All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.
Trial Courses
Academic departments may offer special trial courses on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are necessary, must be within two calendar years of the first, unless the course is submitted for formal approval to the appropriate curriculum committees. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.
Sequenced Courses
A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.
Online Courses
The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.
Credits and Class Meetings
Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).
Course Prefixes
The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:
Exercise Science
EXS 322 - Sports Nutrition
Relationship of exercise, physical activity, and performance to human nutrition. In-depth information on human energy systems, weight management, macronutrients, micronutrients, and ergogenic aids.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 310 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Excercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor.
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
EXS 342 - Skill Analysis for Sport and Physical Activity
Advanced analysis of sport and physical activity skills. Emphasis on observation, error detection and analysis, and improvement prescription. Focus on beginner to intermediate level of performance. Required physical performance of skills.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 321 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to EXS majors. Crosslisting:PED 342 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Motor skill acquisition, control, and performance. Physiological and psychological principles of human growth and development. Includes analysis of the sequential progression of fundamental motor skills from infancy through adulthood with primary focus on school-age children.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 216 Crosslisting:PED 350 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
EXS 410 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning I
This course is a comprehensive overview of the scientific foundations of strength and conditioning. Emphasis will be placed on the exercise sciences, including anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, and the psychology of performance.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: EXS 320 with a “C” or better and EXSL 320 with a “C” or better. Prerequisite or corequisite: EXS 321. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Concepts of health related physical fitness with emphasis on the design of an individualized exercise program for all ages within an apparently healthy population.
Credit Hours: 3
Corequisite Courses:EXSL 411 Prerequisite Courses:EXS 320 with a “C” or better and EXSL 320 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) or permission of instructor. Must have minimum cumulative GPA of 2.70. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of behavioral principles as they relate to exercise participants, the exercise environment and adherence to a physically active lifestyle. Emphasis on practical application of behavior modification strategies related to exercise adherence.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 320 with a “C” or better and EXSL 320 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
EXS 420 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning II
This course is designed to provide an in-depth overview of the practical/applied principles of strength and conditioning. Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge of testing and evaluation, exercise techniques, organization and administration and program design.
Credit Hours: 3
Corequisite Courses:EXSL 420 Prerequisite Courses:EXS 410 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Emphasis on the design of safe and appropriate individualized exercise programs for persons of all ages with acute and chronic health-related conditions. The topics include benefits and risks, screening, pre-exercise evaluations, fitness testing, and exercise prescription.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 411 with a “C” or better and EXSL 411 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Selected topics in exercise science, including exercise prescription and program planning for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and elderly populations.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 320 and EXS 313 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
EXS 472 - Exercise for Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship
Physiological and psychological changes and side effects resulting from cancer and its treatment and the potential reversal of those side effects with the implementation of individualized, prescriptive exercise interventions.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 411 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in the catalogue.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.7, and consent of instructor, director and dean. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
EXS 497 - Advanced Field Experience in Exercise Science
Minimum of 90 hours of supervised applied learning experience in an exercise science-related agency or organization to better understand the depth and breadth of career opportunities in the industry, and to apply academic coursework to meet personal and professional goals.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:EXS 411 with a “C” or better and EXSL 411 with a “C” or better. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor.
University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Independent study for students within the honors program.
Credit Hours: 2 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing and eligibility for honors program. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
EXSL 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
EXSL 216 is the study of the anatomical and functional characteristics of the human body including the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and respiratory systems with emphasis on health and physical activity.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: EXS 216. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
EXSL 217 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
EXSL 217 provides the laboratory experience for EXS 217 via examining the anatomy and physiology of the nervous, endocrine, immune, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems including the special senses and metabolism.
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: EXS 217. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
Laboratory is designed to relate theoretical knowledge attained wihtin EXS 320 into application. Students will experience the skill-related learning outcomes that parallel the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Job Task Analysis (JTA).
Credit Hours: 1
Corequisite Courses: EXS 320 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science majors only or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
Concepts of health related physical fitness with emphasis on screening, fitness assessment and the design of an individualized exercise program for all ages within an apparently healthy population.
Credit Hours: 1
Corequisite Courses:EXS 411 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science majors only or permission of instructor.
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
EXSL 420 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning II Laboratory
Course is a comprehensive overview of the practical/applied principles of strength and conditioning. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in fitness testing, exercise technique, organization and administration, and program design. Two laboratory hours each week.
