Media Studies
Class Schedule
2026 Spring Schedule
14 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): 40153
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): < $30Check 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): 40161
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): < $30Check 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-01W
Course Number (CRN): 40162
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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 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): 40152
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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): 40398
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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 8A
RACE & GENDER IN AMERICAN MEDIA
4 units
- Description: This course examines the complexities of race and gender representation in U.S. film and media. Students study the history of media representations, applying theory as a tool for analysis. Examine the means by which the media define and promote cultural stereotypes. In addition, students examine how media images and institutions influence and shape racial and gender identities. Contributions to the field of important filmmakers and media artists will be examined.
- 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:Social & Behavioral Sciences
- 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-008A-50W
Course Number (CRN): 41005
Dates: 5/18/2026 - 6/26/2026
LATE START
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): < $30Check 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): 40097
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 40096
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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): 40598
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
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 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): 40597
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
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 HONORS: Honors 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 13
VIDEO GAMES & POPULAR CULTURE
4 units
- Description: The impact of game design and game technology on popular culture. Topics will include early history including the early hardware and software designers that emerged after World War II, the rise of the video game entrepreneurs and the resulting multi-billion dollar arcade industry, eight generations of home video game console inventors from the Magnavox Odyssey through the present day, the impact of the home computer on video games, the evolution of the handheld game console from early LCD games through the smart phone, online gaming from the first text-based games built by hobbyists through the current massively multi-player online role-playing games, and the validation of video games as an art form as evidenced by their addition to the collections of prominent institutions such as the Smithsonian and MoMA. For each historical era, the influence of video games on popular culture will be demonstrated through film, television, print, and music.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in MUS 11F or HUMN 13.
- 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-013.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 40270
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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 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): 40869
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
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 30
DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING I
4 units
- Description: Basic instruction on the use of the computer for video and film editing. Theory and practice of cinematic editing which is explored through projects, screenings, class exercises, and demonstration. Topics include montage, pace and rhythm, openings, cutting dialogue, use of sound.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in F TV 84, VART 30 or 84.
- 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-030.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 40369
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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 31
DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING II
4 units
- Description: Continuation of MDIA 30. Further exploration of technical and aesthetic considerations in film and video editing. Address intermediate to advanced topics in digital post-production. Software topics include sync, audio mixing, color correction, basic sound mixing and compositing.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: MDIA 30; not open to students with credit in F TV 85, VART 31 or 85.
- 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-031.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 40644
Dates: 4/6/2026 - 6/26/2026
Open
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
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