Program Overview

Program Overview

Colorado State University Online offers a variety of academic programs, including Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Ph.D. & Doctoral Degrees, Grad Certificates, Courses, and Professional Education.

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• Professional Education

Course Details

SPCM 350 - Evaluating Contemporary Film

SPCM 350 is a 3-credit course that encourages a more informed, critical spectatorship of contemporary film. The course introduces, explains, and discusses the phenomenal language, techniques, and conventions of film form, as well as the historical background, political and economical influences, and cultural assumptions that shape contemporary films.

Prerequisite

The prerequisite for SPCM 350 is CO 150 (College Composition) or SPCM 100 (Communication and Popular Culture) or SPCM 130 (Relational and Organizational Communication) or SPCM 200 (Public Speaking) or SPCM 201 (History and Theory of Rhetoric) or SPCM 207 (Public Argumentation), and sophomore standing.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbook information is available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

The instructor for SPCM 350 is Usama Alshaibi.

Course Schedule

Section 801 (Online)

• Date: August 25 - December 14, 2025 (16 weeks)
• Time: Asynchronous
• Drop and withdrawal deadlines:
  • 100% tuition and fees refunded: September 10, 2025
  • 50% tuition refunded with 'W' grade: October 20, 2025
  • No tuition refunded and 'W' grade: November 14, 2025
• Instructors: Usama Alshaibi
• Tuition: $1,470 (subject to Board of Governors’ approval in early summer)

Quality Course Seal

The Green Quality Course seal of approval is given to an undergraduate course that passes a rigorous review process to ensure accessibility and design standards are met through an internal Quality Matters (QM) review, which evaluates course design.