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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. Located at the interface between theory and production, Aesthetics is a writing intensive Communication Studies course that capitalizes on this vantage point to critically examine the professional arts comprising our curriculum, namely film, video, graphic design, photography, interactive media, and professional communication. Through weekly readings and writings, seminar discussions, presentations, and a term length qualitative research project, this writing intensive course bridges the theory/production dichotomy. Prerequisite: Junior standing, permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The course provides for the study of human communication theories, concepts, contexts and skills with the intent of developing an understanding of everyday interaction. Through the study of human communication theory, students will develop the vocabulary and concepts to evaluate communication practices. The class pays particular attention to achieving self-presentation and relational skills that apply to a variety of social contexts students encounter. Class discussion, activities and assignments are designed to develop both knowledge and competencies necessary to understand the relationship between communication patterns and social order. Prerequisite: junior status
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The seminar provides detailed and extensive study of communication theories, particularly interpersonal and mass communication theories.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. This seminar provides a broader framework for understanding the relationship between media and society, and skills for critically evaluating the social role of media. The topics draw upon current media debates about the increasing concentration of media ownership, the role of the independent media sector, the rise and regulation of new media, the media portrayals of underrepresented segments of population, the relationship between media and identity, the active role of media audiences, and the growth of global media. The readings include and cite important texts in media theory and cultural studies.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The course examines instructional communications as they apply to selected learning theories and various instructional approaches or methods. Strong emphasis is given to the application of learning theories to interactive technologies. Prerequisite: junior status.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. Students learn to write and think like professional artists in this writing intensive course. Students develop a docent presentation; become fluent in the written genres used by artists within their own professional medium; explore the relationships between writing and artistic production in other mediums; evaluate, interpret, and synthesize the work of others using the written and spoken word.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary concepts about organizational communication functions, the structure of organizational communication systems and organizational levels at which communication occurs. Student research and field study will consist of a communications audit of a selected organization and the analysis at the related human, hardware and software interfacing. Prerequisite: junior status. 143
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The course provides an introduction to communications law and media ethics that raise important issues for all students in the Communications Media department. Topics discussed in the class include copyright law, libel, censorship, cable and broadcast law, privacy and the U.S. legal process. Prerequisite: junior status.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. In the context of film and video work, students examine several approaches to criticism including political, cultural, social, genre and feminist. Prerequisite: junior status.
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3.00 Credits
3 cr. 3 hr. The seminar provides an opportunity to explore and learn various research methodologies, such as archival research, content analysis and field study. The seminar is offered with various focuses, depending upon student and instructor need and interest. Prerequisite: junior status.
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