Courses

CM 505 THE ART OF STORYTELLING IN FILM & TV   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with an understanding of how filmmakers create compelling stories in the moving image media, exploring aesthetic choices of cinematic storytelling from a critical perspective. Through lectures, screenings and class discussion, we examine the nature of storytelling for the moving image. Students consider how stylistic choices contribute to the development of plot and character in a variety of forms.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 515 DIRECTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION I   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the grammatical rules, stylistic techniques and narrative elements of cinematic storytelling, with instruction on lighting, staging and blocking. By completing a series of directing exercises, students start to develop their portfolios. Students are equipped to direct a scripted short film at the end of the course.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 525 WRITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION I   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the craft of screenwriting, including character, action, conflict, story structure and construction. Students write several short screenplays over the course of the semester, one of which they will select to produce as their first short film.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 535 PRODUCING FOR FILM & TV I   3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers major aspects of producing for film, television and new media, including set protocols, responsibilities and etiquette, script breakdowns, budget creation, production agreements, SAG paperwork, crew hiring, casting, locations, permits, shot lists and scheduling.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 594 CAPSTONE IN FILM PRODUCTION I   3.0 Credit(s)
In this TV Development class, students will learn an alternative to the solo screenwriting process as they collaborate to develop a television pilot as part of a course writers' room. Students work together to pitch ideas, develop a story, write a beat sheet, and complete at least one act of their pilot, creating characters, plot and story arcs. The focus is on the benefits of the hive mind as it relates to collaborative storytelling.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CM 595 CAPSTONE IN TV PROD. TV Dev.   3.0 Credit(s)
Students work collaboratively on each other's projects, while also completing an individualized television capstone project. Students will be given the opportunity to focus on their desired area of specialization (e.g., screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, post-production).
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 583 THEORY OF COMPUTER GAMING   3.0 Credit(s)
Computer game studies is an emerging field. This course provides a solid, theoretical background in the field of computer gaming to assist students in their pursuit of game development throughout their career. Prerequisite: Take CS-571
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 504 INTRO TO PROG USING SCRIPTING   3.0 Credit(s)
This hands-on course will introduce programming using Python on Windows and Linux platforms. Topics covered include basic programming concepts, regular expressions, basic data structures and algorithms, Boolean operations, and basic programming constructs including variables and types, string, arrays, sequential and parallel execution, assignments, decision and branching, loops, functions, procedures and calls, and basic debugging techniques.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 505 COMPUTER NETWORKS   3.0 Credit(s)
Students in this course will study networks and data communication concentrating on the Internet model. This is a laboratory-based course that includes projects implemented on both Unix and Windows machines using Wireshark. Students will review hex and binary number systems. Topics such as network architecture, the Internet protocol stack, LANs, WANs, and MANs, hardware, software, protocols, routing, circuit-switching and packet-switching networks, wireless networks, compression, and error handling are studied.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CJ 501 CRIME CAUSATION AND DEVIANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the development and application of theories of crime causation and social deviance. The course includes an assessment of the issues and problems involved in controlling crime and deviance in society. Students learn about the nature of criminal behavior and the impact of this behavior on the victims, and study the development of programs and policies to control crime and assist the victims.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CJ 502 ADMIN & MGMT OF THE CJ SYSTEM   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines the current problems and issues facing the American criminal justice system. The course explores the role of the courts and correctional system, access to the justice system, controversial policies such as the use of force and discretion, and organizational and legal issues related to decision-making within the criminal justice system.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CJ 503 LAW, SOCIETY AND ETHICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on constitutional and ethical issues as they affect the operation of the criminal justice system. Topics examined include legal issues related to punishment and the ethical responsibilities of criminal justice agents.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CJ 504 ADMIN OF CORRCTIONAL SYSTEMS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the operation and nature of the American correctional system. The course examines the juvenile justice system as well as the adult correctional system. Theories and philosophies of correctional administration and the conditions that generate delinquent behavior are examined as well as current critical issues such as overcrowding, alternatives to incarceration, and efforts to maintain family cohesion.
Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years

CJ 505 CRIMINAL LAW   3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines various topics in substantive criminal law as they affect the operation of the criminal justice system. Topics may include standards of evidence, defenses, and punishments.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years

CJ 581 RESEARCH METHODS & STATISTICAL ANALYSIS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course must be taken at the graduate level. An undergraduate course in this subject cannot be substituted for the graduate course. Examines the research process and is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles and practices of criminal justice empirical research. More specifically, methods of research and data analysis, as applied to the field of criminal justice, are presented. The application of these methods to criminal justice practice is demonstrated through various exercises. To better prepare capable professionals, students are taught both the language of scientific discourse and the ability to appraise empirical studies critically. To better prepare practitioners who are fair and respectful toward individuals from diverse backgrounds, research ethics, and sensitivity to populations-at-risk are promoted.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years