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USC School of Cinematic Arts
Motion Picture Producing
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CMPP 541a Producing Workshop Units: 4 Terms Offered: Fa Hands-on workshops in creative and physical filmmaking. Duplicates Credit in CTPR 504 and former CMPP 541L. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 541b Producing Workshop Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sp Further hands-on creative and physical filmmaking, making more advanced short films. Duplicates Credit in CTPR 504 and former CMPP 541L. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 548 Introduction to Producing for Television Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa An introduction to the creative and business aspects of producing for television. Registration Restriction: Open only to PFTM students. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 550 Script Analysis for the Producer Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Detailed evaluation of completed scripts and of the producer’s role in bringing them to fruition. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 560 Script Development Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp From idea and story to finished shooting script. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 561 Motion Picture and Television Marketing Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Analysis and preparation of film and television show marketing campaigns from creative concept to targeting across various media. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 563 Producing Symposium Units: 1 Terms Offered: Fa Lectures on creative aspects of producing. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Credit/No Credit -
CMPP 564 Digital Media and Entertainment Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp Exploring the effect of digital media on the entertainment landscape. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 565 Scheduling and Budgeting Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp Concept and preparation of a complete schedule and budget. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 566 Finance Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Seminar on financial aspects of film industry and methods of financing films. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 568 Producing for Television Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Discussions of the creative and financial aspects of television producing. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 569 Seminar on Non-Mainstream Producing Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Discussions on non-major studio producing options, including non-traditional financing and non-theatrical producing. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 570 Advanced Television Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Advanced studies of the business of television, including the economic structure of the television industry. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 571 Producing the Screenplay Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Workshop for the creation and development of a screenplay or teleplay. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 589a Graduate Film Business Seminar Units: 3 Terms Offered: Fa Economics of the entertainment industry, including entertainment law, and rights acquisition. Includes weekly film screening. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 589b Graduate Film Business Seminar Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sp Economics of the entertainment industry, including entertainment law, and rights acquisition. Includes weekly film screening. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 591 Producing Practicum Units: 2 Terms Offered: Irregular Producing workshop encompassing all aspects of producing, including script development, budgeting, casting and actual production. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 592 Individual Project Seminar Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sp Directed research project and seminars in related topics. Duplicates Credit in former CTPR 592. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CMPP 599 Special Topics Units: 2 Terms Offered: Irregular Investigation of new and emerging aspects of producing motion pictures and television; special and experimental subjects. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter
Cinematic Arts
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CNTV 101 Reality Starts Here Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Introduction to emerging forms of immersive entertainment, to Cinematic Arts faculty, and to guest speakers who will comment on the changing nature of the industry. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 325 Film and Digital Cinematography Units: 3 Terms Offered: Sm The craft of cinematography for film and digital media; includes lectures, on-set film and video production exercises, and scene studies. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 367 The Music Video: Business and Practice Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm Creating concepts, writing treatments, pitching, and the realities and details of music video production including budgeting, pre- and post-production. Duplicates Credit in CTPR 497 Music Video Production. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 370 3-D Animation for Film and Video Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm The basics of 3-D computer animation techniques and their use in creating animated characters. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 372 Developing the Screenplay Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sm The process of script development, examining a project from the initial idea and tracking its progress through to the completed screenplay ready for production. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 375 Breaking Into the Entertainment Industry Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm An overview of the entertainment industry and the tools needed to secure jobs and survive and succeed in the market. Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors and seniors. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 390 Special Problems Units: 1, 2, 3, 4 Terms Offered: Irregular Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 392 Beginning Digital Filmmaking Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm The basic technical and aesthetic concepts underlying motion picture production and an exploration of visual language. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 393 16mm Filmmaking: Structuring Scenes That Work Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm The creative and technical aspects of 16mm filmmaking, particularly as they apply to the short film or the individual scene. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 405 Studio Producing and Directing Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm Understanding the craft and art of directing in the studio system, and developing a working methodology for creative producing. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 410 Non-Fiction Filmmaking Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm Conceiving, researching, writing, producing, directing, and editing an original non-fiction work and exploring practical training in techniques of non-fiction film. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 411 Directing Intensive Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm An overview of the concerns, functions and responsibilities of the director. The core of the course is casting, producing and directing an individual project. