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Fitchburg State University 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Chemistry |
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CHEM 2400 - General Analytical Chemistry
4 cr. 7 hr. Day course offered in the Spring
Introductory course in analytical chemistry designed to supplement the theory and practice in the discipline, begun in General Chemistry I & II. Topic coverage to include: titrimetric, gravimetric, electrochemical, spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods of analysis. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): A grade of at least 1.7 in
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CHEM 3015 - Methods of Teaching Chemistry (8-12) I
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester
This is the first of two methods courses and will focus on content pedagogy of science (including general science, biology, and chemistry) at the middle and secondary level. Teacher candidates design and implement standards-based instruction and assessments that are aligned with best practices for teaching and learning in science. Special emphasis is placed on employing a variety of instructional practices and classroom management strategies that provide learning opportunities for diverse student populations and enhance multicultural pluralism. Disciplinary literacy is particularly emphasized to enhance reading, writing, speaking, and listening in science. A pre-practicum of 25 hours is required.
BIOL 3015 , SCI 3015
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1800 , CHEM 1860 , SPED 3800 , EDUC 2011 , EDUC 2012 , and CHEM 1000 or CHEM 1300 .
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CHEM 3030 - Biochemistry I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall
This course is designed for those who need a foundational course in biochemistry as part of their chemistry curriculum or pre-medical requirements. It is also designed to satisfy the biochemistry pre-requisite for other health professions, such as dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and physician assistant. The coverage may include topics, such as water, fundamental building blocks (amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, lipids and nucleotides), biopolymers, membranes, enzymes, metabolic pathways and regulation, biosynthetic pathways, biological oxidations and reductions, and bioenergetics. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 3030
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of 1.7 in BIOL 1800 and CHEM 2000
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CHEM 3040 - Biochemistry II
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year
This course builds upon Biochemistry I. Topics include enzyme mechanisms, pathways and regulation of carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid, and nucleic acid biosynthesis and catabolism, photosynthesis, DNA replication, transcription and translation. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 3040 .
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3030 /BIOL 3030 with grade of 1.7 or higher.
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CHEM 3060 - Biochemical Techniques
3 cr. 5 hr. Offered every other year
This course introduces students to the most commonly used techniques in a biochemistry lab. Students will have hands-on experience with techniques such as buffer preparation, spectrophotometry, recombinant protein expression, protein purification, column chromatography, gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, affinity purification, enzyme activity assays. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 3060 .
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3030 /BIOL 3030 with a 1.7 or higher, OR CHEM 2000 and BIOL 2800 each with a 1.7 or higher.
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CHEM 3200 - Physical Chemistry I
4 cr. 6 hr. This course will be offered alternate years.
The course explores the underlying principles of chemistry from a physical chemistry standpoint. Topics of discussion include kinetic theory, theories of the structure of matter, theory of solutions, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, spectroscopy and kinetics.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of 1.7 in CHEM 1400 , MATH 2300 , and MATH 2400
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CHEM 3300 - Physical Chemistry II
4 cr. 6 hr. This course is an elective in the Chemistry major that will be offered once every two years
The course is a continuation of CHEM 3200 . This course investigates the electronic structure of atoms and molecules, chemical bonding, and physical and chemical properties of matter through the study of quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, molecular modeling, and statistical mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3200 and PHYS 2300 or PHYS 2600
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CHEM 3600 - Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered alternate years.
The course studies bonding theories, acid-base theories, reactions in non-aqueous solvents, complexation and chelation, reactivity and physical measurements.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1400 or the equivalent.
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CHEM 4000 - Natural Products
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years
This course examines chemistry isolation, purification and identification of pure compounds from a variety of naturally occurring substances. Special techniques are introduced whenever feasible.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2000 and CHEM 2100 .
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CHEM 4012 - Practicum Seminar (5-12)
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered Spring semesters concurrent with the Practicum
This course is taken in conjunction with the practicum. Using peer collaboration and self-reflection, teacher candidates explore strategies to improve instruction, promote positive student behavior and social-emotional growth, and provide leadership at a school-wide level. The course also serves as a culminating experience in which candidates produce a Teacher Work Sample (TWS), a multi-step performance assessment that models the planning-teaching-assessment cycle of the professional educator, and that provides evidence of the candidate’s readiness to teach. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 4012 , ENGL 4012 , HIST 4012 , MATH 4012 , ENGT 4012 , SCI 4012
Prerequisite(s): Stage II Review.
