St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 6
Humanities & Fine Arts
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Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Proposal Number:
Prepared by:Chris Jordan
Phone: 308-6679
Email:cjjordan@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit:Film Studies
3.
Department, Course Number, Title:TFSD, FS 175 - Film and Culture
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Goal Area 5
7.
Coursebulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
Movies as art, market products, and cultural artifacts. 3 cr. F, S
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
No
Yes
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
Undergraduate general education. Also satisfies requirement for Film Studies majors and serves as
recruiting tool for Film Studies majors.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
orunits offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
None
11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
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The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
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12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 6: Humanities & Fine Arts
Expand appreciation and critical understanding of changing modes of human expression and systems of
thought in the arts and humanities, and develop abilities in the creation and performance of meaning.
Students become more literate media consumers by developing their appreciation of the Hollywood
movie as art form, commodity, and cultural artifact. Students learn the evolution of film on the basis of
narrative and visual design, generic form, and historical context. In-class writing assignments, research
essays, and tests hone students' understanding of these concepts.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 6, it must address at least 5 of the 7 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
2. Describe and appreciate works in the arts and humanities as expressions of individual and collective values
within an intellectual, cultural, historical and social context.
3. Interpret and respond critically to works from various cultures in the arts and humanities.
4. Explore intellectually the ideas expressed in works in the arts and humanities.
5. Engage in creative processes or interpretive performance.
6. Articulate an informed personal response to works in the arts and humanities.
7. Analyze the diverse means of communication in the arts and humanities.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
1) Students learn the evolution of film as a cultural and artistic medium. They explore how film as art has evolved
from sensationalistic one-minute spectacles into character-driven stories constructed on the basis of visual and
narrative rules. They also learn how film genres evolved during the 20th century on the basis of a box-office
"dialogue" between filmmakers and audiences that incorporates cultural trends.
2) Students explore the ways in which movies dramatize political tensions and trends. As dramatizations of
cultural identity, movies are also analyzed in terms of race, gender, and class ideology.
4) Students are introduced to political economy (the influence of legislative policy on film industry structure),
cultural studies (the role of movies in soliciting acquiescence to the status quo and subverting the status quo), and
formalism (the role of narrative and visual design rules in film aesthetics).
6) Students articulate their responses to movies through class discussions, tests, and two formal out-of-class
essays. A list of eight research topics and corresponding sets of scholarly readings (in addition to the textbook)
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provide a framework that guides students through the process of researching, organizing, and writing a persuasive
essay about a specific movie.
7) Students discuss and recognize the role of mode of production, narrative and visual design, music, sound, and
ideology in structuring film as a communication medium. Students learn how camera position and movement,
mise-en-scene, lighting, sound, and editing provide means of conveying character motivation, narrative
exposition, and other essential dramatic information.
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
Film and Culture in relation to Historical Considerations: 60% (L.O. 1, 2, 4, 7)
The Emergence of Cinema as an Institution (6%)
The Studio System (6%)
American Comedy (6%)
War and Cinema (6%)
Film Noir (6%)
The Western (6%)
Hollywood and the Cold War (6%)
Hollywood in the Age of Television (6%)
Hollywood and the Counterculture (6%)
Hollywood in the Twenty-First Century (6%)
Film and Culture in relation to Gender and Sexuality issues: 15% (L.O. 1, 2, 4, 7)
Film and Culture in Relation to Racial Issues: 15% (L.O. 1, 2, 4, 7)
Critical Methodologies: 5% (L.O. 2, 4, 6, 7)
Personal/Group Reflection: 5% (L.O. 4, 6)
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: TFSD
Course or Course(s): FS 175 - Film and Culture
Jeffrey Bleam
Department or Unit Chair Signature
2/25/10
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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Remarks:
Date