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Fall Quarter 2023

October 4December 15

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Monday
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 N
DIGM311 Survey of Video Game Technologies
Tom Carroll

Required Books TBA

Replaces Film Criticism for game design emphases.

Exploration of the history of electronic game technology, game genres, major hardware gaming platforms, major software game engines, various game developers, game publisher, and the work of leading exponents of game/animation design to broaden students’ vision, understanding, and appreciation of game art & design evolution.

Communications Media Core (for Game Students)
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
Online
ENTM134 Catholic Mindfulness
Lee Eskey
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection The Practice of the Presence of God Whitaker House, June 1982 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-0883681053Any edition will do
  2. Bottaro, Dr. Gregory, & Peter Kreeft The Mindful Catholic Wellspring, Feb 19, 2018 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1635820171

This course is recomended for acting students.

This course provides a framework to develop greater emotional resilience and lower stress and anxiety through prayer and meditation. Compassion training develops the strength to be with the suffering, the courage to take compassionate action, and the resilience to prevent compassion fatigue. Actors are strongly encouraged to take this class to prepare for the demands of accessing authentic emotions in their work

Media Elective
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 L
HUMA345 Literary Arts Journal Production I
Elisabeth Kramp

Required Books TBA

Description TBA

Creative WritingHumanities Elective
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 E
BUSI209-1 Building Blocks of Business
Joe Connolly
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Osterwalder, Alexander, Yves Pigneur Business Model Generation John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, 2010 Buy Now978-0470876411Optional, but recommended. Plenty of copies floating around the student body

Business freshmen will take BUSI209 early.

In this class students get a “big picture” look at the ingredients of a start-up firm and the process of creating one. The class details those ingredients, discusses the stories (good & bad) of people who have done it, and learn the process by going through it with a self-select team. Students learn: the business planning process, which maps how to move from an idea to an actual enterprise offering an actual product/service/apostolate; How to craft a compelling and clear business story that captures the true essence of your business; and finally acquire inquisitiveness as to how the world of business really works. The class deliverable is a complete Business Plan created by student teams along with a presentation of the plan.

BUSI106Entrepreneurial Thinking
University Core
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 K
ENTM233 Scene Study
Katelyn Slater

Required Books TBA

This course consists of rehearsal of scenes from classic and contemporary American playwrights including Miller, Williams, Shepard, Foote and others. 

ENTM132Acting I: Foundations
ActingMedia Elective
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 M
MUSC101 Music Appreciation
Robert Giracello
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Materials will be provided by the instructor.

This course is a survey and analysis of the elements of music and primary musical periods of Western European music history. Students will acquaint themselves with musical terms, major composers and repertoire.

Humanities CoreMedia Elective
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 E
BUSI209-2 Building Blocks of Business
Joe Connolly
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Osterwalder, Alexander, Yves Pigneur Business Model Generation John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, 2010 Buy Now978-0470876411Optional, but recommended. Plenty of copies floating around the student body

Business freshmen will take BUSI209 early.

In this class students get a “big picture” look at the ingredients of a start-up firm and the process of creating one. The class details those ingredients, discusses the stories (good & bad) of people who have done it, and learn the process by going through it with a self-select team. Students learn: the business planning process, which maps how to move from an idea to an actual enterprise offering an actual product/service/apostolate; How to craft a compelling and clear business story that captures the true essence of your business; and finally acquire inquisitiveness as to how the world of business really works. The class deliverable is a complete Business Plan created by student teams along with a presentation of the plan.

BUSI106Entrepreneurial Thinking
University Core
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 N
ENTM103-2 Fundamentals of Post-Production
Melinda Simon
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Murch, Walter In the Blink of an Eye Silman-James Press, 2001 Buy Now978-1879505629
  2. An external hard drive with: 1) 1TB recomended capacity, 2) 7200 minimum RPM disk speed, 3) USB 3.0 connection.Recomended options: 1TB from Amazon, 1TB from B&H Photo.

Students are split between the Production and Post-Production Fundamentals classes. Whichever class not taken in Fall Quarter will be taken in Winter Quarter.

This course is a foundational prerequisite for all editing courses & many production courses

This class will focus on the basic fundamentals of post-production, which includes picture and sound editing, media management, media capture and the various editing techniques available to editors to communicate ideas. The class will cover the history of cinematic editing and the impact it has had on visual storytelling, as well as the various styles of editing that make up the language of cinema. Students will learn and use editing software to edit various projects and assignments.

