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  • 3.00 Credits

    Building on skills acquired in CO 120, students produce and direct "electronic movies" in the field with state-of-the-art, broadcast-quality equipment. Students learn to edit their work using both linear and digital editing technology. Music, sound effects and graphics are added to create a finished program. Spring. Prerequisite: CO 120 or permission. Group: IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is an interdisciplinary course shared with the English Program and is the capstone course for the joint Advertising and Public Relations concentration. Students work as part of an advertising and public relations team to create ad campaigns and public relations projects for on-campus clients and selected clients in the community. This course is highly recommended for Communications majors who want to pursue a creative advertising, marketing, or public relations campaign for their senior project. The work produced in this seminar will be helpful for senior portfolios. Offered selectively. Prerequisites: CO 310, MK 324, and junior or senior status. Group IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Studies in Film examines film topics limited enough in scope to allow consideration of all relevant historical and critical perspectives. Topics may focus upon directors, themes, styles, or genres. Materials include not only analysis of representative films, but also investigation of sources, production data, theory, and criticism. Offered selectively. Group: IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This class looks at contemporary industry standards, organization, ownership, and regulation in the electronic media. Students examine programming philosophies and practices of radio, television, cable networks, and local stations, and emerging World Wide Web technologies. Field trips are taken to radio and TV stations. Spring. Prerequisite: CO 100. Group: IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of "electronic moviemaking"and video documentary production. Students apply knowledge and skills gained in CO 120 and CO 340 to the critical analysis of advanced production techniques and hands-on experience in writing, producing, shooting, and editing "electronic movies." Students use state-of-the-art digital video cameras and postproduction equipment to create professional-quality work. This course is highly recommended for students who want to produce a narrative-filmstyle senior project. Offered selectively. Prerequisite: CO 340 or permission. Group: IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an advanced course in researching, writing, and producing documentary and newsmagazine-style stories for television. Students will produce several newsmagazinestyle stories shot in and around the Boston area, as well as on campus. The class will also produce longer-format documentary pieces. This course is highly recommended for those students who wish to produce a nonfiction information, documentary, or newsmaga- zine piece for their senior project. Offered selectively. Prerequisites: CO 240 and CO 340. Can be taken concurrently with CO 330. Group: IV.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Current issues and research in mass communication are studied through critical readings and class discussions. Emphasis is on critical analyses of case studies of legal and ethical issues in the mass media, as well as the media in social, political, and economic contexts. Students draw upon knowledge gained in this and previous Communication courses to conduct presentations of case studies. Spring. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status.
  • 6.00 Credits

    The Senior Internship provides the student with specialized, practical experience in a mass media working environment: radio or TV stations, cable TV companies, audio and/ or production houses, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, or public relations firms. Students work in the field and meet once per week to discuss and analyze their experiences. Fall. Prerequisite: Senior status.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is the capstone course for Communication majors. Working with instructors from the Electronic Media and Advertising and Public Relations concentrations, students develop professional-quality projects centered around solving specific communication problems for real clients. Students develop individual projects from the proposal to the production stage. Students can choose to work on a creative production or write a senior thesis paper. Those students who want to pursue a creative senior project should work closely with their advisors during the second and third years to plan course selection that includes upper-level production courses. Projects produced in this seminar can be used as part of the senior portfolio presentation and also as a professional portfolio to be used after graduation. Spring. Prerequisite: Senior status.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an introduction to the computer, its operation, capabilities, and limitations. Students learn how to use Windows effectively and how to access information on the World Wide Web. Fall. Group: III.
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