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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of contemporary theories of mass communications. Presents an overview of the impact of mass communications by considering them as codes, symbolic systems and manipulative powers on both the conscious and subconscious levels. Reading, writing, discussion and research are required. Prerequisites: MS 101 and Senior standing in the major
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3.00 Credits
New or occasional courses in advanced newspaper or magazine production such as advanced editing techniques, feature writing, sports writing or investigative reporting. Course title is shown on the student's transcript.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced workshop simulates a newspaper magazine publishing atmosphere. Students are assigned roles as writers or editors for individual sections to create a student news magazine as part of the newspaper staff. Prerequisite: MS/EN 211
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3.00 Credits
Advanced course in single-camera video production. Each student directs an original fiction or nonfiction work and provides technical support on classmates' projects. Prerequisite: MS 213 or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to writing for fiction and nonfiction film and television. Topics include basic dramatic theory, narrative structure, characterization, dialogue, adaptation and the unique demands of the audio/visual media, as well as pragmatic matters of format and the marketplace. Prerequisite: EN 110 and MS 101
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to newspaper publication provides editing and publications practice. Emphasis on copy selection, copy editing, story placement, headline writing, use of art, page layout, copy fitting, and use of stylebooks. Students work as part of an editorial team to produce an issue of a news magazine.
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3.00 Credits
Films are cultural artifacts. Each film contains within itself a complex social system reflecting the attitudes, values and mores of the society that produced it. This course uncovers the values that encode the function of women on screen including the images they project; roles they assume; values they encode; and relationships they establish with men, children and each other. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrating on filmmaking and videomaking in several different Third World cultures (e.g., Senegal, Brazil, Cuba, India and/or the Black workshop movement in Great Britain), the course looks at the history of production, distribution and reception in each culture; considers the practical, theoretical and political implications of aesthetic choices; and relates this to the social circumstances of the different filmmaking practices. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
Examines major epistemological, aesthetic and political concerns of documentary film and video. This course introduces students to a variety of documentary principles, methods and styles in order to explore a series of theoretical issues that are important to documentary production, representation and reception. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
Examines a particular national cinema or moment in national cinemas (e.g., New German Cinema, French New Wave, Italian Neorealism) whose contributions to the history of cinema have been significant. Attention is given to the social and cultural context, production, distribution and reception circumstances and stylistic innovations of the different filmmaking practices. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
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