English 439/839: “Science Fiction Films”
Pre-Session - May 20 – June 7, 2019
ENGL 439 screens a new film every day for 14 days. It is a three credit hour course that meets the ACE 7 requirement. The course syllabus, which can be found here: https://www.unl.edu/english/docs/undergraduate/ENGL439839Syllabus_0.pdf, says that you will be viewing the following films:
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
WAR OF THE WORLDS
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
FORBIDDEN PLANET
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
ALIEN
STAR WARS
BLADE RUNNER
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
THE THING
INCEPTION
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
WALL-E
Three 5-page papers are the main requirements for the course.