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Phase I of a state-mandated initiative — aimed at simplifying student transfer and ensuring uniformity
in course numbers across California Community Colleges — is underway for Fall 2025. This impacts six Foothill courses plus their honors course
version. View the six courses listed here.
When viewing a course in the schedule of classes, you will see a letter at the end
of the class course section number IF that class is NOT being taught FULLY in person
on campus. View section letter code definitions.
Foothill offers many courses with free ($0) or low-cost (under $30) materials.
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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:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
20 of 20 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Online asynchronous | < $30 Check Bookstore |
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. View Canvas Login Instructions. |
Section:
MDIA-001.-02Y
Course Number (CRN):
20166
Dates:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| IN-PERSON some wkly online | < $30 Check Bookstore |
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. View Canvas Login Instructions. |
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-03W
Course Number (CRN):
21936
Dates:
11/2/2026 - 12/11/2026
LATE START
Open
40 of 40 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
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-02Y
Course Number (CRN):
22145
Dates:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| IN-PERSON some wkly online | Check Bookstore | n/a |
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:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Online asynchronous | $0 |
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. View Canvas Login Instructions. |
MDIA 8B
WOMEN IN FILM
4 units
- Description: This course examines the remarkable and under-recognized contributions that women have made to world cinema, from the inception of the medium to present time. The course will analyze women both as filmmakers and as actors — behind the camera, and in front. The course will use a framework of feminist film theory, and the lens of intersectionality, to examine some of the cultural impacts that cinema has on society. Films will be analyzed within the historical, national, cultural, institutional and economic contexts in which the filmmaker's work was made and distributed.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- 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-008B-01W
Course Number (CRN):
22146
Dates:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
20 of 20 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Online asynchronous | Check Bookstore | n/a |
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:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Online asynchronous | $0 |
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. View Canvas Login Instructions. |
Section:
MDIA-011.-02W
Course Number (CRN):
20787
Dates:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
40 of 40 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
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:
9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026
Open
30 of 30 seats open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
| Modality | Textbook(s) | Footnote |
|---|---|---|
| IN-PERSON some wkly online | Check Bookstore | 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. View Canvas Login Instructions. |
MDIA 52
SCREENWRITING FOR NARRATIVE MEDIA
4 units
- Description: An introductory course in screenplay writing for narrative media, including film and episodic TV. The course emphasizes visual storytelling and the creative process through an examination of story theme, structure, and character development. Students study technical screenplay formatting and writing processes, taking their ideas from concept to finished professional script.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 1 hours lab per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- 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)
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