Course Form (revised 8-2009)
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Prefix and Course #
English/Film (ENFM)
ENFM 327
Course Title
Film Genres
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Summarize the change(s) proposed
New course
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Jill Bergman
Phone/ email :
Program Chair/Director:
Jill Bergman
Other affected programs
Dean:
Date
Chris Comer
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
YES
NO
Common Course Numbering Review: Does an equivalent course exist
x
elsewhere in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits
align with existing course(s)? Please indicate equivalent course/campus 
http://msudw.msu.montana.edu:9030/wfez/owa/musxfer.p_CCN_MAIN
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
U 327 Film Genres 3 cr. (R-9) Offered every other year. Prereq. ENFM 180.
Intensive study of central works within one major film genre.
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Film genre courses are standard “category” course s in many Film Studies curricula, and this course
listing will allow us to more accurately characterize film genre courses that have been and will continue
to be taught at The University of Montana (e.g., Phil Fandozzi’s Crime Films, Jocelyn Siler’s Film Noir,
Angelica Lawson’s Film and the Americana West, etc.) We have been teaching genre film courses under
ENFM 381 (Studies in Film), currently an overused number in our program.
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
no
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions determined by the
Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG, G
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
From:
Repeatability
Cross Listing
From:
To:
YES
NO
x
To:
(primary program
initiates form)
Prerequisites
Is there a fee associated with the course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog 2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this change eliminate the
course’s common course status? Please explain below.
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed
to UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
Have you reviewed the graduate increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space provided.
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and
send digital copy with form.
Syllabus
FILM NOIR
Fall 2009
Jocelyn Siler
Office: LA 117 hours M 12-1, W 2-3:30
email: jocelyn.siler@umontana.edu; phone: 243-4204
September 2nd— Intro
Friday September 4th Maltese Falcon 1941 (showing); John Huston report due.
Director: John Huston; Screenplay: Huston (based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett);
Cinematography: Arthur Edeson; Music: Adolph Deutsch; Distributed by Warner Brothers.
Discussion September 9th
September 11th Shadow of a Doubt 1943 (showing); Alfred Hitchcock report due.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay: Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville;
Cinematography: Joseph A. Valentine; Original music: Dimitri Tiomkin, Non-original music:
Franz Lehar; Distributed by Universal Pictures.
Discussion September 16th German Expressionism project due
September 18th Laura 1944 (showing); Otto Preminger report due.
Director: Otto Preminger; Screenplay: Jay Drafter, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt;
Cinematographer: Joseph LaShelle; Music: David Raskin: Distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Discussion September 23rd Auteur Theory project due.
September 25th Double Indemnity 1944 (showing); Billy Wilder report due.
Director: Billy Wilder; Screenplay Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler (based on a novella by
James Cain); Cinematography: John Seitz; Music Miklos Rozsa and Victor Schertzinger;
Distributed by Paramount.
Discussion September 30th Movie censorship in the 1940’s and 50’s project due.
October 2nd Gaslight 1944 (showing); George Cukor report due.
Director: George Cukor; Screenwriter: Walter Reisch; Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg;
Music: Bronislau Kaper; Distributed by MGM.
Discussion October 7th Feminist critical Response to Film Noir project due.
October 9th The Big Sleep 1946 (showing); Howard Hawks report due.
Director: Howard Hawks; Screenplay: William Faulkner (from a novel by Raymond Chandler),
Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman; Cinematography Sidney Hickox; Music by Max Steiner;
Distributed by Warner Brothers.
Discussion October 14th McCarthyism and its effects project due.
October 16th The Stranger 1946 (showing); Orson Welles report (Siler).
Director: Orson Welles; Screenplay: Anthony Veiller, Victor Trivas; Cinematography: Russell
Metty; Music: Bronislau Kaper; Distributed by RKO.
Discussion October 21st
October 23rd Notorious 1946 (showing)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay: Ben Hecht; Cinematographer: Ted Tetzlaff; Music: Roy
Webb; Distributed by: RKO.
Discussion October 28th
October 30th Kiss of Death 1947 (showing); Henry Hathaway report due.
Director: Henry Hathaway; Screenplay: Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer (based on a story by
Eleazar Lipsky); Cinematography; Norbert Brodine; Music: David Buttolph: Distributed by 20th
Century Fox.
Discussion November 4th
November 6th Born to Kill 1947 (showing); Robert Wise report due.
Director: Robert Wise; screenplay Eve Greene, Richard McCaulay (based on a story by James
Gunn); Cinematographer: Robert DeGrasse; Music: Paul Sawtel; Distributed by RKO.
November 13th The Third Man 1949 (showing); Carol Reed report due.
Director: Carol Reed, Alexander Korda (uncredited); Screenplay: Graham Greene (from his own
story), Carol Reed, Orson Welles (both uncredited); Cinematographer: Robert Krasker; Music
by Anton Karas; Distributed by British Lion Films (UK), Selznick International Pictures (US).
Discussion of both TTM and BTK November 18th
November 20th D.O.A. 1950 (showing); Rudolph Mate report due.
Director: Rudolph Mate; Screenplay: Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene; Cinematographer:
Ernest Laszlo; Music Dimitri Tiomkin; Distributed by United Artists.
Discussion December 2nd (Thanksgiving Break separates viewing from Discussion).
December 4th Touch of Evil 1958 (showing),
Director: Orson Welles; Screenplay; Orson Welles, Paul Monash and Franklin Coen (both
uncredited) (based on the novel, Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson); Cinematography: Russell
Metty; Music: Henry Mancini; Distributed by Universal Studios.
Discussion December 9th
There will be a comprehensive final exam (half short answer, half essay) at semester’s end.
Grade Breakdown: Final Exam, 50%; Research Report, 25%; Genre Report, 10%; Neo Noir
Report, 10%; Director Report, 5%.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list
course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.