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CHEM 4020 - Medicinal Chemistry
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every two years
Medicinal chemistry is an interdisciplinary science involving the design, chemical synthesis, and biological evaluation of drug molecules. Medicinal chemistry is a useful course for students wishing to pursue a career in health sciences such as medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, or those contemplating graduate studies in biological and health sciences. The course gives a historical perspective behind the development of various drug molecules and also helps students appreciate the challenges involved in designing an effective compound and bringing it to market. Specific case studies are presented throughout the course to help students understand the chemical principles underlying drug action. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 4020
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2100 , BIOL 1800
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CHEM 4040 - Advanced Synthetic Methods
4 cr. 6 hr. Day course offered every two years
This course is a laboratory-centered course that explores advanced techniques in chemical synthesis. The course is designed to introduce a variety of synthetic techniques and strategies that are commonly employed in industrial and academic chemistry labs for the synthesis of complex organic and inorganic molecules. These synthetic strategies will be accompanied by regular use of common spectroscopic techniques such as IR, UV-visible, mass and NMR spectroscopy for identification and characterization for compounds. The course is also tailored to develop excellent technical writing and communication skills while also building an ability to critically evaluate articles in the chemical literature.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2100 & CHEM 3600
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CHEM 4200 - Polymer Chemistry
4 cr. 6 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years
This introduction to the synthesis and properties of macromolecules also serves as an application of chemical principles to this interesting and important group of materials.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2000 and CHEM 2100 or the equivalent.
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CHEM 4400 - Forensic Chemistry
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered alternate years.
This course studies the forensic chemical analysis of evidence from crime scenes. A major component of this course is toxicology and the analysis of drugs. Students will study the chemistry of combustion and evidence related to arson, explosives and the use of firearms. The chemical analysis of physical evidence such as fibers, plastics, paper, inks, paints and coatings is also covered.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1300 and CHEM 1400
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CHEM 4500 - Organic Spectroscopy
4 cr. 6 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years
This course will discuss the theory and applications of various spectrometric techniques, such as Mass Spectrometry, IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and UV spectroscopy, used in structure elucidation of organic compounds. Three hours of lecture and a three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2100
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CHEM 4600 - Chemical Instrumentation
4 cr. 7 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years
Advanced course in chemical instrumentation. Topics include basic electronics, basic optics, basics of quantification, optical spectroscopy methods, energy particle and X-ray methods, advanced chromatographic methods and electroanalytical methods. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1300 , CHEM 1400 , CHEM 2000 , CHEM 2100 , CHEM 3200 , CHEM 3300 , CHEM 4000 , and PHYS 2300 , PHYS 2400
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CHEM 4750 - Chemistry Seminar
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered alternate years.
This course is designed as a capstone course for those who are pursuing a major in chemistry. To complement standard course work in chemistry, the American Chemical Society (ACS) recommends that the curriculum include instruction in (1) chemical literature and information retrieval, (2) developing effective written and oral communications skills, and (3) professional ethics. This will be accomplished through a combination of reading, discussion, workshops, writing assignments and student presentations. The overall objective of the course is to provide training in areas critical to success in a job or academic pursuit that may not be covered in traditional courses.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2100 , CHEM 2400 , CHEM 3200 or CHEM 3600
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CHEM 4850 - Methods in Teaching Chemistry (8-12) II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall
This course focuses on content pedagogy at the secondary level. Teacher candidates design and implement standards-based instruction and assessments that are aligned with best practices for teaching and learning in their content area. Special emphasis is placed on employing a variety of instructional practices and classroom management strategies that provide learning opportunities for diverse student populations and enhance multicultural pluralism. A pre-practicum of 25 hours is required. Cross listed as BIOL 4850 , SCI 4850
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3015
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CHEM 4900 - Independent Study in Chemistry
1 to 3 cr.
This independent study facilitates laboratory research under the guidance of the Chemistry staff.
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CHEM 4940 - Internship
3 cr. Day course offered every semester
The Internship gives the student an opportunity to work in an industrial, government, or private research laboratory to gain experience relevant to their major.
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CHEM 4950 - Internship
6 cr. Day course offered every semester
The Internship gives the student an opportunity to work in an industrial, government, or private research laboratory to gain experience relevant to their major.
