1. CourseIDandNumber:CINE 1
College of the Redw oods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
C-IDDescriptor(ifapplicable):
2. CourseTitle:Cinema History: From Its Origins to the Coming of Sound
3. Checkoneofthefollowing:
NewCourse(IfthecourseconstitutesanewlearningexperienceforCRstudents,thecourseisnew).
Required-JustificationforNeed(Provideabriefdescriptionofthebackgroundandrationaleforthecourse.Thismight
includeadescriptionofadegreeorcertificateforwhichthecourseisrequiredortherelationshipofthiscourseto
othercoursesinthesameorotherdisciplines.Toseeexamplesofsuchdescriptions,consultpages10-11ofThe
CourseOutlineofRecord:ACurriculumReferenceGuide.
Updated/RevisedCourse
Ifcurriculumhasbeenofferedunderadifferentdisciplineand/orname,identifytheformercourse:
Shouldanothercoursebeinactivated?No Yes Inactivationdate:
Titleofcoursetobeinactivated:
(Ifyes,completeaCourseInactivationFormfoundontheCurriculumWebsite.)
4. Ifthisisanupdate/revisionofanexistingcourse,provideexplanationofandjustificationforchangestothiscourse.Be
suretoexplainthereasonsforanychangestoclasssize,unitvalue,andprerequisites/corequisites.
The course is up for its 5-year revision. There is an update to the outcomes because the former outcomes were
redundant. The key, central course outcome in a film history course is to get students to place a cinematic text in its
appropriate context(s) and that is indicated in the new outcome.
5. Listthefacultywithwhichyouconsultedinthedevelopmentand/orrevisionofthiscourseoutline.
FacultyMemberName(s)andDiscipline(s):SeanHerrera-Thomas(English)
6. Ifanyofthefeatureslistedbelowhavebeenmodifiedinthenewproposal,indicatethe“old”(current)informationand
“new”(proposed)changes.Ifafeatureisnotchanging,leaveboththe“old”and“new”fieldsblank.
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
CourseTitle
TOPS/CIPSCode
CatalogDescription
(Pleaseincludecompletetextof
oldandnewcatalogdescriptions.)
GradingStandard
Select
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English 150
English 150 or English 102 or English 153
Select
Select
TotalUnits
LectureUnits
LabUnits
Prerequisites
Corequisites
RecommendedPreparation
MaximumClassSize
Repeatability—
MaximumEnrollments
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Outcomes:
1. Identify and analyze subtle and
complex meanings of a film’s (or films')
stylistic elements and its (their) historical,
cultural, political, industrial, and
national context(s).
2. Apply film theories and arguments in
the field to analyze non-verbal
communication in visual imagery.
3. "Read” and decode cinematic language
(to extract meaning from the way in
which films are visually constructed by
identifying artistic and contextual choices
that went into the film's construction).
Other
Outcomes:
1. Identify and analyze subtle and complex
meanings of a film’s (or films') stylistic
elements and place those in its (their)
historical, cultural, political, industrial,
authorial, and/or national context(s) where
appropriate.
1. DATE:1/20/16
2. DIVISION:ArtsandHumanities
3. [CB04]COURSECREDITSTATUS:DCredit-DegreeApplicable
4. [CB01]COURSEIDANDNUMBER:Cinema 1
5. [CB02]COURSETITLE:Cinema History: From Its Origins to the Coming of Sound
(CoursetitleappearsinCatalogandscheduleofclasses.)
6. SHORTTITLE:Cinema Hist: Origins to Sound
(Shorttitleappearsonstudenttranscriptsandislimitedto30characters,includingspaces.)
