Courses
ENG 381 INTERNSHIP 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY 3.0 Credit(s)
Work on a special topic or production to be arranged with an instructor who will direct the work. Permission is granted to qualified Media Studies majors on the basis of a written prospectus from the department chair for Communication Studies. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 300 SP TOPICS IN MULTIMEDIA PROD 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
New or occasional courses in advanced video production such as approaches to editing, audio recording techniques, digital storytelling, or computer-aided design. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 301 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN COMM. 3.0 Credit(s)
An interdisciplinary study of contemporary theories of mass communications. Presents an overview of the impact of mass communication by considering them as codes, symbolic systems, and manipulative powers on both the conscious and subconscious levels. Reading, writing, discussion, and research are required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 311 NEWS WRITING & REPORTING 3.0 Credit(s)
This advanced workshop simulates a newspaper magazine publishing atmosphere. Students are assigned roles as writers or editors for individual sections to create a student news magazine as part of the newspaper staff. Prerequisite: Take CM-211 or ENG-211
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 321 ADV TOPICS IN FILM & TV PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
Topics in film and TV productions. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 322 TV STUDIO PROD. II 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to multi-camera studio production. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-222
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 325 VISUAL FX/MOTION GRAPHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will learn cutting-edge techniques in graphic programs and develop and complete several creative projects guided by an instructor who is an industry professional. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 351 WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION 3.0 Credit(s)
Films are cultural artifacts. Each film contains within itself a complex social system reflecting the attitudes, values, and morals of the society that produced it. This course uncovers the values that encode the function of women on screen including the images they project, roles they assume, values they encode, and relationships they establish with men, children, and each other. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 353 NATIONAL CINEMAS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines a particular national cinema or moment in national cinemas (e.g., New German Cinema, French New Wave, Italian Neorealism) whose contributions to the history of cinema have been significant. Attention is given to the social and cultural context, production, distribution, and reception circumstances and stylistic innovations of the different filmmaking practices. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 354 FILM & TELEVISION GENRES 3.0 Credit(s)
A study of individual television and forms. Emphasis on the historical development of the genre, themes, and stylistics of genre; meaning of programming within a cultural context; contemporary cultural significance; and contribution to the history of ideas. Readings, screenings, and written assignments are required. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 355 FILM & TELEVISION DIRECTORS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines individual film directors whose contributions to the history of the cinema have been especially notable. Film and television directors are studied for their stylistic and philosophical innovations as well as for their historical place in the medium. Each semester a particular director or directors are chosen for study. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 371 TV NEWS MAGAZINE II 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take CM-271
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 372 SPORT BROADCAST2: LIVE EVENT 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.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 396 INTERNSHIP 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
An opportunity for qualified upper-division Media Studies majors to gain practical experience at area media/communications companies such as radio or television stations, cable companies, newspapers, magazines, and public relations firms. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years