The SEA on SCREEN
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The Sea on Screen: Addressing the Science of the Ocean in the Media
EVSC 4559 - Section 2
3 creditsMore than half the population of the United States lives within fifty miles of the ocean; few will ever experience the sea from beneath its surface or beyond the sight of land. Much of what people know, or think they know, about the ocean is what they have seen on television and film screens. This class will explore portrayals of the sea as alternately mysterious and familiar, bountiful and endangered, vengeful and beneficent, in both fiction and documentary genres. We will critically examine how these portrayals compare with scientific knowledge and the history of ocean exploration. From Jaws and Shark Week to Whale Wars, and Jacques Cousteau to Steve Zissou, our connection to the single most dominant feature of our planet is shaped by media. What are we learning and how does it matter?
Course Dates:
May 27 - June 6, 2013
Times
10:00AM to 12:00PM
and 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Course Costs
Undergraduate Virginia Resident
Tuition (3 credits @ $321/credit): $963Comprehensive Fee: $338
Total: $1,301
Graduate Virginia Resident
Tuition (3 credits @ $365/credit): $1,095Comprehensive Fee: $338
Total: $1,433
Undergraduate Out-of-State
Tuition (3 credits @ $1,119/credit): $3,357Comprehensive Fee: $397
Total: $3,754
Graduate Out-of-State
Tuition (3 credits @ $750 credit): $2,250Comprehensive Fee: $397
Total: $2,647
Faculty:
Macko Stephen, Professor of Environmental Studies
Michael Tuite, Instructor