Film EmphasesMedia Elective
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 A/B
ENTM324 Creating Science Fiction Script
Bill Marsilii
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

A combined screening, lecture and workshop series. In this guided workshop course, students develop an understanding of the science fiction genre and undergo creative development, writing, and re-writing to craft a high quality screenplay in that genre. The class will explore shaping a story through speculation and world-building. Screenings and class readings will analyze popular sub-genres in science fiction (e.g., post-apocalyptic stories, space opera, near-future and “hard science” vs. science fantasy), with an eye toward acquainting students with the conventions and cliches of their chosen arena.

ENTM105Writing and Pitching a Script
Media Elective
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 M
MUSC201 Music in Media
Robert Giracello
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

This course will provide an analysis of music and sound as they relate to the construction of feature films, television, and video games.

Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 A/B
BUSI236 Real Estate Principles I
Jordan Friske
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Stapleton III, Charles O., Williams JD, Martha R California Real Estate Principles 12th Edition 12th Ed View Link

Description TBA

Business Elective
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 N
ENTM103-1 Fundamentals of Post-Production
Melinda Simon
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Murch, Walter In the Blink of an Eye Silman-James Press, 2001 Buy Now978-1879505629
  2. An external hard drive with: 1) 1TB recomended capacity, 2) 7200 minimum RPM disk speed, 3) USB 3.0 connection.Recomended options: 1TB from Amazon, 1TB from B&H Photo.

Students are split between the Production and Post-Production Fundamentals classes. Whichever class not taken in Fall Quarter will be taken in Winter Quarter.

This course is a foundational prerequisite for all editing courses & many production courses

This class will focus on the basic fundamentals of post-production, which includes picture and sound editing, media management, media capture and the various editing techniques available to editors to communicate ideas. The class will cover the history of cinematic editing and the impact it has had on visual storytelling, as well as the various styles of editing that make up the language of cinema. Students will learn and use editing software to edit various projects and assignments.

Film EmphasesMedia Elective
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 K
ENTM141A Dance Techniques I
Monique Gaffney

Required Books TBA

Students who have already taken Dance Techniques I will automatically be enrolled in Dance Techniques III

In this class we will focus on the development of contemporary dance as an expressive medium, with emphasis on developing technical skills at the Beginning level.  It is an opportunity to explore how the body moves in both functional and expressive ways. This course encourages you to think about the studio space as a laboratory – it’s a place to experiment, to explore new ways of moving. It's a place for observing and developing a physical listening. There will be written assignments, class discussions, a lot of dancing and a final collaborative project.

Musical TheatreMedia Elective
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 L
PHIL407 Metaphysics
Shalina Stilley
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Clarke, W. Norris The One and the Many University of Notre Dame Press, 2001 Buy Now978-0268037079pages 1-23
  2. Other readings will be made available

This course offers a comprehensive study of the nature of being and its characteristics. After examining the subject and scope of this branch of philosophy, the course will cover topics such as the problem of the one and the many, the analogous nature of being, the attributes and divisions of being as well as the causes of being. The course also provides a basic introduction to natural theology, that is, what can be known about God through reason apart from divine revelation. Texts used begin with Plato’s Timaeus, continuing through the Classical period by means of Aristotle, the Middle Ages in St. Thomas Aquinas, the end of Scholasticism in Ockham, the Renaissance via Hume and Kant, and concluding in the 20th Century in Martin Heidegger.

PHIL101LogicPHIL203Philosophy of NaturePHIL204Philosophy of Man 
Philosophy & TheologyNew Evangelization
Tuesday
Tuesday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 K
ENTM136 Acting for Directors
Katelyn Slater

Required Books TBA

Non-acting emphases interested in acting are encouraged to take this class, as Acting I is restricted to Acting Emphases.

This class was previously titled Acting for Non-Actors

This class will approach the fundamentals of acting, structured for students outside the acting emphasis. Tools learned in class can be applied to directors, screenwriters, and storytellers of various genres.

Media Elective
Tuesday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 N
ENTM321 Spiritual Content in Mainstream Films
Bill Marsilii
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

Hollywood spends hundreds of millions of dollars making Christian movies every year… they just don’t know it yet, and neither do most audiences. Many writers aspire to write stories with deep faith and spiritual themes, that will speak to a wide audience. Very few, however, succeed at doing more than preaching to the choir, if their films ever get made at all. This course is meant for students who wish to write faith-based stories that will speak to — and get made by — people who wouldn’t be caught dead anywhere near a “Christian movie.”  This course will offer tips for the aspiring Christian screenwriter, not only for how to craft such stories, but how to survive as a Christian in an industry that seems completely unfriendly to them.

ScreenwritingMedia Elective
Tuesday 8:00–9:25 AM
155 E
THEO111-1 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Tuesday 9:30–10:50 AM
155 E
THEO111-2 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Tuesday 12:30–6:20 PM
Off Campus
ARTS321 Drawing on Location
Jacqueline Gold
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Download Supplies List

This class meets every other week, with the first session starting week 3.

