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SCRW 300 Special Topics: Variable Subtitles

Special Topics is a course designation that is used to accommodate the exploration of various elements, themes, and creative techniques that supplement and enrich a student's artistic education within the screenwriting and film production craft framework. Topics will change from semester to semester. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Documentary Filmmaking, The Writers' Room Experience, Creative Financing and Distribution, Producing the Independent Film, and TV Studio Production. If more than one Special Topics course is taken in fulfillment of the major, they must be different course titles.

Prerequisites

Special information

Note: This course may be taken three times for credit as long as the topic is different.
1-4 Undergraduate credits

Effective January 1, 2024 to present

Meets graduation requirements for

Learning outcomes

General

  • Utilize an array of creative cinematic theories, practices and techniques as a means of self-expression
  • Apply film, tv and digital video pre-production, production, and post-production programs and equipment
  • Explore and demonstrate the ability to balance the creative, technical and organizational aspects of filmmaking
  • Critically analyze cinema for aesthetic techniques and historical/political/cultural positioning
  • Contribute to the greater arts community through development of theory, criticism, and/or various original film, tv, and digital video projects with an emphasis on fostering positive systemic change in the regional film, tv and digital video production industry

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

  • Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
  • Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
  • Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
  • Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
  • Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.

Spring 2026

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Special Topics: Films and Theories of Love, Hope and Human Connection Bandow, Jeremy David Books for SCRW-300-50 Spring 2026 Course details for SCRW-300-50 Spring 2026