HUMAN 250 - Visual Media Literacy
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Global Studies Satisfier Course Y
Session Cycle: FW
This course will acquaint the student with the cultural messages that are created and manipulated by movies and television programming. Each student will be provided with the vocabulary and critical tools necessary for communicating about these vital media. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to analyze visual media and their role in shaping the students’ world. This course is a satisfier course for the Global Studies Degree Designation when taught by select faculty. See the Global Studies Degree Designation Completion Form for a list of instructors.
Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the aesthetic components of visual media production.
Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency Objectives A, B, and C.
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the visual media’s means of producing and manipulating our culture.
Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency Objectives B and C.
3. Demonstrate the ability to respond to media productions in a concise and thoughtful manner.
Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency Objectives A, B, and C.
4. Appraise critically selected visual media by demonstrating visual media’s role in his or her life.
Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency Objectives A and B.
|
