SEM 101

Sign, Sense and Meaning

All signs and symbols require interpretation. Semiotics is the key to discovering meaning and revealing messages. Using ads, logos, texts, film, and other media, this course presents ideas from a wide range of semioticians, focusing on structuralist and pragmatist approaches. By surveying key theorists and their influences, students acquire a broad understanding of the frameworks that shape today’s semiotic field of inquiry and new tools for paying attention to multi-layered meanings all around them.

Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Liberal Studies: LL

Prerequisites

None

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.

Arts and Contemporary Studies Core Elective Table I
Experiential Learning
SEM 102 - Introduction to Visual Semiotics
SEM 301 - Body, Mind, and Imagination
Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies