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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 121 Students in this course will understand and evaluate basic quantitative and qualitative research approaches common to different kinds of communication practice, including research used in strategic communication, applied media projects, and contemporary journalism. Common topics include learning how to conduct and evaluate formal and informal research from surveys, focus groups, and content analysis. Cross-listed: See COMM 521
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 121 This course will cover contemporary communication issues that apply to journalism, public relations, advertising, and broadcasting. Topics include copyright & privacy law, media ownership rules & regulations, libel & privacy issues, news and national security, and use of the Freedom of Information Act. Throughout the course, ethical issues are considered, as well as the “why” of the law.
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3.00 Credits
This course reviews the history of news in America, starting with the Colonial press period and continuing through the eras of the party press, penny press, yellow journalism, jazz journalism, and interpretive and investigative reporting. Students will read, listen to, and watch news presentations in print, broad- cast, and online media. Note: The accelerated Weekend and Evening College format of this course will be augmented by a faculty- prescribed one-credit independent learning experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the changing ways women and the women’s movement have been depicted by the media over the years. Special focus is placed on the media’s treatment of women as consumers, employees, and advertising targets. The course also examines the vital roles that women have played in the development and popularization of newspapers, magazines, film, radio, and television. Lectures, discussions, readings, research, videotapes, movies, and guest appearances by women currently working in media are part of the course content. Cross-listed: WS 324
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the use of photographic images in the mass media, and examines the way in which pictures and written copy work together to convey a more unified, effective message. Students study the history and evolution of photo- journalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Practical assignments in the field are included. Note: The accelerated Weekend and Evening College format of this course will be augmented by a faculty-prescribed one- credit independent learning experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds on the student's photojournalistic expertise acquired in COMM 325 and features the preparation of a photographic portfolio, the best examples of which can be integrated into the student's overall Communication portfolio. Several practical assignments in the field are included. Note: The accelerated Weekend and Evening College format of this course will be augmented by a faculty-prescribed one- credit independent learning experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates on the production of print media, particularly newspapers, magazines, and advertisements. Students will be exposed to the principles and elements of design, as well as the technology that drives it. Note: The accelerated Weekend and Evening College format of this course will be augmented by a faculty-prescribed one-credit independent learning experience.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 231 This course explores storytelling through the use of digital video and audio, including the use of digital video cameras and equipment, capturing and editing footage with the computer, recording and editing audio, story boarding, titling, and effects. It will also cover editing, shooting techniques, compression, and optimization.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COMM 231 This course focuses on the technical and aesthetic considerations for designing web sites using HTML, CSS and Flash Animation. Usability, basic graphical user interface design, navigation, production of web graphics, web aesthetics and web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and wikis will be topics of discussion.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates on the unique qualities of writing news for broadcast media, including television and radio. Special attention is given to preparing and organizing textual material for broadcast media. Note: The accelerated Weekend and Evening College format of this course will be augmented by a faculty- prescribed one-credit independent learning experience.
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