NDBS Course Listings
NDBS 100   A Saturday Night Movie Sampler: Finding and Developing Your Filmic Tastes

NDBS 101   The Stoner Flick: A Study in Identity, Culture, and Laughter 

NDBS 113   From Puppet to Gorilla Suit to CGI: Which Kong is King, and Why?

NDBS 139   The Great Western Frontier: In Fiction, In Fact, In Myth

NDBS 252   B-Movie Mania and Cult Classic Theatre

NDBS 265   Cinema-Yoga International

NDBS 326   Space Freaks and Science Fiction Geeks

NDBS 378   Cinematic Animations: Cartoons, Puppets, and Other Tricks

NDBS 413   Cinema Italiano: Neorealism and Beyond


NDBS = NonDisciplinary Baccalaureate Studies

Exclusively movie and discussion-based, these courses have no particular academic or disciplinary focus. Courses with this prefix are highly open and exploratory in nature and content. Learners are expected to explore, discover, and develop their own interests and passions in these courses. They are also required to practice reflective journaling and encouraged to connect course insights and findings with everyday interests/pursuits.