THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                                                                   FACULTY SENATE

 

Senate Document Number     4306S

 

Date of Senate Approval      04/13/06  

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

APC Document   41:                             Addition of VMP 385, 485 to the MCOM/VMP Curriculum

 

 

Effective Date:  Fall 2006

 

 

1.  Add:  On pg. 172, the following new courses: VMP 385, 485.

 

385    Introduction to Screenwriting (4)

An exploration of the principles and practices of the screenwriting craft. Development of an understanding of components crucial to the preparation of an effective, camera-ready motion picture or television script. Fall.

 

485    Advanced Screenwriting (4)

A workshop in which students create, develop and finalize motion picture and/or television fiction screenplays, creating unique and marketable dramatic characters, placing their stories in a structure, camera-ready, and industry-oriented context. Prerequisite: MCOM 385 or permission of instructor. Spring.

 

Impact: These additions will have no impact on other programs. These courses have been offered three times before as special topics courses, and we are hence confident of our ability to offer them without substantive resource implications.

 

Rationale: The Mass Communication Department has had great success, both in terms of student outcomes and student evaluations, with the Introduction to Screenwriting and Advanced Screenwriting courses as special topics courses; the courses are in a finalized state, ready to put in the catalog as permanent offerings. These courses will, as they have in the past, satisfy student interest in pre-production processes, especially as they pertain to the creation of new content for television and motion pictures; they will also offer students more writing-intensive upper-level elective courses on a regular basis.