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CHIN 1000 - Mandarin for Beginners I
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This class covers the basic communication skills of the Chinese language, pronunciation, grammar, characters and Romanized Chinese. At the end of the semester, students will be able to communicate in simple Chinese orally and in writing. An elementary set of Chinese characters will be learned. Students will be able to check pronunciation of new words using Romanized Chinese (Pinyin). The course will introduce students to daily life in Modern China as well as select highlights of Chinese culture and history. CTW, GDCN
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CHIN 1100 - Mandarin for Beginners II
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
This course is a continuation of Mandarin for Beginners I. Students will increase general comprehension and facility in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will be able to read and write up to 300 simplified characters and their corresponding pinyin romanization. The course will treat aspects of Modern Chinese society, as well as highlights of Chinese culture and history. CTW, GDCN
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 1000 or permission of the instructor.
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COMM 1105 - Introduction to Communication and Media Studies
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
The course surveys the communication field its major theories and history as well as examines, professionally and critically, the current structure of the media industries and their cultural, economic, regulatory, social and technological systems.
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COMM 1120 - Message Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
The course introduces visual communication for the development of visual literacy. Students become involved with a variety of activities in previsualization, planning, designing, making and evaluating visual messages. This course specifically relates to the communications concentrations taught in Phase II, including professional communication, video, photography, theater, film, technical theater and graphic design.
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COMM 2003 - History of Interactive Media and Games
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester.
This course examines the history and historiography of interactive media. Students will explore what “interactivity” has been, is, and might become. This class provides a wide-ranging history of the uses, effects and design of interactive media from their beginnings to the present. Students will study the history of the functions and forms of interactive systems thereby better equipping them as users as well as potential designers of interactive media. This course is required for game design majors. ART
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100
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COMM 2005 - Introduction to Social Media
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester.
This course will introduce students to the integrated role of social media in professional environments. Content includes the history, technologies, psychologies, cultural influence, and production processes behind modern social media. The course will use topical discussions regarding life, culture, and society to assess how social media have affected them.
Prerequisite/Concurrent: ENGL 1200
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COMM 2012 - Color Dynamics
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester
Color is the most relative medium in visual communication. In this course students experience color through visual experiments to understand its perceptual, emotive, communicative, and technical aspects in both analog and digital (interaction and motion) forms. Students will develop a critical eye toward form as well as gain relevant digital competencies to work with it effectively.
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COMM 2100 - Video Production Fundamentals
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered once a year.
Video Production Fundamentals is a hands-on introduction to motion picture theory and technique. Working with HD video, students will obtain introductory and fundamental skills in cinematography, non-linear editing, directing; as well as script and documentary proposal development. The course requires students to work both collaboratively and individually. Students complete and critique production exercises for technical and aesthetic aspects of form and content. Note: Credit cannot be granted within the major for both this course and COMM 3505 .
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1120 and COMM 1105
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COMM 2200 - Typeface Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every third semester.
In this course students design an uppercase sans serif typeface. Students will learn traditional letterform proportions, foundation concepts in typeface design, and the unique aspects of letterform design for optimal screen-reading. The final typeface will be presented in a poster design that explains the background research and design rationale of the typeface. Lectures on the history of typography and experimental typography will augment the course.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 or permission of instructor.
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COMM 2320 - Script Writing
3 cr. 3 hr.
This basic course in script writing for film, television and multi-image productions includes information on the preparation of proposals, treatments, storyboards and scripts. Script formats include documentary, educational, corporate and dramatic film/video writing. (Credit is not given for both ENGL 2320 and COMM 2320.)
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COMM 2400 - History of Photography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
The course presents a survey of the development and impact of photographic art to the present day. L, ART
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COMM 2405 - History of Film I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
This course is an examination of the major and influential works, artists, movements, cultures and industries in world cinema from its beginnings to the 1950s, as well as the field’s historiography and modes of inquiry. L, C, ART
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COMM 2415 - History of Film II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course is an examination of the major and influential works, artists, movements, cultures and industries in world cinema from the 1950s to the 1980’s, as well as the field’s historiography and modes of inquiry. L, C, ART
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COMM 2420 - History of TV
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course provides a comprehensive analysis of television broadcasting from its inception to the present. The social and technological aspects of the medium are presented and examined in a lecture and seminar format. Particular emphasis is placed on television’s sociological influence and impact on the communication process. I, ART
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COMM 2430 - History of Graphic Design
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years. Also offered evenings.
This course presents the history of typography and its pertinence to graphic design from the beginning of written history to the present. Emphasis is placed on various movement of avant garde typography of the early 20th century and its influence on present day graphic design. ART
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COMM 2450 - History of Documentary
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester.
