Schedule of Classes - Office of the Registrar


2017 - Fall

College of Arts & Sciences (AS)

Film Digital Media (FDM)

FDM 1198
Practicum in Audio Production
Supervised practical experience in audio production. May be repeated for three credit hours.
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
10
Seats Avail:
10
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
10
Seats Avail:
9
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum

FDM 1199
Practicum in Video Production
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Supervised practical experience in video production. May be repeated for three credit hours.
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
10
Seats Avail:
10
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
11
Seats Avail:
-3
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum

FDM 1303
Intro to Mass Communication
Cross-listed as: JOU 1303
Cross-listed as: JOU 1303
The mass media, how they operate, and how they affect society.
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
159
Seats Avail:
36
Days & Time:
TR 0930AM - 1045AM
Room:
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
H1
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
TR 0930AM - 1045AM
Room:
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
H2
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
3
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 1100AM - 1215PM
Room:
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
90
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 1100AM - 1215PM
Room:
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 1304
Sight, Sound, and Motion
Examines how pictures, sounds, and motions communicate sense and meaning in contemporary media. Considers the major aesthetic image elements -- light, color, space, time, motion, and sound -- and how they are used in film, video, and computer media.
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
290
Seats Avail:
178
Days & Time:
TR
W
1230PM - 0145PM
0600PM - 1000PM
Room:
MMSCI 101
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
H1
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
TR
W
1230PM - 0145PM
0600PM - 1000PM
Room:
MMSCI 101
MMSCI 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 2352
History of Radio & Television
Prerequisite(s): Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Radio and television since 1890, focusing on developments in technology, economics, management, programming, audiences, regulation, and the roles of radio and television in society.  
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
41
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1115AM - 1205PM
Room:
CASTLW 249 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 2360
Production Methods
An introduction to single-camera, multiple-camera, and audio production using basic video and audio equipment.
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
39
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1010AM - 1100AM
Room:
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$195
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
39
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 0905AM - 0955AM
Room:
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$195

FDM 3315
Electronic News Reporting
Cross-listed as: JOU 3315
Cross-listed as: JOU 3315
See JOU 3315 for course information.
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
12
Seats Avail:
11
Days & Time:
TR 1230PM - 0145PM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$60

FDM 3321
Media Programming
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Process of media programming, including economic, legal, and audience factors. Analysis of programming practices from organizational and political viewpoints. Class programming project.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
29
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0100PM - 0215PM
Room:
NVCC 4126 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 3361
Production Methods II
Prerequisite(s): FDM 2360 or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Further development of the technical abilities and conceptual approaches to single-camera and multiple-camera digital media production introduced in FDM 2360, Production Methods.
Section:
03
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1115AM - 1205PM
Room:
CASTLW 206 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$120
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1010AM - 1100AM
Room:
CASTLW 206 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$120
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 0905AM - 0955AM
Room:
CASTLW 206 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$120

FDM 3372
Writing for Media Markets
Cross-listed as: JOU 3372
Cross-listed as: JOU 3372
See JOU 3372 for course information.
Section:
13
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
1
Days & Time:
TR 0330PM - 0445PM
Room:
CASTLW 210 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
06
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
6
Seats Avail:
1
Days & Time:
MWF 1115AM - 1205PM
Room:
CASTLW 241 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
1
Days & Time:
MWF 0905AM - 0955AM
Room:
CASTLW 255 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
18
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
13
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0330PM - 0445PM
Room:
NVCC 4126 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
10
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
M 0545PM - 0830PM
Room:
CASTLW 210 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
03
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1010AM - 1100AM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
4
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 0800AM - 0850AM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
11
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0800AM - 0915AM
Room:
MMSCI GL60 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
09
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0400PM - 0515PM
Room:
CASTLW 210 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
08
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0400PM - 0515PM
Room:
CASTLW 241 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
07
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
6
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0230PM - 0345PM
Room:
CASTLW 241 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
05
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1115AM - 1205PM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
04
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 1010AM - 1100AM
Room:
CASTLW 241 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
14
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0330PM - 0445PM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
12
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0200PM - 0315PM
Room:
MMSCI GL13 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
15
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
4
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0500PM - 0615PM
Room:
CASTLW 240 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
17
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
T 0600PM - 0845PM
Room:
CASTLW 210 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50
Section:
16
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
M 0545PM - 0830PM
Room:
CASTLW 241 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$50

