Courses

Comics combine images with words in a unique way in order to communicate with and emotionally engage the viewer/reader. In taking classes for this minor, students will be required to think outside of accustomed disciplinary boundaries and to analyze and experiment with the interaction of both visual and linguistic systems of meaning.


The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of undergraduate courses that fulfill the Comic and Cartoon Studies minor requirements.


Featured Courses

Our interdisciplinary Comics and Cartoon Studies minor, the first of its kind in the nation, presents students with an international, historical, and critical perspective on the art of comics, from editorial cartoons to comic books to graphic novels. Check out a few of our featured classes below!

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Writing for Comics
Instructor: Mat Johnson

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ENG 280 Intro to Comic Studies
Instructor: Ben Saunders or additional faculty

This class provides an introduction to the history and art of comics and to the methodologies of the academic discipline of Comics Studies. Students will be exposed to a range of different comic-art forms (including newspaper strips, collections of serialized comic books, and free-standing graphic novels), as well as examples of contemporary comics scholarship.

Graphic arrative course

ENG 385 Graphic Narratives & Cultural Theory
Instructor: Kathrine Kelp-Stebbins

Description


Upcoming Courses

The table below lists the upcoming courses for Comics and Cartoon Studies in the 2022-23 academic year. The table is updated as curriculum decisions are made, so check back when considering future registration choices.

Fall Term 2022

CRN Subject Number Title Instructor
15344 ARTD 250 Print Media Digital Arts Digital Drawing Warren, T
15359 ARTD 350 Digital Drawing Ching, I
15382 ARTD 350 Digital Drawing Vala, J
13264 COLT 370 Comparative Comics Wirtz, N (a COLT GE)
13275 COLT 380 Topic: Asian Horror Brown, S
16208 ENG 280 Introduction to Comic Studies Saunders, B
12035 ENG 381M Film, Media, & Culture McGuffie, A
15937 ENG 386 Bodies in Comics Wheeler, E
12078 ENG 407 Seminar: Writing for Comics Johnson, M
11856 JPN 250 Manga Millennium Walley, T

Winter Term 2023

CRN Subject Number Title Instructor
20599 ARTD 250 Print Media Digital Arts Warren, T.
20623 ARTD 410 Advanced Digital Drawing Warren, T. 
25619 COLT 370 Comparative Comics Wirtz, N.
21754 ENG 280 Introduction to Comic Studies Kelp-Stebbins, K
21764 ENG 381M Film, Media, & Culture McGuffie, A
21765 ENG 385 Graphic Narratives & Cultural Theory Kelp-Stebbins, K
25994 FR 407 Seminar: Guerre dans Moore, F. 

Spring Term 2023

CRN Subject Number Title Instructor
31345 ARTD 350 Digital Drawing Salter, M.
35757 ARTD 410 Adv Digital Drawing Salter, M. 
36371 COLT 370 Comparative Comics Wirtz, N. 
32460 ENG 280 Introduction to Comic Studies Kelp-Stebbins, K
36606 ENG 480 Modern American Superhero Saunders, B.
36116 JDST 353 Jewish Graphic Novels Colby, R. 
36001 SPAN 399 Special Studies: Latin American Comics Collados, V.

Summer Term 2023

 

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