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LANGUAGE AND NEWS MEDIA
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies Communication
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LANGUAGE AND NEWS MEDIA
UCEAP Transcript Title
LANG & NEWS MEDIA
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the ways in which meanings are discursively constructed in the news. It will also critically reflect and debate on issues of power relations and ideologies of the news media: the influence they exert both on our governments and major institutions as well as their ability to shape our ideas, beliefs and behaviors through the news discourse that we immerse ourselves in. Adopting a linguistic/semiotic perspective, this course offers detailed insights into the language of the news by discussing the main characteristics of news discourse and exploring theoretical frameworks to research and analyze the use of text and image in the construction of news and the manifestations of power, control and ideology in the press. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ENGL2187,LCOM2011
Host Institution Course Title
LANGUAGE AND NEWS MEDIA
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SCREENWRITING
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Sussex
Program(s)
University of Sussex
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
154
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SCREENWRITING
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCREENWRITING
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course teaches the art and craft of screenwriting. Students undertake a thorough investigation of plot structure and develop a sophisticated understanding of character development and theme, as well as consider other screenwriting concepts including subtext, scene design, and cinematic juxtaposition. The practical dimension of the course involve each student each writing a script for an 8-10 minute short film. Through guided writing exercises and in-class viewings, students work through a script development process that guides them from their initial conception to the completion of a fully revised script.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
P5013
Host Institution Course Title
SCREENWRITING
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Host Institution Department
Media and Film Studies

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A SCORE IS BORN: HISTORY AND IDEOLOGY IN HOLLYWOOD FILM MUSIC
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
A SCORE IS BORN: HISTORY AND IDEOLOGY IN HOLLYWOOD FILM MUSIC
UCEAP Transcript Title
HOLLYWOOD FILM MUS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course explores the use of music in Hollywood Cinema up to the present day.  The focus is on how music has worked to both support and undermine the dominant ideology of Hollywood Cinema. Students discuss the concept of the Classical Hollywood Score and how it has functioned in partnership with the Classical Hollywood Narrative. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DRAM20711
Host Institution Course Title
A SCORE IS BORN: HISTORY AND IDEOLOGY IN HOLLYWOOD FILM MUSIC
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Host Institution Department
Drama

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DIGITAL CULTURE
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
136
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DIGITAL CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
DIGITAL CULTURE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the evolving cultural dimensions of the digital domain. It examines moral issues, including privacy, surveillance, and hacking, as well as the political implications of our online lives. It also examines the aesthetic potential of the digital and investigates key concepts such as “virtuality,” “interactivity,” “hypertexts,” “simulation,” “cyborgs,” and “cyber-subcultures.” Media synergy and depictions of cyberculture in the cinema, literature, and other art forms will also be considered. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CLIT 2026
Host Institution Course Title
DIGITAL CULTURE
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Host Institution Department
Comparative Literature

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SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS II
Country
China
Host Institution
Tsinghua University
Program(s)
Tsinghua University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS II
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOCIAL MEDIA APP II
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course will lead students to practice the content production and operation of all categories, all processes and all media. Students participate in the actual work of the project, master the ability of graphic writing, video production and podcast production in a real all-media environment, participate in large-scale live broadcasting and large-scale activities, carry out actual operation under the guidance of teachers, and ride the waves in the ocean of digital media. The content involved includes but is not limited to interviewing and photographing senior professors, new scholars, outstanding students and alumni, reporting campus scenery, interesting courses and lectures, campus sports activities, cultural activities, community activities, exhibition performances and so on.

