Film Appreciation

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Accurately describe the technical and aesthetic elements of film, using appropriate terminological and conceptual vocabularies.
• Evaluate and interpret films as forms of intellectual and aesthetic expression.
• Identify and assess social and political themes conveyed in film.
• Situate films in social and historical contexts as well as within the historical development of cinema as art form, and apply such knowledge to critical interpretations of film.
• Synthesize various types of analysis and evaluation to form a more comprehensive understanding of film art and production.
• Critically analyze claims, arguments, and information pertaining to relevant cultural artifacts.
• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments and/or analyses pertaining to relevant cultural artifacts.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Canvas Responses	30%
Wiki Page	30%
Mid-Term	20%
Final	20%

Attendance/Participation:

Students are allowed three absences without a grade penalty. In an asynchronous course, “absence” equals three unsubmitted Watercooler assignments. For every absence beyond those allowed, students will be penalized one-half letter grade. Students who miss six assignments will fail the course. You are, by state law, allowed two excused absences due to religious holidays, which do not count toward your total allowed absences, as defined by UNCG policy. If you plan to miss class because of religious holidays, you must notify me at least two weeks in advance of your absence.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.