The course undertakes an examination of the history and evolution of non-fiction film with an analytical emphasis on voice, form, and style as the modes by which the possibilities of mediating reality can be explored. ART, GDA
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COMM 2800 - Journalism
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course covers central principles and practices of journalism. Students will study ideas of credibility, accuracy, the First Amendment, the roles and responsibilites of the press, and the function of the journalist within a democratic society. Students will discuss the challenges facing the industry, the impact of changing priorities, and consumption of news products. This course will provide a foundation for students interested in professional news writing. (Credit is not given for both COMM 2800 and ENGL 2800 .)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HON 1200
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COMM 3009 - Packaging Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
Creative thinking and design thinking are emphasized developing branding concepts using advanced graphic design, and typography skills in the creation of three-dimensional packaging structures for graphic communications. Students will examine the history and evolution of packaging from peas to CDs to museums and more. Projects are designed from concepts experimenting with materials, folding techniques, production processes, and design software to create solutions that enhance user experience of three-dimensional packaging.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3880
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COMM 3010 - Introduction to Professional Communication
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered annually.
Introduction to Professional Communication is a portfolio-based course emphasizing the production of written, visual, and electronic media genres such as proposals, multimedia presentations, recommendation reports, info-graphics, blogs and other new media, typically for real world clients.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100
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COMM 3013 - Multi-Camera Television Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually.
Multi-Camera Television Production is an introductory level course that covers traditional multi-camera live and live to tape studio production. The course covers control room operations including teleprompters, broadcast switchers, instant replay and slow motion capabilities, digital audio boards and lighting control panels. Additionally, studio functions such as floor direction, camera operation, studio lighting, studio sound techniques and studio staging and the basics of directing a multi-camera production are explored. Students will be involved over the course of the semester as talent and crew for several student productions. Class is held off the university campus at a local community broadcast television facility.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 or COMM 3505
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COMM 3017 - Short Film Story Development
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually.
Short Film Story Development is a specialized elective that examines short form narrative development in detail. Students will work to gain a solid understanding of the principles of cinematic storytelling and put that knowledge into practice by writing several short screenplays. Specifically, students will study short screenplay plot structure, character development, writing for mise-en-scéne, and dialogue. The course will include writing assignments, film analysis, and in-class workshops.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3506 and COMM 3520 or COMM 3521 or COMM 3710
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COMM 3024 - Post-Production Essentials
3 cr. 3 hr. Every semester
Post-Production Essentials is an introductory-level workshop course that explores the use of various software platforms in the post-production of a number of genres of content. Avid Media Composer and the Adobe Creative Cloud will be utilized in different stages of the workflow of fiction cinema and documentary editing, as well as unscripted ‘reality’ programming and basic motion graphics work.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3505
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COMM 3025 - Social Media Campaigns
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester.
Students are part of the social media production team for a local client. We will work with local area businesses to produce their social content, and use our readings to develop actionable plans with engaging material. Students will create portfolio materials as representations of skills with advanced social media production.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2005
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COMM 3200 - Contemporary Cinema
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
A look at select recent trends in U.S. and/or world cinema, including the best and/or most influential works, artists, movements, technologies, cultures and industries. Particular developments will be considered in social and historical, as well as aesthetic, contexts through a process that engages the relevant modes of inquiry and discursive formations practiced in film theory, history and criticism. Evaluation is based on critical/analytical essays, a weekly journal, and/or a research paper. L, ART
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100 , ENGL 1200
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COMM 3304 - Interactive Media Project Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course provides an introduction to the history, theory and practice of designing communications for interactive/multimedia environments. Special attention is paid to flowcharting, branching, hierarchy structures, screen design, wireframes, scripting and all aspects of user interface design. Students also consider the roles of learning theory and instructional design as they create design documents for course projects.
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COMM 3305 - Web Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
In this course, students design web sites and web-related visual elements while learning the fundamentals of prototyping, user experience, accessibility, screen-based typography, HTML, CSS, and content management systems. Emphasis is placed on web design as an iterative process.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 and COMM 3880
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COMM 3306 - Web Design and UX Basics
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Students explore themes related to web design to develop visual, conceptual, and technical skills to create websites and web-related visuals. Emphasis is placed on cultivating a heightened sensitivity toward the relationships between visual form and content.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810
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COMM 3309 - Interface Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
This course investigates the design of interactive interfaces for multimedia and World Wide Web presentation. Students explore how the conceptual and aesthetic aspects of graphic design apply specifically to non-linear interactive digital environments.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 and COMM 3880 .
