Course Description
Familiarizes students with how music operates in films from the major film industries of the world, and introduces and engages musical-cinematic trends over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.
Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Participation/Attendance | 10 points |
Examination | 50 points |
Written Assignments | 40 points |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
93-100 | A |
90-92 | A- |
87-89 | B+ |
83-86 | B |
80-82 | B- |
77-79 | C+ |
73-76 | C |
70-72 | C- |
66-69 | D+ |
63-65 | D |
60-62 | D- |
59 or below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is a graded component included in the student’s final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Buhler, James and David Neumeyer. Hearing the Movies, Music and Sound in Film History, Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. [ISBN 978-0-19-998771-9]
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.