Credit Hours: 1
Corequisite Courses:EXS 420 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to Exercise Science (EXS) majors only or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 1
Introduction to key concepts in film studies and film production. Designed for non-majors in film studies.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Intended for prospective majors in film studies. Introduction to film study, including analysis of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène, sound, and narrative. Films drawn from various national cinemas, representing diverse styles, periods, and genres.
Credit Hours: 4
University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 4 Repeat Limit: 1
Study and application of cinematic concepts and techniques. Students complete a series of collaborative exercises exploring narrative, documentary, and experimental film forms.
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 200. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to PFST or FST majors. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Introduction to business aspects of the motion picture industry, including the life cycle of a film product from development through distribution and marketing. Emphasis on decisions regarding creative development, financing, legal issues, budgeting, scheduling, marketing, and exhibition.
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Survey of key tendencies in international cinema from the silent era to the present. Case studies include films from Europe, the Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, examined within their historical contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 200 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors. University Studies: Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course is designed to teach students a variety of perspectives on filmmaking and film studies. Combining presentations by local and visiting filmmakers with lectures and film screenings conducted by film scholars, the course introduces students to a wide variety of film styles, film scholarship, and professions in the industry.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
FST 220 - 3-D Computer Graphics Tools and Literacy
Project-based approach to learning fundamental principles of 3-D computer graphics using high-level software tools. Modeling of objects, geometrical transformations, surface algorithms, lighting and shading, alternative rendering techniques, and providing background skills necessary to create animated movies.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: CSC 112 or CSC 131. Prerequisite or corequisite: ART 260 or ART 282. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:ART 220, CSC 220 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Survey and analysis of films by women filmmakers throughout the world. Diverse film styles, periods, and genres will be represented. Screening and discussion of cinematic works in their original language with English subtitles when needed.
Credit Hours: 3
University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives Crosslisting:WLC 230, WGS 230 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Instruction in the techniques and technologies of digital filmmaking, including camera, lenses, lighting, grip, sound, and set protocol.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors, or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
A comprehensive practicum in motion picture preproduction, production, and post-production, concentrating on documentary, narrative or experimental cinema. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
FST 304 - Legal Issues in Film and Entertainment Law
Study of the legal issues impacting the film and entertainment industry, including the legal aspects of business organization, contracts, torts, agency, employment law, environmental regulation, and intellectual property rights.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing. Crosslisting:BLA 304 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Instruction and practice in the techniques of writing essays about film. Writing assignments might include reviews, features, scholarly articles or theoretical essays.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite:FST 205; or prerequisite: ENG 204; or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Crosslisting:ENG 317 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
FST 318 - Screenwriting I: Introduction to Screenwriting
Theory and practice of screenwriting with an emphasis on the fundamentals of narrative structure. Students write original scripts, including a short screenplay for possible use in FST 495.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201; or CRW 207 or CRW 208 or CRW 209. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors, PCRW or CRW majors, or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:CRW 318 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Basic principles of animation using 3-D computer-generated animation and basic processes for animating synthetic objects through structured exercises. Principles of designing and producing 3-D computer-generated animation through the creation of advanced motion studies. Projects focus on developing higher-level skills in model building, animation and color, and lighting.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 220 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:ART 320, CSC 320 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Focuses on duties of a producer through a project “life cycle”: development, financing, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing, and distribution. Emphasizes production management, budgeting, and scheduling. May be repeated under a different subtitle.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
An introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of non-linear motion picture editing.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Instruction in building interactive virtual environments and websites, creating animations, and mixing live video.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201, or permission of instructor. Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Applied instruction in selected animation forms and techniques. Topics might include 2D digital animation, stop-motion/claymation, or cell animation. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Instruction and practice in alternative/experimental forms of filmmaking (16mm hand-processing, stop motion animation, cameraless filmmaking, and collage) through the creation of six 1-minute projects.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Explores acting techniques particular to the mediums of film and video.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:THR 231 or THR 332 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:THR 335 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Introduction to the history and critical interpretation of film music, with a focus on feature-length narrative films. Survey of film scoring styles and evolving sound technologies from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Credit Hours: 3
Crosslisting:MUS 340 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
FST 363 - Producing the Undergraduate Film Magazine
Writing-intensive seminar in which students serve as the editorial board of an internationally distributed undergraduate film magazine.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of the films of a major producer, director, screenwriter, or other filmmaker, or group of filmmakers. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Study of a film style or genre, such as film noir, the western, or the musical. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Special topics in film, such as censorship in cinema, women in film, or film and social change. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Historical overview of pre-cinema and pre-sound cinema, situating early filmmaking in its technological, stylistic, and critical contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview of non-fiction filmmaking. Emphasizes critical approaches to documentary film practices and traditions.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview emphasizing critical approaches to avant-garde film practices.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview of modes, traditions, and theories of animation.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview of an international cinema or a period in global cinema. Teaches approaches to film historiography. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
History and aesthetics of American cinema from the beginning of sound film until the break-up of the studio system, focusing on the height of the Hollywood studio era. Classical genres and styles, and prominent Hollywood filmmakers.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
History and aesthetics of American cinema since the end of the studio era, emphasizing the continuities and breaks with the “Classical Hollywood Cinema.”
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview of New Wave Cinemas, a transnational response to classical filmmaking. Emphasizes critical approaches to New Wave film practices.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or consent of instructor. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society, Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Historical overview of a major period in film. Approaches to film historiography. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Survey of India’s Bollywood cinema from the silent period to the present. Emphasizes historical and critical approaches to Bollywood cinema, as well as studies of censorship, cinephilia, and popular visual culture.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Survey of Russian and Soviet cinema from the 1900s to the present, focusing on Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, Andrei Tarkovsky, and other directors, as well as the cultural, political, and economic forces that influenced their films.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Critical examination of the production and distribution of contemporary Latin American film, with an emphasis on film style, genre, economics, and globalization.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Survey of the history and aesthetics of Latin American film, from the “Golden Age” of Mexican cinema to the development of the New Latin American Cinema of the 1960s, up to more recent work of the contemporary renaissance.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Recent tendencies in French cinema, including new filmmakers, movements, genres, critical approaches, theories, formats, and filmmaking styles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Japanese cinema from the classical period to the present day. Emphasizes critical and historical approaches to Japanese cinema, as well as studies of key filmmakers, including Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Ozu, Suzuki, and Kitano.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Analysis of films from the “Golden Age” of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the New Wave, East German films, and current German and Austrian cinema. Works by Lang, Riefenstahl, Wenders, Reitz, Fassbinder, von Trotta, and recent films.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:GER 385 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Analysis of selected films from the silent era to the present, including the classical period, the New Wave, Francophone cinema, and recent French cinema, situated in their historical contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Analysis of representative films by Spanish directors including Luis Buel, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodar and Bigas Luna, as well as a discussion of recent cinematic works by filmmakers of the younger generation. Films represent a diversity of styles, periods, and genres.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:SPN 385 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study of a selected topic in world cinema. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205, or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Instruction in the techniques, aesthetics, and equipment for recording sound for motion pictures.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Instruction in creating motion picture soundtracks and in techniques and aesthetics of sound editing and mixing.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Introduction to the process of studio film production, from development to distribution. Topics include locations, production design, casting, cinematography, make-up, costume design, film sound and scoring, editing, and post-production. Lecture and discussion, guest speakers, and on-site observation at Screen Gems Studios and other filmmaking sites in Wilmington.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Selected topics in film production. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST major or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
In-class exercises focusing on scene dynamics, communicating with actors, blocking, and capturing action and performance with the camera.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 201 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to FST majors or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
FST 418 - Screenwriting II: Writing the Feature Film
The craft of screenwriting applied to the feature form.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 318 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to CRW or FST majors or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:CRW 418, FST 518 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Writing, revision, and completion of screen adaptation of literary work.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 318 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to CRW or FST majors or consent of instructor. Crosslisting:CRW 419, FST 519 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Aspects of digital image and video representation and manipulation for motion-picture visual effects. Includes image storage and compression, film and video formats, compositing, filtering, scripting for graphics and visual effects, photorealistic lighting and rendering, virtual cinematography, camera tracking, and particle effects.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:CSC 220 and CSC 331 Crosslisting:CSC 430, FST 522 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
A study of major schools of film theory, such as genre theory, historical criticism, reception theory, auteur theory, formalism, cognitivist film theory, and structuralist and post-structuralist film theories.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Crosslisting:FST 540 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Rhetorical issues related to cinema, emphasizing the ways in which cinema creates meaning visually and stylistically. Rhetorical and cinematic criticism will be stressed.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Students plan, program, market, and manage a film festival and conference.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 and FST 205, and permission of department chair. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Repeat Limit: 1
Advanced study of an international cinema or a period in global cinema. Teaches approaches to film historiography. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Crosslisting:FST 579, FST 589 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Advanced study of a major period in film. Teaches approaches to film historiography. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy Crosslisting:FST 579 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Advanced study of a selected topic in world cinema. May be repeated under a different subtitle.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Crosslisting:FST 589 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Study section in this catalogue.