7. [CB03]LOCALID(TOPscode):0612.10TaxonomyofProgramCodes
8. NATIONALID(CIPcode):50.0601ClassificationofInstructionalProgramCodes
9. DISCIPLINE(S):Film StudiesSelectfromMinimumQualificationsforFaculty
Coursemayfitmorethanonediscipline;identifyallthatapply:
10. FIRSTTERMNEWORREVISEDCOURSEMAYBEOFFERED:Fall 2016
11. COURSEUNITS(Note:1lectureunitrequires18hoursin-class/36hoursout-of-class;1labunitrequires54in-classhours)
TOTALUNITS:
TOTALHOURS:
[CB07]
[CB06]
3
min.units
3
max.units
LectureUnits: 3
LabUnits: 0
54
min.hours
54
max.hours
LectureHours: 54
LabHours: 0
12. MAXIMUMCLASSSIZE:30
13. WILLTHISCOURSEHAVEANINSTRUCTIONALMATERIALSFEE?No Yes Fee:$
Ifyes,attachacompletedInstructionalMaterialsFeeRequestFormfoundontheCurriculumWebsite.
GRADINGSTANDARD
LetterGradeOnly
Pass/NoPassOnly
Grade-Pass/NoPassOption
[CB12]Isthiscoursearepeatablelabcourse?No
Yes
IsthiscoursetobeofferedaspartoftheHonorsProgram?No
Ifyes,howmanytotalenrollments?Select
Yes
Ifyes,explainhowhonorssectionsofthecoursearedifferentfromstandardsections.
Honors sections will include additional reading material and more challenging writing exercises than will the
standard sections of the course. Film theory will be addressed more overtly in the Honors section than in the standard
sections of
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the class.
CATALOGDESCRIPTION-Thecatalogdescriptionshouldclearlydescribeforstudentsthescopeofthecourse,itslevel,and
whatkindsofstudentgoalsthecourseisdesignedtofulfill.Thecatalogdescriptionshouldbeginwithasentencefragment.
An introduction to the study of film history from cinema’s origins in the 1890s through the widespread transition to
sound-on-film technology. Students will consider the historical, production, distribution, exhibition, cultural, and
aesthetic contexts of varying cinematic movements from several different parts of the western world. The bulk of this
course centers on silent cinema, with attention paid at the end of the course to the development of sound. SpecialNotesorAdvisories(e.g.FieldTripsRequired,PriorAdmissiontoSpecialProgramRequired,etc.):
PREREQUISITECOURSE(S)
No Yes
RationaleforPrerequisite:
Course(s):
Describerepresentativeskillswithoutwhichthestudentwouldbehighlyunlikelytosucceed.
COREQUISITECOURSE(S)
No Yes
RationaleforCorequisite:
Course(s):
RECOMMENDEDPREPARATION
No Yes Course(s):English 150 or English 102 or English 153
RationaleforRecommendedPreparation:
Because this course carries with it UC and CSU equivalent transfer units, students must be able to meet college-level
reading and writing standards to complete this course. Successful completion of English 150 means that students have
attained college-level reading and writing skills. Moreover, the course requires essay exams, papers, and readings that
students lacking those skills will most likely be unable to complete. Lastly, program review data indicate that students
who have not met the recommendation have less than a 55% chance to earn a "C" or better in the course. Also, as a CR
GE course, the Recommended Preparation is required by the Academic Senate.
COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES–Thissectionanswersthequestion“whatwillstudentsbeabletodoasaresultoftakingthis
course?”Statesomeoftheoutcomesintermsofspecific,measurablestudentactions(e.g.discuss,identify,describe,analyze,
construct,compare,compose,display,report,select,etc.).ForamorecompletelistofoutcomeverbspleaseseePublic
Folders>Curriculum>HelpFolder>SLOLanguageChart.Eachoutcomeshouldbenumbered.
1. Identify and analyze subtle and complex meanings of a film’s (or films') stylistic elements and place those in its (their)
historical, cultural, political, industrial, authorial, and/or national context(s) where appropriate.
COURSEOBJECTIVES-Thissectiondescribestheobjectivesthecourseaddressesthroughthecoursecontent.Objectivescan
includespecificdisciplinaryquestionsorgoalsthatarecentraltothecoursesubjectmatterandaremeanttoaddresswhat
thevariousintentsofthecourseare.Eachobjectiveshouldbenumbered.
