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Course Descriptions

 

Film and Television Production
  

  • PROD 495 Post-Finishing the Film

    3 semester hours

    This course covers the major concepts and techniques used in creating visual and audio compositing effects in post-production for a completed work that is ready for distribution, festivals, and duplication.

    Prerequisite: PROD 400  or PROD 450 .
  

  • PROD 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • PROD 499 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • PROD 500 Fundamentals of Production

    3 semester hours

    Introduction to the aesthetic and practical problems of communicating visually through motion pictures. Involves group projects.

    Corequisites: PROD 565 , PROD 566 ; SCWR 501 .
  

  • PROD 530 Intermediate Documentary Pre-Production

    3 semester hours

    Research and development of a documentary idea to be produced in the advanced documentary course.

    Prerequisite: PROD 500 .
  

  • PROD 550 Intermediate Production

    3 semester hours

    Practicum in production of fictional student projects from initial concept through post-production. Advanced production and post-production theory and practice as applied to film and television. Involves individual and/or group projects.

    A grade of B (3.0) or better is required.

    Prerequisite: PROD 500 .
  

  • PROD 565 Cinematography

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to 16mm motion picture cameras, digital cameras, film stocks, lighting, and grip equipment. Location and studio procedures for both sync and non-sync situations.

    Lecture and Laboratory, 5 hours.

    Lab fee.

    Insurance fee.

    Majors only.

    Corequisites: PROD 500 , PROD 566 ; SCWR 501 .
  

  • PROD 566 Post-Production

    3 semester hours

    Post-production theory and practice as applied to film and television.

    Majors only.

    Corequisites: PROD 500 , PROD 565 ; SCWR 501 .
  

  • PROD 598 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • PROD 599 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • PROD 600 Advanced Production

    6 semester hours

    Further practical experience in fiction and non-fiction production and post-production, including the producing, directing, and editing of a film or documentary project.

    Note: Insurance is required for equipment.

    Prerequisite: PROD 530  or SCWR 530 .
  

  • PROD 626 Pre-Production for Documentary Thesis

    3 semester hours

    Research and development of a non-fiction idea for the thesis film.

    Majors only.

    Prerequisite: PROD 600 .
  

  • PROD 650 Thesis Project: Production

    3 semester hours

    Pre-production and production of a major fiction or documentary project.

    Consent of Graduate Committee required.

    Prerequisite: PROD 626  or SCWR 620 .
  

  • PROD 666 Advanced Editing

    3 semester hours

    Further studies in the theory, aesthetics, and techniques of editing for film and/or television.

    Lab fee

    Insurance fee.

    Prerequisite: PROD 550 .
  

  • PROD 668 Production Planning

    3 semester hours

    In-depth study of production planning with an emphasis on budgeting and scheduling for the intermediate and advanced projects.
  

  • PROD 669 Advanced Cinematography

    3 semester hours

    Further studies in the techniques of camera and lighting for film and video.

    Graduate majors only.

    Prerequisite: PROD 550 .
  

  • PROD 670 Thesis Project: Post-Production

    3 semester hours

    Editing and completion of the thesis project.

    Consent of Graduate Committee required.

    Prerequisite: PROD 650 .
  

  • PROD 671 Thesis Project: Post-Finishing the Film

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Registration is required until Thesis Project is completed.

    Prerequisite: PROD 670 .
  

  • PROD 680 Seminar in Directing

    3 semester hours

    Directorial analysis of and practical experience in the special problems of directing actors for the camera. Can emphasize film, TV, or the different problems involved in each medium.

    Lab fee

    Insurance fee.

    Prerequisite: PROD 550 .
  

  • PROD 685 Advanced Production Technique Seminar

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Seminar/workshop course in special advanced techniques in production and post-production topics.

    Lab fee.

    Insurance fee.

    Majors only.

    May be repeated for degree credit up to three times.

    Prerequisite: PROD 550 .
  

  • PROD 690 Post-Production Effects

    3 semester hours

    This course addresses the process of communication through typographic animation and visual effects. Emphasis is placed on creating emotional expression and identity through composites of video, text, and special effects.

    Lab fee.

    Insurance fee.

    Graduate majors only.

    Prerequisite: PROD 500 .
  

  • PROD 698 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • PROD 699 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours


Film and Television Studies
  

  • FTVS 200 Survey of Mass Media

    3 semester hours

    Examination of the structure, function, and effects of the mass media.
  

  • FTVS 210 Art of the Cinema

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the elements of film language and aesthetics as well as an examination of film as a powerful cultural artifact. Screenings, readings, and lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 212 Art of Television

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the aesthetic and cultural elements of television. Screenings, readings, and lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Writing.
  