This class is designed to provide students with the opportunity to further their drawing skills. Students will draw architectural structures, landscape and people on location from direct observation.

ARTS121Drawing in PerspectiveARTS122Observational Drawing
AnimationGame DevelopmentIllustrationMedia Elective
Tuesday 12:30–6:20 PM
155 L
ARTS325 Illustrative Storytelling
Jacqueline Gold

Required Books TBA

This course will provide the foundational knowledge and skills related to the production of visual narrative art. Students will explore the relationship between story and character development and learn how to sequentially compose and arrange images to present a coherent and emotionally effective story.

ARTS222Life Drawing IIARTS223Materials and Techniques
IllustrationMedia ElectiveHumanities Elective
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 A/B
BUSI431 Global Markets
Joe Connolly
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Bronner, David, Gero Leson Honor Thy Label Penguin Publishing Group, 2021 Buy Now978-0593087411
  2. Pope John Paul II Centesimus Annus: On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum Any edition/publisher is fine Buy Now978-0819854186Available Free: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html
  3. Pope Leo XIII Rerum Novarum Any edition/publisher is fine Buy Now978-1503111509Available free online: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html

This course outlines fundamental differences among developed and developing countries, starting briefly with broad historical differences and moving on to specific issues such as the protection of property rights, corruption and the effects of political institutions. Particular attention will be given to China’s influence on global markets and its economic ties to the United States. The role of international institutions such as the IMF and World Trade Organization also are discussed. Public policies and institutions that shape competitive outcomes are examined through cases and analytical readings on different companies and industries operating in both developed and emerging markets.

Business Core
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 M
ENTM101-1 Story, Genre and Structure
Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Egri, Lajos The Art of Dramatic Writing Simon & Schuster, 2004 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-0671213329
  2. Turner, Steve Imagine IVP Books, Nov 28, 2016 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-0830844630

A theoretical and practical introduction to the human phenomenon of storytelling, what stories are, their central role in culture from ancient times to the present day, and how storytellers seek and communicate meaning. Particular attention will be paid to the significance of story in the Judeo-Christian tradition and story’s role within the Christian faith. Students will generate numerous story ideas, and with the help of their classmates and the instructor will evaluate those ideas in terms of audience appeal, theme and meaning.

Media CoreVisual Arts CoreCreative Writing
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 N
ENTM211 Directing I
Nathan Scoggins

Required Books TBA

Students learn to analyze and exploration directorial approaches used in film and television, looking particularly at the creative use of cameras, sound, composition, and communication with those in front of and behind the camera. They explore, from a directorial perspective, the expressive potential of the image within. They learn methodologies, which stimulate visual creativity and positioning the image as the fundamental element of cinematic expression. They engage in exercises in the analysis of script and for purpose of directing actors to obtain the best possible performance.

ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM104Fundamentals of Production
ENTM206Production ExecutionENTM303Directing IIENTM315Advanced Producing
ProducingPost-ProductionProductionMedia Elective
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 K
ENTM339 Acting Production: Part 2
Katelyn Slater

Required Books TBA

Important: successfully auditioning for a production does not result in automatic enrollment. To participate, students must also officially register for the class either during Registration Week (for credit) or with an Add/Drop Form (for credit or audit).

"Acting Production" should be used for registration (do not list the play's name).

Acting Productions meet multiple times a week.

From first reading through to performance, students rehearse and perform a play from a classic or contemporary writer. Students must audition to register for this class. This course may be taken multiple times for credit.

Must Audition
ActingMedia Elective
Tuesday 12:30–1:55 PM
155 E
THEO111-3 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Tuesday 2:00–3:20 PM
155 E
THEO111-4 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Tuesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 M
ENTM101-2 Story, Genre and Structure
Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Egri, Lajos The Art of Dramatic Writing Simon & Schuster, 2004 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-0671213329
  2. Turner, Steve Imagine IVP Books, Nov 28, 2016 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-0830844630

A theoretical and practical introduction to the human phenomenon of storytelling, what stories are, their central role in culture from ancient times to the present day, and how storytellers seek and communicate meaning. Particular attention will be paid to the significance of story in the Judeo-Christian tradition and story’s role within the Christian faith. Students will generate numerous story ideas, and with the help of their classmates and the instructor will evaluate those ideas in terms of audience appeal, theme and meaning.

Media CoreVisual Arts CoreCreative Writing
Tuesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 E
ENTM421 Media Career Strategies
Nathan Scoggins

Required Books TBA

This fulfills the career strategies requirement for film emphases. Film juniors should take this class. Acting & visual arts students should wait for Business of Acting & Visual Arts Career Strategies, respectively.

