Courses
CM 241 COMICS & ANIMATION 3.0 Credit(s)
A fast-paced survey of the history and theory behind comics, comic books, and animation. Creative projects teach the methods of creating sequential art and animation from paper to CGI. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 223 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I 3.0 Credit(s)
First semester is an introduction to the fundamentals of digital photography. Topics include camera care and handling; visual literacy; composition; and the nature of light, color, portraiture, and experimental photography. Second semester is built around advanced techniques in digital production. Critical discussions on the photography of major artists supplement the practical work. A digital camera with manual operative is required. Students are responsible for processing costs. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 224 DEMOCRATIC TECHNOLOGIES 3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on the creative use of technologies available to the American consumer. Instruction in alternative audio and visual production encourages students to express themselves and distribute media content using available consumer and public access technologies. Laptop computers are required to digitize audio and visual projects and for Internet research. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101 and CM-102
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 225 MULTIMEDIA FIELD PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
An opportunity for outstanding Media Studies majors to assist in the planning and production of media projects contracted by Sacred Heart University or by outside agencies. Offered only when appropriate projects are available. Consult the current course schedule for available topics. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101 and CM-102
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 227 ADVERTISING & PR WRITING 3.0 Credit(s)
Students experiment with form and style in order to produce a variety of advertising and public relations writing for diverse audiences that utilize different media platforms. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
CM 228 RADIO PROD-JRNLISM/PODCSTN 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to basic radio production. Students prepare for the FCC third-class license, learn the audio control board, and develop concepts of radio broadcasting. Because WSHU is integrated into the courses as a laboratory and program outlet, students are required to function as staff members. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 229 PHOTOJOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
Students develop skills and insights necessary to document strong visual images and use those images to create a photo essay. Course encompasses preparation, research, taking photographs and editing, as well as examining the changing digital world, magazine work and publishing, and the business of photography. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 251 STUDIES IN SELF HELP BOOKS 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will analyze a self-help book of their choice through journal writing exercises outlined in their chosen text. Drawing on research in the field, students will evaluate the effectiveness of their chosen text.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 252 SPORT, COMMUNICATION & CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
Sporting culture impacts the American public through economic and ideological institutions that structure our perceptions of the world. In contemporary society, sport is both big business and personal recreation, and yet despite its influence on American culture, sport remains a relatively unexplored segment of popular culture. In this class we will pay particular attention to the images and narratives of sporting media that construct representations of class, masculinity, gender, and nation in and around everyday mass-mediated athletic activities. Sport, Culture, & the Media is an examination of sports and media in our everyday lives. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 253 DIGITAL CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
Considers digital and technologically mediated environments as "mass media" in the tradition of film, radio, or television. Using a variety of approaches, including historical, sociological, economic, technological, cultural, and aesthetic, the course looks at questions such as how does the Internet codify reality? How are communities both created and thwarted? What are the characteristics of the global media culture? Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 254 MEDIA & DEMOCRACY 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the relationships between the mass media (film, television, newspapers, and the Internet), the public, and politics. Historical case studies analyze from ethical, economic, social, historical, aesthetic, and technological perspectives how the media provide (or do not provide) a place through which people express their views as citizens in a democracy. Current media examples are also investigated. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 256 MAGAZINES & BODY IMAGE 3.0 Credit(s)
This class will explore body image representations portrayed in popular American magazines from a media literacy perspective. Drawing on research about media influence and instructional capabilities from such researchers as Schramm, Bandura, Comstock, and Liebert.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 257 WOMEN & ADVERTISING 3.0 Credit(s)
Exploration and in-depth analysis of women's images portrayed in American advertising from a media literacy perspective, using research about the influence of advertising on women's roles and attitudes.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 271 TV NEWS MAGAZINE PROD. I 3.0 Credit(s)
Students develop, plan, write, edit, and produce news story projects on a regular basis and contribute to the creation of The Pulse, a news magazine show, broadcast over television and the Internet at Sacred Heart.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 272 SPORTS BROADCASTING I 3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on the fundamentals needed to implement a program in sports information, publicity, and promotions. Preparing of news releases; writing local and hometown features; publishing programs and brochures; compiling statistical breakdowns; dealing with the local, regional, and national press; and promoting specific events, teams, and individuals are included. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years