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Cinema and Media Studies (CTCS)

http://cinema.usc.edu/mediastudies
D class assignments for undergraduates available; Phone: (213) 740-8358.
D-clearances for Cinema and Media Studies Majors (for courses like CTCS 473) available via their academic advisor. D-clearances for Non-Majors via studentaffairs@cinema.usc.edu School of Cinematic Arts "R" section courses change to "D" in the third week of classes, and require instructor approval for clearance. For Cinema and Media Studies, that approval can be sent to mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu for d-clearance in the third week. Instructions are available here for all SCA Non-Major clearances: cinema.usc.edu/studentaffairs/dclearance.cfm D-clearances for all Graduate Students (for 500+ level courses) via mediastudies@cinema.usc.edu

CTCS 190g: Introduction to Cinema (4.0 units)

Introductory course in the study of cinematic arts. Study of technique, aesthetics, criticism, and social implications of cinema consisting of lectures, screenings and discussions.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18000R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 340	George Carstocea	NCT
18005R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 335	George Carstocea	NCT
18010R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Monday	0 of 25		SCA203
18015R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCB104
18025R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA214
18030R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCA310
18035R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCA316
18040R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCB104
18045R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	0 of 25		SCI207
18055R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCI108
18065R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	0 of 25		SCI207
18070R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCA316
18075R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA214
18085R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCI207
18090R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCA310
18100R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA316
18105R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	0 of 25		SCI207
18115R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25		SCI207
18130R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA316
18135R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	0 of 25		SCA316
18140R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCI207
18145R	001	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 25		SCA316
18330R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	0 of 25		SCI207
18340R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	0 of 25		SCA203
18345R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA110

CTCS 191: Introduction to Television and Video (4.0 units)

Exploration of the economic, technological, aesthetic, and ideological characteristics of the televisual medium; study of historical development of television and video including analysis of key works; introduction to TV/Video theory and criticism.

Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18155R	001	Lecture	11:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 100	Aniko Imre	SCA108
18156R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	0 of 25		SCB104
18157R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCB104
18158R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCA214
18159R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 25		SCA214

CTCS 200g: History of the International Cinema I (4.0 units)

The development of international cinema from its beginnings to World War II. Lectures, screenings, and discussions.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
18160R	001	Lecture	12:00-3:50pm	Monday	0 of 225	Nitin Govil	NCT
18331R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCA310
18332R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCA204
18333R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA110
18334R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	0 of 25		SCB104
18335R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	0 of 25		SCA110
18336R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 25		SCA203
18337R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	0 of 25		SCA255
18338R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	0 of 25		SCA316
18339R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	0 of 25		SCA209

CTCS 367: Global Media (4.0 units)

Studies in the global configurations of television industries and cultures, including new technologies and the textual and sociological analysis of global media events and programming.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18162R	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 30		SCI106

Crosslist CTCS 373: Literature and Film (4.0 units)

Examines literature and film as distinct modes of representation, narration, and structuring of time, language, memory, and visuality.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in CTCS. To register, enroll in COLT 373.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
22035R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	0 of 19		LVL3B

CTCS 392: History of American Cinema to 1960 (4.0 units)

The development of American cinema from its beginnings to the decline of the studio system. Lectures, screenings and discussions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18164R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	0 of 90	Luci Marzola	NCT

CTCS 400: Documentary Film and Media (4.0 units)

An international survey of documentary, informational, and independent experimental film and media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18170R	001	Lecture	9:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 60	Michael Renov	SCI108

CTCS 411: Film, Television and Cultural Studies (4.0 units, max 8)

Detailed examination of film/television from the perspectives and insights of Cultural Studies; focus on the production and reception of cultural texts, practices, and communities.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18190D	001	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	0 of 20		SCA216

CTCS 412: Gender, Sexuality and Media (4.0 units, max 8)

Examines how gender and sexuality are figured in cinema and television with an emphasis on the development of feminist media theory.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18196R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Monday	0 of 20		SCA316

CTCS 414: Latina/o Screen Cultures (4.0 units)

