Summer 2012: Class Schedule, Textbooks, and Other Requirements

Summer Quarter: July 2, 2012 - September 7, 2012

STUDENTS:

The schedule will be updated daily to include textbooks, reading assignments prior to the first class, and possible changes to the schedule. Please check the website regularly.

1. Sophomores          2. Juniors          3. Seniors          4. MBA          5. MA Theology          6. Electives

1. Sophomore Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2012 courses

Students Course Title
All
Sophomore		 PHIL300 - Philosophy of Nature
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks:
  1. Class Reader: Download PDF Here (Hard copies are available at the school)

  2. Aristotle, Physics, or Natural Hearing. Tr. Glen Coughlin. Buy Now

  3. Descartes, Discourse on Method'. Hackett Publishing. Tr. Donald Cress. Buy Now


NOTE: Please read pages 1-17 of the Reader for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Monday & Friday 12:30pm - 2:00pm

All
Sophomore		 HUMA204 - Poetics & Aesthetics
Professor: Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. Francis A. Schaeffer, Art and the Bible. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20pm
All
Sophomore		 COMM205 - Communication: Speech & Debate
Professor: Heather Cameron
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Tuesday 6:30pm - 9:20pm
All
Sophomores		 BUSI209 - Business Planning
Professor: Derry Connolly, Ph.D.
Required Textbook:
  1. None
Schedule: Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
Business
Sophomores		 BUSI206 - Entrepreneurial Management
Professor: Jerry Jackson, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Buy Now

  2. Gary Erickson, Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business. Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 8:00am - 10:50am
Media
Sophomores		 ENTM200 - Fundamentals of Story Development
Professor: Christopher Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. Blake Snyder, Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
New Evangelization
Sophomores		 BUSI206 - Entrepreneurial Management
Professor: Jerry Jackson, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Buy Now

  2. Gary Erickson, Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business. Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 8:00am - 10:50am
Animation and Gaming
Sophomores		 DIGM207 - 3D Foundations
Professor: Sam Shpigelman
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule:Thursday 8:00am - 10:50am
All
Sophomores
Business & New Evangelization
Sophomores
Media
Sophomores

2. Junior Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2012 courses

Students Course Title
All
Juniors		 THEO300 - Sacraments, Liturgy, & Prayer
Professor: Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Second Edition. ISBN-10: 0385508190; ISBN-13: 978-0385508193 Buy Now

  2. St. Francis De Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life. Available Online or Buy Now

  3. Dom Wulstan Mork, Transformed by Grace: Scripture, Sacraments and the Sonship of Christ. Cincinnati: Servant Books, 2004. ISBN-10: 1569554005; ISBN-13: 978-1569554005 Buy Now

  4. Scott Hahn, Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession. New York: Doubleday, 2003. ISBN-10: 0385501706; ISBN-13: 978-0385501705 Buy Now

  5. Scott Hahn, Many are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood. New York: Doubleday, 2010. ISBN-10: 0307590771; ISBN-13: 978-0307590770. Buy Now

  6. Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. New York: Doubleday, 2011. ISBN-10: 0385531842; ISBN-13: 978-0385531849 Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 8:00am - 10:50 am
All
Juniors
 BUSI323 - Human-Centered Design
Professor: Derry Connolly, Ph.D.
Required Textbook:
  1. Dev Patnaik, Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
All
Juniors		 PSYC210 - Psychology in the Workplace
Professor: Lisa Petronis, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Siri Carpenter and Karen Huffman, Visualizing Psychology Second Edition. Wiley Publishers.

    To purchase:

    • Visit Wiley Publishers Website
    • In the Student section, select Get Started
    • Enter John Paul the Great Catholic U > select Find
    • Select the class, then create an account
    • Proceed with purchase

  2. Father Anthony Bus, A Mother's Plea. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
Business
Juniors		 BUSI218 - Microeconomics
Professor: Jerry Jackson, Ph.D.
Required Textbook:
  1. Bradley R. Schiller, The Micro Economy Today. 12th Edition. Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
Business
Juniors		 BUSI222 - Project Execution I
Professor: Jerry Jackson, Ph.D.
Required Textbook:
  1. James D. Murphy, Flawless Execution. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 8:00am - 10:50 am
Media
Juniors		 ENTM307 - Documentaries
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbooks:
  1. Barry Hampe, Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries Buy Now

Schedule: Thursday 12:30pm -3:20 pm
Media
Juniors		 ENTM306 - Production Sound
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbooks:
  1. John Fielden, Roll Sound!: A Practical Guide for Location Audio. Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 12:30pm -3:20 pm
Media
Juniors		 ENTM312 - Advanced Writing Seminar I
Professor: Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. Christopher Vogler and David McKenna, Memo from the Story Department: Secrets of Character and Structure. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
Media
Juniors		 ENTM303 - Directing II
Professor: Nathan Scoggins
Required Textbooks:
  1. Steven D. Katz, Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen. Buy Now

