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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Provides students with an overview of the discipline and an understanding of the role theory plays in the study of communication. Students are introduced to different ways of thinking about communication as influenced by cultural, historical, and academic perspectives. Helps students to apply theories to actual communication events and experiences in interpersonal, organizational, mass, and political communication contexts.
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1.00 Credits
Participation in communication-related activity. Students must take the initiative to arrange projects with appropriate faculty, and complete a performance credit contract with the COM 108 coordinator prior to registration.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the close analysis of film and television/video texts using concepts from film theory, televisual aesthetics, and media literacy. Students examine film and television's technological and ideological conventions, consider particular genres, and gain a working understanding of terms and concepts that will be used in further studies in film and video analysis.
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4.00 Credits
(same as RUS 236 and HIS 149) Students will come to understand the richness of the Russian cinema, including its innovations that have become critical for modern world film, such as vertical montage, and will demonstrate appreciation for the leading filmmakers, landmark films, and aesthetic trends in the history of Russian film. Special attention will be paid to the geniuses of Russian film, including Eisenstein and Tarkovsky, as well as films that had a significant impact on the development of the broader canvas of Russian culture. Students will develop critical analysis skills to evaluate films as cinematographic and cultural texts. No knowledge of Russian is required, although students with Russian-language expertise can opt to take the course for LAC credit.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys broadcast, print, and digital communication industries in terms of their origins, development, and social impact. Students are introduced to various theoretical perspectives of media ownership and the press, industry practices, and media influence. Ethical, legal, political, and economic issues surrounding the mass media are also analyzed.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the opportunities and constraints governing the expression of ideas in major forms of American public media. Emphasis on the legal, social, and technical limits placed on free expression in American society.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory course examining the medium of motion picture production in relation to both aesthetics and production technique. Students will produce two short films using 16mm cine cameras and editing equipment. Exercises will include optical and mechanical theory and operation of motion picture cameras, lighting and metering technique, editing/post-production practice, and production organization.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of multi-camera studio production including fundamentals of camera operation, video control, audio, lighting, pre-production preparation, and directing.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the theoretical, practical, and ethical dimensions of public speaking. Focuses on the basic principles and understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication, audience analysis, and techniques for researching, organizing, supporting, and presenting ideas effectively. Students are provided with opportunities to develop their communicative knowledge and skills within the context of public- and business-speaking situations. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between critical thinking, speaking, and effective listening.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive study of content and techniques of argument in public controversies. Theories of rational argumentation and debate. Participation in traditional debates, cross-examination debates, and mock trials.
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