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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the mass media, specifically the print media. Students discover and explore basic principles of writing, reporting, and editing for today's media. Topics include: News values, Associate Press style, the inverted pyramid style of writing, and various forms of news and feature writing. Course requirements include writing and editing in The Collegian, the University's student newspaper. Prerequisite: ENGL 123. Three Hours, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course provides practical experience in writing and editing articles for newspapers, magazines, and specialized publications. Emphasis is placed on advanced skills in news writing, feature writing, copy editing, publication design, journalist ethics and libel. Course requirements include writing and editing in The Collegian, the University's student newspaper. Prerequisite: COEN 323 or consent of instructor. This course may be repeated for an additional three hours of credit. Three hours, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide fundamental writing skills for professional media communications. The focus will be the communicative vehicles of public relations; feature and news writing, press releases, radio advertisements, and the press advisory. Students will explore research, interview techniques, writing styles, and editing through class discussion, weekly writing assignments, text reading, and publication analysis. Prerequisites: ENGL 123 and COMR 373. Three Hours, Fall, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the nature and influence of mass media on our society. Through lectures, discussions, and readings, the class will analyze advertising, public relations, newspapers, electronic journalism, magazines, motion pictures, television, radio, and cable. Topics include media methods, controls, limitations, and potentials. Three Hours, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course, which satisfies the general education requirement in oral communications, is designed specifically for students who use English as a second language. Both informative and persuasive speeches will be covered. Students will work on their voice and diction as well as studying the nature of communication, nonverbal communication, topic research, outlining, listening skills, ethics and audience analysis. This class is limited to international students whose primary language is not English. Three Hours, Spring
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of the fundamentals of communication in business. The focus will be on preparing and presenting effective business presentations, including the effective use of visual media in making presentations. Three Hours, Spring
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3.00 Credits
By using critical thinking skills students will analyze emotional, moral, cognitive and aesthetic influences of mass media. Exposure to Media Literacy and its practice and principles will encourage the learner to exercise more options and control over media consumption and enjoyment. Students will study, judge and interpret message saturation, faulty beliefs, news, criticisms, economic effects of advertising, entertainment venues, and media influences on family, religion, politics, sports, and society. This course will satisfy three hours of the Fine Arts general education requirement. No prerequisites. Three Hours, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course is a practical introduction to interactive media. The course will address history, concepts, technical aspects and practical applications of interactive media in educational, commercial, and public environments. The focus will be on developing the skills to employ the new media outlets for communication. Three Hours, Fall
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the basics of audio/video production including speech/ music recording and single camera video studio/field production. Student will participate in hands-on projects while fully exploring the theories involved in diverse methods of audio/video production. A special fee is charged in addition to tuition. Three Hours, Fall
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the historical development of photography, focusing on contemporary technical advances in the field. Emphasis is placed on the study of aesthetics, composition and practical use of photography as an organizational communication tool. Using their own digital cameras, students will study lighting techniques, digital production, camera operations and image editing. Prerequisite: COMM 263. Three Hours, Spring
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