FDM 3373
Screenwriting
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Development of skills in writing a feature film screenplay. Topics include theme, plot, characterization, dialogue, story structure, filmic time, filmic space, filmic motion, script format, and script revision. Students will generate their own feature film idea and complete a first draft screenplay.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
18
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0230PM - 0345PM
Room:
NVCC 4126 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0230PM - 0345PM
Room:
CASTLW 248 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 3374
Television Writing
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Analysis of various television production formats such as half-hour sitcoms, one-hour dramas, and two-hour movies-of-the-week. Students will generate an original script idea for an existing television program and complete a first draft teleplay.
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0200PM - 0315PM
Room:
CASTLW 248 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4313
Diffusion of Innovations
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
An introduction to old and emerging theories which explain the spread of innovative ideas and technologies among members of a society, emphasizing the role of communication processes and the special problems for diffusion in communication technology.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
34
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0930AM - 1045AM
Room:
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4314
Digital Media Technologies
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Analysis of the technical foundations of communication media, the interrelationships among the various media technologies, and the impact of these technologies on media management, content, distribution, and consumption.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 1230PM - 0145PM
Room:
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4340
Media and Society
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Roles of the media in society and their relationship with other societal institutions. Impacts of the media upon society, responsibilities of the media, and restraints imposed upon them.
Section:
03
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
15
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0400PM - 0515PM
Room:
CASTLW 138 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MWF 0905AM - 0955AM
Room:
CASTLW 248 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Section:
02
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
14
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0100PM - 0215PM
Room:
CASTLW 248 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4342
Art and the Moving Image
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
An examination of the cinema as an art form in the context of other artistic media (such as painting, music, etc.).
Section:
82
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
14
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0700PM - 0815PM
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4347
Communication and Culture
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
An examination of the reciprocal functions of communication and urban culture as they continue to shape and define each other. Specific areas of inquiry vary each semester. May be repeated once with a different topic (maximum six semester hours).
Section:
82
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
14
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0630PM - 0745PM
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4361
Audio Production
Prerequisite(s):  FDM 3361 or consent of instructor.  Not open to pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Advanced audio techniques for media productions, technical and conceptual aspects of sound design. Emphasis on sound/image relationships in film and video, and the interface between traditional analog and digital audio technologies. Includes recording, editing, and mixing of audio sources in the creation of original sound tracks.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
17
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0100PM - 0215PM
Room:
CASTLW 206 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$110

FDM 4362
Short Film Production
Prerequisite(s): FDM 3361.  Not open to pre-Film and Digital Media majors.
Advanced short narrative digital cinema production with emphasis on storytelling, theme, and mise-en-scene.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
14
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
MW 0230PM - 0515PM
Room:
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$115

FDM 4365
Lighting and Cinematography
Prerequisite(s): FDM 3361 or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Advanced film and video production with emphasis on the techniques, equipment, and theories involved in lighting and cinematography.  Emphasis on the role of the cinematographer or director of photography.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
12
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
T
R
0200PM - 0445PM
0600PM - 1000PM
Room:

CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4366
Post Production
Prerequisite(s): FDM 3361 or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Advanced film and video production with emphasis on the techniques, equipment, and theories involved in editing film and video. Emphasis on the use of computer-based non-linear editing systems.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
13
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 0200PM - 0315PM
Room:
CASTLW 206 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$110

FDM 4381
Film Product. & Set Management
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Examines media management issues and the impact of technological innovations on a wide range of media industries including broadcasting, Internet, telecommunication, cable, satellite, video game, and digital cinema. May be repeated twice under different topics, not to exceed nine credit hours.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
22
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
TR 1100AM - 1215PM
Room:
NVCC 4126 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Instructor(s):
Dan Beard

