Course Descriptions
CM 100 MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
In the 21st century, every company has become a media and communications company, which means that creative production skills are not only essential to securing the most coveted jobs in the media, entertainment, and communications industries, but are also attractive to employers across job sectors. Students will learn a broad range of media production techniques from dedicated professors and accomplished media professionals from Sacred Heart University's School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA). Course topics include website building, podcasting, photography, video/film, TV production, and portfolios & posters. In addition to learning to produce projects and artifacts with more widely available technologies like smart phones, tablets, and laptops, students will utilize SCMA's industry-standard equipment, software, labs and production studios.
Offered: Summer 2 Semester Contact Department
CM 101 INTRO TO MEDIA CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
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.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 102 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to a wide ranging study of multimedia production. Students will learn audio and video production techniques and create media for online distribution.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 103 Capturing Your Irish Adventure 3.0 Credit(s)
Capturing Your Irish Adventures gives students the opportunity to explore, capture and create video content through a mix of workshops, practical sessions and class adventures while living in Dingle, Ireland.
Offered: As Needed All Years
CM 110 INTRODUCTION TO LIVE SPORTS DIRECTING 1.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with an understanding of the comprehensive approach to building and directing a live sporting event. Focusing on pre-event preparation, in-game assignments and critical terminology, students will gain insight on the creation and execution of a successful live sports broadcast with classroom and interactive experiences.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years
CM 111 MOTION GRAPHICS BASICS 1.0 Credit(s)
This course serves as an introduction to the world of motion graphics in the Adobe Creative Suite. Students will explore 3D space navigation, motion tracking, keyframing and masking while building familiarity in After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years
CM 121 HISTORY OF FILM I 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to the historical development of filmmaking from 1895 to 1945, highlighting the evolution of the film as a means of expression. Films from the past are shown at each class meeting followed by a discussion of several aspects of the film. Prerequisite: Take CM 101 or MS 101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 122 HISTORY OF FILM II 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers the history of motion pictures from 1945 to 1975, including extensive screening of classic films. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 123 HISTORY OF FILM III 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers the history of motion pictures from 1975 to the present, including extensive screening of classic and contemporary films. Readings, screenings, and written assignments required. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 124 HISTORY OF BROADCASTING 3.0 Credit(s)
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;
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 125 HISTORY OF JOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
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;
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 126 HISTORY OF ADVERTISING & PR 3.0 Credit(s)
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;
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 128 HISTORY OF SPORTS MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 128 explores the history of sports media including its relation to the history of sports in general, technological developments, its connections to civil rights history, legal and political implications of national and international sports broadcasting, the relationship between sports media and gender issues, and the effect on cultural identity and national politics. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 130 MEDIA & CULTURAL LITERACY 3.0 Credit(s)
Through guided reflection on our own media and cultural enviornments and exploration of the media and culture of another country, students will gain a foundation for intercultural competence.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 131 ITALIAN MEDIA: FILM TO FOOD 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will consider the Italian media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Italian culture and the international media.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 132 IRISH MEDIA: MOVIES TO MUSIC 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will consider the Irish media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Irish culture and the international media.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 133 EUROPE IN FILM 3.0 Credit(s)
Students in this class will explore representations of Europe in film and shoot their own video exploration of a nearby city or town.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 135 IRISH CINEMA 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will explore both cinema created in Ireland and representations of Ireland and the Irish in American film.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 140 SPECIAL TOPICS: GLOBAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This repeatable special topics class provides students with an opportunity to engage with Global Media through a study abroad, study away or virtual exchange experience. Students analyze global media to consider differences in aesthetic traditions, modes of practice, cultural contexts and/or viewpoints. Coursework will challenge students to communicate appropriately and effectively with a diverse intended audience.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 150 SPORTS COMMUNICATION PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
Sports Communication Practicum is a hands-on experiential learning course designed to give students first-hand experience gaining the practical skills necessary to succeed in the contemporary sports communication industry. This course is designed for students to receive training and guidance from SCMA faculty while working on projects for the SHU Athletics Department.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 171 BROADCAST NEWS PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
