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Monday
BUSI222 Project Execution I
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
Amanda LoCoco
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Students will learn how to successfully execute a small project, gaining understanding of the key steps in project planning and execution. They will play a key role in a real project by planning, executing and debriefing. By experiencing being a part of a team and having to learn from team members, they will apply their lessons learned in class and eventually in their own businesses.

Leadership & ManagementBusiness Elective
BUSI120Project ManagementBUSI394
DIGM3XX Stop Motion Animation
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
Tim Reckart
155 N
Required Books TBA
Animation
ENTM435 Playing Shakespeare II
Monday 8:00–10:50 AM
Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This course provides advanced skills for playing Shakespeare. While building on the scansion skills introduced in Playing Shakespeare I, this course will develop those skills and introduce the more subjective aspects of performing Shakespeare.

Acting
ENTM231Voice and SpeechENTM433Playing Shakespeare I
HUMA122-1 College Writing I
Monday 8:00–9:25 AM
Elisabeth Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Students who did not pass the Writing Profiency Exam should register for College Writing I. The Writing Profiency Exam must be passed before registering for classes in junior year.

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

Show Description

This course will emphasize the use of correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Students will be required to apply these skills to writing assignments.

University Core
HUMA122-2 College Writing I
Monday 9:30–10:50 AM
Elisabeth Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Students who did not pass the Writing Profiency Exam should register for College Writing I. The Writing Profiency Exam must be passed before registering for classes in junior year.

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

Show Description

This course will emphasize the use of correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Students will be required to apply these skills to writing assignments.

University Core
DIGM4XX Directing for Animation
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
Tim Reckart
155 N
Required Books TBA
Animation
ENTM420 Advanced Distribution and Marketing Strategies
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
Jeff Deverett
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Advanced Distribution and Marketing Strategies is a forward-looking, upper-level course that prepares students with a knowledge of historic and existing strategies for the marketing and distribution of media products in particular as a way to understand the marketing and distribution of all products more generally. The course prepares students to appreciate the rapidly developing opportunities presented by new media, and to devise new marketing and distribution strategies which take advantage of those opportunities.

ProducingMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM104Fundamentals of ProductionENTM203The Producer: Planning for Production
MATH202-2 Personal Finance & Success
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
Eleazar Palma
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course provides students with concepts and strategies related to practical financial and personal decision-making. Taking a holistic approach, students will be given the tools to manage not just their personal finances, but their investments in time, service, etc. Topics will include budgeting, spending, saving, borrowing, investing, time management, tithing, and giving.

University Core
MUSC230 Recording Techniques
Monday 12:30–3:20 PM
Robert Giracello
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course is a lab production class designed to teach proper recording, editing, and studio mastering of vocals, piano, guitar, bass and percussion. Learn about mic placement, gain staging, proper studio equalization, effects processing, mixing, and mastering.

Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
ENTM132 Acting I: Foundations
Monday 3:30–9:20 PM
Lee Eskey & Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA

Only acting students can enroll. A seperate introductory acting course will be offered to non-actors.

Show Description

The purpose of this course is the introduction to Stanislavski terminology and technique, developing character from self, beginning rehearsal techniques, and performance analysis. Meisner exercises are used to develop emotional honesty and reliance on impulse.

ActingMusical Theatre
ENTM347 Improvisation for Actors, Directors, and Writers
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
Bill Marsillii
155 E
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course is designed for actors, directors, and writers. Students utilize improvisational exercises to hone performance skills and free the creative imagination with the goal of generating ideas for comedy and dramatic story material. Students leverage the spontaneous inspiration that comes from the improvization process to develop strong characters, solve story problems, and understand the heart of a given scene.

Media Elective
HUMA301 Global Cultures, History & Politics
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
Derry Connolly
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course studies a wide variety of global cultures by listening to indigenous voices expressing themselves in cultural products that include novels, films, music, poetry, essays, speeches, and journalism.

