Community Studies

202 Mosaic Semester
A 4-course credit community study with extensive field work which engages students and faculty in an intensive, first-hand examination of the history, sociology, ethnography, and culture of a local community in central Pennsylvania. The particular site of the study and the methodological approach varies according to the interests and expertise of the collaborating faculty who team-teach the semester. Students in the Mosaic concentrate on this project during the semester, integrating three courses as well an independent study for a total of four courses based on their field work under the direction of one of the contributing faculty.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and permission of the instructors.

230 Documentary Film-making
This course provides instruction in documentary film-making, including video-taped interviews, shooting, lighting, audio recording, and editing. In addition to the technical aspects of film making, the course will incorporate theoretical examinations of message design, and the socio-cultural impact of documentary films and the documentary film industry to help guide students in the production of socially relevant documentary films of their own conception. Students will produce their own mini- documentary videos about subject-matter of their choosing, and be responsible for theoretical and technical writings in support of their films.
Prerequisites: SOCI 240 OR ANTH 240 OR AMST 302. This course fulfills the DIV II distribution requirement.