Courses

This course introduces students to theories, methods, and techniques of digital narratives in the French-speaking world. Students will examine narrative conventions, multimodal approaches to contemporary storytelling and cultural and theoretical perspectives that the authors exhibit. Through culturally contextualized case-studies, students will explore and analyze digital narratives in fields such as journalism, art, generative literature, digital storytelling and social media.

Thanks to a long and illustrious history of film production and an innovative model of state support for the arts, France boasts one of the most vibrant and successful film industries in the world. In this course we will explore the French cinema landscape while participating in two film festivals organized by the French government: the international My French Film Festival and the Tournées French Film Festival at UWG.

A comparative approach to the study of French literature and its cinematic adaptation and/or a thematic approach to selected literary texts and films course.

An introduction to the study of poetry and poetics followed by an in-depth analysis of selected poems from one of the major French literary movements (Romanticism, Symbolism, Surrealism, etc.).

Europe from 1789-1815, with particular emphasis upon France. A study of the French Revolution as the classic model from modern revolutions.

This course is designed to provide advanced students with an in depth investigation of the relationship between still and moving images. Students will create photographic prints and video work as well as other works that don't fall easily into either category. An emphasis will be put on understanding the historic evolution of still and moving images and the use of lens-based imagery in contemporary art. Weekly film screenings will accompany critical readings.

Preparation and presentation of a full composition recital. The undergraduate composition major is expected to present a full recital during the senior year consisting of 40-60 minutes of their original compositions. Concurrent with the final semester of MUSC 4410 - Applied Composition

applied instructor Preparation and presentation of a Senior Recital. The performance major will perform a full recital during the Senior year consisting of 40-60 minutes of music. Composition majors give a Senior Recital of 40-60 minutes of original compositions. Music Education majors perform either a public recital of 20-40 minutes, or a 15-minute (minimum) program for hearing by the music faculty prior to the quarter of student teaching.

This course focuses on the structure and function of the major body systems, with an emphasis on the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems. This course analyzes these systems and their role in human movement and physical activity.

This course introduces the basic concepts of functional anatomy and the study of human movement. Topics include an overview of kinesiology and the principles of biomechanics; examination of the neuromusculoskeletal system; a review of muscle attachments, actions, and innervations; and instruction in assessment techniques for measuring joint range of motion.