The goal of the course is to develop students' abilities to view films critically and to deepen their understanding of the film experience. The course presents one film program with a feature film per week, shown in a required film lab on Mondays or Tuesdays. Each section then meets for two lecture-discussion sessions per week. Section sizes are kept small enough so that each student can participate vigorously in the discussions.
Some instructors also give quizzes in addition to the tests.
This course earns 3 credit hours.