Language(s) of Instruction
Chinese
Host Institution Course Number
40670803
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS II
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CARIBBEAN FILM
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CARIBBEAN FILM
UCEAP Transcript Title
CARIBBEAN FILM
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines seminal feature films and documentaries by such filmmakers as Perry Henzell, Humberto Solas, Euzhan Palcy, Felix de Rooy, Raoul Peck, as well as a number of new and young filmmakers, many working in video. The films will reflect the diversity of the region and its diaspora, and will include films in French, Dutch, Spanish, English and Creole. The course will explore representations of race, culture and landscape, migration and nation, as well as the impact of history, economics and politics of the region on the development of Caribbean cinema. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
FILM 2000
Host Institution Course Title
CARIBBEAN FILM
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MELODRAMA & FILM NOIR: ISSUES OF GENRE CREATION
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Glasgow
Program(s)
University of Glasgow
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MELODRAMA & FILM NOIR: ISSUES OF GENRE CREATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
MELODRAMA&FILM NOIR
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

Both the melodrama and the film noir have attracted considerable critical attention and have been instrumental in the development of film theory. The course considers formal, ideological, political, and historical aspects of melodramas and noirs from around the world focusing on aspects of gender, space, and aesthetics.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
FTV4049
Host Institution Course Title
MELODRAMA & FILM NOIR: ISSUES OF GENRE CREATION
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of Culture and Creative Arts
Host Institution Degree
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EAST ASIAN FILM GENRES IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
EAST ASIAN FILM GENRES IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD
UCEAP Transcript Title
E ASIAN FILM GENRES
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines the connections between different cinemas within East Asia and between East Asia and the rest of the world from a genre perspective. Hong Kong and Korean film noir, Chinese swordplay and Japanese samurai films, horror films from Hong Kong and Japan: all are examples of the transnational circulation of genres, involving processes of both localization and globalization. Students will be invited to explore genre theory, trace complex webs of creative influences, and appreciate the sameness and difference that characterize both genre films and our globalizing world. They will also have a chance to apply this new knowledge in practice, by making a short “genre film” for screening at the end of the term.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CHES3102
Host Institution Course Title
EAST ASIAN FILM GENRES IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD
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FILMING THE UNFILMABLE
Country
Czech Republic
Host Institution
Prague Film and Television School of the Academy of the Performing Arts (FAMU)
Program(s)
Central European Studies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
179
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FILMING THE UNFILMABLE
UCEAP Transcript Title
FILMING UNFILMABLE
UCEAP Quarter Units
2.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.70
Course Description
This course is focused on exploring and developing the dramatic and creative writing techniques plus the critical thought that is required to enable screenwriters to adapt a range of source material into a format suitable for screen production. Students develop a screenplay suitable for production and filming in the following semester. The first half of the course focuses on creative techniques and inroads for developing style and content. The second half focuses on script production, subject choices, and structure. Students are expected to view/read the range of material suggested plus bring awareness to the group of material from their own cultures and cinematic heritage.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DE FAMU-311FTU0
Host Institution Course Title
FILMING THE UNFILMABLE
Host Institution Campus
FAMU
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GENRE AND EXPERIMENTATION: CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA IN CONTEXT
Country
Czech Republic
Host Institution
Prague Film and Television School of the Academy of the Performing Arts (FAMU)
Program(s)
Central European Studies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
173
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GENRE AND EXPERIMENTATION: CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA IN CONTEXT
UCEAP Transcript Title
GENRE&EXPERIMENTATN
UCEAP Quarter Units
2.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.70
Course Description

This course focuses intensely on films of the Visegrad region - Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, and Polish - long known as an artistic and intellectual island within the greater European sphere. Although ravaged by war, foreign occupation, and totalitarian governments for much of the last few centuries, the Visegrad countries have managed to survive and often thrive as centers of culture and artistic experimentation. This course focus on films from four of the largest cultural groups in the Visegrad region with the goal of examining how this region’s history has impacted its culture by looking at the four regions’ responses to identity, war, and domestic social problems. In addition to focusing on film theory, the course also discusses cultural history and media theory, learning approaches to “reading” films not only as movies, but also as multi-faceted cultural artifacts. To this end, readings contain primary source materials on cinema history, historical research, film theory, and literature intended to broaden our understanding of the various cultures, visual and otherwise, which inform cinema creation in this part of Europe.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DE FAMU-311GE0
Host Institution Course Title
GENRE AND EXPERIMENTATION: CENTRAL EUROPEAN CINEMA IN CONTEXT
Host Institution Campus
FAMU
Host Institution Faculty
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