Examination of Latino/a moving image production including film, video, and digital media in the context of the politics of race, class, gender, sexuality, and international relations.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18197R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 30	Laura Isabel Serna	SCA203

CTCS 464: Film and/or Television Genres (4.0 units, max 8)

Rigorous examination of film and/or television genres: history, aesthetics, cultural context, social significance, and critical methodologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
Asian Horror
18201R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 150	Lan Duong	NCT
18206R	001	Lecture	1:00-5:50pm	Thursday	0 of 90	Todd Boyd	SCA108

CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium (4.0 units, max 8)

Lectures and readings on creative problems in the motion picture industry; current films; interviews with visiting producers, directors, writers, performers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18215R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Thursday	0 of 340	Leonard Maltin	NCT

CTCS 468: Media Industry Studies (4.0 units, max 8)

Intensive topical study of the social, political and economic contexts in which media are produced, distributed and monetized.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
The Star Wars Phenomenon
18198R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	0 of 150	J.D. Connor	NCT

CTCS 469: Film and/or Television Style Analysis (4.0 units, max 8)

Intensive study of the style of an auteur, studio, film or television making mode in terms of thematic and formal properties and their influences upon the art of film.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
Memories on Film & Media
18228R	001	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Friday	0 of 30	Priya Jaikumar	SCI106
LYNCH-VERSE: David Lynch's Cinema and Art
18254R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Wednesday	0 of 150	Akira Mizuta Lippit	NCT

CTCS 482: Transmedia Entertainment (4.0 units)

An examination of transmedia, or cross-platform, entertainment: commercial and grassroots texts, theoretical framework, historical context, and commercial projects. Developing transmedia strategies for existing media properties.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
The Wonderful World of Wicked
18199R	001	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Monday	0 of 350	Mary Mcnamara	NCT

CTCS 500: Seminar in Film Theory (4.0 units)

Introduction to classical and contemporary film theory; exploration of their relationship to filmic experimentation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18245D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Monday	0 of 25	J.D. Connor	SCA316

CTCS 502: World Cinema After 1945 (2.0 units)

Historical survey of film from a global perspective from 1945 until the present.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18250D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 50	Priya Jaikumar	SCA110

CTCS 504: Survey of Television History (2.0 units)

An exploration of the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of television.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18253D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	0 of 25	Aniko Imre	SCA110

CTCS 505: Survey of Interactive Media (2.0 units)

A survey course exploring the historical, cultural, business, creative, and technological aspects of the new interactive media.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18255D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 25	Kiki Benzon	SCB101

CTCS 506: Critical Studies Colloquium/Professional Seminar (2.0 units)

Provides orientation to the profession, opportunities for academic and professional growth and development. Recommended for entering students.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18260D	037	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	0 of 25	Nitin Govil	SCA310

CTCS 564: Seminar in Film and Television Genres (4.0 units, max 8)

Advanced study of a selected genre of film and/or television its relationship to history, society, and culture, as well as to genre theory.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18270D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	0 of 20	Henry Jenkins	SCA316

CTCS 569: Seminar in Film and Television Authors (4.0 units, max 8)

Seminar in the style of an auteur, studio, filmmaking, or televisual mode in terms of thematic and formal properties and their influences upon the art of film and/or television.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18275D	037	Lecture	1:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 20	Todd Boyd	SCA112

CTCS 585: Seminar in Film/Television Critical Theory and Production (4.0 units)

A conjoint theory/production seminar, in which the study of media texts will be combined with media production informed by the theoretical study. Specific themes and are of focus may vary.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18259D	037	Lecture	10:00-1:50pm	Thursday	0 of 15	Tara Mcpherson	SCA216

CTCS 678: Seminar in Film Theory and Medium Specificity (4.0 units, max 8)

Explores the way film has been theorized in relationship to traditional media that preceded it and electronic media that followed.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18191D	037	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Thursday	0 of 15	Jennifer Wild	SCA216

CTCS 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
18295D	037	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20	Kara Keeling	OFFICE