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 413 Digital Editing Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm Introduction to non-linear editing techniques, hardware, digitizing, logging, and special effects, using the AVID Media Composer editing system. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 415 Commercial Production: The Art of the Sixty-Second Story Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sm The three main components of commercials: agency creation, spot production, and post-production. Writing, pitching, casting, directing, and editing commercials. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 419 Inside the Business of Film and Television Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSpSm An overview of the contemporary studio system, independent films, and television, including script analysis, pitching, optioning properties, the marketplace, representation, career management, and networking. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 420 Independent Feature Filmmaking Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Independent feature film development, financing, production, and distribution. Discussions with independent filmmakers. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 427 The Art and Commerce of Independent Film Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp A comprehensive analysis of the development-to-release life cycle of independently produced films. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 440 The Business of the Entertainment Industry: Motion Pictures, Television, Animation, Video Games, and Interactive Entertainment Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa An in-depth analysis of the history, evolution, and current state of the motion picture, television, animation, video game, and interactive entertainment industries. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 457 The Entertainment Entrepreneur: Getting Your First Project Made Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa The practical aspects of entrepreneurial producing in the entertainment industry. Identifying and understanding the pitfalls and benefits of creating one’s own projects. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 458 Producing and Marketing Feature Length Films Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa The principles and business practices of producing and marketing feature length films in the motion picture industry. Registration Restriction: Open only to Business Administration (Cinematic Arts) majors Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 463 Television: Integrating Creative and Business Objectives Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa An investigation of the creative and business sides of television and how they connect, including changes caused by fractionalization and digital technology. Registration Restriction: Open only to Business Administration (Cinematic Arts) students. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 467 The Future of Digital Media and the Entertainment Industry Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp Examines how digital media will affect the future of the television, motion picture, game, music, and interactive industries. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 474 Digital DNA: Media Redefined Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp A practical, hands-on learning experience in creating media content and turning that content into a myriad of viable businesses. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 490x Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Max Units: 12.0 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 495 Internship in Cinematic Arts Units: 1, 2, or 4 Max Units: 4.0 Terms Offered: FaSpSm On-the-job film, television, and interactive industry experience in the areas of interest of the individual student. Requires departmental approval. Duplicates Credit in former CTIN 495 and former CTPR 495. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 Max Units: 8.0 Selected topics in cinematic arts. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 501 Cinematic Arts Seminar Units: 1 Max Units: 4.0 Terms Offered: Fa Introduction to an industry and art form in the midst of transformation, with guest speakers and cinematic arts faculty who will address new research and technologies. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 521 The World of the Producer Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp A comprehensive overview of the role of the producer in creating television programming, feature films, and new media content. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 522 The Television Industry: Networks, Cable and the Internet Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp The current state of the television industry and future business paradigms. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 523 Feature Film Financing and the Studio System Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp An overview of the motion picture studio system and how to finance feature films. Principles, business practices, and future trends. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 524 Digital Technologies and the Entertainment Industry Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp The impact of digital technologies on the film, television, and music industries from content creation to distribution. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 525 Entertainment Marketing in Today’s Environment Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp Entertainment industry marketing disciplines, covering motion pictures, television, music, theme parks, home entertainment, and video games. Current principles and business practices. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 589 Graduate Film Seminar Units: 2 or 4 Max Units: 8.0 Terms Offered: FaSp Detailed investigations and discussion of various aspects of film. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 594a Master’s Thesis Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of thesis. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 594b Master’s Thesis Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of thesis. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 594z Master’s Thesis Units: 0 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of thesis. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 595 Professional Practicum Units: 1, 2, 4 Max Units: 8 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Film, media, archival and interactive industry experience in areas of interest to the individual student, and development of a personal brand. Requires departmental approval. Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students. Grading Option: Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 599 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 Max Units: 8.0 Terms Offered: FaSp Detailed investigation of new or emerging aspects of cinematic arts; special subjects offered by visiting faculty; experimental subjects. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CNTV 794a Doctoral Dissertation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 794b Doctoral Dissertation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 794c Doctoral Dissertation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 794d Doctoral Dissertation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit -
CNTV 794z Doctoral Dissertation Units: 0 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit
Animation
Note: Instructor availability for a particular course or section cannot be guaranteed.