University Core
MUSC102 Music Theory
Monday 3:30–6:20 PM
Robert Giracello
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course is a comprehensive examination of the fundamentals of music and music notation. Notes, keys, chords and harmonic progression, as well as ear training, intervals, and basic keyboard layout will be discussed.

Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
ENTM103 Fundamentals of Post-Production
Monday 6:30–9:30 PM
Melinda Simon
155 N
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

Show Description

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
HUMA339 Novel Development
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
Megan Eccles
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course guides students through the preparatory process for writing a novel. Special attention will be given to writing pitches, building characters, finessing plot, and choosing point-of-view. We will also be reading successful novels and allowing them to guide us as we compose the scaffolding for the next great American novel: yours.

Creative WritingHumanities Elective
HUMA220Writing Short Fiction I
PHIL312 Bioethics
Monday 6:30–9:20 PM
Shalina Stilley
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course will explore numerous topics within bioethics and will focus primarily on life issues, healthcare ethics, and biomedical technologies. It will provide students with an understanding of the ethical principles, theories, concepts, and values underlying bioethics. It will also explore Catholic teachings on bioethical issues and the rationale behind these teachings. Topics will include the dignity of the human person, cloning, abortion, euthanasia, palliative care, NFP, contraception, IVF, physician-assisted suicide, sex reassignment surgery, medical research, and the right to health care.

Humanities Elective
Tuesday
BUSI209 Building Blocks of Business
Tuesday 8:00–10:50 AM
Joe Connolly
155 E
Required Books TBA

Business freshmen will take BUSI209 early.

Show Description

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.

University Core
BUSI106Entrepreneurial Thinking
ENTM214 Writing Dialogue
Tuesday 8:00–10:50 AM
Bill Marsillii
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course makes a rich study of screen dialogue. Students will read and screen a wide range of examples of extraordinary dialogue from film, television and the stage. They will analyze the variety of jobs dialogue performs in narrative and consider the principles they can apply to write effective dialogue for the screen. They will employ what they learn writing, rewriting and polishing dialogue for the screen.

ScreenwritingCreative WritingMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM105Writing and Pitching a Script
ENTM435 Playing Shakespeare II
Tuesday 8:00–10:50 AM
Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This course provides advanced skills for playing Shakespeare. While building on the scansion skills introduced in Playing Shakespeare I, this course will develop those skills and introduce the more subjective aspects of performing Shakespeare.

Acting
ENTM231Voice and SpeechENTM433Playing Shakespeare I
HUMA233 Studies in Fiction
Tuesday 9:30–10:50 AM
Stephen Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

Fictional narrative, that human invention that trips so naturally from the tongues of children and grandparents alike, appears simple, even inevitable. Such appearances can be deceiving, however. Any narrative worthy of the name—one employing richly drawn characters and tensile plotting, and set down in lucid and evocative language—functions as a highly complex artistic organism. This course brings students to notice trademarks of excellent and lasting prose fiction, and to engage critically with prominent works so as to discern accurately between a masterpiece and a piece of pulp masquerading as well-hewn literature.

Humanities Core
ARTS121-1 Drawing in Perspective
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Jacqueline Gold
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Drawing in Perspective is a prerequisite for all other drawing classes. Students interested in drawing classes should register for this class

Show Description

Study of fundamental drawing techniques used to represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional plane and lay a strong foundation for all other drawing and design courses.

AnimationGame DevelopmentGraphic DesignIllustrationMedia ElectiveHumanities Elective
ENTM141B Vocal Techniques I
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Rebecca Zimmer-Huber
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Students develop fundamental skills to effectively perform musical theatre songs. Students work toward producing a free sound without constriction by focusing on singing basics like resonance, diction, clear tone, and the release of physical constrictions. An introduction is made to the three main styles of vocal production: head register, chest register, and the mixed voice. Individual assessments help establish vocal range and reinforce a healthy voice and breath management. Students develop aural skills and directly apply them to sightsinging. Interval and rhythm recognition are the initial focus, with an introduction to the Moveable Do Solfege and numerical sightsinging methods. Melodic and rhythmic dictation is also explored. Individual private training will focus on each individual student's acquired foundation and develop more refined and nuanced vocal skills, including breath control, expanded vocal range, purity in vowels, projection, vocal dynamics, and techniques for singing a variety of musical genres.

Musical TheatreMedia Elective
ENTM202 Writing for the Screen II
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Christopher Riley
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Students will continue their study of screenwriting begun in Writing for the Screen I. They will complete the first draft of a feature length screenplay and plan and complete a second draft of that screenplay, and they will register their finished work with the WGA. Class time will be dedicated to covering intermediate and advanced topics including rewriting, working with producers, directors and agents, types of professional meetings and how to make the most of them, how to seek buyers for scripted material, and the articulation of a well-developed personal code of ethics in entertainment. Students will critique one another's work in small groups, with instructor supervision and guidance. Considerable time will be required for students to write. Students will read and respond to the required texts as well as to feature screenplays and episodic television scripts.

ScreenwritingMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM105Writing and Pitching a ScriptENTM200Fundamentals of Story DevelopmentENTM201Writing for the Screen I
ENTM312Advanced Writing Seminar IENTM403Advanced Writing Seminar II
ENTM211 Directing I
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Nathan Scoggins
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

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.

ProducingPost-ProductionProductionMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and StructureENTM104Fundamentals of Production
ENTM206Production ExecutionENTM303Directing IIENTM315Advanced Producing
ENTM421 Visual Arts Career Strategies
Tuesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Max Hulburt
155 M
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.

Show Description

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.

Communications Media Core
Media Junior or Senior
HUMA113-1 Cultural Foundations III
Tuesday 12:30–1:55 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
HUMA113-2 Cultural Foundations III
Tuesday 2:00–3:20 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
ARTS121-2 Drawing in Perspective
Tuesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Jacqueline Gold
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Drawing in Perspective is a prerequisite for all other drawing classes. Students interested in drawing classes should register for this class

Show Description

Study of fundamental drawing techniques used to represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional plane and lay a strong foundation for all other drawing and design courses.

AnimationGame DevelopmentGraphic DesignIllustrationMedia ElectiveHumanities Elective
ENTM231 Voice and Speech
Tuesday 3:30–9:30 PM
Lee Eskey
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

The course builds on “Introduction to Performing Techniques” with advanced explorations of the voice and speech techniques of Linklater, Berry and Skinner.

Acting Core
ENTM131Introduction to Performing TechniquesENTM132Acting I: Foundations
ENTM461 Sundance Film Festival
Tuesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Nathan Scoggins
155 L
Required Books TBA

Enrollment requires faculty approval. Applicants must be a film upperclassmen with a minimum 3.00 GPA.

Show Description

Students will attend the Sundance Film Festival under the guidance of faculty, where they will participate in the Windrider Forum, an immersive educational experience with the idea that the Sundance Film Festival could provide a dynamic learning laboratory for students, as Christians, to engage in a cultural dialogue as it takes shape. The class will attend screenings and discussions on dramatic and documentary features and short films, series and episodic content; network with filmmakers; and witness emerging media in the form of multimedia installations, performances, and films.

Media Elective
HUMA113-3 Cultural Foundations III
Tuesday 3:30–5:00 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
HUMA120 Culture Making
Tuesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Christopher Riley
155 M
Required Books TBA

Students take either Culture Making or College Writing I.

Show Description

This course examines how media and business shape the attitudes, practices and beliefs of individuals and groups, and develops in students a rich understanding of the subtle and powerful cultural currents swirling around them, so that they can make valuable contributions to the development of future cultures. Students will consider critically how media and business shape them, learning to recognize the attitudes, assumptions, arguments and ideas promoted by media and business enterprises and products. They will develop a full, thoughtful and practical understanding of what cultures are and how they grow, and of the university’s mission to Impact Culture for Christ. They will gain an understanding of how Christians are perceived by the cultures around them, and appreciate how one gains the privilege of participation in the shaping of cultures. Finally, students will learn to articulate what of value they have to offer the cultures around them, and how they hope to make that contribution over the course of their lives and careers.