  2. Judith Weston, Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
Animation and Gaming
Juniors		 DIGM408 - Character Animation
Professor: Sam Shpigelman
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Friday 8:00am - 10:50 am
Video Journalism
Juniors		 JOUR401 - Field Production
Professor: Lauri Deason
Required Textbook:
  1. Ken Lindner, The New Broadcasting Realities. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
Video Journalism
Juniors		 BUSM407 - Media Relations
Professor: Lauri Deason
Required Textbooks:
  1. None; material will be distributed in class

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
All New Evangelization
Juniors		 PHIL406 - Capstone Seminar on Shakespeare
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Readings:
  1. William Shakespeare, Henry V Part 1. Buy Now

  2. William Shakespeare, Macbeth. Buy Now

  3. William Shakespeare, King Lear. Buy Now

  4. William Shakespeare, Hamlet. Buy Now

NOTE: Please read Act I of Macbeth for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Monday 3:30 - 5:00 pm and Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
All New Evangelization
Juniors		 PHIL304 - Philosophy and Evangelization Applied
Professor: Steve Marshall
Required Textbook:
  1. A reader will be provided in class

  2. Please prepare by reading the introduction to the papal encyclical Fides et Ratio

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Tuesday 3:30pm - 5:00 pm and Friday 12:20pm - 2:00 pm
All Juniors:
Books
Business
Juniors: Books
Media Juniors: Books
Video Journalism Juniors: Books
New Evangelization Juniors: Books

3. Senior Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2012 courses

Students Course Title
All
Seniors		 PHIL405 - Metaphysics and Natural Theology
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks:
  1. Class Reader: Download PDF Here (Hard copies are available at the school)

  2. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica. Available Online here and elsewhere.


NOTE: Please read pages 1-18 of the Reader for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Thursday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
All
Seniors		 HUMA402 - American Politics
Professor: Martin Harold
Required Textbooks:
  1. Russell Kirk, Roots of American Order. Buy Now

  2. Tom Bevan and Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: A Time for Choosing. RealClearPolitics eBook. Download Here

Schedule: Monday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
All
Seniors		 BUSI483 - Post-Production (Senior Launchpad III)
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Business
Seniors		 BUSI302 - Competitive Strategy
Professor: Jerry Jackson, Ph.D.
Required Textbook:
  1. Michael E. Porter, Competitive Strategy. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
Business
Seniors		 BUSM407 - Media Relations
Professor: Lauri Deason
Required Textbook:
  1. None; material will be distributed in class

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
All Media
Seniors		 ENTM304 - Commercials & Persuasive Programming
Professor: Nathan Scoggins
Required Textbooks:
  1. Thomas Richter, The 30-Second Storyteller: The Art and Business of Directing Commercials. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
All Media
Seniors		 ENTM401 - Visual Effects (formerly Special Effects)
Professor: Thomas Deason & Rob Morgenroth
Required Textbook:
  1. Jeffrey A. Okun and Susan Zwerman, The VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures. Buy Now

NOTE: There is a class fee of $100

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Animation and Gaming
Seniors		 DIGM408 - Character Animation
Professor: Sam Shpigelman
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Friday 8:00am - 10:50 am
Animation and Gaming
Seniors		 ENTM401 - Visual Effects (formerly Special Effects)
Professor: Thomas Deason & Rob Morgenroth
Required Textbook:
  1. Jeffrey A. Okun and Susan Zwerman, The VES Handbook of Visual Effects: Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures. Buy Now

NOTE: There is a class fee of $100

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Video Journalism
Seniors		 JOUR401 - Field Production
Professor: Lauri Deason
Required Textbook:
  1. Ken Lindner, The New Broadcasting Realities. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
Video Journalism
Seniors		 BUSM407 - Media Relations
Professor: Lauri Deason
Required Textbooks:
  1. None; material will be distributed in class

Schedule: Wednesday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
New Evangelization
Seniors		 PHIL406 - Capstone Seminar on Shakespeare
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Readings:
  1. William Shakespeare, Henry V Part 1. Buy Now

  2. William Shakespeare, Macbeth. Buy Now

  3. William Shakespeare, King Lear. Buy Now

  4. William Shakespeare, Hamlet. Buy Now

NOTE: Please read Act I of Macbeth for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Monday 3:30 - 5:00 pm and Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
New Evangelization
Seniors		 THEO452 - New Evangelization Practicum II
Professors: Tom Dunn & Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Tuesday 4:00 pm - 6:50 pm
All Senior Books
Business Seniors: Books
Media
Seniors:
Books
Video Journalism Seniors: Books
New Evangelization Senior Books

4. MBA Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2012 courses

Students Course Title
MBA Students THEO300 - Sacraments, Liturgy, & Prayer
Professor: Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Second Edition. ISBN-10: 0385508190; ISBN-13: 978-0385508193 Buy Now

  2. St. Francis De Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life. Available Online or Buy Now

  3. Dom Wulstan Mork, Transformed by Grace: Scripture, Sacraments and the Sonship of Christ. Cincinnati: Servant Books, 2004. ISBN-10: 1569554005; ISBN-13: 978-1569554005 Buy Now

  4. Scott Hahn, Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession. New York: Doubleday, 2003. ISBN-10: 0385501706; ISBN-13: 978-0385501705 Buy Now

