University of Redlands
Introduces students to the critical study of visual culture and the spectrum of media. Provides a basic grounding in the critical analysis of film, broadcast media, and new media, introducing techniques of formal, semiotic, and feminist analysis, etc., and approaches such as reception theory.
Prerequisite: Freshman or Sophomore standing, or with instructor consent.
This course introduces students to the primary visual, aural, and narrative conventions used in the creation of film, including editing, mise-en-scène, sound, cinematography, and digital effects. By developing a core set of analytical skills around observation, students will learn some of the ways that films become meaningful for their audiences.
Offered as needed.
introduces the concept of genre and how it has been understood in film and media studies, exploring the basis for generic categorization, engaging with debates over contested categories (such as film noir, women’s film, and melodrama), and examining specific instances of one or more genres. May be repeated for degree credit.
Offered as needed.
Analyzes the relationship between sport and its coverage and representation in print, radio, film, television, and now the Internet, and how that convergence has influenced various cultural dynamics.
Offered as needed.
This course is designed to help students to hone their ability to think and write critically about film, television, and other media, develop research skills, and practice writing and revising a sustained research paper with a topic of their devising. Course topics vary. May be repeated for degree credit.
Prerequisite: MECM 101 or permission.
Addresses critical and theoretical concerns that define critical film, media, and visual studies: specific focus will vary.
Offered as needed.
Students prepare for the capstone through deepening engagement with a media-related research topic or pre-professional experience, drawing on prior work in the major and in the wider liberal-arts context of the College.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
An advanced and in-depth examination of media forms, history, organizations, etc., which requires the completion of a major writing assignment. Topics vary. May be repeated for degree credit.
Prerequisites: MECM 211 or 261 and junior or senior standing.
A research-based project, in which students integrate and extend skills and knowledge previously developed in the major. Preparatory reading and development of a project plan, breakdown, and investigation of relevant literature culminate in drafting and subsequent revision of a thesis (or another project approved by the instructor).
Prerequisites: MECM 261, MECM 396, and senior standing.
Descriptions of these courses can be found in Catalog listings for the relevant department. Check these also for prerequisites, if any. These courses concentrate entirely or significantly on issues pertaining to media and visual culture. They may be counted automatically toward the major or minor.
ART 159 Digital Imaging (4)
ART 235 Introduction to Photography (4)
ART 252 Introduction to Graphic Design (4)
ARTH 222 Renaissance Artists and their Clients (4)
ARTH 226 Modernism and Modernity (4)
ARTH 228 After the Modern (4)
ARTH 323 Gender and Sexuality in Renaissance Art (4)
ARTH 327 Modern Art and Politics (4)
ARTH 329 The City in Modern Art and Film (4)
AST 211 Contemporary Chinese Film (4)
AST 240 Japanese Popular Culture (4)
CS 103 Introduction to Multimedia (4)
ENGL 114 War in Literature and Film (4)
ENGL 250 Theories of Popular Culture (4)
ENGL 311 Film and Literature (4)
HIST 216 Global Cinemas (3-4)
HIST 223 Anxiety/Race/Empire (4)
HIST 229 U.S. History on Film (4)
HIST 265 Europe on Film (3-4)
HIST 324 Cold War America (4)
HIST 328 Gender, Media, and U.S. Culture (4)
REST 232 Representing Race and Ethnicity in Film (4)
SOAN 206 Popular Culture (4)
WGS 249 Women Filmmakers (4)
WGS 340 Film Feminisms (4)
WGS 341 Gender and Nation (4)
