Journalism Concentration

Introduction to media technology, examining the impact of radio, television, newspapers, still photography, film, and the computer on the human condition. Trains the student to be a perceptive consumer of contemporary mass media by exploring how each medium codifies reality. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required.

Introduction to a wide ranging study of multimedia production. Students will learn audio and video production techniques and create media for online distribution.

An introduction to basic news writing and journalistic reporting principles. Concepts of journalism provide a format for an analysis of the news media and the responsibilities of a journalist in today's society. Workshop sessions utilize the concepts in practical work. A prerequisite to CM 311.
Prerequisite: Take CM-101 and ENG 110 or FYS or FYWS 125

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

The purpose of the project is threefold: to create an opportunity for a senior Media Studies student to apply creative theory to practice; to stress the interdisciplinary aspects of media ommunication; and to provide the student with a "portfolio" product or research project to use as a demonstration of his or her abilities.
Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

The purpose of the project is threefold: to create an opportunity for a senior Media Studies student to apply creative theory to practice; to stress the interdisciplinary aspects of media ommunication; and to provide the student with a "portfolio" product or research project to use as a demonstration of his or her abilities.
Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101

Explores the history of radio and television broadcasting, including financing of research, technological developments, regulation, structure of genres, the social context and values of programs, legal and political implications of national and international broadcasting, and the effect on cultural identity and national sovereignty.
Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Investigates the social history of American journalism from the penny press to the World Wide Web, including technological developments in news gathering and delivery, regulation and consolidation of the press, social and political implications of coverage, effects of changes in literacy and society, comparisons with other models, and trends toward globalization.
Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

Provides a critical overview of the history, purpose, and various methods related to advertising and public relations. Students analyze the semantic and syntactic properties of ads and public relations campaigns from the consumer point of view with special emphasis on how they communicate persuasively. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required.
Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;

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

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.