METHODSOFINSTRUCTION–Clearmethodsbywhichinstructorwillfacilitateacquisitionofobjectives.Includehere
descriptions,NOTlists.Courseoutlinemustclearlyarticulatehowthesemethodsofinstructionarerelatedto,andhelp
studentworktowards,achievingtheobjectivesandstudentlearningoutcomes.Instructionalmethodologieswillbe
consistentwith,butwillnotbelimitedto,thefollowingtypesorexamples.
LECTURE will deliver course content in order to increase student knowledge about specific aspects of this cinema and
provide students with several interpretive frameworks they can apply to the cinematic and textual evidence.
INSTRUCTOR LED DISCUSSION will engage students in thinking critically and developing analytical and synthetic
skills needed to assess context, continuity, and change in film history.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXERCISES engage students with comparative (and contrasting) perspectives,
ideas, and information, helping them to grasp the complexity of cinematic context, continuity, and change.
COURSECONTENT–Thissectiondescribeswhatthecourseis“about”-i.e.whatitcoversandwhatknowledgestudentswillacquire.
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Concepts:Whattermsandideaswillstudentsneedtounderstandandbeconversantwithastheydemonstratecourse
outcomes?Eachconceptshouldbenumbered.
1. How to read a film and perform detailed visual analysis.
2. The basic historical movements in US and Western European cinema through the transition to widespread use of
sound-on-film technology.
3. Unique historical, industrial, cultural, political, national, and ideological contexts are crucial to engaging in film
analysis.
4. Specific content may include, but is not limited to:
a. Early Cinema/Cinema of Attractions
b. Transitional Cinema
c. Early Classical Narrative
d. Silent African-American cinema
e. German Expressionism
f. Soviet Experimental Cinema
g. French Poetic Realism
h. Early sound cinema
i. Silent American comedy
j. Silent documentary cinema
k. Serial queen melodrama
l. 1920s European avant garde
m. Late silent cinema
ThemesandIssues:Whatmotifs,ifany,arethreadedthroughoutthecourse?Whatprimarytensionsorproblemsinherentin
thesubjectmatterofthecoursewillstudentsengage?Eachitemshouldbenumbered.
1. Race, class, gender, ethnicity, politics, and ideology are all a part of the issues that are negotiated in cinematic texts
during the time period covered by this class.
2. The industrial, historical, political, ideological, social, and aesthetic climate affected cinematic texts.
Skills:Whatabilitiesmuststudentshaveinordertodemonstratecourseoutcomes?(E.g.writeclearly,useascientific
calculator,readcollege-leveltexts,createafieldnotebook,safelyusepowertools,etc).Eachskillshouldbenumbered.
1. Reading and analyzing scholarly journal articles and books.
2. Writing argumentatively and analytically.
3. Marshalling facts from secondary and/or primary sources in support of their own cinematic arguments.
4. Reading critically.
5. Listening actively.
6. Discussing openly.
REPRESENTATIVELEARNINGACTIVITIES–Thissectionprovidesexamplesofthingsstudentsmaydotoengagethecourse
contentbothinsideandoutsideofclass(e.g.,criticallyreadingoutside-of-class,researchingoutside-of-class,writingoutsideof-class,writingpapersoutside-of-class,completinghomeworkoutside-of-class,attendingafieldtrip).Theseactivitiesshould
relatedirectlytotheCourseLearningOutcomes.Eachactivityshouldbenumbered.
1. Listening actively to lectures.
2. Participating in discussions (in-class and/or online).
3. Responding, both verbally and in writing, to primary and secondary source material.
4. Composing in-class and out-of-class essays and papers that demonstrate an understanding of cinematic analysis and
of this area of film history.
ASSESSMENTTASKS–Thissectiondescribesassessmentsinstructorsmayusetoallowstudentsopportunitiestoprovide
evidenceofachievingtheCourseLearningOutcomes.Eachassessmentshouldbenumbered.
