California Community Colleges System Courses

Intermediate French I

Review of basic structures and vocabulary building. Development of auditive comprehension, reading skills and oral expression.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

American Film to 1960's

Study of the development, history and aesthetics of the Hollywood studio system, as well as its impact on our culture. Study of classic films as forms of popular entertainment and cinematic art, inclu

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Introduction to Television Studies

Introduction to the basic concepts, forms, practices and policies that have guided the evolution and operation of television in the United States. Examines developments in programming, industrial and

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Contemporary American Film

Study of the changes to the Hollywood studio system, alternative productions, and independent film since the 1960s. Covers such topics as the decline of the studio system, the rise of American New Wav

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Film and Cultural Criticism

A study of the basic formal dimensions of cinema through the close analyses of individual films and the representation of culture focusing on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and disability.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

World Cinema to 1960's

Study of international film history, theory and aesthetics, from the invention of cinema in the 1890s through the 1950s. Includes fictional narrative film, documentary and avant-garde film of the peri

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Spanish and Latin American Film

Study of Spanish and Latin American film histories from the invention of cinema in the 1890s to the present, focusing on changes in narrative and documentary films, as well as experimental movements.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

History of Animation

Overview and study of the history of animation films, from its prehistory in the late nineteenth century to current and emerging digital animation technologies. Lectures, discussions and readings are

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Gender and Sexuality in Film

Survey of gender and sexuality in film, including formation of stereotypes and social messages as reflections of the ages in which they were conceived. Film theory introduced, as well as examination o

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Documentary Film

Introduction to the history and theory of documentary film. Traces the changing conceptions of "reality" by various international filmmakers and writers. Through the stylistic study of classical and l

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Screenwriting II

Study of the structure, development, pacing and revising of a completed screenplay. In addition to analyzing feature film and television screenplays, the student completes a screenplay, learns how to

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Typography

Develops the student's understanding of the effective use of type. Emphasis is on the use of typography in graphic design. Topics include the history of type, aesthetic qualities of letter forms, anat

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Creative Thinking

Students learn how to develop techniques to enhance their innate creative abilities. Specific problems are presented and students work alone and in groups to work through the exercises and develop ori

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Physical Geography

A spatial study of the Earth’s dynamic physical systems and processes. Tools of geographic data collection and analysis are briefly covered including, maps, Geographic Information systems (GIS), and r

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

Geography Of California

A non-technical survey of the wide variety of natural and human environments found in California. Includes a regional study of physical landscapes, economic activities, characteristics of population,

• California Community Colleges System
• 13 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course