English Elective Modules

This module studies myths from different world cultures. It provides an in-depth discussion of the Hero'92s Journey (a basic pattern that appears in many narratives) and its principal archetypes. It also studies mythology across the arts and examines how essential it is to the study of literature, drama, film and video games.

This module studies myths from different world cultures, providing an in-depth discussion of the Hero'92s Journey and principal archetypes. It explores mythology'92s role across the arts and its significance in literature, drama, film, and video games. Additionally, this module integrates digital advancements, examining how myths are adapted and reimagined on digital platforms, streaming services, immersive technology, and through generative artificial intelligence (AI).

In this module, students learn to design stories with symbolic language. Exercises help students apply and understand character design and development, archetypes, conflict, plot patterns, back-story, dialogue, exposition, premise, and the psychological dynamics of human choice. Students also learn how to manipulate symbols in images by drawing from a variety of theoretical models, such as Carl Jung'92s dream analysis, personality profiling per Myers-Briggs, Gestalt psychology, and narrative architecture.

This module studies myths from different world cultures. It provides an in-depth discussion of the Hero'92s Journey (a basic pattern that appears in many narratives) and its principal archetypes. It also studies mythology across the arts and examines how essential it is to the study of literature, drama, film and video games.

In this module, students learn to design stories with symbolic language. Exercises help students apply and understand character design and development, archetypes, conflict, plot patterns, back-story, dialogue, exposition, premise, and the psychological dynamics of human choice. Students also learn how to manipulate symbols in images by drawing from a variety of theoretical models, such as Carl Jung'92s dream analysis, personality profiling per Myers-Briggs, Gestalt psychology, and narrative architecture.