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Course Descriptions : HUM — Humanities

HUM — Humanities
HUM 120 Introduction to Film (3)
(3 lecture, 1 film screening) Co-requisite: HUM 121. Learn to analyze film and appreciate film as art by looking at a variety of styles, genres, and ideological directions in Hollywood and non-Hollywood films. (LAC, gtP)
HUM 121 Screening for Hum 120 (0)
Co-requisite HUM 120. Required once per week screening time to complement Hum 120.
HUM 130 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3)
Survey of foundational texts in the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies and an examination of specific applications of these theories and methods to material cultural artifacts. (LAC, gtP)
HUM 210 History of Film I (3)
(3 lecture, 1 film screening) Prerequisite: HUM 120, Co-requisite: HUM 220. A survey of film history from pre cinema to the creation of the Production Code that examines innovations in technology and formal developments in narrative, editing, cinematography, and sound.
HUM 211 History of Film II (3)
(3 lecture, 1 film screening) Prerequisite: HUM 120, Co-requisite: HUM 221. A survey of film history from the creation of the Production Code to the present that examines historical shifts, transitions, and innovations, including the stabilization of national cinemas and postwar movements.
HUM 220 Screening for Hum 210 (0)
Co-requisite HUM 210. Required once per week screening time to complement Hum 210.
HUM 221 Screening for Hum 211 (0)
Co-requisite HUM 211. Required once per week screening time to complement Hum 211.
HUM 231 Images of Women in Literature and the Arts (3)
Investigation of stereotypes, dreams, roles and goals of women manifested in creative works by and about women. (LAC, gtP)
HUM 320 Topics in Film (3)
(3 lecture, 1 film screening) Prerequisite: HUM 120, Co-requisite: HUM 321. Study of a particular area of film criticism, history, or theory, considering classical and contemporary debates. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles.
HUM 321 Screening for HUM 320 (0)
Corequisite: HUM 320 Required once per week film screening time to complement HUM 320.