University Core
BUSI237 Real Estate Practices I/Real Estate Principles II
Tuesday 6:30–9:30 PM
Jordan Friske
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Business Elective
DIGM320 Environment Design I
Tuesday 6:30–9:20 PM
Grant Hall
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This class is designed to provide students with several opportunities to explore and research into environments and complementary object designs of various art styles, to promote the development of students’ individual art style.

AnimationGame Development
DIGM313Hard Surface Modeling IDIGM212Texturing and Lighting I
Wednesday
ENTM105-1 Writing and Pitching a Script
Wednesday 8:00–10:50 AM
Christopher Riley
155 L
Required Books TBA

This course is a prerequisite for all screenwriting courses.

Show Description

This course builds on the storytelling fundamentals learned in Story, Genre and Structure, with specific application to writing for the screen. The student will learn the basics of scriptwriting and will combine this with previously acquired writing and storytelling skills to write a spec script for an existing half-hour or hour-long television series. Students will hone their presentation skills to pitch their television story. Class time will be dedicated to covering beginning and intermediate topics including breaking stories, scene writing, dialogue, subtext, direction, giving and receiving notes in a writers’ group, and script format. Students will critique one another’s work in small groups, with instructor guidance. Considerable time will be required for students to write outside of class. Students will read and respond to the required texts as well as assigned episodic television scripts.

ScreenwritingCreative WritingMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and Structure
ENTM330 Acting III: Character Building and Development
Wednesday 8:00–3:30 PM
Lee Eskey & Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course is an exploration of building and performing characters that fall outside the student’s physical/ vocal type. The emphasis will be on creating characters based on the recognition of the student’s internal emotional life, demonstrating characters based on the establishment of external vocal/physical adjustments, and interpreting characters based on script analysis.

ActingMusical Theatre
ENTM131Introduction to Performing TechniquesENTM220Pre/Corequisite: ENTM335
HUMA122-1 College Writing I
Wednesday 8:00–9:25 AM
Elisabeth Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Students who did not pass the Writing Profiency Exam should register for College Writing I. The Writing Profiency Exam must be passed before registering for classes in junior year.

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

Show Description

This course will emphasize the use of correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Students will be required to apply these skills to writing assignments.

University Core
MATH202-1 Personal Finance & Success
Wednesday 8:00–10:50 AM
Eleazar Palma
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course provides students with concepts and strategies related to practical financial and personal decision-making. Taking a holistic approach, students will be given the tools to manage not just their personal finances, but their investments in time, service, etc. Topics will include budgeting, spending, saving, borrowing, investing, time management, tithing, and giving.

University Core
HUMA122-2 College Writing I
Wednesday 9:30–10:50 AM
Elisabeth Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

Students who did not pass the Writing Profiency Exam should register for College Writing I. The Writing Profiency Exam must be passed before registering for classes in junior year.

Show Description

This course will emphasize the use of correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Students will be required to apply these skills to writing assignments.

University Core
ARTS322 Costume and Fashion Drawing
Wednesday 12:30–6:20 PM
Jacqueline Gold
155 D
Required Books TBA

Meets every other week

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

Show Description

Drawing from draped models with props and controlled lighting. Students examine the rendering of draped, multi-textured fabric; pattern repeats in textile art; structural fit and accessories as they apply to the human figure. Manipulation of composition, light, shadow, value, color, proportion, and scale are explored to achieve mood, gesture, drama, and attitudes related to human reactions, situations and character.

IllustrationMedia ElectiveHumanities Elective
ARTS121Drawing in PerspectiveARTS122Observational DrawingARTS221Life Drawing IARTS222Life Drawing II
ARTS473 Illustration Capstone I
Wednesday 12:30–6:20 PM
Jacqueline Gold
155 D
Required Books TBA

Meets every other week

This class meets every other week, with the first session starting week 2.

Show Description

A senior-level illustration capstone experience. In this course, students create portfolio content and further develop a professional visual art portfolio. Topics covered include various techniques determined by the unique challenges of each project. Significant class time will be spent discussing and working on the needs of the projects.