In this course students identify their specialized interest and value within the media industry, and through the creation of a comprehensive career strategy, use specialized knowledge, skills and experience to prepare themselves to be hired by media companies and promote themselves within the media industry. The class will also look at the unique world of freelancing and give students the tools necessary to venture into self-employment.

Media Junior or Senior
Communications Media Core
Tuesday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 A/B
BUSI331 Digital Media Marketing Strategies
Joe Szalkiewicz
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Cialdini, Robert B Pre-Suasion Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, 2018 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-1501109805
  2. Thompson, Derek Hit Makers Penguin Books, Feb 06, 2018 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-1101980330

This course will prepare you to act both strategically and tactically - utilizing social media tools like blogs, microblogs (Twitter), vodcasts, video, and networking sites to engage with your audience and sell your products and services.

BUSI193Introduction to Marketing
Business Elective
Tuesday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 N
DIGM203 Game Design I
Rodney Figueroa

Required Books TBA

Building on game design concepts learned in Fundamentals of Game Design, this course focuses on creating digital prototypes in order to test and evaluate gameplay mechanics, aesthetics, and control schemes. Prototyping for specific audiences such as investors, publishers, and churches will also be explored.

DIGM106Fundamentals of Game Design
Gaming Emphasis
Tuesday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 E
THEO400 Catholic Social Teaching
Shalina Stilley
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. McKenna, Kevin E A Concise Guide to Catholic Social Teaching Ave Maria Press, Feb 08, 2019 Buy Now978-1594718113
  2. Vogt, Brandon Saints and Social Justice Our Sunday Visitor, Jun 21, 2014 Buy Now978-1612786902
  3. Other readings are available on the Vatican website

Building upon what had been discussed in THEO313, this course is a broad study of general Church teaching on social questions, with strong emphasis on the papal encyclicals and other Church documents. Special attention is paid to the principles of the dignity of the human person, the common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity. Major issues explored include the role of the State, poverty, war, structures of sin, the duties of employers and employees, and challenges to building a culture of life.

THEO111Christian Experience ITHEO112Christian Experience IITHEO113Christian Experience III
Humanities Elective
Wednesday
Wednesday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 A/B
BUSI394 Advanced Leadership
Amanda LoCoco
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Thayer, Lee Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing New and Revised Edition View LinkDigital Copies Allowed

Description TBA

BUSI393Leadership and Management
Business Elective
Wednesday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 N
DIGM211 2D Animation I
Eric vanHamersveld

Required Books TBA

Using the simplicity of basic 2D animation, students will become familiar with some of the basic “Disney: 12 Principles of Animation.” Through lectures and projects, students will create several short animation projects that include: Key Pose Animation, Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Arcs, and Action Timing. Whether 2D, CG, or stop motion animation, these principles are the backbone for all character animation projects.

ARTS121Drawing in Perspective
Animation
Wednesday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 L
ENTM201 Writing for the Screen I
Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. King, Stephen On Writing Scribner, 2020 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-1982159375

This course builds on the work completed in Fundamentals of Story Development. Students will at a minimum write the first two acts of a screenplay. They will read classic and modern screenplays. Class time will be dedicated to covering intermediate topics including scene transitions, writing with subtext, visual writing, and further developing skills in scene and dialogue writing and script formatting, and finding solutions to writer's block. Students will critique one another's work in small groups, with instructor supervision and guidance. Considerable time will be required for students to write.

ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM105Writing and Pitching a ScriptENTM200Fundamentals of Story Development
ScreenwritingMedia Elective
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 D
ARTS222-1 Life Drawing II
Jacqueline Gold
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Download Supplies List

This class meets every other week, with the first session starting week 1.

This class will help students develop advanced figure-drawing skills through various exercises drawing the human body in various shapes and positions. This class is an art study into major anatomical structures of human body.

ARTS221Life Drawing I
AnimationGame DevelopmentIllustrationMedia Elective
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 A/B
BUSI100 Introduction to Products and Markets
Amanda LoCoco
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Wall Street Journal Student Offer View LinkYou will need to have a subscription to the WSJ. Use your student ID and purchase the monthly plan

The purpose of this class is to review current information about companies and business trends, to learn important lessons regarding the products they are selling and the markets they are serving. Students will use real-world and timely experience from a variety of businesses by reading the Wall Street Journal. Students will also become proficient in brief Power Point presentations.

Business Core
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 M
BUSI300 Negotiation Skills
Shun Lee Fong
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Cialdini, Robert B Influence 5th Ed Allyn & Bacon, May 11, 2008 Buy Now978-0205609994Read chapters 3 & 4; answer online discussion questions before class
  2. Fisher, Roger Drummer Getting to Yes Penguin, 2011 Buy Now978-0143118756

This course teaches students to meet and resolve objections and conflicts that result from written and oral proposals and pitches. Emphasis is on resolving customer obstacles before addressing your own. Topics covered include: Wants vs. Needs, Win-Win Strategies, Best Alternatives to Agreement, Schedule vs. Quality vs. Cost, Progress vs. Perfection. The class progresses through carefully structured, progressively more complex negotiation exercises. Students learn how external and internal negotiation has become a way of life for effective managers in a constantly changing business environment.

