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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The course offers students an intermediate to advanced level skills-based curriculum in video production work. Students will have direct involvement in the planning, producing, direction and post-production of a variety of television programs under the supervision of the instructor and secondary supervision of advanced Communications students. Components of the course include equipment recognition; proficiency in shooting good video and audio; editing; multiple-camera filming of university events (field studio set-up); individual creation of a music video; team production of a short film; and studio production. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and RTV 2074, Television Production.
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3.00 Credits
This class requires the student to attend the annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival held in the fall in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In consultation with the professor, students will select particular documentary films and filmmakers to study in an in-depth manner. Students will research films, interview filmmakers, screen films, and write papers to present in a public forum. COM 3203, Documentary Film and Video is a concurrent or previous requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Small group study of special topics related to radio/television/video.
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3.00 Credits
Following one or more semesters of successful newscast production, students will enroll in a course designed to continue to build on their video production skills. Specifically they will be assigned to work on the semester's newscast productions, improve their shooting and editing skills, interviewing skills, reporting skills, and leadership skills. Pre-production, production, and post-production activities appropriate for the newscast will be emphasized. The course may be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
A course in which students refine their skills in news gathering and news writing through coverage of actual issues and events in the community. The course will consist of lecture and exercises, with participation in a lab to produce a television newscast. Prerequisite: RTV 3074, Broadcast Journalism.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines ethical practices in many areas of mass media, including print and broadcast journalism, electronic media, advertising, public relations, and film. Through an extensive research project, students develop personal codes of ethics in preparation for employment in the communications field after graduation. This course serves as a capstone experience. Prerequisite: senior status and/or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students a basic overview of the influences that produce change, both on an individual and a societal level. Emphasis will be on communication as a goal-directed activity, with study of audience analysis and adaptation, strategies for communicating a message, influence of various channels (including mediated channels), and the importance of context. (This course is cross-listed with the English department.)
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3.00 Credits
An overview of techniques used to reason and form a coherent argument to support one's position on an issue. The class will include study of both formal and informal modes of argument, focusing on written and spoken argument in a variety of contexts. Students will be required to write a position paper presenting and defending an argument and to participate in a debate on an issue of public interest.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the psychological and social forces which influence people to change their beliefs, attitudes, or behavior. The course will provide an overview of persuasion theories ranging from Aristotle to compliance-gaining and self-persuasion, with applications in a variety of fields.
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3.00 Credits
Small group study of special topics related to strategic communication.
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