Credit Hours: 1 To 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing; nine hours of film studies courses, at least six of which are at the 300-400 level; overall GPA of at least 2.50; and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom/Certified Internship Program Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Students work under the direction of a faculty filmmaker to create a motion picture.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 301 or FST 302 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and 3 additional hours of production at the 300 level or above, and consent of the chair of Film Studies. Crosslisting:FST 517 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Repeat Limit: 1
Collaborative production of a short experimental, documentary, narrative, or animated motion picture. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 301 or FST 302 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and consent of the chair of Film Studies. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Intensive study of a major topic in film studies. Emphasis on individualized work, which may include reports, a longer research project, or a research essay. May be repeated under different subtitles.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 205 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course, junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Crosslisting:FST 569 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Hands-on application of editing theory and post-production techniques, practices, and technology. Students create a finished film using raw footage from previousFST 495 projects; exceptions upon approval.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FST 331 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and consent of the chair of Film Studies. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Study and practical work experience related to film studies, supervised and evaluated by faculty. May be repeated with permission of the chair of Film Studies.
Credit Hours: 3
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, consent of chair of Film Studies, an overall 3.00 minimum GPA, and a minimum of 12 hours in film studies (FST courses). University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12
Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, eligibility for honors program and 9 hours of film studies courses, at least 6 hours at the 300-400 level. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6
Study of individual and family financial decisions. Designed to prepare the student to exercise intelligent control over income, expenditures, borrowing, savings and investments. Recommended elective for non-business majors. (Not open to students who have earned credit for FIN 330.)
Credit Hours: 3
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
An introduction to the financial and economic environment within which a firm must operate. Analysis of the sources and the cost and availability of funds in a domestic and international setting; analysis of international monetary flows; financial decision making in an integrated world economy.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ECN 222 Crosslisting:ECN 324 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
An introduction to alternative investments, with major emphasis on financial instruments. Practical descriptive material and relevant theoretical applications. Topics include stocks, bonds, and other financial alternatives.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ACG 201 and ECN 222 and FIN 335 University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Principles of property management and practices relating to appraisal, sales, ownership, control, financing, and transfer of real property.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ACG 201 and ECN 222 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
An introduction to the risk management function and to the basic methods used to handle risks facing the business enterprise, families and individuals. Emphasis is on the insurance method of handling risk with study of the concepts underlying insurance, the fundamentals of insurance contracts, and a broad selection of policy coverage in the property and liability, and life and health fields.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ACG 201 and ECN 222 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
An introduction to the finance function of business enterprise and to the analytical techniques used in making investment and financing decisions.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses: Prerequisite: ACG 201, ECN 222 and BAN 280; or prerequisite STT 315 and corequisite MAT 381. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The study of the theory and practice of corporate finance with special emphasis on the evaluation and financing of capital expenditures. Topics include cash flow determination, firm valuation, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, and an introduction to option pricing.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
An analytical approach to the valuation of stocks, bonds and options and the placement of those securities in Markowitz-efficient portfolios. Technical and fundamental analysis, market efficiency and valuation methods are examined. Both application and theory are emphasized.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 330 and FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
The decision-making process in real estate investment analysis including risk and return, financing alternatives, tax implications, and pricing and development alternatives.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
FIN 433 - Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
Valuation of financial derivatives, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Application of the Black-Scholes-Merton model, the binomial option pricing model, and the cost of carry model. Use of financial derivatives for hedging, speculation, and arbirtrage and risk management.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course or consent of the department chair and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting:ECN 433 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course investigates fixed income securities (i.e. bonds) and their derivatives. The course will describe the major players in fixed income markets, the key institutions, broad empirical regularities and analytical tools that are used for pricing and risk management. Some parts of this course are analytical while others are institutional.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 330 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
Financial analysis and decision making in the modern business organization. Theoretical foundations of financial decision-making are emphasized, including both working capital and fixed capital requirements.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 330 and FIN 336 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
A study of commercial bank operations and the regulatory environment of banking. Topics will include the evolution of regulation in the United States, industry structure, analysis of bank financial statements, asset/liability management, and capital requirements.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:ECN 324 and FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3
This course focuses on the analysis of financial statments. Topics covered include credit analysis, profitability analysis, revenue recognition, asset recognition, liability recognition, and equity recognition. Specific attention is given to where managers have flexibility in accounting standards and how this might impact the analysis of the firm. Students are required to synthesize material from lecture to the analysis of real companies.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite Courses:FIN 335 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3