University Core
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 A/B
ENTM207 Film Criticism and the Art of Visual Storytelling
Nathan Scoggins

Required Books TBA

This class will study some of the most important films in American cinema to understand the cultural context in which they were created, the role of the director in the filmmaking process, and the lasting legacy that the various films enjoy.

Communications Media Core
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 K
MUSC321 Sound Reinforcement
Robert Giracello
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

Explore and familiarize yourself with the principles, equipment, and technology involved in the process of live audio reinforcement. Learn to set up, operate, and troubleshoot typical sound system equipment, and study acoustics and live recording techniques, materials and physics.

Media ElectiveHumanities ElectiveVisual Arts Elective
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 D
ARTS222-2 Life Drawing II
Jacqueline Gold
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Download Supplies List

This class meets every other week, with the first session starting week 1.

This class will help students develop advanced figure-drawing skills through various exercises drawing the human body in various shapes and positions. This class is an art study into major anatomical structures of human body.

ARTS221Life Drawing I
AnimationGame DevelopmentIllustrationMedia Elective
Wednesday 3:30–5:00 PM
155 N
DIGM353 Character Rigging
Max Hulburt
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. O'Hailey, Tina Rig It Right! Maya Animation Rigging Concepts 2nd Ed Routledge, Sep 24, 2018 Buy Now978-1138303164
  2. O'Hailey, Tina Rig It Right! Maya Animation Rigging Concepts 2nd Ed Routledge, Sep 24, 2018 Buy Now978-1138303164

Creating skeletal structures for humanoid characters. Mastery of a wide range of rigging techniques such as reversed foot lock, wrist control, spline IK, facial controls, and weight painting.

DIGM1083D Fundamentals
AnimationGame Development
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 L
ENTM490 Senior Project: Pre-Production
Nathan Scoggins
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required.

Media students are required to complete at least one quarter of Senior Project. Film students not joining the pre-production class this quartershould coordinate their senior project plans with the faculty to ensure a sufficiently significant role is available in future quarters.

The senior project is a series of courses (up to three) in which students will work either individually or as part of a team and create or contribute to a significant media project that spotlights their area of emphasis. Class I is the pre-production phase. Instructor approval is required to take this class.

Media senior or 3rd quarter junior
Communications Media Core
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 A/B
HUMA346 Literature Seminar: Jane Austen's Emma
Julie Anne Stevens
Topic: Jane Austen's Emma
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Austen, Jane Emma Penguin Books, 2003 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-0141439587

Please note that students are required to have a physical copy of the main text - Jane Austen's Emma. There will be also be some prescribed reading material that will be placed on Moodle

This course enables focused study of a specific author, era, or literary movement. Focus will be on significant literary texts with additional attention to critical literature, historical context, and cultural influence as needed. Repeatable for credit with different topics.

Humanities Elective
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 E
MUSC320 Ensemble Practicum
Robert Giracello
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

A symposium for performance practice and refinement of musical performance skills. Piano, voice, and instrumental performances will be critiqued and improved through technical feedback and master classes, culminating in a concert performance for the entire student body.

Media Elective
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 M
PHIL203-1 Philosophy of Nature
Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Younan Philosophy of Nature CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb 09, 2015 Buy Now978-1508430070Please read p. 1-40 AND watch the lecture BEFORE the first day of classhttps://youtu.be/8xA3TGVqOJY

This course is a detailed study in the various understandings of nature, beginning from the mythology of the Enuma Elish as a primitive attempt at grasping the world, to the classical understanding found in Aristotle’s Physics and Parts of Animals and their Medieval development in Thomas Aquinas’s The Principles of Nature, to foundational texts in modern natural sciences such as those of Descartes, Galileo and Newton, to discussions of evolution found in Darwin, and finally to near-contemporary physicists such as Heisenberg. The contrast between the classical stress on substantial form and formal causality and the modern method of material causality and mathematical law will be brought to the forefront, as will the emphasis on technology as a mastery of nature in modern science and the question of teleology, whether nature acts for a purpose.

Recomended: PHIL101
PHIL204Philosophy of Man PHIL408Philosophy of God  
University Core
Wednesday 6:30–9:20 PM
Online
ARTS226 Digital Illustration
Carlos Vazquez

Required Books TBA

This course covers the tools and techniques of digital painting in Photoshop, emphasizing the fundamentals of color, light, perspective, and depth to create stylized and realistic pieces for illustration, matte painting, and/or concept art.