  • FTVS 313 History of American Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of American film. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 314 History of International Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of international film. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Writing.
  

  • FTVS 315 History of the Documentary

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of the documentary film and video. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 398 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 399 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 410 Motion Picture Analysis

    3 semester hours

    Critical analysis of representative current movies joined, whenever possible, by class encounters with the filmmakers themselves.

    Lab fee.

    Prerequisite: FTVS 210  or FTVS 212 .
  

  • FTVS 412 Film Authors

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of films of a specific film author (director, writer, etc.). Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.

    May be repeated only when a different author is studied.
  

  • FTVS 416 Jewish Images in Film and Television

    3 semester hours

    Examination of the ways that Jewish people, their culture, and faith have been represented and have represented themselves in film and TV. Screenings, lecture, discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 417 History of Broadcasting

    3 semester hours

    An introduction to the history and structures of the broadcasting industry. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 418 Close Textual Analysis

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth analysis of various film and TV texts.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 419 Special Topics: Theory

    3 semester hours

    The examination and application of specific theoretical topics (e.g., feminism, post-modernism, modernism, race and ethnic studies, post-colonial studies, etc.) to film and TV texts. Screenings, readings, lectures/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 420 European Cinema

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of European cinema. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 421 Asian Cinema

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of Asian cinema. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 422 African Cinema

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of African cinema. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 423 Latin American Cinema

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of Latin American cinema. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 425 International TV

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of international TV. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 429 Special Topics: National Cinema

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of the films of one nation. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 430 The Western Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of the Western film. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 431 Film Melodrama

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of film melodrama as a specific genre or approach to genre. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 432 The Musical Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of musical film. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 433 The Horror Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of the horror film. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 434 Film Comedy

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of the film comedy. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 435 Film Noir

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of film noir. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 436 Science Fiction Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of science fiction film. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 439 Special Topics: Film Genre

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of a specific film genre, other than those regularly offered (e.g., suspense thriller). Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 440 TV Sitcoms

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of TV sitcoms. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 441 TV Crime Shows

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of TV crime shows. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 442 TV Westerns

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of TV Westerns. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 443 Soap Operas

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of TV soap operas. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 444 Reality TV

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of reality TV. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 445 Science Fiction TV

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of science fiction TV. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Writing.
  

  • FTVS 446 Japanese Anime

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of Japanese anime. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 447 African American Images on TV

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of African American images on TV. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 449 Special Topics: TV Genre

    3 semester hours

    An in-depth study of a specific TV genre not regularly offered (e.g., news, docudrama, etc.). Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 473 Women in Film

    3 semester hours

    A critical and historical survey of representations of women in film as well as an examination of works of woman directors in an international context. Screenings, readings, lecture/discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 499 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 511 Television History

    3 semester hours

    This seminar traces the history of television from the last days of radio, through the Golden Age of TV, to today’s cable and Internet.

    Graduate SFTV majors only.
  

  • FTVS 512 Seminar in Television Genres

    3 semester hours

    The role of television as a popular art is explored through theoretical understandings of television genres including drama, situation comedy, news talk shows, sports, children’s shows, daytime serials, one-hour dramas, etc.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 513 Seminar in American Film

    3 semester hours

    An examination of the history and development of American film from the silent era to the present. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 514 Seminar in International Film

    3 semester hours

    An examination of the history and development of international film from the silent era to the present. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 515 Seminar on the Documentary

    3 semester hours

    Advanced critical and analytical study of the evolution of documentary film/television. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 517 Seminar in TV Programming

    3 semester hours

    Advanced critical and analytical study of broadcast programming in the United States and abroad. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab Fee.
  

  • FTVS 518 Analysis of Video Games

    3 semester hours

    An examination of the history, development, aesthetics, and power of video games, including their relationship to other media texts, including movies and television. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 598 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 599 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 610 Film/TV Topical Seminar

    3 semester hours

    Seminar in current issues in cinema and television; focus changes per offering.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 611 Seminar in Film Genre

    3 semester hours

    Advanced study in a film genre. Screenings, film, and lectures.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 612 Seminar in Film Authors

    3 semester hours

    Advanced study of films of specific filmmakers. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 613 Seminar in National Film

    3 semester hours

    Advanced study of films of a specific nationality. Screenings, lectures, and discussion.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 614 Seminar in Television and Video

    3 semester hours

    Topical seminar focusing on critical analysis of topical media genres. Screenings, lectures, and discussions.

    Lab fee.
  