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COMM 3350 - DVD Authoring
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
DVD-Video is the distribution medium of choice for film/video content, addressing project management, video compression, menu design, interactive authoring, and mastering for the DVD-Video platform. Students will learn and apply skills used by DVD industry professionals in the production of significant DVD projects.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3430 - Writing for Advertising
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall. Also offered evenings.
The course provides an introduction to the principles, strategies and ethical issues in writing advertising for various media. Students create written copy for individual unified media campaigns.
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COMM 3460 - Public Relations
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring. Also offered evenings.
The focus in this course is on the role of managed communications in public relations unique to industry, human services and educational institutions. Definitions and concepts, history, potential careers and research methods are examined.
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COMM 3470 - Document Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
This course gives students the opportunity to develop a wide variety of professional documents within the context of a client project. Examination of graphics, typography and design principles are considered as they apply to hardcopy production.
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COMM 3505 - Introduction to Film and Video Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Intro to Film & Video is the introductory course in the Film & Video sequence where students are exposed to the basics of production and post-production for both digital and photochemical media. Topics include understanding and using visual language, camera operation, understanding the film and video production process, basic editing, production crew structure and interpersonal communication. Students shoot and edit both 16mm film and digital video. Students are required to purchase film as well as pay for processing.
Prerequisite(s): Film and video concentration status
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COMM 3506 - Pre-Production Planning for Film and Video
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Pre-Production Planning for Film & Video is an intermediate level course that considers the intent, social and cultural implications and purpose of a message as the first step in media production. The course focuses on clearly defining message content, intent and audience as a precursor to an exploration of how particular film and video techniques communicate and are interpreted. Teams will subsequently develop the pre-production planning needed for a short film, including idea development, script treatments, story development, script writing, rewriting, storyboarding, script breakdown, production scheduling and resource planning.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3505
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COMM 3510 - Audio Production for Film and Video
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
Audio Production for Film & Video is a specialized elective that covers audio acquisition for field and studio production. The course places emphasis on developing best practices for production audio recording in both scripted and unscripted production environments. Students will strengthen techniques in recording dialogue, Sound Effects, Foley, and Voiceover – and apply these skillsets creatively in course projects. By the end of the course, the student will be able to capture the highest quality audio for integration into film or video productions.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3520 - Intermediate Digital Cinema Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Intermediate Digital Cinema Production is an intermediate level course that covers professional production techniques used in modern narrative production environments. In addition to achieving competency in lighting, exposure, composition and framing, students master the basics of audio acquisition, location management, and the editing of the dramatic narrative. Creative narrative skills such as scriptwriting, storyboarding, direction and management are employed in the practical setting of a modern digital cinema production setting.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3506
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COMM 3521 - Intermediate Documentary Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester.
Intermediate Documentary Production is an intermediate level course that covers professional production techniques used in modern documentary production environments, across a variety of nonfiction styles and genres. In addition to achieving competency in exposure, composition and framing, students master the basics of audio acquisition both on location and in studio environments, interview lighting and technique, and the editing of the documentary short film.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3506
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COMM 3530 - Editing
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Editing is a specialized elective that covers film and video editing tools, techniques, procedures and standards. Course work includes editing theory and practice, standard cutting techniques, post-production workflow, and stem sound mixing. Students will create finished films through the strategic and formal use of coverage and the incorporation of lined scripts and editorial notes.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 or COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3550 - Producing
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
Producing is a specialized elective that examines the fundamentals of production management. Topics covered in the class are production budgets, production scheduling, contracts and agreements, union regulations for actors and crew members, shooting permits, legal implications and financial structures.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3560 - Sound Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Sound Design is a specialized elective that examines the elements of post-production sound within the context of film and video production. This course blends the artistic and the technical, while examining the work of past and current sound designers. Activities include conceptualizing, planning, gathering sounds, sound editing, and sound mixing. Students will use digital audio workstations and sound libraries to design soundtracks for a variety of projects.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3580 - Lighting
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Lighting is a specialized elective that covers cinematic lighting technique and method. The course provides an intensive, hands-on approach to the practice of lighting for film and digital media. Topics covered include: the nature and theory of light, lighting control, lighting technique, studio and location shooting, color theory and lighting equipment and use.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3600 - Photography I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course introduces technical and aesthetic aspects of photography necessary for creative camera control. This is accomplished by exploring analog photography such as exposure techniques, film, paper, and basic 35 mm camera work. Students are responsible for all paper and film supplies.
