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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Th e history of fi lm since 1948. Historical analysis of the development of cinema since the emergence of television, both in the United States and abroad. Selected topics include cinema and the cold war, international stylistic movements, fi lm exhibition, the decline of the studio system, new technologies, third cinema, globalization and economic consolidation. Prereq: CMN 455 or permission. Special fee. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Nature, scope, history and current practice of federal regulation over broadcast and related telecommunications media. Emphasis on FCC policies and procedures in the United States with some coverage of comparative regulatory systems. Prereq: CMN 455 or permission. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the development of advertising in historical context, focusing on the evolving structure and function of advertising agencies, market research practices, advertising design, anthropological approaches to advertising and consumer culture and contemporary policy issues. Prereq: CMN 455 or permission. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the study of communication in marital relationships. Examines the major theoretical orientations that characterize the marriage fi eld and investigates the processes by which communication facilitates or hinders marital adjustment and stability: understanding and relationship satisfaction. Also explores popular cultural constructions of marriage and intimacy and how these infl uence personal expectations for marital relationships. Students need not be married to take or benefi t from this course. Prereq: CMN 457, or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the role of communication in the creation, maintenance and transformation of family systems. Focus on how meanings of “family” are constructedthrough familial and popular discourses and the consequences these communication practices have for lived experience. Prereq: CMN 457 or permission. 4 cr.
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12.00 Credits
New or specialized topics in the organization, history and policy of communication practices not covered in regular course off erings. Topics vary; descriptions of course content and any prerequisites are available during preregistration. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits if topics diff er. Prereq: contingent on topic. 1-4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Qualitative research practices for the study of mass communication. Tools for investigating the production contexts of media institutions, the cultural and ideological meanings of media texts and the social dimensions of media consumption in home and family. Emphasis on how to review literature, develop a research question, defi ne a unit of analysis, select and apply method, interpret data and draw conclusions grounded in theory. Prereq: any two 500 level CA courses (excluding CA 501), one of which must have CMN 455 as a prerequisite or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Critically examines the myriad ways qualitative researchers approach the study of interpersonal communication. With an emphasis on the artistic practice of fi eldwork, the course considers the process of research design, the relationship between researcher and researched, the moral and ethical aspects of research, issues of representation and audience and evaluation strategies. Students design, conduct and present original qualitative research projects. Prereq: any two courses from both areas A and B for which CMN 457 is prerequisite or permission. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Th e role of communication technologies in shaping cultural meanings and human consciousness. Covers the work of Innis, McLuhan, Ong, Postman, Carey and others to understand the historical development of shifting communication technologies and patterns of culture from orality to computer communication. Also explores the dynamic between mass culture and subcultural appropriations of media forms and content. Prereq: any two 500 level CA courses (excluding CA 501), one of which must have CMN 455 as a prerequisite or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Critically examines a variety of theories which seek to explain the dynamics of interpersonal relationships including performance theory, social construction theory, systems theory, feminist theory and narrative theory. Prereq: any two 500 level CA courses (excluding CA 501), one of which must have CMN 457 as a prerequisite or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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