MM 640 - Forum

Units: 1
Advanced practitioners at the intersections of art, science, and technology present and discuss their work in a dynamic and open format with students. Students are actively engaged in a conversation about current trends and paradigms in contemporary media.

Equivalent Quarter Course: MM 6805.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 4 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Engage first hand with emerging trends and groundbreaking ideas through responding to and asking questions of leaders in the field.
Think critically about the social, cultural, and technological context of critical issues while focusing on current local and global challenges and the interdisciplinary thought and creative skills necessary for meeting such challenges.
Engage in dialogue within our community, through related coursework, conferences, symposia and service-based learning activities related to current local, regional and national social, cultural, and environmental projects and initiatives.
Evaluate and write clearly about the ideas presented in guest lectures.