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CTAN 101L Introduction to the Art of Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Theory and practice of animation across organic and digital media with an emphasis on self-exploration. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 102L Introduction to the Art of Movement Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp Theory and practice of animation with a focus on movement, gesture, timing and performance. Prerequisite: CTAN 101 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 200g The Rise of Digital Hollywood Units: 4 Terms Offered: Sp An overview of the evolution of computer graphics in modern media. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 201L Intermediate Animation Production Units: 3 Terms Offered: Fa Tools, skills and procedures used in animation production with a focus on professional execution of independent and collaborative productions. Prerequisite: CTAN 102 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 202L Introduction to 3-D Character Animation Units: 3 Terms Offered: Sp 3-D animation performance utilizing preset rigs and virtual characters. Emphasis on timing, gesture, and performance. Prerequisite: CTAN 201L . Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores in Animation and Digital Arts. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 301L 3-D Character Performance Animation Units: 3 Terms Offered: Fa Advanced 3-D character animation with an emphasis on performance, lip-syncing, timing and execution. Prerequisite: CTAN 202L . Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors in Animation and Digital Arts. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 302L Expanded Concepts in 2-D/3-D Animation Units: 3 Terms Offered: Sp Integration of advanced concepts to create and produce a short 2-D/3-D animated work with original sound and content. Prerequisite: CTAN 301L . Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors in Animation and Digital Arts. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 305 Professionalism of Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Understanding the business of the animation industry. Developing presentation skills for interviewing and pitching, preparing personal marketing tools, researching employment opportunities, and practicing networking techniques. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 330 Animation Fundamentals Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp An introduction to the fundamentals of animation, covering such topics as timing, anticipation, reaction, overlapping action, and metamorphosis. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 336 Ideation and Pre-Production Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp Emphasis on lateral thinking working across boundaries to find underlying principles in terms of ideation: the act of becoming an agent of ideas. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 401a Senior Project Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp Understanding the requirements and relationships between theory and practice regarding the complexity of an animated film in idea and execution. Prerequisite: CTAN 302 and CTAN 336 Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 401b Senior Project Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp Completion and exhibition of the short animated film to demonstrate understanding and further examination of the possibilities of animation time based graphic media. Prerequisite: CTAN 401a Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 410 Audio Design for Animation and Immersive Media Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Experimental and traditional audio design practices for animation, culminating in an immersive audio project utilizing acoustic design, surround sound, and professional recording and editing tools. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 420 Concept Design for Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Creating characters and environments for animation, live action, and video games. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 423L Principles of Digital Animation: Visualizing Science Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Principles of 2-D and 3-D digital animation applied to scientific themes and research topics. Duplicates Credit in former CTAN 523. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 432 The World of Visual Effects Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Introduction to the expanding field of visual effects; topics include integration for cinematic storytelling and the study of digital productions employing the latest visual effects. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 435 Story Art Development Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Using basic storyboarding techniques to develop a sense of character, plot, and continuity. Technical aspects of developing ideas into films. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 436 Writing for Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Workshop exploring concept and structure of long and short form animated films through practical writing exercises. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 443L Character Development for 3-D Animation and Games Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Development, modeling, and animation with an emphasis on character setup features: rigging, skeletons, deformers, and scripting. Applying principles of traditional animation to 3-D character rig/puppet. Prerequisite: CTAN 452 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 448 Introduction to Film Graphics — Animation Units: 4 Terms Offered: FaSp An introduction to methods for creating analog animation through experimentation with imagery, concepts and materials. Emphasis on basic timing principles and hands-on techniques. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 450a Animation Theory and Techniques Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Methods for creating animation blending traditional techniques with contemporary technologies. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 450b Animation Theory and Techniques Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Instruction in methods for planning and executing a short animated film. Topics covered include storyboarding, visual development and production planning. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 450c Animation Theory and Techniques Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Practical completion of a short animated film. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 451 History of Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa In-depth survey of historical developments, styles, techniques, theory and criticism of animation as an art form. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 452 Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation Units: 2 Max Units: 4.0 Terms Offered: FaSp Lecture and laboratory in computer animation: geometric modeling, motion specification, lighting, texture mapping, rendering, compositing, production techniques, systems for computer-synthesized animation. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 455L Organic Modeling for Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp The art of digital sculpting for animated characters, with visual effects integration. Recommended Preparation: CTAN 452 or CTAN 462 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 460 Character Design Workshop Units: 2 Terms Offered: Sp The basics of character design for animation: anatomy, poses, facial expressions, silhouettes, and anthropomorphism. Development of a portfolio. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 462 Visual Effects Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Survey of contemporary concepts and approaches to production in the current state of film and video effects work. Digital and traditional methodologies will be covered, with a concentration on digital exercises illustrating modern techniques. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 463L Creative Workflow in Visual Effects Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Spherical panoramic photography, 3-D digital environment techniques and a range of visual effects work while providing the stage for the student’s storytelling. Prerequisite: CTAN 462 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 464L Digital Lighting and Rendering Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Concepts, tools and techniques used to create cinematic lighting and rendering in computer-generated imagery (CGI). Prerequisite: CTAN 452 or CTAN 462 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 465L Digital Effects Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp All aspects of digital effects animation, including particles, dynamics, and fluids. Creating water, fire, explosions, and destruction in film. Prerequisite: CTAN 452 or CTAN 462 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 470 Documentary Animation Production Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Examination of the history, techniques, and methods of documentary animation production. Collaboration on a short film project. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 485L Pipeline and Character Modeling for Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Modeling and pipeline integration for 3-D animation props, sets and characters. Prior knowledge in Maya preferred. Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 495 Visual Music Units: 2 Terms Offered: Fa Experimental animation providing the opportunity to produce individual or group projects. Focus is non-conventional techniques for image creation and collaboration between composer and visual artist. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 496 Directed Studies Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Individual research under faculty guidance. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 497L Generative Animation Units: 2 Terms Offered: FaSp Introduction to software packages and practices exploring current animation techniques that leverage simulation systems. Artificial intelligence as a tool for animation. Prerequisite: CTAN 452 . Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required Grading Option: Letter -
CTAN 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 Max Units: 8.0 Terms Offered: FaSpSm Detailed investigation of new or emerging aspects of cinema and/or television; special subjects offered by visiting faculty; experimental subjects. Instruction Mode: Lecture Grading Option: Letter
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