The digital revolution has profoundly changed the production of news, sports and entertainment journalism. This change is driven predominantly by two factors: digital technology and economics. One person, the digital journalist, is gradually replacing the traditional team of professionals needed to cover the news. Through three distinct projects in storytelling, students will begin to develop the production and editorial skills needed to go on to more advanced courses in digital journalism. Prerequisite: take CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 198 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY & SOCIAL VR VR EXPLORATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Social media has dramatically altered the ways in which individuals and organizations communicate. In this course students will explore how social media has impacted culture as a whole and students will interrogate the role of social media in the construction of personal and professional identity. An exciting element to this course is that it is enhanced by VR, meaning that there will be several elements and assignments that take place in a social VR setting. In addition, students will analyze corporate and non-profit uses of social media tools and tactics and execute their own social media campaign in order to demonstrate their knowledge of the course concepts. Throughout the course students will be asked to consider the ethical dilemmas put forth by social media technologies and the people that use them. At the end of the course, students will reflect on their own campaigns and think about the future of social media as it relates to social VR.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 201 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES 3.0 Credit(s)
A study of the language of moving pictures. Unlike the linear sequence of speech and the written word, moving pictures create a simultaneity of sensory perception. Through an intensive study of experimental and feature films, this course explores the nature of the moving images and how they are organized to create a whole.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 211 NEWS WRITING & REPORTING I 3.0 Credit(s)
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
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 212 MEDIA LITERACY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course expands on CM 101 with extensive examination of theories of media effects on behavior, values, and social/political structures, with an emphasis on contemporary media and the consequences of the shift to an online digital environment. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or MS-101;
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 214 FOUNDATIONS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of the critical and theoretical perspectives of health communication. Students will develop an understanding of the role media play in effective health messaging and campaigns. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 221 DIGITAL FILM/VIDEO PROD I 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to the basic techniques of cinematic composition and editing. Presents the basic administrative and aesthetic aspects of filmmaking. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 222 TV STUDIO PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to multi-camera studio production. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years
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 230 DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to explore the fundamentals of visual communication to create digital publications. Students will learn the basic principles of visual communication and employ best practices when using multimedia tools to reach diverse audiences. Students will engage in the creative process while developing the skills necessary to create sophisticated and effective media materials using digital tools. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
CM 231 INTRO INT'L FIELD PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
This introductory class will examine the relationship between filmmaker and location. By working with narrative and non-narrative film styles, students will gain exposure and understanding to producint creative content in a foreigh country. Usin the student's emotional experience and study abroad locales, students will create creative pieces that will serve the artistic vision, their fundamental understanding of film production and the logistical elements of field production.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 232 GLOBAL JOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will immerse the student in international events, both current and historical. We will examine how American Journalists cover international news and compare and contrast how different countries cover these same major worldwide events. Students will explore the role the mass media and citizen journalists play in world events. Prerequisite: Take CM-101, CM-102
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 233 GLOBAL FILM AND TELEVISION 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students consider diverse film and television traditions from a global perspective, examining the aesthetic practices, cultural, and industrial contexts of these media outside of the U.S. Students engage in viewing, reading, class discussions and writing assignments that deepen their understanding of global film and television.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 234 GLOBAL SPORTS MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the ethical, social, and political dimensions of sports media from a global perspective. Students will examine sports media organizations, industry practices, events, celebrity, and fandom on a global scale and develop a greater understanding of the impact of sports media on the global community.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 235 ACTING FOR THE CAMERA 3.0 Credit(s)
Ever pictured yourself in the movies? This course is designed to assist students in getting comfortable in front of the camera. Students explore the actor's relationship to the camera and to their scene partners. Coursework includes monologues, scenes and auditions. Technical skills including props, marks and scene analysis will be covered. No experience necessary.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 236 Global Advertising & Public Relations 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the ethical, social, and political dimensions of advertising and public relations on a global scale. Throughout the course students will examine advertising and public relations strategies, cases, and campaigns from a global perspective and develop a greater understanding of the impact of advertising and PR on the global community.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 240 SPECIAL TOPICS IN GLOBAL MEDIA STUDIES 3.0 Credit(s)
In this repeatable critical studies special topics class, students read/view, analyze and discuss key features of aesthetic traditions, modes of practice, cultural contexts and/or viewpoints through an examination of selected topics in the area of Global Media. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
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 244 MEDIA, POLITICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course offers an overview of how media and politics are essential for social justice. Students will explore the current state of media practices, political organizing, message development, and policy efforts as part of social change.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
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 258 SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Social media has altered how we communicate with each other. This course is comprised of four modules that will allow students to have an overall understanding of social media in our everyday lives. In the first module, students will explore how social media has impacted culture as a whole, while in the second module, students will interrogate the role of social media in the construction of personal and professional identity. In the third module, students will analyze corporate and non-profit uses of social media tools and tactics, and in the fourth and final module, students will execute their own social media campaign in order to demonstrate their knowledge of the course concepts. Throughout the course students will be asked to consider the ethical dilemmas put forth by social media technologies and the people that use them. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: All Semesters 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
