2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

PBDS 628 Screenwriting (3) Students
analyze and write entertainment-oriented
scripts for television and film. The course
emphasizes plot and character development,
dialogue, writing for the eye and the
ear, and following industry script and program
conventions.
PBDS 629 Advanced Creative Writing
Workshop (3) An opportunity to focus
intensively on creative writing in a particular
genre. Students may revise and edit previously
written work, as well as create new
work, aimed at publication. In addition to
expanding and refining their own work,
students develop an individualized reading
list and write a substantial essay focusing on
another writer's work or on a topic related
to their interests and concerns as writers.
PBDS 635 Communication Theory and
Ethics (3) An examination of the historical
development and application of major
theories ofcommunication and of ethical
issues raised within the communication
context.
PBDS 639 Video Aesthetics and
Technique (3) Analysis of the aesthetic
variables affecting video programs.
Advanced production projects culminating
in a thesis-quality production. Students also
gain additional experience in working with
clients. Lab fee required.
PBDS 640 Design Principles and
Strategies (3) Exploration through handson
design projects of the roles of typography,
photography, and illustrarion in
graphic communication. Analysis of audience,
context, goals, market, competition,
and technical constrainrs. Brainstorming
and problem solving in groups and individually.
Projecrs are suitable for inclusion in
the student's portfolio. Lab fee required.
PBDS 641 Magazine Design (3) Intensive
focus on the creative writer's forum-the literary
magazine-or on consumer and trade
publications. Purpose, philosophy, cover
and content design, typography, production,
and other aspects ofsmall press and
consumer publications are covered. A final
project, chosen by the individual student, is
completed during the semester. Lab fee
required.
PBDS 642 Book Design (3) An exploration
of books and book jackets as objects
to be planned and produced, with emphasis
on appropriate design choices and creative
solutions. Lab fee required.
PBDS 645 Typographic Form and
Function (3) The fundamentals of typographic
form and function, beginning
with the physical characteristics of typeincluding
form/counterform, color (grey
value), texture and contrast-and progressing
to the application of the basic formal
principles to more complex problems of
typographic function, such as information
hierarchies and creative expression. Lab fee
required.
PBDS 646 Typography Across Media (3)
The application of basic principles of typographic
design within a range of media
contexts, from traditional print to CO­
ROM and the Internet. Students explore
how the media affect their options as
designers. Topics include screen resolution
and legibility, typographic hierarchy, mulripage
and multi-path sequencing, animation,
style, and appropriateness. Lab fee
required.
PBDS 650 Advanced Graphic Design (3)
Through a series of progressively more
sophisticated assignments, students develop
design solutions that resolve a range of
problems normally faced by clients. Projects
include institutional and corporate
brochures, identity programs, posters, and a
variety of other communications materials.
Lab fee required.
PBDS 660 Hypermedia: An Introduction
(3) An introduction to technologies and
concepts that underlie document and infor­
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