Courses
A list of CMS classes for Fall 2008 appears below.
Complete list of all required and elective CMS classes
Fall 2008 CMS Course Supplement (PDF)
For information on course requirements, please refer to the specific pages for the Major, the Minor, the Concentration, and the Master's Degree.
Fall 2008 CMS Classes
Complete List of CMS Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
UG = Undergraduate G=Graduate
| Class Number | Class Name | Instructor | Semester | |||
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Tier I Requirements |
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| 21L.011 | The Film Experience | D. Thorburn (Fall), H. Jenkins (Spring) | F | S | HASS-D3, CI-H | |
| CMS.100 | Introduction to Media Studies | B. Coleman | F | HASS-D4, CI-H | ||
Mid-Tier Requirements |
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| CMS.400 | Media Systems and Texts | H. Jenkins | S | CI-M | ||
| CMS.403 | Media and Methods: Performing | J. Scheib | F | CI-M | ||
| CMS.405 | Media and Methods: Seeing & Expression | G. Davenport | S | CI-M | ||
Capstone Courses |
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| 21L.706 | CMS.830 | Studies in Film | M. Marks (Fall) P. Donaldson (Spring) | F | S | CI-M |
| 21L.715 | SP.493, CMS.871 | Media in Cultural Context | H. Jenkins (Fall), tba (Spring) | F | S | CI-M |
Electives |
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Course CMS - Comparative Media Studies |
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| CMS.300 | CMS.841 | Intro to Videogame Studies | D. Rusch | F | ||
| CMS.309/ 21W.763 | CMS.809 | Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Sci-Fi | B. Coleman | F | ||
| CMS.336/ 21W.786 | CMS.836 | The Social Documentary | V. Bald | F | ||
| CMS.376 | CMS.876 | History of Media and Technology | B. Coleman | S | ||
| CMS.600 | CMS.998 | Topics in Comparative Media Studies | staff | F | S | |
| CMS.601 | CMS.999 | Topics in Comparative Media Studies | staff | F | S | |
| CMS.602 | CMS.997 | Topics in Comparative Media Studies | staff | F | S | |
| CMS.603 | CMS.995 | Topics in Comparative Media Studies | staff | F | S | |
| CMS.607 | CMS.843 | The Role of the Gamer: Theory, Criticism and Practice | tba | S | ||
| CMS.608 | CMS.864 | Game Design | P. Tan | S | ||
| CMS.846 | The Word Made Digital | N. Montfort | S | |||
| CMS.610 | CMS.922 | Media Industries and Systems | J. Green (Fall) C. Weaver (Spring) | F | S | |
| CMS.THT | Comparative Media Studies Pre-Thesis Tutorial | Staff | F | S | ||
| CMS.THU | Undergraduate Thesis in Comparative Media Studies | Staff | F | S | ||
| CMS.URG / CMS.UR | Research in Comparative Media Studies (UROP) | Staff | F | S | ||
Course 4 - Architecture |
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| 4.341 | Introduction to Photography and Related Media | A. Frank | F | S | ||
| 4.351 | Introduction to Video | J. Gibbons | F | S | ||
| 4.352 | 4.353 | Advanced Video | J. Gibbons | F | S | |
| 4.366 | Advanced Projects in Visual Arts | Staff | F | S | ||
| 4.602 | Modern Art and Mass Culture | C. Jones | S | HASS-D3, CI-H | ||
Course 11 - Urban Studies and Planning |
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| 11.127J / CMS.590J | 11.252J / CMS.863J | Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education | E. Klopfer | S | ||
Course 17 - Political Science |
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| 17.243 | 17.244 | Media Politics | G. Lenz | S | ||
Course 21A - Anthropology |
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| 21A.336 | Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization | C. Walley | S | CI-H | ||
| 21A.337 | CMS.917 | Documenting Culture | C. Walley | S | ||
| 21A.340J / STS.075J | Technology and Culture | K. Downes | S | |||
| 21A.348 | CMS.835 | Photography and Truth | J. Howe | S | ||
| 21A.350J / SP.484J / STS.086J | The Anthropology of Computing | S. Helmreich | S | |||
| 21A.360J / CMS.710J / STS.065J | The Anthropology of Sound | S. Helmreich | S | |||
Course 21F - Foreign Languages and Literatures |
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| 21F.011 | Topics in Indian Popular Culture | A. Banerjee | F | CI-H | ||
| 21F.027J / 21H.917J | CMS.874, 21F.590* | Visualizing Cultures | S. Miyagawa, J. Dower | S | CI-H | |
| 21F.030 | East Asian Culture: From Zen to Pop | E. Teng | S | |||