Illustration Senior
BUSI227 Principles of Investing
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Christopher Lis
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Business Elective
DIGM108 3D Fundamentals
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Max Hulburt
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Comprehensive introduction to the various components of 3D animation technology including modeling, animating, rendering, and lighting.

AnimationGame Development
DIGM490-1 Production Studio I
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Max Hulburt
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This creative studio course is designed to help students produce their master-game prototype. At the end of this course, students are expected to complete the majority of their game production and to deliver Alpha version of their game.

AnimationGame Development
Animation or Game Development Senior
ENTM105-2 Writing and Pitching a Script
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Christopher Riley
155 L
Required Books TBA

This course is a prerequisite for all screenwriting courses.

Show Description

This course builds on the storytelling fundamentals learned in Story, Genre and Structure, with specific application to writing for the screen. The student will learn the basics of scriptwriting and will combine this with previously acquired writing and storytelling skills to write a spec script for an existing half-hour or hour-long television series. Students will hone their presentation skills to pitch their television story. Class time will be dedicated to covering beginning and intermediate topics including breaking stories, scene writing, dialogue, subtext, direction, giving and receiving notes in a writers’ group, and script format. Students will critique one another’s work in small groups, with instructor guidance. Considerable time will be required for students to write outside of class. Students will read and respond to the required texts as well as assigned episodic television scripts.

ScreenwritingCreative WritingMedia Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and Structure
ENTM207 Film Criticism and the Art of Visual Storytelling
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Nathan Scoggins
155 E
Required Books TBA
Show Description

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
ENTM410 Media Law and Ethics
Wednesday 12:30–3:20 PM
Shun Lee Fong
155 M
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. Ashley Packard Digital Media Law 2nd Ed John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012 Buy Now978-1118290729Read and be prepared to discuss Chapter 1 before the first class
Show Description

The course examines the legal relationships in the motion picture and television industries, as well as the legal relationships between artists and their personal managers. It covers the key legal principles that are involved in most media productions. This includes with trade unions, licensing, intellectual property and contract issues. In addition, this course explores ethical challenges students are likely to encounter working in entertainment and guides them through the development of a personal code of ethics that is informed by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Communications Media Core
BUSI120 Project Management
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Gabe Geagea
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

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
ENTM435 Playing Shakespeare II
Wednesday 3:30–5:00 PM
Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course provides advanced skills for playing Shakespeare. While building on the scansion skills introduced in Playing Shakespeare I, this course will develop those skills and introduce the more subjective aspects of performing Shakespeare.

Acting
ENTM231Voice and SpeechENTM433Playing Shakespeare I
ENTM491 Senior Project: Production
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Nathan Scoggins
155 E
Required Textbooks & Materials:
  1. No textbooks are required.

Film students who have not completed ENTM490 should register for ENTM491 this quarter.

Film students who complete more than 1 quarters of senior project can count the additional quarters towards their electives

Show Description

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 II is the production phase. Instructor approval is required to take this class.

Communications Media Core
Media Senior
MUSC220 Songwriting
Wednesday 3:30–6:20 PM
Robert Giracello
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

A mixed lecture-lab in which students will learn songwriting fundamentals and take part in productive workshops to develop skills in music composition, notation, performance practice, and creative expression.

Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
DIGMXXX Character Design II
Wednesday 6:30–9:20 PM
Carlos Vazquez
Online
Required Books TBA
Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
HUMA430 Humanities Seminar
Wednesday 6:30–9:30 PM
Fr. Andy Younan
155 A/B
Topic: Lord of the Rings
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This seminar course examines the cultural history and the cultural significance of important world literature. It asks students to study texts in the context of the period in which they were written as well as to consider them in relation to contemporary discussion and response. Although emphasis will be upon the primary texts in the seminar, students will undertake their own research projects that allow them to explore further the materials introduced and discussed in the seminar.

