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3.00 Credits
Prof. Scranton Introduces students to all stages of digital video production. Students will learn how to conceptualize, write, and develop a script, design a storyboard and visual treatment, and shoot and edit a digital short film. There will also be weekly readings, viewings, and discussions focused on the history and language of film. Prerequisite: MCS 220 or permission of instructor. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Miller, Prof. Scranton This course will focus on specific media production areas not covered in other applied courses in the MCS department. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Czubaroff An introduction to the theory and practice of collaborative communication and dialogue. Special attention is given to the role of dialogue in conflicts of ideas in the public domain. Students plan and facilitate a series of small group conversations on the Ursinus campus. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Edwards, Prof. Scranton, Dr. Woodstock This class focuses on the dynamics between new communication technologies and culture and asks 3 questions: How are new communication technologies revolutionary? How are they continuities of traditional media in terms of content, audiences, advertising, and corporate ownership? Do cultural changes determine advancements in communication technologies or do changes in communication technologies determine cultural changes? Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (SS)
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Czubaroff Taking a communication perspective, this course examines the nature of conflict in American society and offers alternatives to unilateral power based strategies of conflict resolution. Students are introduced to theories about the nature and kinds of conflict, as well as differing models for managing conflicts. They learn to map and analyze real life conflict situations in interpersonal, inter-group, and organization contexts and work with skills and models for conflict resolution. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (SS.)
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4.00 Credits
Faculty An intensive examination of a single media text, genre, or auteur from a variety of critical perspectives, including (but not limited to): auteur, genre, feminist and cultural criticism. Outside screenings are required. Four hours per week. Four semester hours. (H.)
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Goodman This course explores theories and research on gender, ethnicity and communication, with a particular focus on African American culture. Students will use two research methods to study the relationship between gender, ethnicity and communication: a discourse analysis and an autoethnography. The reading, writing, and discussions in the course will encourage students to cultivate more reflective communicative practice. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (SS., D.)
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Miller An examination of media within the global community. National media systems are analyzed within the context of the cultural, political and economic environments in which they developed and now operate. Technological advances in communication systems will be explored as the forces behind the recent growth of a global media system. Students will examine the role of transnational media ownership, globalization of culture especially in non-western nations and the vital role of new media technology in the rise of international terrorist organizations. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (SS, G)
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3.00 Credits
Faculty This course will focus on a specific topic not covered in the other courses in the curriculum. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Faculty Individual student-initiated study within the field on a selected topic culminating in the preparation of a critical bibliography of the works read, or other final product as determined by the faculty member supervising the readings. Prerequisites: MCS-200W, major or minor in media and communication studies, a written project proposal, and permission of a department faculty member to serve as adviser. This course is limited to second and third year majors or minors who want to explore an area of research with the expectation of continuing that research in an upper division independent study. One semester hour.
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