ARTS121 or ARTS122DIGM215Photoshop & Illustrator
IllustrationMedia ElectiveHumanities Elective
Wednesday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 A/B
HUMA328 Genre Fiction
Megan Eccles

Required Books TBA

Students taking this course will write creatively in a variety of literary genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, romance, western, and/or historical fiction. Assignments will aim to improve students' ability to better understand these genres and to write publishable fiction in various modes, and further to better grasp universal components and principles of fiction writing that apply regardless of whether a story's horse has a saddle, fangs, mounted lasers, or wings.

ENTM101Story, Genre and Structure
Humanities Elective
Thursday
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 A/B
BUSI231 Intro to Advertising
Brehnen Knight
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Godin, Seth This Is Marketing Portfolio/Penguin, 2018 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-0525540830Read Pages 10 to 20
  2. All other materials will be supplied in class

Introduction to Advertising is designed to develop an overall perspective of the advertising process. The course will include the history of advertising, advertising agencies, and their current role in the ad world, tools and methods used to communicate a unified message, the use of media and creativity, ethics and legal issues in advertising, advertising as: a means of communication; an economic and social institution; and an influence on consumer-buying decisions and behavior. The impact of advertising within culture through a Catholic lens will be explored as well.

AdvertisingBusiness Elective
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 N
ENTM428 Feature Film: Sound Design
Steve Barsotti

Required Books TBA

Description TBA

Media Elective
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 K
ENTM433 Playing Shakespeare I
Katelyn Slater

Required Books TBA

This course provides students with a fundamental approach to playing Shakespeare. Particular emphasis will be placed on a rhetorical approach to text and punctuation utilizing Shakespeare's First Folio as the key to unlocking the text in a presentational actor/audience experience.

ENTM231Voice and Speech
ActingMusical Theatre
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 E
THEO205-1 New Testament
Fr. Ankido Sipo
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Ignatius Press The New Testament Ignatius Press, 2010 Buy Now978-1586172503
  2. Pitre, Brant The Case for Jesus Crown Publishing Group, 2016 Buy Now978-0770435486

New Testament is an updated version of the course formerly known as Scripture I.

In this course the student explores the Scriptures, particularly the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) to understand the person of Jesus Christ. This Scripture course serves as the starting point for JPCatholic University’s religion curriculum. While examining some of the basic literary and historical issues relating to Scripture study, the course also introduces students to the theological principles of Catholic biblical exegesis. The course also explores ways the study of Scripture enhances the life of prayer.

University Core
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 M
BUSI106-1 Entrepreneurial Thinking
Derry Connolly
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Martin, Roger L Opposable Mind McGraw-Hill Education, 2009 Buy Now978-1422139776
  2. Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing - eBook https://www.thethayerinstitute.org/shop/leadership-thinking-being-doing/?attribute_book-type=eBook View LinkThe ebook is the cheaper option

In today’s world there is a need for strategic thinking and business vision based on a different paradigm. Competition is not only between products and services, but also between business models. Students will learn about innovation-driven business strategies and methodologies to develop business designs to successfully compete in the new economy.

University Core
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 A/B
BUSI207 Risk Management
Tyler Pearson
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

Description TBA

Business Elective
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 N
ENTM316 Color in Post-Production
George Simon

Required Books TBA

This class will address the impact that the use of color has on a visual screen image. The course will cover color theory, its impact on an audience and the use of color grading in a post-production environment. Students will take various projects from an edited sequence into a color grading program and manipulate its appearance to achieve a desired effect.

ENTM103Fundamentals of Post-Production
Post-ProductionMedia Elective
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 K
ENTM339 Acting Production: Part 2
Katelyn Slater

Required Books TBA

Important: successfully auditioning for a production does not result in automatic enrollment. To participate, students must also officially register for the class either during Registration Week (for credit) or with an Add/Drop Form (for credit or audit).

"Acting Production" should be used for registration (do not list the play's name).

From first reading through to performance, students rehearse and perform a play from a classic or contemporary writer. Students must audition to register for this class. This course may be taken multiple times for credit.

Must Audition
ActingMedia Elective
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 E
THEO205-2 New Testament
Fr. Ankido Sipo
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Ignatius Press The New Testament Ignatius Press, 2010 Buy Now978-1586172503
  2. Pitre, Brant The Case for Jesus Crown Publishing Group, 2016 Buy Now978-0770435486

New Testament is an updated version of the course formerly known as Scripture I.

In this course the student explores the Scriptures, particularly the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) to understand the person of Jesus Christ. This Scripture course serves as the starting point for JPCatholic University’s religion curriculum. While examining some of the basic literary and historical issues relating to Scripture study, the course also introduces students to the theological principles of Catholic biblical exegesis. The course also explores ways the study of Scripture enhances the life of prayer.

