SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRODUCTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: COM ARTS 355 or declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the aesthetic and technical tools image and/or audio storytelling Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze story structure and illustrate how creative decisions support story interpretation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze the meaning, form, and process of cinematic work with the goal of providing honest, critical, and instructive feedback Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Reproduce and apply industry standards Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate the relationship between the field of media production and the field of media studies Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the aesthetic and technical tools image and/or audio storytelling Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze story structure and illustrate how creative decisions support story interpretation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze the meaning, form, and process of cinematic work with the goal of providing honest, critical, and instructive feedback Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Reproduce and apply industry standards Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate the relationship between the field of media production and the field of media studies Audience: Graduate