FDM 4V03
Internship in Elect-Film Media
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate: fifteen hours in major; graduate: consent of graduate director.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
Designed to fit the needs and interests of the individual student. Interns may select activities in a broadcast station or network, wire service, film production hours, corporate communications department, advertising agency, or in other appropriate organizations. Internships must be approved by the division director (undergraduate) or graduate director (graduate) and are carried out under the supervision of the division director. May be repeated for a total of six semester hours provided the professional setting is different. Graduate students will be limited to three hours credit.
Section:
81
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
18
Seats Avail:
18
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum
Section:
80
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
18
Seats Avail:
14
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum

FDM 4V30
Sem In Elect-Film Media
Prerequisite(s):  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.  
Study of a current topic in electronic media and/or film, including directed research and reading. May be repeated once with different topic.
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
16
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 4V85
Spec Prob Film/Digital Media
Prerequisite(s): Fifteen semester hours in Communication Studies (CSS or FDM), and consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
A conference course designed to give individual students opportunities for additional work in their area of concentration in the film and digital media division of the department. One to three hours may be earned a semester. May be repeated once with change in content.
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
07
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
05
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
04
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
03
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
MW 0830PM - 0945PM
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
06
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
2
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study

FDM 4V98
Elec & Film Media Workshop
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.  Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students.
A directed project to a detailed individual or group radio, television, or film production including preproduction, research and concept development, production, post production, and planning for distribution. May be repeated once in a different semester for a total of six semester hours.
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
10
Seats Avail:
10
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$125

FDM 5303
Intern: Film & Digital Media
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Provides graduate students the opportunity for application of film & digital media skills and knowledge carried out under the supervision of a professional employer in a media-related organization.
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
16
Days & Time:
TR 0800PM - 0915PM
Room:
 
Activity:
Internship/Practicum

FDM 5356
Contemporary Film Theory
Selected topics in media aesthetic criticism. Topics may be chosen from the following: film theory, semiotic analysis, visual literacy, and approaches to film criticism (i.e., cinema). May be repeated once with a different topic.
Section:
01
Status:
Cancelled
Max Enroll:
0
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction
Instructor(s):
STAFF

FDM 5366
Graduate Production Workshop
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Advanced production-oriented workshop with emphasis on enabling students to practice their craft and work towards completion of festival-worthy productions. Particular emphasis on preproduction, research and concept development, production, and post-production. May be repeated once in a different semester for a total of six semester hours.
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$125
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Class Instruction
$125

FDM 5376
Contemporary Film Theory
Major issues and concepts that have been taken up by film theorists and critics in the years following World War II, with particular concentration on cultural studies, ideological criticism, race, gender, politics, spectatorship, and new digital technologies.
Section:
01
Status:
Closed
Max Enroll:
14
Seats Avail:
0
Days & Time:
R
M
0230PM - 0515PM
0700PM - 1000PM
Room:
CASTLW 137
CASTLW 101 
Activity:
Class Instruction

FDM 5V35
Problems Film & Digital Media
Designed to give individual students opportunities for additional work in their area of concentration in film and digital media. May be repeated in a different semester for up to a total of six semester hours.
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
16
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
04
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
03
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
05
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
3
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study

FDM 5V90
Prof Paper/Proj Film Digital
Satisfies the non-thesis option for the master of communication studies. Under the direction of a supervising professor, a student will select a problem or topic in film and digital media and will write a substantial paper or produce a substantial project for submission to the faculty. Maximum three credit hours.
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
16
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
05
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
04
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
03
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study

FDM 5V99
Thesis
Research, data analysis, writing, and oral defense of an approved master's thesis.  At least six hours of FDM 5V99 are required.
Section:
82
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
16
Seats Avail:
15
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
05
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
04
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
01
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
02
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
5
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study
Section:
03
Status:
Open
Max Enroll:
5
Seats Avail:
4
Days & Time:
----
Room:
 
Activity:
Independent Study

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