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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0108-251-001 |
| Instructor: | Terrence Ross |
| Days: | Monday 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - NEX 158 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Status: | This Course is Filled to Capacity |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will view and discuss episodes from a number of different series, which will range from classics such as The Prisoner and Decalogue to popular current shows, possibly Orange is the New Black or The Sopranos. Students will engage in a thematic, aesthetic, moral and cultural analysis of the shows. (Distribution Reqs:Arts) |
| Learning Goals: |
Upon the completion of this course students will be able to: • grasp the dramatic and cinematic imperatives of this form.• discern and engage with the moral issues embedded in this medium.• acquire a historical and cultural perspective on media.Outcomes:• Students will be able to critique the effectiveness of a particular series using their knowledge of the imperatives of drama and cinema, via writing and discussion.• Students will be able isolate and intellectually engage with the morals in a particular series via writing and discussion. • Students will be able to compare current American series to older and foreign series, via writing and discussion. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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