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COMM 3610 - Photography II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
This course is an introduction to digital camera control and a continuation and refinement of material covered in COMM 3600 . RAW file, elementary Photoshop and Lightroom manipulations are covered along with editing, sequencing, and use of flash.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3600 .
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COMM 3620 - Photography III
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course is the introduction to the professional digital commercial studio. Both studio and on-location lighting are the core of the course. All aspects of commercial photography are explored in professionally designed studios. Students are responsible for all materials and digital storage backup.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3610 .
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COMM 3630 - Large Format Photography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
The course specializes in 4 x 5 view camera analog photography and the use of the Zone System for exposure and development. Students are responsible for all paper and film supplies.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3610 .
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COMM 3640 - Color Photography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This digital course introduces the basic theory of color photography. Printing is emphasized and all work is printed in our dedicated digital printing lab.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3610 .
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COMM 3645 - Digital Photography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
The course studies more advanced digital image acquisition, advanced image manipulation, scanning, and use of various output devices. Students are responsible for digital storage backup. Fulfills computer literacy requirement.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3620 or COMM 3640 or permission of Instructor.
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COMM 3660 - Photo Management
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course studies photographic space design for private, commercial and educational use. The class promotes an understanding of flow, function, equipment inventory, record keeping and budget control.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3610 .
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COMM 3690 - Photography Seminar
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The seminar provides an opportunity for advanced study in the medium. Topics will vary.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3620 , COMM 3630 , or COMM 3640 .
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COMM 3710 - Intermediate Film Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Intermediate Film Production is an intermediate level course that covers professional production techniques used in 16mm narrative production environments. In addition to achieving competency in lighting, exposure, composition, and framing with film cameras, students master the basics of dual system audio recording, working with a film lab for processing and scanning, and the editing of the dramatic narrative. Creative narrative skills such as scriptwriting, storyboarding, direction, and management are also explored in the practical setting of a modern Super-16mm film production setting.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3506
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COMM 3730 - Directing
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
Directing is a specialized elective that examines the role and practice of the film and television director. Topics covered in the class include script analysis and breakdowns, casting, blocking the camera and the actors, acting and directing actors. The class focuses on the relationships between the director and producer, actor, writer and editor, as well as between the director and the cinematographer.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3740 - Compositing and Visual Effects
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fourth semester.
Compositing and Visual Effects is a specialized elective that covers modern effects and workflows. The course delves into advanced visual effects and finishing techniques using modern acquisition and post-processing tools. Topics covered in class include matte generation and clean plate techniques, chroma key shooting and post-production, pre-visualization for effects shooting, rotoscoping and keyframing techniques and project workflow and management. Students will master a minimum level of competency with a range of advanced compositing applications, producing a final project of complexity and quality from pre-visualization through output to target medium.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , or COMM 3521 , or COMM 3710 and either COMM 3024 or COMM 3750 .
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COMM 3750 - Cinematography
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester.
Cinematography is a specialized elective that provides an immersive study of the technical and aesthetic elements of motion picture photography. Topics include filmstocks, imaging sensors, focus theory, laboratories, lenses, RAW workflows, lighting, cameras, composition, continuity, color and special processes. Throughout the semester, students work in both film and digital media.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3760 - Film Styles, Genres, and Movements
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Film Styles, Genres and Movements is a Phase III Comm/Media elective course that blends theoretical and historical concepts within a production course setting. Students will study a selected genre, style or movement, and then, in groups, will write and produce a short film or digital video, based within the historical and/or theoretical framework that the class has studied. The course structure will be split between production technique and tutorials and the viewing/studying of the chosen style, genre or movement.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3506 and either COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3765 - Writing for Film and Video
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester.
Writing for Film and Video is a Phase III or Phase IV Comm/Media elective writing intensive course that builds on the foundation of dramatic narrative film writing and narrative theory covered in COMM 3506 - Pre-Production Planning for Film and Video. Students are instructed in narrative and character development, as well as, the art of cinematic dialog and proper writing technique. Emphasis is on creative and compelling storytelling, as well as, developing the strategies and discipline for long form narrative. Additionally, the course covers marketing, sales strategies, legal issues and copyright including registration with the WGA (Writers Guild of America).
Note: May be used as Jr/Sr Writing Requirement. Prerequisite(s): COMM 3520 , COMM 3521 or COMM 3710 .
