Course Catalog - Knowledge Systems Institute

Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
CIS575
Digital Audio Production: This course is a studiolecture-discussion
course that investigates the
artistic potential of sound and media performance
and installation art making and explores the
intricate dynamics and relationships of electronic
and digital music and sound environment in
design for public presentation of multi-media
performance and installation. (3 credits)
CIS576
DV Independent Film Production: This course
requires students to engage themselves in DV film
production with a focus on the art, technology
and business of low-budget digital filmmaking.
Students will work through the several key phases
of independent film, High Definition video creation
process: pre-production, production and postproduction,
editing and worldwide promotion.
(3 credits)
CIS577
Digital Cinematography: This course introduces
the theories and innovative, state of the art
techniques used in scripting, scene composition,
lighting and design when creating a setting for
digital video, animation and/or game projects.
Students will also learn to apply these hands-on
production techniques like multi-channel design
and digital story telling, the lighting elements of
visibility, selective focus, modeling and setting the
mood of a scene in order to create a physiological
portraiture or a composite, multilayered
landscape. (3 credits)
CIS578
Art and Technology Seminar I: This course is
intended to help students at the graduate level
find their own voice or vision as artists. The idea
is to help them to investigate and bring together
their various fields of interest, deepen these fields
through research and explore ways of putting
them into play in their work. The course is not
media specific and students are expected to
come to the class already possessing a degree of
competency in their media of choice and access
to equipment to execute their work. The course
will consist of weekly presentations and lectures on
a variety of topics and individual meetings with the
instructor to discuss and critique their work. Most
work will be completed outside of class. (3 credits)
CIS579
Art and Technology Seminar II: The process
of helping students develop their individual voice
or vision is continued in this course, which focuses
on the dark side of human experience. Students
will do research and develop artwork based on
various themes. The course is not media specific
and students are expected to come to the class
already possessing a degree of competency in
their media of choice and access to equipment
to execute their work. The course will consist of
weekly presentations and lectures on the topics
listed above and individual meetings with the
instructor to discuss and critique their work. Most
work will be completed outside of class. (3 credits)
CIS599
Research Project for MS Degree: Nine credit
hours are required. Students will be guided
individually to do an advanced project. (9 credits)
CIS700
Special Seminars: Under the supervision of
an instructor, students may request to study
individually in an advanced subject not included
in the regular courses. Students are required to
read one or more textbooks and/or a collection of
papers, do exercises and take examinations. All
the requirements are identical to the requirements
for a regular graduate course. (3 credits)
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