Humanities Elective
MUSC120 Musicianship
Wednesday 6:30–9:20 PM
Robert Giracello
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course develops aural, vocal, and general keyboard skills designed to supplement Music Theory and Composition ability. Develop listening skills in melody and harmony, sight-singing, and forming chords, arpeggios, and scales on the piano.

Media ElectiveHumanities Elective
Thursday
ARTS102-1 Art History
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
John Polhamus
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Whether with Christian intent or not, artists of the Western European tradition have for centuries contended fiercely over questions of form, composition, representation, and relationship to tradition. This survey of the heritage and high-water marks of Western visual art brings students to view and analyze individual works, and larger artistic movements, with the wide-angle lens that allows for the best possible appreciation of beauty. Thus, students will build for themselves the foundation they need for artistic engagement with a culture not exactly known for its historical self-awareness.

Humanities Core
BUSM321 Building Brands
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
Joe Connolly
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Students will learn how to effectively communicate visually through a brand to create several compelling and cohesive identities.

Business Elective
ENTM116 Digital Stills Photography
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
Kaitlyn Krikorian
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course introduces students to various styles of photography through hands-on workshops. Students build upon their knowledge of photographic principles and explore which facet of the industry they aspire to work in and craft a portfolio to promote themselves in that space.

Media Elective
THEO112-1 Christian Experience II
Thursday 8:00–10:50 AM
Fr. Ankido Sipo
155 E
Required Books TBA
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What is it to believe? Is it merely intellectual assent, or something more? Building out from the first part of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this course systematically unpacks the rich and challenging Catholic doctrines contained in the early creeds of the Church, presenting students with a faith that invites assent of all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.

University Core
BUSI102 Excel & Statistics for Business
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
Tyler Pearson
155 E
Required Books TBA
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This course will provide hands-on experience building effective and accurate spreadsheet models. The course reviews and strengthens the student’s understanding of applied mathematical concepts relevant to solving problems in accounting and finance. Students will learn basic and advanced functions, and how to practically apply them to business problems.

Business Core
ENTM104-1 Fundamentals of Production
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
George Simon
155 K
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.

Show Description

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
ENTM151 History of Graphic Design
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
Cristina Weinheimer
155 N
Required Books TBA
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In this interdisciplinary foundational design course, students explore the history of graphic design from the earliest communication technologies to the present, with a focus on the Modern era. This course will also examine changes in style and technology within the field and consider the relationship between graphic design and its cultural, political and social contexts.

Graphic DesignMedia Elective
HUMA346-2 Literature Seminar
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
Julie Anne Stevens
155 L
Topic: Frankenstein
Required Books TBA
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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
THEO112-2 Christian Experience II
Thursday 12:30–3:20 PM
Fr. Ankido Sipo
155 E
Required Books TBA
Show Description

What is it to believe? Is it merely intellectual assent, or something more? Building out from the first part of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this course systematically unpacks the rich and challenging Catholic doctrines contained in the early creeds of the Church, presenting students with a faith that invites assent of all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.

University Core
ARTS472 Graphic Design Capstone I
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
Cristina Weinheimer
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

A senior-level graphic design capstone experience. This course provides hands-on and practical experience managing “real-world” graphic design projects and interactions with local businesses and/or non-profit clients. Students will be designing creative content for businesses and organizations throughout the quarter. Additionally, students will be creating design content to further build out their creative portfolio and resume.

Communications Media Core
Graphic Design Senior
BUSI444 Strategic Marketing
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
Joe Szalkiewicz
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course provides students with solid experience in creating market-driven and market-driving strategies for the future success of a business. Course objectives are designed to help students in discovering and developing a set of unique competencies for a firm that, through strategic differentiation, will lead to sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. Students are provided with the opportunity to develop and practice creative problem solving and decision-making skills to simulate the requirements of today’s complex market environment. Industry analyses will be performed that include the following: internal/external analysis, customer analysis, competitor analysis, market/submarket analysis, and comparative strategy assessment.

Business Core
BUSI193Introduction to Marketing
ENTM104-2 Fundamentals of Production
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
George Simon
155 K
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.