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COMM 3810 - Introduction to Graphic Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
Students learn the foundations of graphic design and visual literacy while developing proficiency with digital production tools and processes. Aesthetic principles of form, tone, color, typography, composition, imagery, narrative, motion, and interactivity are examined through print and screen-based projects. Students explore the relationship between form and content while employing the design process to solve problems creatively.
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COMM 3820 - Intermediate Graphic Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
This course considers the designer’s role as visual storyteller across media and platforms. Foundational principles are reinforced, and continued emphasis is given to critical thinking, concept development, typography, and visual relationships between typography and images by using an artistic problem solving approach to design. Further, students explore the critical role of motion graphics and interactivity in today’s complex visual environment in order to meet the high standard of excellence that is needed to thrive in today’s dynamic, professional workplace.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 and
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COMM 3830 - Illustration
3 cr. 3 hr.
By concentrating on technical and creative illustration, students have an opportunity for advanced study in graphic design. Students work in various media, including pen and ink, water color, marker and colored pencil. Students are responsible for illustration supplies.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810
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COMM 3850 - Publication Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
The course examines all aspects of publication design focusing on designing with type and combining photography and illustration with text in editorial design, brochures, books, posters and Web page design. Grid design as an organizing and creative principle contrasted with asymmetric design will be emphasized in assignments. Techniques for print production processes will be examined. Portfolio quality pieces are produced in this advanced level course.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 and COMM 3820
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COMM 3860 - Writing for Organizations
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall. Also offered evenings.
This course looks into the distinct rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, voice, etc.) of writing for organizations such as corporations and non-profits, both large and small, publicly traded and closely held. Coursework will extend beyond producing documents such as annual reports and codes of conduct, to also develop and practice literacies and skills that are flexible enough to be applied to a variety of situations and prepare students not only to succeed, but also to innovate. (Credit is not given for both COMM 3860 and ENGL 3860 .)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 .
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COMM 3870 - Feature and Magazine Writing
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fourth semester.
This writing studio course covers all aspects of developing, writing, and crafting articles that demonstrate effective use of slant, theme, voice, and viewpoint. Students practice interview and research techniques and write in several major sub-genres of magazine features such as profiles, Q&A’s, op-eds, and service pieces. (Credit is not given for both ENGL 3870 and COMM 3870)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HON 1200
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COMM 3880 - Typography
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Students explore the expressive qualities of typographic form and investigate visual relationships between type and image. Class lectures and discussions address historical milestones that have led to major innovations in type design and explore aesthetic concepts such as typographic structure, space, legibility, and visual organization. Additionally, students become familiar with typographic anatomy and learn to identify and choose appropriate font classifications and particular typefaces for design projects.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810
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COMM 3895 - Advanced Documentary Production
3 cr. 3 hr. One section annually
Advanced Documentary Production is the final course in the documentary sequence. The course is a workshop in advanced motion picture production for documentary, news, and reality-based media. Topics covered in the class include documentary research, location shooting & sound recording and non-linear post-production techniques. Each production group will devote the entire semester to the production of a significant work of non-fiction video. As foundational preparation for production work, the class will also investigate the documentary from historical, ethical, theoretical, formal, and aesthetic perspectives. Students must share production costs, including travel and expendable production materials.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3521 and one of the following courses: COMM 3510 , COMM 3530 , COMM 3550 , COMM 3560 , COMM 3580 , COMM 3730 , COMM 3740 , COMM 3750 , COMM 3765
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COMM 3900 - Image and Design
3 cr. 3 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The course covers the commercial applications of photography, including product presentation, advertising, illustration, promotion and publication photography. Students learn the role of the designer as a photographer who solves assigned problems using various techniques, including digital photo and image manipulation. Students are responsible for all graphic supplies.