| 21F.035 | 21F.037* | Topics in Culture and Globalization | I. Condry | S | ||
| 21F.036 | CMS.888, 21F.190* | Advertising and Popular Culture: East Asian Perspectives | J. Wang | S | ||
| 21F.039 | Japanese Popular Culture | I. Condry | S | |||
| 21F.052 | French Film Classics | E. B. Turk | S | |||
| 21F.056 | 21F.420* | Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present | M. Duncan | F | CI-H | |
| 21F.063 | Anime: Transnational Media and Culture | I. Condry | F | |||
| 21F.065 | 21F.593* | Japanese Literature and Cinema | I. Condry | F | CI-H | |
| 21F.067J / SP.608J | 21F.595* | Cultural Performances of Asia | I. Condry | F | ||
| 21F.341* | Contemporary French Film and Social Issues (taught in French) | I. de Courtivron | S | |||
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* Class number for foreign language credit. Course 21H - History |
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| 21H.206 | American Consumer Culture | M. Jacobs | F | |||
| 21H.223 | War and American Society | C. Capozzola | F | |||
| 21H.546 | World War II in Asia: Film, Fantasy, Fact | J. Dower | S | |||
| 21H.577J / CMS.882J | Film, Fiction, and History in India, 1905-2005 | H. Roy | S | |||
Course 21L - Literature |
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| 21L.012 | Forms of Western Narrative | J. Buzard | F | HASS-D1, CI-H | ||
| 21L.421 | Comedy | H. Eiland (Fall), W. Kelley (Spring) | F | S | HASS-D1, CI-H | |
| 21L.430 | SP.492, CMS.920 | Popular Narrative | A. Braithwaite | S | ||
| 21L.432 | CMS.915 | Understanding Television | D. Thorburn | S | ||
| 21L.433 | Film Styles and Genres | S. Raman | F | |||
| 21L.434 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | S. Raman | F | |||
| 21L.435 | CMS.840 | Literature and Film | A. Kibel | S | ||
| 21L.486 | Modern Drama | D. Henderson | S | CI-H | ||
| 21L.707 | Problems in Cultural Interpretation | S. Raman | F | |||
| 21L.708 | CMS.910 | Literature and Technology | K. Fendt | S | CI-M | |
Course 21M - Music and Theater Arts |
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| 21M.283 | Musicals of Stage and Screen | M. Marks | F | |||
| 21M.284 | CMS.925 | Film Music | M. Marks | S | ||
| 21M.775 | Hip-Hop | T. DeFrantz | F | |||
| 21M.840 | 21M.841 | Performance Media | J. Scheib | S | ||
| 21M.846 | 21M.847 | Topics in Performance Studies | T. DeFrantz | S | ||
Course 21W - Writing and Humanistic Studies |
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| 21W.749 | CMS.935 | Documentary Photography and Photojournalism: Still Images in a World of Motion | B. D. Colen | S | ||
| 21W.765J/ 21L.489J | CMS.845 | Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice | E. Barrett | F | ||
| 21W.772 | Digital Poetry | E. Barrett | F | |||
| 21W.784 | Becoming Digital: Writing about Media Change | B. Miller | F | HASS-D4, CI-H | ||
| 21W.785 | Communicating in Cyberspace | E. Barrett | F | CI-M, CI-H | ||
Course 24 - Linguistics and Philosophy |
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| 24.209 | Philosophy in Film and Other Media | I. Singer | F | |||
| 24.213 | CMS.820 | Philosophy of Film | I. Singer | S | ||
| 24.214 | CMS.811 | Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts | I. Singer | F | ||
| 24.263 | CMS.810 | The Nature of Creativity | I. Singer | S | ||
Course MAS - Media Arts and Sciences |
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| MAS.110 | Fundamentals of Computational Media Design | J. Maeda | F | CI-H | ||
| MAS.849 | Special Topics in Multimedia Production | G. Davenport | F | S | Course STS - Science, Technology, and Society |
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| STS.045 | Technology and Experience | N. Schull | S | |||
| STS.085 | 6.805, STS.487 | Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier | H. Abelson, M. Fischer | F | ||
Graduate Requirements |
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| CMS.790 | Media Theories and Methods I | W. Uricchio | F | |||
| CMS.791 | Media Theories and Methods II | H. Jenkins | S | |||
| CMS.796 | Major Media Texts | D. Thorburn | F | |||
| CMS.801 | Media in Transition | W. Uricchio | F | |||
| CMS.950 | Workshop I | N. Montfort | F | |||
| CMS.951 | Workshop II | N. Montfort | S | |||
| CMS.990 | Colloquium in Comparative Media | Staff | F | S | ||