Show Description

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
THEO112-3 Christian Experience II
Thursday 3:30–6:20 PM
Fr. Ankido Sipo
155 E
Required Books TBA
Show Description

What is it to believe? Is it merely intellectual assent, or something more? Building out from the first part of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this course systematically unpacks the rich and challenging Catholic doctrines contained in the early creeds of the Church, presenting students with a faith that invites assent of all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.

University Core
DIGM490-2 Production Studio I
Thursday 6:30–9:20 PM
Rodney Figueroa
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This creative studio course is designed to help students produce their master-game prototype. At the end of this course, students are expected to complete the majority of their game production and to deliver Alpha version of their game.

AnimationGame Development
Animation or Game Development Senior
THEO327 Writings of Women Saints
Thursday 6:30–9:20 PM
Shalina Stilley
155 L
Topic: Edith Stein
Required Books TBA
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This course will explore some of the basic teachings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein). Topics covered will include stages of spiritual growth, mental prayer, the Cross and its role in the spiritual life, mystical experience, union with God, and women in the Church. The Interior Castle and selected writings of Edith Stein will be read.

Humanities Elective
Friday
ARTS102-2 Art History
Friday 8:00–10:50 AM
John Polhamus
155 M
Required Books TBA
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Whether with Christian intent or not, artists of the Western European tradition have for centuries contended fiercely over questions of form, composition, representation, and relationship to tradition. This survey of the heritage and high-water marks of Western visual art brings students to view and analyze individual works, and larger artistic movements, with the wide-angle lens that allows for the best possible appreciation of beauty. Thus, students will build for themselves the foundation they need for artistic engagement with a culture not exactly known for its historical self-awareness.

Humanities Core
BUSI193 Introduction to Marketing
Friday 8:00–10:50 AM
Brehnen Knight
155 E
Required Books TBA
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This course focuses on introducing the idea of “entrepreneurial marketing” and is aimed at students who plan to start a new venture or take a job as a marketing professional pursuing an innovative marketing approach. Students will study a full spectrum of marketing strategy and tactics that are especially suitable for entrepreneurial firms aiming for high growth and innovation yet faced by limited resources and uncertain industry dynamics. Students will work in teams on marketing plans for their own venture or for other high-profile entrepreneurs or executives. The focus of this course is on hands-on experiences and practical relevance of innovative marketing concepts.

University Core
DIGM134 Introduction to Programming
Friday 8:00–10:50 AM
Mikheil Turberidze
155 N
Required Books TBA
ENTM435 Playing Shakespeare II
Friday 9:30–10:50 AM
Katelyn Slater
155 K
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This course provides advanced skills for playing Shakespeare. While building on the scansion skills introduced in Playing Shakespeare I, this course will develop those skills and introduce the more subjective aspects of performing Shakespeare.

Acting
ENTM231Voice and SpeechENTM433Playing Shakespeare I
HUMA233 Studies in Fiction
Friday 9:30–10:50 AM
Stephen Kramp
155 A/B
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

Fictional narrative, that human invention that trips so naturally from the tongues of children and grandparents alike, appears simple, even inevitable. Such appearances can be deceiving, however. Any narrative worthy of the name—one employing richly drawn characters and tensile plotting, and set down in lucid and evocative language—functions as a highly complex artistic organism. This course brings students to notice trademarks of excellent and lasting prose fiction, and to engage critically with prominent works so as to discern accurately between a masterpiece and a piece of pulp masquerading as well-hewn literature.

Humanities Core
BUSI492 Business Launchpad III
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
Marc Burch
155 L
Required Books TBA
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The third in a sequence of three 3-unit classes offered to upperclassmen, generally seniors. In this course, the team will continue to refine their financial forecast model and develop their marketing and funding plans, as well as putting their legal structure in place. The goal is a product or service ready for market with a team in place to deliver and support it, with a complete business plan, which includes a refined financial forecast model.

