Television, Film and New Media · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU TFM 530 — Genre Studies: Comedy

3.00 units 4 enrollment options

Film and television genres (noir, western, comedy, musical, science fiction, soap opera, etc.) including key media texts, aesthetics, themes, history, and social context. May be repeated with new course content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: TFM 310 and TFM 330. Open only to television, film and new media majors and minors in upper division standing.

TFM 310 and TFM 330. Open only to television, film and new media majors and minors in upper division standing.

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
2304 Lecture	In person	Open	24 / 30	Tue 4:00 PM–6:40 PM	LSS 248	Martha Lauzen	2.9/5 · 113 reviews Difficulty 3.8 · 17% take again
10040 Lecture	Online asynchronous	Open	50 / 55	TBA	ONLINE	Niyi Coker	2.3/5 · 3 reviews Difficulty 2.3 · 25% take again

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
9855 Lecture	Online asynchronous	Open	0 / 50	TBA	ONLINE	Niyi Coker	2.3/5 · 3 reviews Difficulty 2.3 · 25% take again
11621 Lecture	In person	Open	0 / 25	Mon 9:00 AM–11:40 AM	COM 108	Brian Hu	3.6/5 · 27 reviews Difficulty 3.5 · 70% take again

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