CM 274 CONTEMPORARY SPORTS BROADCASTING 3.0 Credit(s)
Provides students with foundational skills in sports journalism for live broadcasts and recorded programs and segments. Students learn multiple roles both in front of and behind the screen. Classroom activities include applied learning methods that require students to actively acquire the real-time skills necessary to work in a sports media setting and to pursue a career in multimedia sports journalism. Students develop and apply written, oral, and problem-solving skills to create, host, and produce original sports programming. Prerequisite: Pre: CM-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 276 DIGITAL EDITING 3.0 Credit(s)
Designed to provide training with tools necessary for editing digital audio and video. Course examines the construction of stories and messages in the digital media that surrounds us. Students will become more effective creators and consumers of media culture. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 277 SCREENWRITING 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to writing for fiction and nonfiction film and television. Topics include basic dramatic theory, narrative structure, characterization, dialogue, adaptation, and the unique demands of the audio/visual media, as well as pragmatic matters of format and the marketplace. Prerequisite: Take ENG-110 or FYS or FYWS 125 and CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 278 BROADCAST NEWS REPORTING 3.0 Credit(s)
Designed for advanced students already familiar with the tools of the digital journalist, students will create and produce a professional-level documentary video about a community outreach program making a difference in other people's lives. Prerequisite: TAKE CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 280 IMMERSIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
This production- oriented course focuses on experimental and immersive storytelling and the artistic cinematics possibilities of 360-degree video. Prerequisite: Take CM-101 or CSE-125
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 297 MEDIA AND COM. SPEAKERS SEMINAR 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will analyze weekly lectures by distinguished speakers in the fields of media studies and media production curated by their professor. Speakers may be noted scholars, media professionals and/or successful SHU alumni, and may present singly or in panel discussions. Students will complete course readings related to the topic on which the speakers present, and engage in group discussions and related writing assignments. In addition to exposing students to high level discussion of media related topics, the seminar will help students to think through their own career goals and to gain valuable opportunities to network with professionals. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: As Needed All Years
CM 299 SP TOPICS IN COMM & MS 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent offerings. Courses capitalize on timely topics, a faculty member's particular interest, an experimental alternative to existing courses, etc. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and required prerequisites.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
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 331 TOPICS IN JOURNALISM PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
Advanced topics in journalism production.
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 356 ADVERTISING & PR CAMPAIGNS 3.0 Credit(s)
Students research, plan, implement, and evaluate integrated public relations and advertising campaigns. Students gain hands-on experience by working with community clients. Prerequisite: Take CM-101, CM-227
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CM 357 STUDIES IN ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
TThis course capitalizes on timely topics in advertising and public relations providing students with an in-depth study of advertising and public relations genres, industry practices, and cultural impact. The specific topic will show on the student's transcript. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 358 DIVERSE HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the importance of health communication campaigns for diverse populations. Students will examine the socio-cultural factors surrounding health and create original multimedia health communication campaigns. Prerequisite: CM-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
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 391 LAB PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
This lab internship course provides hand-on learning and prototyping experience in the areas of the art, technology, and design of new media, and human-computer interaction. Prerequisite: Take CM-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 395 CAPSTONE GLOBAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This is the capstone course in Global Media and Communication. In this course, students conceive and create a substantial project that is creative or scholarly in nature, and that fully displays the skills and experiences that the students gained in the program. Through the project and associated proposal and other coursework, students also thoroughly reflect on the gains that they have made in intercultural competence. Prerequisite: Take CM-130
Offered: As Needed All Years
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
CM 397 SENIOR PROJECT I 3.0 Credit(s)
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
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 398 SENIOR PROJECT 2 3.0 Credit(s)
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
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
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 501 MEDIA, CULTURE, & COMM. 3.0 Credit(s)
An advanced survey of media history, theory, and analysis that examines the impact of communication technologies on U.S. society and global media culture. It also offers an overview of the development of the major media industries and professions, with a particular focus on journalism and public relations.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 502 STRATEGIC COM. IN DIGITAL AGE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of strategic communication by exploring how to develop, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relations. Students will consider the social, ethical, and historical implications of using traditional and new communication platforms as part of a strategic communication campaign.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 503 MEDIA ETHICS IN PRO. CONTEXT 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 503 examines ethical issues in strategic communication through the use of guidelines established by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Students will become familiar with ethical foundations and perspectives and apply those principles using case studies..
