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3.00 Credits
How do you as an individual create meaningful communication? Who do you become in a group or organization, and how does that influence your communication? How are you, along with millions of others, creating popular culture? These questions and many more will be explored in an overview of communication's vital role in society. Discussions will focus on the interaction of individuals, groups, organizations, media, and popular culture as viewed through the fascinating lens of communication theory.
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3.00 Credits
How do you become an excellent communicator? In this class we will examine excellent public communication from throughout history from a practical and theoretical perspective. At the same time, students will prepare and deliver their own speeches in a variety of formats. Emphasis will be placed on historical context, speaker ethos, and rhetorical analysis, with special attention paid to modern and post-modern rhetorical theory.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the history of mass media in terms of its relationship with our culture and sense of identity. All mass media will be discussed, but particular focus will be given to the internal structure of electronic media production in terms of process and job roles. This course will include a student project or a 12 to 15 hour/week student internship.
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3.00 Credits
What if your favorite mountain view was being ruined by a housing development? What if you noticed that certain people were unfairly exposed to environmental hazards? What could you do about it? In this course we will learn how to design a successful environmental project from the grassroots up. We will also examine what it means to meaningfully communicate with the public, industry, and the government, while exploring what it means to approach environmental stewardship from a Christian standpoint. CM 313 Public Relations (3) A course emphasizing the practical application of communication theory to the tasks of public relations and professional written communication. Course assignments include writing news releases, researching organizational communication strategies, and applying legal and ethical issues to the public relations practice. Pre-requisites: English 101-102 with a minimum grade of "C-."
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4.00 Credits
This course looks at cinema history through the lens of film theory. We will trace the development of film as an art form and communication tool in the US and Europe from the silent era through today. Two major goals will be 1) to understand the influence of culture, philosophy, and world events upon film, and 2) to understand film as an expression of these realities. To this end, films that have made significant contributions to world culture will be viewed and discussed on a weekly basis. Finally, film theory will be discussed as it arises within the context of history and may include techniques, narrativity, diegesis, cinematic codes, "the image", genre, subjectivity, and authorship. Genres studied may include comedy, westerns, action/adventure, drama, war, crime/gangster, musicals, and science fiction.
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3.00 Credits
Do you have a right to privacy? Should pornography be banned? What makes a television show morally good or bad? In this course, we will examine the ethical dilemmas of media communication through the philosophy of ethics. We will also survey the legal history of mass media in the 20th and 21st century.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Supervised practical experience provides students with opportunity to integrate classroom instruction with on-the-job learning in various areas of communication-related fields. Pre-requisite: Permission of professor.
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4.00 Credits
This field course introduces students to examples and practice of research in communication including critical, quantitative and qualitative methods of investigation. Students will write research questions, select methodology, collect data, analyze data, and present results. Prerequisite: MT 114 Elementary Probability and Statistics.
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4.00 Credits
This course will focus in communicating the mission and vision of nonprofit organizations-including Christian organizations--with passion and sophistication. A primary focus of the course will be in the development, preparation, and stewardship of grant proposals. Students will also be introduced to nonprofit communication and management theory and participation in a practicum. Prerequisites: English 101 and 102 or 104, with "C" or better and CM 203
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3.00 Credits
From a theoretical viewpoint, this course will examine ways the internet influences how we create identity, community, and particular cultures. From a practical viewpoint, this course will teach basic web design and aesthetics. A goal of this course is to equip students for entry level positions in webpage design.
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