20810254History of World Cinema
Course Information
Description
The History of World Cinema examines the history of the film medium, primarily as an art form but also as a form of communication, in the United States and internationally from its origins in the 1800s to the present, highlighting significant movements in its development. Students view domestic and foreign films as a basis for study.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Analyze the major cultural, political, social, and economic conditions that have shaped world cinema
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned reading and participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    by meeting instructor's criteria on quizzes, tests and other written assignments
    Criteria
    you describe conditions leading to development of film as a mass entertainment medium
    you identify conditions that lead to concentrations of film production in specific countries and cities
    you determine conditions that have shaped the aesthetics of film

  2. Analyze the major technological developments that have enabled cinema to emerge as an art form
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned reading and participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    by meeting instructor's criteria on quizzes, tests and other written assignments
    Criteria
    you identify pre-film technological developments that were necessary for the invention of movie cameras
    you apply major early (1800s) inventions in the history of the development of the movie camera
    you explain technological improvements in film that have influenced the history of feature films

  3. Analyze the major artistic film movements from the beginnings of cinema to the present
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned reading and participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    by meeting instructor's criteria on quizzes, tests and other written assignments
    Criteria
    you examine movements associated with specific areas and geographical areas (e.g. German expressionism)
    you apply knowledge of movements to example films associated with those movements
    you apply knowledge of film movements to specific films shown for the class

  4. Apply vocabulary of terminology appropriate to discussion of film
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned reading and participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    by meeting instructor's criteria on quizzes, tests and other written assignments
    Criteria
    you summarize terminology designated by instructor appropriate to the study of the history of film
    you apply this terminology to specific films and movements

  5. Analyze the major figures in the history of international film
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned reading and participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    by meeting instructor's criteria on quizzes, tests and other written assignments
    Criteria
    you demonstrate knowledge of major figures' place in film history
    you apply auteur theory in analyzing specific films

  6. Develop an appreciation of aesthetic qualities of domestic and foreign film
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in small and large group discussions and projects
    Criteria
    you summarize aesthetic understanding of specific films