Summer 2013 Topic Course Descriptions

New Media Department - Summer 2013

*Course Descriptions That Do Not Appear in the Calendar*

New Media 2850        The Culture of Digital Visualization and Computer Interactivity

A comprehensive introduction to the underling concepts, principles, and theories behind the design and applications of digital visualization as well as human-computer interaction technologies. To explore the functional, cultural, and philosophical aspects as well as to examine the driving forces behind their creations, distributions, and applications of the contemporary digital technologies that has changed our world and will continue to shape our life of today and tomorrow.

Prerequisite:  Second year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)

New Media 2850        Internet Television Production

This course provides a theoretical and practical approach to understanding the elements of multi-camera Internet television production. Students will develop and create a series of short programs relevant to the university and local communities.

Prerequisite: Second year standing (min of 30.0 credit hours)

New Media 3850        Contemporary American Cinema

This course examines a variety of forms of contemporary American filmmaking, including Hollywood, “indie” narrative, documentary, and amateur practices. The shift from the vertically-integrated oligopoly of the classical studio era to the dominance of entertainment conglomerates will be contextualized, as will the opening of this formerly restrictive cultural sphere to alternative forms of creation and dissemination. Finally, a survey of significant changes to familiar modes will include examinations of new generic trends, recent non-fictional and documentary practices, modified notions of authorship, and evolving cross-media and cross-cultural developments.

Prerequisites: 15 University-level courses (min of 45.0 credit hours)