Class Schedule
2025 Fall Schedule
10 classes scheduled
MDIA 1
INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES
4 units
- Description: A survey of the language, technology, theory, and aesthetics of the moving image as an art form. Emphasizes an introduction to the critical analysis of film and video.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in F TV 1, MDIA 1H or VART 1.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-001.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 20165
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: MDIA-001.-02Y
Course Number (CRN): 20166
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
MDIA 2A
HISTORY OF FILM 1895-1945
4 units
- Description: Survey of the development of motion pictures from beginning to the 1940s. Emphasis on understanding evolution of international filmmaking.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in F TV 2A or VART 2A.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-002A-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 20190
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.
MDIA 2B
HISTORY OF FILM 1945-CURRENT
4 units
- Description: A survey of the advancement of cinematic art from 1945 to the present. Investigation and critical analysis of influential films, prominent filmmakers, and technological developments. Study of the economic, regulatory, cultural, and artistic forces at work in the evolution of film.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in F TV 2B or VART 2B.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-002B-01W
Course Number (CRN): 20155
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$30 Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
MDIA 3
INTRODUCTION TO FILM & MEDIA CRITICISM
4 units
- Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, and internet media. Explore and apply the core concepts and language of media theory, including approaches through semiotics, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, multicultural analysis, gender, and sexuality.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Oral Communication & Critical Thinking
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-003.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 20156
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
MDIA 11
INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
4 units
- Description: Overview, history and critical analysis of popular culture as a window for understanding American society. Theories and methods of analyzing artifacts of popular culture. Overarching themes: history/social theories of popular culture; popular culture as a product of American multiculturalism; the relationship between a commodity culture and intellect/artistry; philosophical/ethical issues surrounding popular culture.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in F A 1, HUMN 11, HUMN 11H or MDIA 11H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-011.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 20111
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: MDIA-011.-02Y
Course Number (CRN): 20112
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): $0Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: MDIA-011.-03W
Course Number (CRN): 20787
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.
MDIA 11H
HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR CULTURE
4 units
- Description: Overview, history and critical analysis of popular culture as a window for understanding American society. Theories and methods of analyzing artifacts of popular culture. Overarching themes: history/social theories of popular culture; popular culture as a product of American multiculturalism; the relationship between a commodity culture and intellect/artistry; philosophical/ethical issues surrounding popular culture. The honors section offers deeper theoretical content, assignments that require more sophisticated cognition/critical thinking, more rigorous assessment, and an additional summative project.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in F A 1, HUMN 11, HUMN 11H or MDIA 11.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area: Arts & Humanities
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-011H-1HY
Course Number (CRN): 20277
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): $0Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.htmlHonors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at https://foothill.edu/honors/ or call 650.949.7061.
MDIA 20
FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIA PRODUCTION
4 units
- Description: Introduction to the concepts, theory, techniques, and strategies of narrative film production. Basic camera, lighting, and sound recording techniques are practiced through technical assignments and team productions. Pre-production, production, and post-production processes are covered, with an emphasis on storytelling and creative problem-solving.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in F TV 20, GID 20 or VART 20.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu (Example: smithjohn@foothill.edu)
Section: MDIA-020.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 20431
Dates: 9/22/2025 - 12/12/2025
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): $0-$30 Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
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