Michigan State University Courses

Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

6 reviews

Welcome to Course One of Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR! In these first 4 Modules you will gain the knowledge and the confidence that will help you make good choices as you consider qualities of the camera you own, and the qualiti…

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• 19 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Getting Started With Music Theory

4 reviews

This course is a brief introduction to the elements of music theory for those with little or no music theory experience. We will explore pitch, rhythm, meter, notation, scales, keys, key signatures, meter signatures, triads, seventh chords, and basic har…

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• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series (Project-Centered Course)

3 reviews

In this project-centered course, you will design a series bible and write a complete pilot episode for your own unique television or web series, be it drama or comedy or something in between. You’ll learn to break down the creative process into component…

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• 21 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

What is news?

2 reviews

This course will guide you through the basic elements of professional journalism and the news values and ethics of covering real-world issues and events. The overview and examples of the types of news coverage helps introduce the different types of journ…

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• 16 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Camera Control

2 reviews

Welcome to Course Two of Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR! Now that you have a broad understanding of the various types of cameras, the importance of setting up Menus and Functions to gain control in your photography, and the diffe…

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• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Journalism, the future, and you!

1 review

You will learn about the career paths that are available in journalism, and what opportunities the skill sets of a journalist can offer in other fields. You will explore areas such as being an international correspondent, self-publishing in journalism, a…

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• 27 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gathering and Developing the News

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Journalists develop information through interviews and sources. The most successful journalists quickly master these important skill sets. The production of journalism relies on several elements: newsgathering, interviewing sources, researching and tryin…

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• 22 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production

1 review

Welcome to Course THREE! In the first two Modules you will gain a more professional-level understanding of the Design Elements that artists have used throughout history to create successful compositions. Arranging the Elements in ways that lead viewers…

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• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Pixel Art for Video Games

1 review

This course is aimed to give you the tools and knowledge you need to start creating simple art for video games made in the Unity game engine. Through the aesthetic of pixel art we will explore artistic principals like shape language, color theory, and co…

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• 9 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Step Towards Success

This course is the first in a series on starting a business. Though new venture creation is the focus of the specialization, this course is important for everyone.To create a successful business it is not only about what you do (technical execution), it…

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• 14 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

Welcome to Course FOUR! In Modules 1-4 you will cover the final elements of the Specialization necessary to round out this introduction to the fundamentals of Photography, and prepare you for creating your own exciting project in the Capstone! You hav…

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• 23 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Write A Feature Length Screenplay For Film Or Television

Write a Full Length Feature Film Script.

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• 93 hours worth of material, 20 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Transmedia Writing

In this project-centered course you will develop your own, original, intellectual property (IP) into a transmedia project containing written versions of your IP on various platforms. You will begin your novel, adapt the first chapters of your novel into…

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• 22 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6 days from now (31st Jan)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Search for Great Ideas: Harnessing creativity to empower innovation.

Where do great business ideas come from? We all have compelling business concepts that we've been thinking about for years. In this course we will explore how to use observational tools and other techniques for idea generation and we will talk about how…

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• 6 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan

According to Steven Blank a business startup, or any new venture startup is essentially a proto-type. Thus the startup process essentially becomes a learning process to refine that business proto-type into a scalable, replicable finished 'product'. At t…

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• 22 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)