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 505 THE ART OF STORYTELLING IN FILM & TV 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides students with an understanding of how filmmakers create compelling stories in the moving image media, exploring aesthetic choices of cinematic storytelling from a critical perspective. Through lectures, screenings and class discussion, we examine the nature of storytelling for the moving image. Students consider how stylistic choices contribute to the development of plot and character in a variety of forms.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 507 SPECIAL TOPICS:PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
With over 2,000 media firms in the surrounding area, students complete internships in a film, television or other media company to gain professional experience and exposure to the marketplace. Working closely with the faculty, each student finds a unique opportunity that fits their desired area of interest.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 515 DIRECTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the grammatical rules, stylistic techniques and narrative elements of cinematic storytelling, with instruction on lighting, staging and blocking. By completing a series of directing exercises, students start to develop their portfolios. Students are equipped to direct a scripted short film at the end of the course.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 517 MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
The Power of the Image: The objectives of this course are to help the student develop the photographic skills and insights necessary to create powerful images. The goal of the class is to prepare the student to work in the professional world of photography. Emphasis will be placed on making strong visual images and developing a photo essay. This process will encompass everything from preparation and research to the actual photography and the importance of editing. Abode software will be the post-production tools used in this class. In addition, discussions will examine the business of photography; the changing digital world; magazine work, and publishing. Students will also be encouraged to create a portfolio that will help them to work within the field.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 518 MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION II 3.0 Credit(s)
A multimedia production course that is focused on delivering to students the tools and skills necessary to produce and manage digital content in the contemporary communications environment. The primary focus of this course is the production of video-based stories and projects. Students will develop, write, shoot, and edit productions in HD video. Projects will include both the construction of original stories and the coverage of live events. In this course, students will learn lighting, sound, cinematography, and editing as they engage with the world of digital communications.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 519 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to multimedia technologies for communication, taking a hands-on approach to utilizing and exploring communication technologies. Students will learn how to create sophisticated and effective media materials using digital tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 520 MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS II 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will participate in the creative process while developing needed technical skills. Students will learn how to create sophisticated and effective media materials using digital tools such as Adobe InDesign and web design platforms.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 525 WRITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the craft of screenwriting, including character, action, conflict, story structure and construction. Students write several short screenplays over the course of the semester, one of which they will select to produce as their first short film.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 535 PRODUCING FOR FILM & TV I 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers major aspects of producing for film, television and new media, including set protocols, responsibilities and etiquette, script breakdowns, budget creation, production agreements, SAG paperwork, crew hiring, casting, locations, permits, shot lists and scheduling.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 540 FOUNDATIONS OF MEDIA LITERACY 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will explore the theoretical foundations of media literacy. This class will provide an overview of the interventionist and cultural studies frameworks that underlie existing approaches to media literacy. Students will examine these approaches for sites of convergence and divergences.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 541 MEDIA LIT:CONCEPTS/CONTROVERSY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the seven great debates of media literacy. This course will explore these debates in terms of protectionism and vulnerable populations, the centrality of school-based initiatives and specialized subjects, and the role of media production, popular culture, political and ideological underpinnings, and corporate sponsorship in media literacy initiatives.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 542 ML: DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will introduce students to the key components of designing and implementing media literacy initiatives. Students will interrogate case studies in terms of population, curricular goals, and measurement. Throughout the course students will be designing and revising their own media literacy initiative and preparing it for implementation.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 543 CHILDREN & MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will explore media consumption by children. This course will examine children as vulnerable audiences, media effects on children, and children's multiplatform use of media. Overall, this course will interrogate the media's impact on the individual and the culture.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 544 TEENS & MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will explore teens and their use of media. Throughout the course we will examine teenagers as a unique audience with a distinctive relationship to media culture. The course will provide an overview of teen media usage, habits, and media effects as well as impact on identity and culture.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 545 HEALTH & MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