  5. Scott Hahn, Many are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood. New York: Doubleday, 2010. ISBN-10: 0307590771; ISBN-13: 978-0307590770. Buy Now

  6. Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. New York: Doubleday, 2011. ISBN-10: 0385531842; ISBN-13: 978-0385531849 Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 8:00am - 10:50 am
MBA Students BUSM501 - Hollywood Mentor Series
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbook:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursday 3:30pm - 6:20 pm
Note: Dates and times will change.
MBA Students BUSM525 - Negotiation & Deal Making
Professor: Shun Lee Fong
Required Textbooks:
  1. Mark Litwak, Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry. 3rd ed. Buy Now

  2. Dina Appleton and Daniel Yankelevits, Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements for Film, TV and New Media. Buy Now

Schedule: Tuesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
MBA Students BUSM521- Pitching
Professor: Christopher Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. Jonah Lehrer, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Buy Now

  2. Michael Hauge, Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read. Buy Now

Schedule: Wednesday 8:00am - 10:50 am
MBA Students BUSM510 - Producing: Post-Production
Professor: Thomas Deason
Required Textbook:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
MBA Students BUSM552 - Thesis Development
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbook:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
MBA
Students

5. MA in Bibilical Theology Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2012 ON-CAMPUS courses

Students Course Title
MA in Theology Students BIBL525 – Apocalyptic Literature
Professor: Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Richard Bauckham, Theology of the Book of Revelation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN-10: 0521356911; ISBN-13: 978-0521356916 Buy Now

  2. Mark Wilson, Charts on the Book of Revelation: Literary, Historical and Theological Perspectives. Kregal Charts of the Bible and Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregal Academic, 2007. ISBN-10: 0825439396; ISBN-13: 978-0825439391 Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 6:30pm - 9:20 pm
MA in Theology Students THEO511 - Liturgical Theology
Professor: Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Jean Corbon, The Wellspring of Worship. Second Edition. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2005. ISBN-10: 1586170228; ISBN-13: 978-1586170226 Buy Now

  2. David Fagerberg, Theologia Prima: What is Liturgical Theology? Second Edition. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books, 2004. ISBN-10: 156854510X; ISBN-13: 978-1568545103 Buy Now

  3. Enrico Mazza, Mystagogy: A Theology of the Liturgy in the Patristic Age. New York: Pueblo Publishing Co., 1989. ISBN-10: 0916134938; ISBN-13: 978-0916134938 Buy Now

  4. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. ISBN-10: 0898707846; ISBN-13: 978-0898707847 Buy Now

Note: Read pages 1-111 in Corbon for the first day of the course.

Schedule: Wednesday 6:30pm - 9:20 pm

MA in Theology Students THEO300 - Sacraments, Liturgy, & Prayer
Professor: Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Required Textbooks:
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Second Edition. ISBN-10: 0385508190; ISBN-13: 978-0385508193 Buy Now

  2. St. Francis De Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life. Available Online or Buy Now

  3. Dom Wulstan Mork, Transformed by Grace: Scripture, Sacraments and the Sonship of Christ. Cincinnati: Servant Books, 2004. ISBN-10: 1569554005; ISBN-13: 978-1569554005 Buy Now

  4. Scott Hahn, Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession. New York: Doubleday, 2003. ISBN-10: 0385501706; ISBN-13: 978-0385501705 Buy Now

  5. Scott Hahn, Many are Called: Rediscovering the Glory of the Priesthood. New York: Doubleday, 2010. ISBN-10: 0307590771; ISBN-13: 978-0307590770. Buy Now

  6. Brant Pitre, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. New York: Doubleday, 2011. ISBN-10: 0385531842; ISBN-13: 978-0385531849 Buy Now

Schedule: Monday 8:00am - 10:50 am
MA in Theology Students PHIL300 - Philosophy of Nature
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks:
  1. Class Reader: Download PDF Here (Hard copies are available at the school)

  2. Aristotle, Physics, or Natural Hearing. Tr. Glen Coughlin. Buy Now

  3. Descartes, Discourse on Method'. Hackett Publishing. Tr. Donald Cress. Buy Now


NOTE: Please read pages 1-17 of the Reader for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Monday & Friday 12:30pm - 2:00pm

MA in Theology Students PHIL405 - Metaphysics and Natural Theology
Professor: Fr. Andy Younan
Required Textbooks:
  1. Class Reader: Download PDF Here (Hard copies are available at the school)

  2. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica. Available Online here and elsewhere.


NOTE: Please read pages 1-18 of the Reader for the first class.

Class Syllabus (PDF)

Schedule: Thursday 12:30pm - 3:20 pm
MA in Theology Students

6. Summer 2012 Electives

Students Course Title
Any Students ENTM601 - Fundamentals of Acting
Professor: Lee Eskey
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursdays, 12:30pm - 6:20pm
  • July 12
  • July 19
  • July 26
  • August 2
  • August 9

NOTE: Please be advised that adjustments in scheduled meeting times, and/or instructor assignments may be made at any time without prior notice.