FMST 1508 - TELEVISION ANALYSIS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course studies television as a visual medium, an industry, and as a cultural force by examining the forms television programming takes and the way these structures influence viewer response. We will examine specific television genres from longstanding series types (sitcoms, cop shows, serials, etc.) to the gendered forms of “quality” television. This is a Critical Studies course with Production elements and counts for Category II towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: DSAS The Arts General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)

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