RepresentativeAssessmentTasks(Theseareexamplesofassessmentsinstructorscoulduse.):
1. Reading journals.
2. Literature review essays (secondary sources).
3. Primary source analysis papers.
4. Examination questions.
5. A logical, clear, analytically composed thesis-driven research paper.
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RequiredAssessmentsforAllSections(Theseareassessmentsthatarerequiredofallinstructorsofallsectionsatall
campuses/sites.Notallcourseswillhaverequiredassessments.Donotlisthereassessmentsthatarelistedasrepresentative
assessmentsabove.):
The primary method of student assessent in this course will be through student writings. There will be a minimum of 10
pages of student writing in this class. EXAMPLESOFAPPROPRIATETEXTSOROTHERREADINGS–Thissectionlistsexampletexts,notrequiredtexts.
Author,Title,andDateFieldsarerequired
AuthorCook, DavidTitleA History of Narrative FilmDate2016
AuthorDixon, Wheeler Winston et. al.TitleA Short History of FilmDate2013
Author
Title
Date
Author
Title
Date
OtherAppropriateReadings:Instructors may also develop their own reading packets that could include refereed
articles, chapters from monographs and anthologies, and the like. They may also choose appropriate monographs to
assign in the class. There should be at least one major text for the class.
COURSETYPES
1. IsthecoursepartofaChancellor’sOfficeapprovedCRAssociateDegree? No Yes
Ifyes,specifyallprogramcodesthatapply.(CodescanbefoundinOutlook/PublicFolders/AllPublicFolders/
Curriculum/DegreeandCertificatePrograms/chooseappropriatecatalogyear):
Requiredcoursefordegree(s)
Restrictedelectivefordegree(s)LA.FINEARTS
Restrictedelectivesarecoursesspecificallylisted(i.e.bynameandnumber)asoptionalcoursesfromwhichstudents
maychoosetocompleteaspecificnumberofunitsrequiredforanapproveddegree.
2. IsthecoursepartofaChancellor’sOfficeapprovedCRCertificateofAchievement? No
Yes
Ifyes,specifyallprogramcodesthatapply.(CodescanbefoundinOutlook/PublicFolders/AllPublicFolders/
Curriculum/DegreeandCertificatePrograms/chooseappropriatecatalogyear):
Requiredcourseforcertificate(s)
Restrictedelectiveforcertificate(s)
Restrictedelectivesarecoursesspecificallylisted(i.e.bynameandnumber)asoptionalcoursesfromwhichstudents
maychoosetocompleteaspecificnumberofunitsrequiredforanapprovedcertificate.
3. [CB24]IsthiscourseapartofanCCCCOapprovededucationprogram?1-Programapplicable
Ifthisisanewcourseandwillbeapartofprogramunderdevelopment,codethiscourseas“1–Programapplicable”.
4. [CB08]BasicSkills:NBSNotBasicSkills
5. [CB10]WorkExperience:NWENotCoopWorkExperience
6. [CB22]NoncreditCategory:Creditcourse,notapplicable
7. CourseeligibleCareerTechnicalEducationfunding(appliestovocationalandtech-prepcoursesonly):No
Yes
8. [CB23]CoursedevelopedusingaChancellor’sOfficeEconomicDevelopmentGrant:No X Yes
9. [CB11]Purpose:YCreditCourseCourseClassificationStatus(Allcreditcoursesshouldbecategorizedas“Y–Credit
Course”).
10. AccountingMethod:WWeeklyCensus
11. [CB13]DisabilityStatus:NNotaSpecialClass
12. [CB09]CourseSAMPriorityCode:ENotOccupational DefinitionsofSAMPriorityCodes
COURSETRANSFERABILITY
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1.
[CB05]CurrentTransferabilityStatus:ATransferabletobothUCandCSU
2.
[CB21]CoursePriortoTransferLevel:YNotApplicable DefinitionsofCoursePriortoTransferLevels
CURRENTTRANSFERABILITYSTATUS(Checkatleastoneboxbelow):
Thiscourseiscurrentlytransferableto:
NeitherCSUnorUC
CSUasgeneralelectivecredit
CSUasaspecificcourseequivalent(seebelow)
Ifthecoursetransfersasaspecificcourseequivalentgivecoursenumber(s)/title(s)ofoneormorecurrently-active,
equivalentlowerdivisioncoursesfromCSU.
