MCS 172: Topics in Film and Media Genres

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2009-10 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours

Catalog page 327

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Topics may include study of a specific film or media genre such as melodrama; comparative genre studies, including a survey of the history and theory of two or more genres; or analysis of the idea of genre in film and media studies. Each segment is repeatable as its content changes to a maximum of 8 units. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 30/30  30/ 30
2024-25 35/35  35/ 35  70/ 70
2023-24  30/ 30  15/ 15  45/ 45
2022-23 29/30  41/ 45  84/100 154/175
2021-22 53/60  14/ 20  67/ 80
2020-21 29/30 156/175  35/ 40 220/245
2019-20 102/103 107/110 47/50 256/263
2018-19 188/184  20/ 20 33/60 241/264
2017-18  88/ 80 11/30  99/110
2016-17  81/ 80  81/ 80