FILM 6 - Film Genres

    Recent Professors
    D. Browning
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35–40 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course provides a clear context for appreciating the fundamental components of film as art and as social expression. It Investigates the origins, evolution, and transformations of various film genres such as film noir, the Western, science-fiction, the musical, horror, war, or the crime film. The course covers the formal and thematic conventions of each genre and the genre as a reflection of the social environments that produced them. (A, CSU, UC, Cal-GETC)