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3.00 Credits
Studies the development of communication media from the earliest prealphabetic inscriptions to modern electronic message systems. The course will examine the social and cultural effects of change in communication technology over time. Prerequisite: COMM 0101.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the technique of writing basic news stories. Students will also learn the basics of libel law and consider ethical issues that arise in the practice of journalism. Included is an examination of newsroom duties and responsibilities. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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3.00 Credits
Designed as an extension of COMM 0206, this course places particular emphasis on the process of field production and post-production. Explores location field production techniques. Provides students with experience in planning, producing, and evaluating their own programming in several formats. Prerequisite: COMM 0206.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the study of rhetoric and the characteristics pf persuasive discourse. Theories, principles, and methods of persuasion, from classical to contemporary, will be discussed. Topics explored include ethical issues, types of evidence, and the persuasive use of language and symbols. Students will have the opportunity to analyze and construct a variety of persuasive messages, such as editorials, speeches, and media campaigns. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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3.00 - 15.00 Credits
Students, with prior approval of the department, intern at local, regional, or national communication sites. A portfolio of work completed at the internship site is required as part of the student's final report.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the social, political, and cultural traits that lead to the development of media systems. Also included in the course will be discussions concerning how governments regulate media, control access, and finance operations. Examples of foreign press and broadcasts will be presented for examination. The impact of new communication technologies will be examined. Prerequisite: COMM 0101 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the principles and applications of communication law. Students will be introduced to fundamentals of the American legal system and legal case studies pertinent to the mass media and related communication technologies. Particular emphasis will be placed on such issues as freedom of expression, defamation, privacy, intellectual property, information access, censorship, commercial speech, and government regulation. Prerequisite: COMM 0101.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes the unique style of broadcast news writing and audio/videotape integration in news stories. Provides practice in gathering, writing, and delivering news, and gives an overview of the structure of electronic news organizations. Prerequisite: COMM 0204 or ENGL/COMM 0275.
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3.00 Credits
Examines mass media from a variety of critical perspectives in order to understand how criticism works as a method of inquiry. Students will learn the language of such critical approaches as semiotic analysis, genre theory, ideological analysis and cultural studies. They will be encouraged to develop an understanding of the larger application of critical methodology. Prerequisite: COMM 0101, and COMM 0221, and junior or senior standing.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
A capstone experience which offers students the opportunity for extensive exploration of an area of interest. Course requires the completion of a substantial research paper or creative project, and a public presentation of the final work. Excellent option for students interested in graduate school. Prerequisite: Senior status and permission of the department. *Departmental honors project; honors program criteria apply.
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