  • FTVS 698 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FTVS 699 Independent Studies

    0 TO 3 semester hours


Finance
  

  • FNCE 3410 Fundamentals of Finance

    3 semester hours

    Topics include structure and financial problems of business enterprises; methods and instruments available for promoting, financing, recapitalizing, and reorganizing business enterprises; and social control of security issues and exchanges. In addition, time value of money, risk and return trade-offs, security valuation, and working capital management will be studied.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 2120 ; BADM 1010 , BADM 1020 ; ECON 105  OR ECON 110  and ECON 120 ; ECON 230 ; MATH 112  or MATH 131 , all with a minimum grade of C (2.0).
  

  • FNCE 3420 Investments

    3 semester hours

    The course will examine the sources and demand for investment capital, investment policy, and procedures for the analysis of security evaluation. Students will become competent in stock and bond valuation, capital asset pricing, options, portfolio computation, performance evaluation, and foreign exchange. Students will become familiar with investment statistics, primary and secondary markets, tax consequences, retirement planning, market efficiency, macroeconomics, and financial statement analysis.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 2110 , ACCT 2120 , both with a grade of C (2.0) or better; FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 3430 Financial Policy

    3 semester hours

    This course focuses on corporate finance decision making using finance cases to analyze financial policies and problems of business enterprises as well as investment issues related to maximizing corporate value. Students will develop advanced skills in corporate value/shareholder wealth maximization including learning tools and concepts employed in analyzing and managing financial risk. Students obtain hands-on experience in the conduct of financial policy analysis through completion of a mergers and acquisitions project. Skills learned are especially applicable to employment in firms in all industries including investment banking.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 3440 Mergers and Acquisitions

    3 semester hours

    This course will introduce students to the merger and acquisition process and alternative restructuring strategies including business alliances, divestitures, spin-offs, split-offs, carve-outs, and bankruptcy. The student will learn to develop acquisition plans as part of an investment banking team charged with implementing a firm’s business strategy. The team will be responsible for valuing the target firm, negotiating and structuring the deal, and for resolving common tax, payment, accounting, and legal issues arising during transactions.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 3497 Internship

    1 semester hours

    The objective of this one-semester-hour course is to help students achieve a worthwhile learning experience relevant to their major program of study. The internship, conducted with an off-campus organization, will help the student gain insights relative to his/her strengths and weaknesses in the job environment.
  

  • FNCE 4410 Entrepreneurial Finance

    3 semester hours

    In this course, students are introduced to the financial aspects of small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. The key topics include evaluating new business ideas and ventures, reading and understanding financial statements of rapidly growing companies, and developing financing strategies. We also discuss various debt and equity alternatives of financing, the different valuation techniques, and key tactics and approaches to negotiating term sheets.

    (See ENTR 4310 .)

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4420 Real Estate Finance, Investment, and Entrepreneurship

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces students to gathering relevant data (both primary and secondary data) to build financial models for analyzing, interpreting, and making decisions on evaluation of alternative real estate investment opportunities with alternative financial structures. Hands-on entrepreneurial learning makes use of cases, gathering primary data, financial modeling, and estimating the most an investor should pay for a specific property. More specifically, this course includes determining a property’s “investment value,” financing strategy, risk analysis, taxation, market area supply and demand analysis by property type (e.g., single-family homes, apartments, office, retail, warehouses, and other industrial properties), alternative investment ownership (e.g., sole proprietorships, REITs, Limited Partnerships, LLCs, etc.), as well as evaluating alternative financing instruments in both primary and secondary markets.

    (See ENTR 4320 .)

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4430 Capital Markets

    3 semester hours

    This course studies the history and need for different financial markets and institutions. The course introduces students to the basics of financial markets and institutions. The key topics include the role of financial markets and institutions, the structure of the financial system, the history and role of the Federal Reserve, and the structure of various financial markets (equity, money, bond, mortgage). The financial institutions component studies the role that different institutions play within each financial market. A recurring theme throughout the course is the concept of information asymmetry, which we will apply to understand salient features of the financial landscape.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4440 Financial Modeling for Decision Support

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces spreadsheet modeling, programming skills, and advanced quantitative analysis tools to support financial decision-making. Hands-on experience in the development of financial forecasting, simulation, and optimization models for applications in valuation, cash budgeting, and portfolio structuring will be provided.

    (See AIMS 4740 .)

    Prerequisites: AIMS 3770  and FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4470 Multinationals and the Third World

    3 semester hours

    This course examines business activity by multinationals corporations in Third World countries focusing on conventional theory and practices of multinational enterprise, user-friendly shareholder wealth maximization, multinational finance, and corporate ethics. Issues of analysis include technology transfer, institutional arrangements, entry strategy and entry options, host country bargaining power, shareholder wealth maximization, workplace protection, financing decisions, direct foreign investment, and business ethics.

