This schedule is subject to change or cancellation. Refer to Schedule Builder for the most current list of offered courses. Last updated September 24, 2025.
Courses marked “permission required” require contacting the instructor for permission to register. For non-CDM courses listed on the Cinema and Digital Media Major Checklist (including Art Studio courses), refer to Schedule Builder or the respective department’s website for additional offerings and the most current schedule.
Fall 2025
Lower Division
- CDM 1, Introduction to Film Studies
- CDM 2, Introduction to Technocultural Studies
- CDM 20, Filmmaking Foundations
- CDM 40A, Media History I: Gutenberg to Oppenheimer
- CDM 41B, History of Cinema 1945–Present
- FMS 45, Vampires and Other Horrors in Film and Media
Upper Division
Group A
- CDM 107, Acting for Camera
- CTS 116, Design on Screen
- CDM 170, Narrative Game Design
- CDM 189, Special Topics in Cinema and Digital Media – Topic: Screenwriting (Smith)
- CDM 198, Games Capstone Part 1 (Boluk) – Permission required
Group B
- FMS 127, Film Theory
- TCS 155, Introduction to Documentary Studies
- CDM 163, Art and Cinema: Between the White Cube and the Black Box
- CDM 172, Video Games and Culture
Winter 2026
Lower Division
- CDM 1, Introduction to Film Studies
- CDM 12, Introduction to Media Computation
- CDM 72, Introduction to Games
- CDM 41A, Cinema History, 1895–1945
Upper Division
Group A
- CDM 101, Experimental Digital Cinema II
- CDM 104, Documentary Production
- CDM 121, Introduction to Sonic Arts
- CDM 122, Intermediate Sonic Arts
- CDM 136, Electronics for Artists
- TCS 175, Small Scale Film Production (Wyman) – Permission required
- CDM 173, Introduction to Analog Game Design (AZ) – Topic: Advanced Analog Game Design
- CDM 176, Advanced Digital Game Development – Topic: Virtual Reality (Wright)
- CDM 195HB, Games Capstone Part 2 (Boluk) – Permission required
- CDM 189, Special Topics in Cinema and Digital Media – Topic: Not Acting, Being (Okpako)
Group B
- CDM 158, Technology and the Modern American Body
- CDM 166, Topics in U.S. Film History – Topic: 20th and 21st Century Horror Film (KMSR)
- CDM 162, Surveillance Technologies and Social Media
- TCS 159, Media Subcultures
- TCS 160, Ghosts of the Machine
Spring 2026
Lower Division
- CDM 1, Introduction to Film Studies
- CDM 3, Media Archaeology
- CDM 20, Filmmaking Foundations
- CDM 40B, Media History II: 1945–Present
Upper Division
Group A
- TCS 112, New Radio Features and Documentary
- CDM 131, Character Animation
- CDM 140, Where Do Films Go: Film Distribution
- CDM 174, Special Topics in Analog Game Design (AZ) – Topic: Advanced Analog Game Design
- CDM 175, Introduction to Digital Game Development (LeMieux)
- CDM 176, Advanced Digital Game Development – Topic: Games Platforms (McCoy)
- CDM 176, Advanced Digital Game Development – Topic: Game Audio (LeMieux)
- CDM 195HB, Games Capstone Part 3 (Boluk) – Permission required
- CDM 189, Special Topics in Cinema and Digital Media – Topic: Portfolio Design and Creative Careers (AZ) – Permission required
- CDM 189, Special Topics in Cinema and Digital Media – Topic: Post-Production Techniques (Smith) – Permission required
Group B
- CDM 151, Media Theory
- CDM 171, Game Studies Seminar – Topic: MYST (Boluk)
- CDM 189, Special Topics in Cinema and Digital Media – Topic: Comics and Film (KMSR)
Summer 2026
Summer Session I and Summer Session II offerings are to be determined and subject to change or cancellation. For more information on Summer Sessions, visit summer-sessions.ucdavis.edu.
Summer Study Abroad 2026
For more information on Summer Study Abroad courses, visit the Global Learning Hub.