1.Course
,Campus
2.Course
,Campus
UCasgeneralelectivecredit
UCasspecificcourseequivalent
Ifthecoursetransfersasaspecificcourseequivalentgivecoursenumber(s)/title(s)ofoneormorecurrently-active,
equivalentlowerdivisioncoursesfromUC.
1.Course
,Campus
2.Course
,Campus
PROPOSEDCSUTRANSFERABILITY(Checkatleastoneoftheboxesbelow):
Noproposal
RemoveasGeneralEducation
ProposeasGeneralElectiveCredit
ProposeasaSpecificCourseEquivalent(seebelow)
Ifspecificcourseequivalentcreditisproposed,givecoursenumber(s)/title(s)ofoneormorecurrently-active,equivalent
lowerdivisioncoursesfromCSU.
1.Course
,Campus
2.Course
,Campus
PROPOSEDUCTRANSFERABILITY(Checkoneoftheboxesbelow):
Noproposal
RemoveasGeneralEducation
ProposeasGeneralElectiveCreditORSpecificCourseEquivalent(fillininformationbelow)
If“GeneralElectiveCreditORSpecificCourseEquivalent”boxaboveischecked,givecoursenumber(s)/title(s)ofoneor
morecurrently-active,equivalentlowerdivisioncoursesfromUC.
1.Course
,Campus
2.Course
,Campus
CURRENTLYAPPROVEDGENERALEDUCATION(Checkatleastoneboxbelow):
Notcurrentlyapproved
CRGECategory(-ies):AreaC:Humanities ,SecondaryGECategory(ifapplicable)
CR
CSUGECategory:C1
CSU
IGETCCategory:3A
IGETC
PROPOSEDCRGENERALEDUCATION(Checkatleastoneboxbelow):
Noproposal
RemoveasGeneralEducation
ReviewtomaintainCRGEStatus
NewGEProposal
X ApprovedasCRGEbyCurriculumCommittee:02.26.16
Notapproved
ApprovedtoremoveCRGEstatus
CRGEAreaDesignation(s)-Tobeproposedand/ormaintained.
AreaA:NaturalScience
AreaB:SocialScience AreaC:Humanities
AreaD:LanguageandRationality
D1:Writing
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D2:OralCommunications
D3:AnalyticalThinking
AreaE:MulticulturalUnderstanding*
*TobeconsideredpartofCRGEAreaE,allcoursesmustmeetthefollowingcondition:Thecoursemustalsobe(or
beproposed)inoneotherCRGEarea.
GeneralEducationOutcomes
ForeachGEareathiscoursesatisfies(SeeBP4025forAreadescriptions),listthecourseoutcome(s)thatmaptoeachofthe
specificGEareaoutcome(s).Explainhowthiscourse’soutcomesmaptoeachofthetwooutcomeslistedunderthe
appropriatearea.(Note:onecourseoutcomecansatisfybothAreaoutcomes.)
AreaA–NaturalSciences
• communicatescientificideas;
• applyscientificconceptstoanalyzenaturalrelationships.
AreaB–SocialSciences
• communicateintellectualideasrelatedtothesocialsciences;
• applysocialscienceconceptstoanalyzesocial,historical,political,anthropologicalorpsychologicalrelationships.
AreaC–Humanities
• communicateaestheticand/orculturalideas;
• analyzeideasorpracticesspecifictotheinfluenceofcultureonhumanexpression.
Studentsspenttheentiretyofthiscourseexploringthecommunicationofaestheticandculturalideasthroughfilm
textsandareasked,specifically,toreadandtowriteabouthowfilmscommunicatetheseideas.Thecoursealso
emphasizesdifferentfilmtraditionsindifferentnationsatdifferenttimes,exploringcinemaasavehicleofhuman
expression.Everycinematictextanalyzedinthisclassisquestionedforhowitrepresentsaspecificplace,time,
culture,andindustry--inotherwords,asanexampleoftheinluenceofculturalforcesonthecreationofthetext.
Studentwriting,whichisacentralcomponentoftheclass,requiresthatstudentscommunicatebothaestheticand
culturalideasexpressedinthefilmswesee,byanalyzingthemcontextually.
AreaD–Language,CommunicationandRationality
AreaD1-Writing
• generate,compose,reviseandcommunicateideasclearlyinwriting;
• analyzeideaspresentedinwriting,media,speechorartisticrepresentations.
AreaD2–OralCommunication
• generate,compose,reviseandcommunicateideasclearly;
• analyzeideaspresentedinwriting,media,speechorartisticrepresentations.
AreaD3–AnalyticalThinking
• communicateanalyticaland/orcomputationalideas;
• applyanalyticaland/orcomputationalconceptstoanalyzerelationships.
AreaE–MulticulturalUnderstanding
• communicateanawarenessofculturesinadiverseglobalcommunity;
• analyzeissuesfrommultipleperspectives,specificallyastheyrelatetogender,selfidentity,ethnicity,race,
socioeconomicstatus,sexuality,worldview,collectivebehavior,and/orvalues.
GECriteriaforBreadthandGenerality
GEcoursesshouldbebroadandgeneralinscope.Typicallysuchcoursesareintroductory--notadvancedorspecialized—and
thecontentencompassesabroadspectrumofknowledgewithinagivenfieldofstudy.ExplainhowtheproposedGEcourse
fulfillsGEcriteriaforbreadthandgenerality.
This is an introductory survey course that takes a sweeping perspective through the cinemas of Western Europe and the US
over a long period of time (it's about 1/2 of all film history). As such, the subject matter is quite broad and will be treated
somewhat generally in a course like this. Moreover, because of the broad nature of the course, students
are exposed to a variety of different kinds of cinematic analysis involving the particular histories of the nations and regions
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examined.
PROPOSEDCSUGENERALEDUCATIONBREADTH(CSUGE)(Checkatleastoneboxbelow):
NOPROPOSAL
A. CommunicationsandCriticalThinking
A1–OralCommunication
A2–WrittenCommunication
A3–CriticalThinking
B. ScienceandMath
B1–PhysicalScience
B2–LifeScience
B3–LaboratoryActivity
B4–Mathematics/QuantitativeReasoning
C. Arts,Literature,Philosophy,andForeignLanguage
D. Social,Political,andEconomicInstitutions
C1–Arts(Art,Dance,Music,Theater)
E. LifelongUnderstandingandSelf-Development
C2–Humanities(Literature,Philosophy,
E1–LifelongUnderstanding
ForeignLanguage)
E2–Self-Development
RationaleforinclusioninthisGeneralEducationcategory:Sameasabove
ProposedIntersegmentalGeneralEducationTransferCurriculum(IGETC)(Checkatleastoneboxbelow):
NOPROPOSAL
1A–EnglishComposition
1B–CriticalThinking-EnglishComposition
1C–OralCommunication(CSUrequirementonly)
2A–Math
3A–Arts
3B–Humanities
4A–AnthropologyandArchaeology
4B–Economics
4E–Geography
4F–History
4G–Interdisciplinary,Social&BehavioralSciences
4H–PoliticalScience,Government&LegalInstitutions
4I–Psychology
4J–Sociology&Criminology
5A–PhysicalScience
5B–BiologicalScience
6A–LanguagesOtherThanEnglish
RationaleforinclusioninthisGeneralEducationcategory:SameasAbove
SubmittedBy:George Potamianos
Tel.Ext.:4318
Date:1/20/16
ReviewDate: 1/26/16
ForDean/Directoronly:Doesthiscoursechangerequireasubstantialornonsubstantialchangetoadegree?Yes
Dean/Director:ErinWall
CURRICULUMCOMMITTEEUSEONLY
Date:02.26.16
ApprovedbyCurriculumCommittee:No
Yes X
AcademicSenateApprovalDate:
BoardofTrusteesApprovalDate:
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No X