University Core
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 M
BUSI106-2 Entrepreneurial Thinking
Derry Connolly
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Martin, Roger L Opposable Mind McGraw-Hill Education, 2009 Buy Now978-1422139776
  2. Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing - eBook https://www.thethayerinstitute.org/shop/leadership-thinking-being-doing/?attribute_book-type=eBook View LinkThe ebook is the cheaper option

In today’s world there is a need for strategic thinking and business vision based on a different paradigm. Competition is not only between products and services, but also between business models. Students will learn about innovation-driven business strategies and methodologies to develop business designs to successfully compete in the new economy.

University Core
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 N
ENTM251 Typography
Christina Weinheimer
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

This course focuses on the anatomy and form, context, and motion of typography as a powerful communication tool across a variety of physical and digital media.

ENTM151History of Graphic DesignDIGM215Photoshop & Illustrator
Graphic DesignMedia Elective
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 K
ENTM309 Cinematography
George Simon

Required Books TBA

Cinematography is a prerequisite for Lighting & Advanced Cinematography.

This class expands on many of the skills learned in the Fundamentals of Production class. Students will learn intermediate camera and lighting techniques and how to use these specific tools to communicate a story visually. Specific emphasis will be on image composition, lens characteristics, codecs and formats, camera settings, specific lighting styles and instruments, and how the camera and lights complement and support the storytelling experience.

ENTM104Fundamentals of Production
ENTM318LightingENTM415Advanced Cinematography Techniques
ProductionMedia Elective
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 E
THEO205 New Testament
Fr. Ankido Sipo
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Ignatius Press The New Testament Ignatius Press, 2010 Buy Now978-1586172503
  2. Pitre, Brant The Case for Jesus Crown Publishing Group, 2016 Buy Now978-0770435486

New Testament is an updated version of the course formerly known as Scripture I.

In this course the student explores the Scriptures, particularly the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) to understand the person of Jesus Christ. This Scripture course serves as the starting point for JPCatholic University’s religion curriculum. While examining some of the basic literary and historical issues relating to Scripture study, the course also introduces students to the theological principles of Catholic biblical exegesis. The course also explores ways the study of Scripture enhances the life of prayer.

University Core
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 A/B
THEO230 Activation in the Spiritual Gifts
Jonna Schuster
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Stayne, Damian Lord, Renew Your Wonders The Word Among Us Press, Jul 01, 2017 Buy NowDigital Copies Allowed978-1593253233

Description TBA

Humanities Elective
Thursday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 M
BUSI120 Project Management
Gabe Geagea
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Murphy, James D Flawless Execution Collins, May 23, 2006 Buy Now978-0060834166

This course teaches the principles of project management that are commonly used to plan and measure projects in industry. It presents the project management mind-set, tools, and skills for successfully defining, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and reporting a project. Topics covered include: the project life cycle, fundamental PM processes, development of the project plan, interpersonal management skills, and managing changes during project execution. Case studies are from technology and media applications.

University Core
Thursday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 N
DIGM212 Texturing and Lighting I
Grant Hall

Required Books TBA

This class revolves around creation and application of realistic and stylized textures and light schemes to produce depth and meaning in 3D computer generated scenes. Students will explore into various texturing techniques, while generating diffuse, specular, bump, and normal maps.

DIGM1083D Fundamentals
AnimationGame Development
Thursday 6:30–9:20 PM
155 A/B
HUMA329 Picture Books
Megan Eccles

Required Books TBA

Description TBA

ENTM101Story, Genre and Structure
Humanities Elective
Friday
Friday 8:00–10:50 AM
155 M
ARTS101 Fundamentals of Art & Design
Max Hulburt
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. 3DTotal Art Fundamentals 2nd Ed 3DTotal Publishing, 2020 Buy Now978-1912843077
  2. Kleon, Austin Show Your Work! Workman Publishing Company, Inc., 2014 Buy Now978-0761178972
  3. Kleon, Austin Steal Like an Artist Workman Pub., Co., 2012 Buy Now978-0761169253

Introduction to the elements and principles of design, composition design, color theory, color psychology, and basic typography. Practical guidance in color mixing and the visual impact of specific color combinations to support traditional and digital design work.

AnimationGame DevelopmentIllustrationGraphic DesignMedia Elective
Friday 8:00–9:25 AM
155 E
THEO111-1 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Friday 9:30–10:50 AM
155 E
THEO111-2 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 L
BUSI491 Business Launchpad II
Marc Burch
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Ken Colwell Starting a Business Quickstart Guide Clydebank Media LLC, Feb 25, 2019 Buy Now978-1945051630

The second in a sequence of three 3-unit classes offered to upperclassmen, generally seniors. This course works towards creating a product or service prototype, which allows for an assessment of customer reaction to your value proposition. The team will seek to build relationships with external collaborators, develop a market entry strategy, and develop a clear awareness of the challenges of delivering your product or services idea to the market.

