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ADVISING HANDBOOK FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
CH 114 Principles of Chemistry I [4]
Chemistry of solids, liquids, gases, and solutions; colligative
properties, bonding theory, acids and bases, and chemical equilibria.
Designed for students, such as nursing, health science, humanities,
and social science majors, who desire or require a one-semester
introduction to the principles of inorganic and physical chemistry.
May be used to fulfill part of the general education distribution
requirements in the natural sciences. The combination of CH 114
and CH 136 constitutes a one-year general survey of the major
areas of chemistry. Not intended for majors in biology (B.S.),
chemistry, engineering, or physics, or students planning to apply to a
professional school in medical sciences (premedical, predental, etc.).
No credit given to students who have received credit for CH 110
and/or CH 111 or equivalent. One three-hour laboratory in addition
to the lecture. Prerequisite: Working knowledge of algebra and
logarithms. Laboratory fee.
CH 136 Principles of Chemistry II [4]
The chemistry of carbon compounds, including functional group
chemistry, natural products, stereochemistry, and compounds and
processes of biochemical importance. Designed for students who
desire or require a one-semester introduction to organic chemistry
and biochemistry. The combination of CH 114 and CH 136
constitutes a one-year general survey of the major areas of chemistry.
(Not intended for majors in biology [B.S.], chemistry, engineering,
or physics, or for students planning to apply to a professional school
in the medical sciences [premedical, predental, etc.]). No credit
given to students who have received credit for CH 230 and/or CH
231 or equivalent. One three-hour laboratory in addition to lecture.
Prerequisite: CH 111 or 114. Laboratory fee.
Cinema
CIN 150/CMM 150 Introduction to Film [3]
Study of cinema as a cultural and artistic form. Emphasis on
techniques (camera, editing, color, sound, composition) and styles
(realism, expressionism, abstraction). Film fee.
CIN 225W Storytelling for the Screen [3]
A writing workshop focusing on conceptualization, planning,
and scripting of various film and video projects. Students write
screenplays for a short film and segments of a full-length feature or
documentary project. Focus is on the skill of drafting and the specific
uses of language for the screen, and on refinement and presentation
of ideas into treatment or proposal form.
CIN 230 Introduction to Filmmaking [3]
Introduction to basic principles, techniques, and aesthetics of
motion-picture production. The course emphasizes practice with
a series of several short-term assignments in the first two-thirds of
the semester, and the development of a focused production project
in the last third of the semester. Working in small production crews
and with the medium of digital video, students gain a practical and
theoretical understanding of the basic principles of camera and
editing for motion-picture production. Prerequisite: CIN/CMM 150.
Laboratory fee.
CIN 250 World Cinema [3]
An introductory survey of international cinema, selecting classic
films of the major national cinemas (France, Italy, Germany, Sweden,
Russia, Japan) along with important works from other cinemas (e.g.,
Yugoslavia, India, Brazil, Senegal). Weekly screenings. Prerequisites:
CIN 150 or CMM 150. Film fee.
CIN 251W Film History [3]
From 1895 to the present, a survey of the defining developments
in technology (sound, color, widescreen) and national styles
(primitive cinema, silent cinema, German expressionism, Soviet
montage, French poetic realism, classical Hollywood cinema, Italian
neorealism, French New Wave, American experimental cinema, the
new Hollywood). Weekly screenings. Prerequisites: CIN 150 or
CMM 150. Film fee. (Writing-intensive course)
CIN 252W Film Analysis [3]
Close study of the formalism of Eisenstein, the realism of Bazin,
the auteur theory, and semiotics. Film analysis asks whether a movie
is more like a painting, a window on the world, or a mirror for the
desires of the audience; it asks whether there is a language of film,
whether seeing a film is like dreaming, and what makes for the
impression of reality in the cinema. Weekly screenings. Prerequisite:
CIN/CMM 150. (Writing-intensive course) Film fee.
Communication
CMM 110 Communication in the Digital Age [3]
The primary goal of the course is to provide students with
an overview of the foundations and breadth of the field of
communication. A particular focus is placed on the role that
technology plays in the major areas of the field —human
communication studies, media and journalism, and advertising
and public relations. The course also addresses ethical dilemmas
in communication such as deception, manipulation, and others.
Students are required to engage in critical thinking, analysis,
presentation, and application utilizing concepts addressed in
the course.
CMM 150/CIN 150 Introduction to Film [3]
Study of cinema as an art form. Emphasis on techniques (editing,
color, sound, composition) and styles (realism, expressionism,
impressionism, abstraction). Film fee.
CMM 212 Persuasion [3]
Course is designed to heighten student’s understanding of the ways
in which people influence one another with speech and symbolic
gestures. Couse provides an analysis of social aspects of persuasion,
cultural basis on belief, and theories of attitude change. Reasoning
and rhetoric in a variety of contexts, including advertising, political
campaigns, and social movements, are examined. Prerequisite(s);
CMM 110.
CMM 222 Small-Group Communication [3]
Introductory examination of the processes affecting small-group
communication. Students study leadership, member roles, and group
development. In addition, factors affecting the maintenance function
of groups and the outcomes of group experiences are emphasized.
Prerequisite: CMM 110.
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