UXG4631 Mythology (5 credits)
Prerequisite (s): UXG1616
This module studies myths from different world cultures. It provides an in-depth discussion of the Hero’s 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.
UXG4642 Interactive Storytelling (5 credits)
Prerequisite (s): UXG1616
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’s dream analysis, personality profiling per Myers-Briggs, Gestalt psychology, and narrative architecture.