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Courses

A list of CMS classes for FALL 2009 appears below.

Complete list of all required and elective CMS classes

For information on course requirements, please refer to the specific pages for the Major, the Minor, the Concentration, and the Master's Degree.

Fall 2009 CMS Classes

Tier I
21L.011 The Film Experience Lec: T4-5, Lab: T7-10pm, Rec: R3, R4 Lec, Lab: 3-270; Rec: 2-105, 2-131, 2-139
CMS.100 Intro to Media Studies Lec: M1-2:30, Lab: W7-10pm, Rec: F12, F1 Lec: 3-133, Lab: 4-270; Rec: 2-131
Tier II
CMS.407 Media and Methods: Sound Lec: W1-4 Lec: 16-220
Tier III
21L.715/CMS.871 Media in Cultural Context Lec: F11-2 Lec: 14E-310
Restricted Electives
CMS.300/CMS.841 Intro to Videogame Studies Lec: MW3:30-5
Lab: W7-10pm
Lec: NE25-373
Lab: NE25-373
CMS.309/21W.763/CMS.809 Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Sci-Fi Lec: M7-10pm Lec: 2-147
CMS.336/21W.786/CMS.836 The Social Documentary: Analysis & Production Lec: W7-10pm Lec: 1-379
CMS.376/CMS.876 History of Media & Technology Lec: MW1-2:30 Lec: 1-375
CMS.602/CMS.998 Games and Social Change Lec: TR9:30-11 Lec: 4-149
CMS.608/CMS.864 Game Design Lec: TR3-4:30
Lab: M7-10pm
Lec: NE25-373
Lab: NE25-373
CMS.609/21W.764/CMS.846 The Word Made Digital Lec: TR9:30-11 Lec: 1-132
4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media Lec: TR9.30-12.30 Lec: N51-315
4.352/4.353 Advanced Video TR7-10pm Lec: N51-315
4.366 Advanced Projects in Visual Arts M9:30-12:30 N52-342
21F.036/CMS.888 Advertising and Popular Culture: East Asian Perspectives Lec: MW1-2:30 Lec: 14N-225/td>
21F.056 Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present Lec: W7-10pm Lec: 16-628
21H.206 American Consumer Culture Lec: M3-5 Lec: 4-231
21H.223 War and American Society Lec: T7-10pm Lec: 1-135
21L.012 Forms of Western Narrative Lec: TR3:30-5 Lec: 14N-112
21L.421 Comedy Lec: MW3:30-5 Lec: 14E-310
21L.435/CMS.840 Literature and Film Lec: T7-10pm Lec: 16-676
21L.707 Problems in Cultural Interpretation Lec: TR2:30-4 Lec: 56-167
21W.772 Digital Poetry Lec: T7-10pm Lec: 5-217
21W.784 Becoming Digital: Writing about Media Change Lec: TR11-12:30 Lec: 14E-310
21W.785 Communicating with Web-Based Media Lec: R7-10pm Lec: 1-379
24.209 Philosophy in Film and Other Media Lec: W7-10pm Lec: 1-136
24.214/CMS.811 Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts Lec: R7-10pm Lec: 32-D831

Complete List of CMS Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

UG = Undergraduate    G=Graduate
Class Number Class Name HASS-D,
CI-H/M
UG G

Tier I Requirements

21L.011   The Film Experience HASS-D3, CI-H
CMS.100   Introduction to Media Studies HASS-D4, CI-H

Mid-Tier Requirements

CMS.400   Media Systems and Texts CI-M
CMS.403   Media and Methods: Performing CI-M
CMS.405   Media and Methods: Seeing & Expression CI-M
CMS.407   Media and Methods: Sound CI-M

Capstone Courses

21L.706 CMS.830 Studies in Film CI-M
21L.715 CMS.871 Media in Cultural Context CI-M

Electives

Course CMS - Comparative Media Studies
CMS.300 CMS.841 Intro to Videogame Studies  
CMS.309/ 21W.763 CMS.809 Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Sci-Fi  
CMS.336/ 21W.786 CMS.836 The Social Documentary  
CMS.376 CMS.876 History of Media and Technology  
CMS.600 CMS.996 Topics in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.601 CMS.997 Topics in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.602 CMS.998 Topics in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.603 CMS.995 Topics in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.607 CMS.843 The Role of the Gamer: Theory, Criticism and Practice  
CMS.608 CMS.864 Game Design  
CMS.609J / 21W.764J CMS.846 The Word Made Digital  
CMS.610 CMS.922 Media Industries and Systems  
CMS.THT   Comparative Media Studies Pre-Thesis Tutorial  
CMS.THU   Undergraduate Thesis in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.URG / CMS.UR   Research in Comparative Media Studies (UROP)  
Course 4 - Architecture
4.341   Introduction to Photography and Related Media  
4.351   Introduction to Video  
4.352 4.353 Advanced Video  
4.366   Advanced Projects in Visual Arts  
4.602   Modern Art and Mass Culture HASS-D3, CI-H
Course 11 - Urban Studies and Planning
11.127J / CMS.590J 11.252J / CMS.863J Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education  
Course 17 - Political Science
17.243 17.244 Media Politics  
Course 21A - Anthropology
21A.336   Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization CI-H
21A.337 CMS.917 Documenting Culture  
21A.339   V Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media  
21A.340J / STS.075J   Technology and Culture  
21A.348 CMS.835 Photography and Truth  
21A.350J / SP.484J / STS.086J   The Anthropology of Computing  
21A.360J / STS.065J   The Anthropology of Sound  
  21A.780J / STS.451J Representing Reality: Theories & Production of Documentary Film & Video  
Course 21F - Foreign Languages and Literatures
21F.011   Topics in Indian Popular Culture CI-H
21F.027J / 21H.917J CMS.874, 21F.590* Visualizing Cultures CI-H
21F.030   East Asian Culture: From Zen to Pop  
21F.035 21F.037* Topics in Culture and Globalization  
21F.036 CMS.888, 21F.190* Advertising and Popular Culture: East Asian Perspectives  
21F.039   Japanese Popular Culture  
21F.051   Topics in French Film CI-H
21F.055   Media in Weimar and Nazi Germany CI-H
21F.056 21F.420* Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present CI-H
21F.063   Anime: Transnational Media and Culture  
21F.065 21F.593* Japanese Literature and Cinema CI-H
21F.067J / SP.608J 21F.595* Asian Performance Cultures  

* Class number for foreign language credit.

Course 21H - History
21H.206   American Consumer Culture  
21H.223   War and American Society  
21H.546   World War II in Asia: Film, Fantasy, Fact  
21H.577J / CMS.882J   Film, Fiction, and History in India, 1905-2005  
Course 21L - Literature
21L.012   Forms of Western Narrative HASS-D1, CI-H
21L.421   Comedy HASS-D1, CI-H
21L.430 SP.492, CMS.920 Popular Narrative  
21L.432 CMS.915 Understanding Television  
21L.433   Film Styles and Genres  
21L.434   Science Fiction and Fantasy  
21L.435 CMS.840 Literature and Film  
21L.486   Modern Drama CI-H
21L.707   Problems in Cultural Interpretation  
21L.708 CMS.910 Literature and Technology CI-M
Course 21M - Music and Theater Arts
21M.283   Musicals of Stage and Screen  
21M.284 CMS.925 Film Music  
21M.775   Hip-Hop  
21M.840 21M.841 Performance Media  
21M.846 21M.847 Topics in Performance Studies  
Course 21W - Writing and Humanistic Studies
21W.749 CMS.935 Documentary Photography and Photojournalism: Still Images in a World of Motion  
21W.765J/ 21L.489J CMS.845 Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice  
21W.772   Digital Poetry  
21W.784   Becoming Digital: Writing about Media Change HASS-D4, CI-H
21W.785   Communicating with Web Based Media CI-M, CI-H
21W.787 CMS.837 Film, Music, and Social Change: Intersections of Media and Society  
21W.789   Communicating with Mobile Technology CI-H
Course 24 - Linguistics and Philosophy
24.209   Philosophy in Film and Other Media  
24.213 CMS.820 Philosophy of Film  
24.214 CMS.811 Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts  
24.263 CMS.810 The Nature of Creativity  
Course MAS - Media Arts and Sciences
MAS.110   Fundamentals of Computational Media Design CI-H
Course STS - Science, Technology, and Society
STS.045   Technology and Experience  
STS.085 6.805, STS.487 Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier  

Graduate Requirements

  CMS.790 Media Theories and Methods I  
  CMS.791 Media Theories and Methods II  
  CMS.796 Major Media Texts  
  CMS.801 Media in Transition  
  CMS.950 Workshop I  
  CMS.951 Workshop II  
  CMS.990 Colloquium in Comparative Media