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COMM 3940 - Motion Graphic Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
Choreography of the movement and transition of images and typography over time and across space is investigated. Students explore a variety of techniques including frame-by-frame animation, keyframe interpolation, and compositing using Adobe AfterEffects and Photoshop. Assignments include storyboarding, kinetic typography, vector-based animation, rotoscoping, and live-action images. Students will explore how these techniques are applied to motion graphics productions in the film, television, and interactive media industries.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810
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COMM 3950 - Advanced Graphic Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Students develop a comprehensive range of projects in print, motion graphics, and web design. Emphasis will be given to research, ideation, aesthetics, and execution of design solutions that span across media. Students develop print and portfolio-quality screen-based prototypes resulting in a body of work that sports a high level of diversity and sophistication. Projects reflect the range of work and practices that designers encounter in the profession. Areas of graphic design such as publication design, data visualization, motion graphics, and user experience design will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3810 , COMM 3820 and COMM 3880
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COMM 3955 - Motion Graphic Design II
3 cr. 3 hr. offered every third Semester
This advanced course will develop a deeper understanding of how images, typography, and live-action elements are choreographed to create effective motion graphic design solutions. Animation techniques including frame-by-frame, stop-motion, interpolation, and compositing will allow students to improve upon and add to their professional portfolio.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3940
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COMM 3960 - Advanced Cinema Production
3 cr. 3 hr. Four sections per academic year.
Advanced Cinema Production is the final course in the narrative production sequence. Working as a crew, students write, shoot and edit a thesis project using Super-16 film or a digital cinema format, and based on a pitched and faculty-approved proposal. Additional topics will include, post-production workflows, color grading, RAW, proxy and deliverable formats. Students are expected to share production costs including travel, expendables and any other expenditures.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3710 or COMM 3520 and one of the following courses:COMM 3017 , COMM 3510 , COMM 3530 , COMM 3550 , COMM 3560 , COMM 3580 , COMM 3730 , COMM 3740 , COMM 3750 , COMM 3765
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COMM 4000 - Writings in Aesthetics
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Located at the interface between theory and production, Aesthetics is a writing intensive Communication Studies course that capitalizes on this vantage point to critically examine the professional arts comprising our curriculum, namely film, video, graphic design, photography, interactive media, and professional communication. Through weekly readings and writings, seminar discussions, presentations, and a term length qualitative research project, this writing intensive course bridges the theory/production dichotomy.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1105 and COMM 1120 .
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COMM 4010 - Information Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester.
Examines knowledge visualization theories and principles. Surveys and evaluates the effectiveness of visual systems and information structures, such as checklists, dashboards, databases, diagrams, questionnaires, and timelines. Students research a complex area of study and propose a mediated delivery solution in the form of an infographic.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1105 and COMM 1120
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COMM 4200 - Human Communication
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every Semester. Also offered evenings.
The course provides for the study of human communication theories, concepts, contexts and skills with the intent of developing an understanding of everyday interaction. Through the study of human communication theory, students will develop the vocabulary and concepts to evaluate communication practices. The class pays particular attention to achieving self-presentation and relational skills that apply to a variety of social contexts students encounter. Class discussion, activities and assignments are designed to develop both knowledge and competencies necessary to understand the relationship between communication patterns and social order.
Prerequisite(s): Junior status
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COMM 4205 - Seminar in Communication Theory
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
An in-depth examination of particular theories of communication. The focus may vary depending upon student need and/or faculty interest or expertise.
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COMM 4206 - Media and Society
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
This seminar provides a broader framework for understanding the relationship between media and society, and skills for critically evaluating the social role of media. The topics draw upon current media debates about the increasing concentration of media ownership, the role of the independent media sector, the rise and regulation of new media, the media portrayals of underrepresented segments of population, the relationship between media and identity, the active role of media audiences, and the growth of global media. The readings include and cite important texts in media theory and cultural studies.
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COMM 4211 - Writing for the Professional Artist
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester
Students learn to write and think like professional artists in this writing intensive course. Students develop a docent presentation; become fluent in the written genres used by artists within their own professional medium; explore the relationships between writing and artistic production in other mediums; evaluate, interpret, and synthesize the work of others using the written and spoken word.
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COMM 4212 - Marketing Communication
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester.
After learning and applying multiple marketing research methodologies to better understand a real world client, students apply their research findings to produce a Marketing Communication Research Report, a Marketing Communication Plan, and a wide range of professional media that address the needs and challenges of their client.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200
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COMM 4220 - Organizational Communication
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other semester.
This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary concepts about organizational communication functions, the structure of organizational communication systems and organizational levels at which communication occurs. Student research and field study will consist of a communications audit of a selected organization and the analysis at the related human, hardware and software interfacing.
Prerequisite(s): Junior status
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COMM 4230 - Communication Law and Ethics
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every semester
The course provides an introduction to communications law and media ethics that raise important issues for all students in the Communications Media department. Topics discussed in the class include copyright law, libel, censorship, cable and broadcast law, privacy and the U.S. legal process.
Prerequisite(s): Junior status
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