3 courses with the subject HIS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HIS 202Film History3
Development of the motion picture industry from its origin to the present. Study of major films, current trends and world issues as seen through film.
Though the technology of motion pictures is only a little more than a century old, it has served an outsized role in the shaping of societies throughout the globe. This course will explore seminal moments throughout motion picture history with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political impact of different important feature-length and short films. Discussions will focus on why film matters in different contexts, how filmmakers respond to social change, and how, in turn, films affect society. This aim of this course is to inspire filmmakers to develop their sense of conviction and why they make films.
Students study visual communication, and digital graphic design from its earliest historical roots through modern, interactive multimedia. This course will explore diverse tools, methods, and social roles design has played in society. Finally, through class discussions, research assignments and project-based learning, the course will analyze the contributions of designers have impacted our contemporary society and culture. 159