BUSI490Business Launchpad I
EntrepreneurshipBusiness Elective
Friday 12:30–1:55 PM
155 N
DIGM215 Photoshop & Illustrator
Max Hulburt
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required for this course

This course is an introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students will learn techniques for photo enhancement, image compositing, and logo creation through several projects.

AnimationGraphic DesignMedia Elective
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 K
ENTM104 Fundamentals of Production
George Simon
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Two 32GB SD CardsRecomended options: Amazon or B&H Photo
  2. An external hard drive with: 1) 1TB recomended capacity, 2) 7200 minimum RPM disk speed, 3) USB 3.0 connection.Recomended options: 1TB from Amazon, 1TB from B&H Photo.

Students are split between the Production and Post-Production Fundamentals classes. Whichever class not taken in Fall Quarter will be taken in Winter Quarter.

This course is a foundational prerequisite for all production courses.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of pre-production and production, and the roles and responsibilities of all personnel and positions that are essential to its success. Students will become familiarized with the detailed preparation required for the shoot and the interdependence of the script, budget, schedule, and breakdown. Students will also learn how a digital video camera works, the characteristics of lenses, how to record clean sound, and how to use lighting to illuminate and shape an image.

Film EmphasesMedia Elective
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
155 M
PHIL203-2 Philosophy of Nature
Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Younan Philosophy of Nature CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb 09, 2015 Buy Now978-1508430070Please read p. 1-40 AND watch the lecture BEFORE the first day of classhttps://youtu.be/8xA3TGVqOJY

This course is a detailed study in the various understandings of nature, beginning from the mythology of the Enuma Elish as a primitive attempt at grasping the world, to the classical understanding found in Aristotle’s Physics and Parts of Animals and their Medieval development in Thomas Aquinas’s The Principles of Nature, to foundational texts in modern natural sciences such as those of Descartes, Galileo and Newton, to discussions of evolution found in Darwin, and finally to near-contemporary physicists such as Heisenberg. The contrast between the classical stress on substantial form and formal causality and the modern method of material causality and mathematical law will be brought to the forefront, as will the emphasis on technology as a mastery of nature in modern science and the question of teleology, whether nature acts for a purpose.

Recomended: PHIL101
PHIL204Philosophy of Man PHIL408Philosophy of God  
University Core
Friday 12:30–1:55 PM
155 E
THEO111-3 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Friday 2:00–3:20 PM
155 E
THEO111-4 Christian Experience I
Stephen Kramp
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Paccini, Cristiana, Simone Troisi Chiara Corbella Petrillo Sophia Institute Press, September 1, 2015 Buy NowPhysical Copies Only978-1622823055

This class meets twice a week. To find the correlating meeting, match up the Course ID and section number.

Recent popes have emphasized the necessity of personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This course considers how such an encounter can be fostered within a university community, and how such discipleship might be lived in an ongoing way. It therefore doubles as an introduction to university community and to Catholic theological study, connecting faith principles with lived experience so as to bolster faith and support vocational discernment.

University Core
Friday 3:30–9:20 PM
155 K
ENTM415 Advanced Cinematography Techniques
George Simon

Required Books TBA

This class focuses primarily on the role of the cinematographer. Students will learn how to visually communicate an idea through extensive use of the camera and lights. Areas of emphasis will include composition, camera techniques, camera placement and movement, lens characteristics, color, depth of field, lighting techniques, the qualities of light and color temperature.

ENTM104Fundamentals of ProductionENTM309CinematographyENTM318Lighting
ProductionMedia Elective
Friday 3:30–6:20 PM
155 E
PHIL306 Dialogues of Plato
Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Plato Dialogues of Plato Bantam Classics View LinkPlease read the Apology before the first day of class

Description TBA

Humanities Elective
Saturday & More
Saturday 8:00–10:50 AM
ENTM336 Behind the Scenes
Christopher Riley

Required Books TBA

This course is only available for those accepted into the LA Quarter experience.

The meeting schedule may be modified by the instructor to accommodate guest speakers' schedules.

This course will provide students access to a firsthand, in depth look at the entertainment industry through the experience of entertainment industry professionals. Each session may include site visits, presentations, panel discussions, and practical training with people who play a role in the creation of content for film, television, and new media.

Media Senior
Media ElectiveLA Quarter

Please be advised that adjustments in scheduled meeting times and/or instructor assignments may be made at any time without prior notice.

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