HUM 4 - Introduction to American Cinema
- Recent Professors
- Timothy Ahlin, Grant Richards, Fran Lozano
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
- Class Size
- 30–50 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of HUM 4
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
- Description
- This introductory course in film studies is a survey of the American film industry as an art form, as an industry, and as a system of representation and communication. The course explores how Hollywood films work technically, aesthetically, and culturally to reinforce and challenge America's national self-image.