EN 280 - Literature and Film

Credit Hours: 3

Selected written works and film adaptations will be examined and discussed.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between film (media) and literature;
demonstrate a knowledge of film and literary terms;
analyze the use of genre in both media;
demonstrate a knowledge of the techniques of film and the unique challenges of adapting a literary work into a different media;
present, preferably in both written and oral form, at least one significant paper that offers an in-depth comparison of works in the two media; and
demonstrate an appreciation of the roles of creative endeavors such as film in enriching the human condition.

F/S (C, N, S)