    (See INBA 4870 .)

    Prerequisites: BADM 1040  with a grade of C (2.0) or better, FNCE 3410 , and INBA 3810 .
  

  • FNCE 4480 International Finance

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces students to international business finance and the workings of international financial markets. The principal objective of the course is for students to develop an understanding of the basic tools of financial decision making in an international environment. Key topics of study include exchange rate determination, relationships between inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates, risk management, multinational capital budgeting, and international portfolio theory.

    (See INBA 4880 .)

    Prerequisites: BADM 1040  with a grade of C (2.0) or better, FNCE 3410 , INBA 3810 .
  

  • FNCE 4491 Student Investment Fund: Security Analysis

    3 semester hours

    This course is Part I of the Student Investment Fund (SIF) Program. In this one-year program, the students gain hands-on experience in managing the Student Investment Fund by learning the theory and practice of securities investment and portfolio management within an academic context, enhanced by the frequent interaction with individuals and institutions engaged in the money management industry. While the focus of Part I is stock valuation using absolute and relative valuation models, this course will also familiarize the students with topics covered in a typical investment course such as financial markets and financial instruments as well as investment concepts and theory, including risk and return, diversification, Capital Asset Pricing Model, etc.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4492 Student Investment Fund: Portfolio Management

    3 semester hours

    This course is Part II of the Student Investment Fund (SIF) Program. In this one-year three-course program, the students gain hands-on experience in managing the Student Investment Fund by learning the theory and practice of securities investment and portfolio management within an academic context, enhanced by the frequent interaction with individuals and institutions engaged in the money management industry. While the students continue to apply what they have learned in Part I of the program to stock analysis and investment, the main focus of this part of the program is the application of portfolio theory to portfolio formation and performance measurement. The course culminates with the production and presentation of the SIF Annual Report at the end of the semester. Additionally, the students will also learn investment topics that are not covered in Part I, including analysis and management of bonds and an overview of derivative securities.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 4491 .
  

  • FNCE 4493 Student Investment Fund: Investment Research Lab

    3 semester hours

    This course is Part III of the Student Investment Fund (SIF) Program. In this one-year program, the students gain hands-on experience in managing the Student Investment Fund by learning the theory and practice of securities investment and portfolio management within an academic context, enhanced by the frequent interaction with individuals and institutions engaged in the money management industry. The focus of this course is experiential learning via the application of the theories covered in both Parts I and II of the program to the analysis and investments of stocks and management of the SIF portfolio, utilizing the databases and software available.

    Prerequisite: FNCE 3410 .
  

  • FNCE 4498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • FNCE 4499 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    Requires approval of the Associate Dean.

Financial Decision Systems
  

  • MBAF 611 Financial Markets

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces students to the various financial markets. Emphasis is on the history and development of each market as well as changes in the markets over recent years. The impact of factors such as technology, regulation, political and global environments on the operations of these markets will be discussed.

    Prerequisite: MBAA 608 .
  

  • MBAF 612 Financial Institutions

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces students to the various financial institutions. Emphasis is on the purpose of each institution and changes in that purpose over recent years. The impact of factors such as regulation, taxes and the global environment on the management of these institutions will be discussed.

    Prerequisite: MBAA 608 .
  

  • MBAF 615 Tax Planning for Management Decisions

    3 semester hours

    An analysis of the effects of the tax law on the investment and business decisions of individuals and organizations. The course will survey tax principles that managers should understand whether they are a sole proprietor or an executive in a partnership or corporation. Tax planning and savings opportunities from the perspective of the entrepreneur, the business enterprise, the employee and the investor will be emphasized. Also listed as MBAJ 615 .

    Prerequisites: MBAA 602  and MBAA 608 .
  

  • MBAF 617 Optimization and Financial Engineering

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces advanced optimization modeling techniques that support financial decision-making. Provides hands-on experience in the development of spreadsheet optimization models for applications in cash budgeting, portfolio management, short-term financial planning, capital budgeting, and project management. Also listed as MBAD 617 .

    Prerequisites: MBAA 607  and MBAA 608 .
  

  • MBAF 619 Risk Analysis and Financial Modeling

    3 semester hours

    This course introduces advanced quantitative model building skills for financial risk analysis. Provides hands-on experience in the development of spreadsheet simulation and forecasting models for applications in valuation, capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, option pricing, and portfolio management. Also listed as MBAD 619 .

    Prerequisites: MBAA 607  and MBAA 608 .
 

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