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HIST 120 - History of the Movies

Credits: 5
Examines the emergence of movies as a form of popular culture during the early decades of the 20th century, traces their development through the introduction of sound and color, the competition with the new medium of television, and concludes with the movie’s emergence as a pervasive world culture at the beginning of the 21st century.

Enrollment Requirement: Eligible for ENGL 99  or instructor consent.

Satisfies Requirement: Social Science
Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

  1. Identify and describe basic film terminology.
  2. Identify and describe basic film techniques and styles.
  3. Identify and describe key attributes of American film movements by thematic, visual, and aural traits.
  4. Describe and analyze the economic, social, and political factors that shape major film/film movements.
  5. Analyze significant films within their historical and cultural contexts through technological advances of motion pictures throughout history.

Program Outcomes
  1. Distinguish between opinions, facts, and evidence-based interpretations.


College-wide Outcomes
  • Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
  • Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.



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