Business Elective
BUSI491Business Launchpad II
ENTM326 Feature Film: Rewriting
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
George Simon
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

One of the most vital skills any writer can have is the ability to recognize the flaws in one’s own work and fix it before anyone else does. This course will provide students with the opportunity to bring in original scripts for the express purpose of identifying their flaws, magnifying their strengths, and revising their work with a set of editorial skills that will serve them well in their careers as screenwriters.

Media Elective
ENTM346 Screen Acting Lab I
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
Courtney Balaker
155 K
Required Books TBA
Show Description

Actors collaborate with a select group of directors and cinematographers to craft compelling scenes in a narrative film environment. Scenes are performed and captured on set with active mentorship from faculty to foster fruitful collaborations between actors and directors. Students study their work in post production to develop a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist within narrative filmmaking to craft a dynamic performance.

Media Elective
ENTM234 (Acting Students)Non-actors may request instructor approval.
ENTM4XX Media Capstone I
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
Kaitlyn Krikorian
155 N
Required Books TBA
Media Senior
HUMA113-1 Cultural Foundations III
Friday 12:30–2:00 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
PHIL204-1 Philosophy of Man
Friday 12:30–3:20 PM
Fr. Andy Younan
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

After providing an overview of the basic principles of the Philosophy of Nature, this course examines the nature of the human being, beginning from the Epic of Gilgamesh, continuing through the Classical period by means of Aristotle, the Middle Ages in St. Thomas Aquinas, the Renaissance via Blaise Pascal, and concluding in the modern period in Nietzsche, Freud and T. S. Eliot. 

University Core
PHIL203Philosophy of Nature
HUMA113-2 Cultural Foundations III
Friday 2:00–3:30 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
BUSI219 Macroeconomics
Friday 3:30–6:20 PM
Peter Connolly
155 A/B
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course gives an in-depth introduction to the major concepts of business macroeconomics, exposing them to the issues faced by companies competing in global markets. This course is devoted to the fundamental principles of macroeconomics, with particular attention paid to how these principles shape the structure and performance of nations and governments. The course provides conceptual tools for analyzing how governments and social institutions inter-relate, and how their policies influence economic competition on national and global scales. They learn how national systems have affected production, inflation, unemployment, as well as the quality of life in their respective countries.

Business Core
ENTM323 Director Case Study: Christopher Nolan
Friday 3:30–6:20 PM
George Simon
155 N
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course explores the craft of filmmaking through an in-depth analysis of the work and career of director Christopher Nolan. Students study Nolan's distinct visual style, use of theme,

Media Elective
HUMA113-3 Cultural Foundations III
Friday 3:30–5:00 PM
Stephen Kramp
155 E
Required Books TBA

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

Show Description

This third course in our Cultural Foundations series tracks the rise of modernity against the backdrop of various 18th and 19th century upheavals. In order to best appreciate the dynamism and complexity of this period, students will immerse themselves in the literary form most characteristic of the 19th century: the novel. By applying order to an increasingly dissonant world, the great novels of the European tradition illuminate daily life amidst revolutionary change, and capture in their progress subtle movements of human consciousness, along with pivotal transformations of human hearts.

University Core
HUMA220 Writing Short Fiction I
Friday 3:30–6:20 PM
Megan Eccles
155 L
Required Books TBA
Show Description

This course serves as an introduction to the art of short story writing, providing students with the opportunity to engage in their own original work with foundational aspects of prose fiction.  Class discussions focus on the work of established masters of the short story form, and regular workshop sessions provide opportunities to explore and critique the stories of classmates, and to build a supportive community of writers in the process.

Creative WritingHumanities Elective
ENTM101Story, Genre and Structure
PHIL204-2 Philosophy of Man
Friday 3:30–6:20 PM
Fr. Andy Younan
155 M
Required Books TBA
Show Description

After providing an overview of the basic principles of the Philosophy of Nature, this course examines the nature of the human being, beginning from the Epic of Gilgamesh, continuing through the Classical period by means of Aristotle, the Middle Ages in St. Thomas Aquinas, the Renaissance via Blaise Pascal, and concluding in the modern period in Nietzsche, Freud and T. S. Eliot. 

University Core
PHIL203Philosophy of Nature

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