Reading and Constructing Narratives

Reading and Constructing Narratives
Analyzing basic narrative principles; conceptualizing and writing narratives for media arts.
TMA
114
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 3.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesMedia Arts major or minor status.
 TaughtFall, Winter
 ProgramsContaining TMA 114
Course Outcomes

Storytelling and Narrative Methods

The objective of this class is to explore a range of story types that you should all know about. You have different career aspirations, but practitioners and scholars alike will want to be able to read, comprehend, and adapt/implement this array of narrative methods.

Critical Tools

To equip students with a set of critical tools that will aid them in their production work.

Foundational Content

To establish a solid foundation for students as they prepare to take higher-level Critical Studies courses.

World Construction and Influence

To provide students a stronger understanding of how the world around them is constructed and how they might better participate in, resist, and/or affect that world.