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Classes with Costa Ricans at Veritas University - Winter 3 2009
History of Film I

60
Language Level: High Advanced
History of Film I [CTV 104]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
Veritas University (San José, Costa Rica)

Course Description

Area of Study

Courses with Locals

Hours & Credits

60

Hours of Instruction

4

Semester Credit Units

6

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

High Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

This course offers a general vision of film as a method of artistic expression, massive
communication and as an industry of entertainment. It deals with subject guidelines
such as: language, structure of work, and cinematographic genres which analyze the
factors that take part in the production and commercial exploitation of a movie. A
survey of different trends, works and authors represented in the history of film.