by looking at neurocinema/cinemetrics and the world of art.  Each student will develop a research paper or art project that tests a specific hypothesis; for example, student engagement or improving participation in blood drives.
  
  • FLM 4143 Screenwriting II


    (3 hours)
    Explores critical genres in contemporary cinema from the writer’s perspective. Students will examine the genres through readings and exercises. Semester projects will include writing a complete screenplay in a particular genre, exploring the rewriting process, and developing techniques for marketing one’s script. Prerequisite: FLM 3143  or permission of instructor.
  
  • FLM 4153 Advanced Post-Production


    (3 hours)
    Advanced course in which students will explore new technological methods of filmmaking.
  
  • FLM 4163 Film Genres: Sci-Fi/The Western/Horror/Film/War/Comedy/Road/Noir/Neo-Noir/The 1970s


    (3 hours)
    Intensive study of a particular genre of film, including, for example, the musical, the Western, the film noir, the comedy, the gangster film, or the social-problem film. Students study major examples of the genre and read the appropriate theoretical and critical books and essays. Course may be taken more than once in different film genres. Same as ENGL 4163 .
  
  • FLM 4173 The Jewish Experience in Film


    (3 hours)
    Explores the varieties of representations of the Jewish people in feature-length, major-release narrative films, both American and international. A range of social issues will be addressed, including: immigration, assimilation, internal and external conflict, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and contemporary experiences. Presents the Jewish experience as both particular and universal. Same as ENGL 4173 .
  
  • FLM 4183 Film Scoring Workshop


    (3 hours)
    Music and film studies majors only. Musical scoring of more extended film projects, collaboration with student directors, and participation in a live music recording session. Prerequisite: FLM 3223 .
  
  • FLM 4243 Screenwriting III


    (3 hours)
    An investigation of the long form screenplay, with focus on a variety of genres. Prerequisite: FLM 3143  or permission of instructor.
  
  • FLM 4253 Interactive Multimedia


    (3 hours)
    Study of the principles and fundamental techniques for creating multimedia projects that can explore their potential for critical artistic expression. Examines issues specific to onscreen interaction and time-based media. Tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver and HTML, Animate, and other supporting programs, such as audio editing software, will be covered. Prerequisite: ART 2063  orFLM 2063 , or permission of instructor. Same as ART 4253 .
  
  • FLM 4263 Digital Video and Animation


    (3 hours)
    Study of the principles and fundamental techniques for creating time-based works of art. Technical experimentation with Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, and Apple Motion. Emphasis on non-linear digital HD video editing and compositing. Students are encouraged to work with narrative and non-narrative experimental animation and video art. Students will develop concepts and aesthetics that utilize the advanced capability of video and animation tools. Prerequisite: FLM 2063  or ART 2063  with a grade of C or higher, or permission of instructor. Same as ART 4263 .
  
  
  • FLM 4513 Advanced Lighting Design


    (3 hours)
    Introduction to CAD for lighting design and skill development in design applications for different venues and genres including dance, opera, musicals, and plays. Advanced color theory, and experience with a variety of control systems. Prerequisite: THEA 3103  or permission of instructor. Same as THEA 4513 .
  
  • FLM 4593 Internship


    (3 hours each)
    Students work with a corporation, non-profit, or film shoot to apply their expertise in the professional business world.
  
  • FLM 4803 Special Topics


    (3 hours)
 

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