Faculty Profile

Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Media Arts
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

MFA, New York University, 1998.
Major: Film and Television
Degree Specialization: Film Production
BA, University of California Santa Barbara, 1991.
Major: Film Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching*

MRTS 3410.100, Intermediate Topics in Media Studies, Summer 2024
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 5760.001, Documentary Preproduction, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 5702.003, Film Production Topics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 2010.103, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 5950.742, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
MRTS 4820.001, Producing and Managing Narrative Media, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.001, Intermediate Screenwriting, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.101, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5950.742, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
MRTS 5912.742, Special Problems in Film Production, Fall 2023
MRTS 3410.100, Intermediate Topics in Media Studies, Summer 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5900.742, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2023 Syllabus
MRTS 5912.742, Special Problems in Film Production, Summer 10W 2023
MRTS 5791.001, Advanced Documentary Workshop II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5702.003, Film Production Topics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5950.742, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023
MRTS 4820.001, Producing and Managing Narrative Media, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5702.003, Film Production Topics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5950.742, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022
MRTS 4820.001, Producing and Managing Narrative Media, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.100, Intermediate Screenwriting, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5791.001, Advanced Documentary Workshop II, Spring 2022 SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5702.001, Film Production Topics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.001, Intermediate Screenwriting, Spring 2022
MRTS 4820.001, Producing and Managing Narrative Media, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5790.001, Advanced Documentary Workshop I, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.100, Intermediate Screenwriting, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.001, Intermediate Screenwriting, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.100, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 5791.001, Advanced Documentary Workshop II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2020
MRTS 4820.001, Producing and Managing Narrative Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.002, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.100, Intermediate Screenwriting, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 4460.002, Intermediate Screenwriting, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 3500.003, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.002, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.003, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4410.200, Media Studies Topics, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4411.200, Video Production Topics, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.003, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.002, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.100, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.100, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.001, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.001, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.001, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CBCM 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.005, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.007, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CBCM 3500.001, Video Photography, Editing and Reporting for Digital Media, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CBCM 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 4460.003, Intermediate Screenwriting, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 2010.003, Introduction to Media Arts Writing, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.501, Strategic Social Media, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.502, Strategic Social Media, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 5330.502, Strategic Social Media, Summer 5W2 2016 SPOT
CBCM 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
RTVF 2010.005, Introduction to RTVF Writing, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JOUR 4270.501, Strategic Social Media, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CBCM 3525.001, Content Development for Digital Media, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
RTVF 2010.003, Introduction to RTVF Writing, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching
Perkins, F. Y. (Principal), "UNT Mentoring Program Micro Grant," Sponsored by Office for Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (December 31, 2024).
Perkins, F. Y. (Principal), "UNT Career Connect Learning Grant," Sponsored by UNT Faculty and Staff Develoment, University of North Texas, $650 Funded. (January 2022).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

out of 5

out of 7
%
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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