Undergraduate Programs—NEW COURSE PROPOSAL1 / UUPC Approval ______
UFS Approval ______
SCNS Submittal ______
Confirmed ______
Banner Posted ______
Catalog______
Department: School of Communication and Multimedia Studies / College: D.F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Recommended Course Identification:
Prefix FIL Course Number 4836 Lab Code (L or C) _____
(to obtain a course number, contact )
Complete Course Title: Theories and History of Film Comedy / Effective Date
(first term course will be offered)
Spring 2013
Credits: 2
3 /
  1. Textbook Information:
Henri Bergson, Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic.
Geoff King, Film Comedy.
Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint.
Stanley Cavell, Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage.
Grading(Select only one grading option): Regular X Pass/Fail ______Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory ______
Course Description, no more than three lines:This course examines the comedy genre across various media forms and surveys several subgenres (e.g. silent, screwball, gross-out, dark, etc.) to consider how they hold cultural, social or political significance for their audiences.
Prerequisites w/minimum grade*: / Corequisites*: / Registration Controls (major, college, level)*:
*Default minimum passing grade is d-. Prerequisites, corequisites and registration controls will be enforced for all course sections.
Minimum qualifications needed to teach this course: MFA or Ph.D.
WAC/Gordon Rule Course3
yes ______no X
WAC/Gordon Rule criteria must be indicated in syllabus. Guidelines: / General Education Requirement (mark X in front of selection):4
___Written Communication___Society/Human Behavior
___Mathematics/Quant. Reas.___Global Citizenship
___Science/Natural World___Creative Expression
Must attach the appropriate General Education Course Approval Request:

Faculty contact, email and complete phone number:
Gerald Sim, , 7-4836 / Please consult and list departments that might be affected by the new course and attach comments.5
Approved by: / Date: / 1.Syllabus must be attached; syllabus checklist
recommended; see guidelines and checklist:

2.Review Provost Memorandum:
Definition of a Credit Hour

3.WAC approval (attach if necessary)
4. Gen. Ed. approval (attach if necessary)
5. Consentofaffected departments (attach if
necessary)
Department Chair: ______/ ______
College Curriculum Chair: ______/ ______
College Dean: ______/ ______
UUPC Chair: ______/ ______
Undergraduate Studies Dean: ______
UFS President: ______
Provost: ______/ ______
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Email this form and syllabus to seven business days before the University Undergraduate Programs Committee meeting so that materials may be viewed on the UUPC website prior to the meeting.

FAUnewcrseUG—Revised September 2012