From advertisers marketing a variety of "healthy" lifestyles to the impact media usage can have on our physical and mental health, this course explores the relationship between health and media. In addition to examining key concepts in media and health, students will analyze the ethical implications of media health messages.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 546 RACE POLITICS AND MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
While race itself is a mythic social construction, the effects of our racial imaginings are all too real. In this course we will explore the history of racial representation in the U.S., ranging from the colonial period to the age of Obama in order to engage in critical analysis of the production, content, and impact of racial representations in media.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 547 GENDER, IDENTITY & MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the intersections between gender, sexuality, and identity. In particular, students will explore how gender and sexuality are portrayed in the media and how these media representations impact the individual and society.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 548 MEDIA & SOCIAL MOVEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to social movement theory with special attention given to how media has played a role in social change. Students will explore the representation of social justice initiatives in the media as well as how media technologies are used to foster change.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 550 SPORTS COM. IN DIGITAL AGE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course teaches effective communication strategies and techniques within an organizational and professional context for the sports industries. The course uses the professions of public relations and journalism as its foundation. Special attention is given to the ways in which digital media and communication technologies are used by professional communicators in these fields with an emphasis on writing and layout for web distribution.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 551 SPORTS, CULTURE & THE MEDIA 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. This course is an examination of sports and media in our everyday lives.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 555 SPORTS MEDIA PRODUCTIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is a multimedia production course that teaches students the tools and skills necessary to produce and manage content in the contemporary sports communication environment. In particular this course focuses on building video and audio production skills. Students will develop, shoot, and edit multimedia HD productions.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 556 SPORTS EVENT PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will acquire the fundamental skills needed to produce live multimedia sports events. Students will move through various production roles such as camera operators, technical directors, titles and graphics supervisors, and more as they become proficient in the skills necessary to capture and distribute live video of sporting events.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 557 ADVANCED EDITING: SPORT MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will train students in the tools necessary to edit digital audio, video as well as examine the construction of stories and messages in sports media.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 559 BROADCAST GRAPHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course students will use Adobe Creative Suite to create Graphics Packages for Broadcast Productions. Students will learn the basics of After Effects along with Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Offered: Module 1 All Years
CM 561 STUDIO SPORTS BROADCASTING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will introduce students to basic methods and technologies of sports media television studio production. Students will learn how to operate studio cameras and use lighting instruments, as well as the fundamentals of audio engineering, planning and managing a television studio production, and creating a sports television show from pre-production to post-production.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 562 SPORTS JOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
Students develop the skills to produce both written and multimedia sports stories as they analyze current sporting media and construct their own work. Throughout this course, students will be partnered with specific SHU athletic teams and will cover their games throughout the semester.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 563 SOCIAL MEDIA & JOURNALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
Students in this course will learn of the social, historical and ethical issues that surround and evelop journalism focusing on the expansive impact of social media. These issues be examined and analyzed in connection to the professional world in which the students will enter. Through applied learning, the course will give students a foundation in engaing with digital tools that help shape the message needed to inform the mass audience. Students will produce, podcasts, blogs and use other forms of soical media to address these issues.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 564 NEWS REPORTING & PRODUCING 3.0 Credit(s)
The focus of this course is the production and reporting of video-based stories. Students will learn the craft of story construction including how to research, shoot, light, report, narrate and edit productions in HD video.
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years
CM 565 SPORTS COM. & SOCIAL MEDIA 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the role of social media in the sports industry. In this course, students will interrogate the sociological impact of these new media platforms on sports communication and develop the skills necessary to create integrated, ethical, and professional social media campaigns.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 566 SPORTS MEDIA IN A PROF CONTEXT 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will examine the role of sports media industries and their impact on content and professional advancement through sports organizations. This course explores ethics in a professional context as well as the foundations of the sports media industry and its relation to the communications field.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 568 SPORTS MEDIA PRODUCING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to provide an overview of the worlds of media producing while providing hands-on experience in the practical experience of creating, pitching and producing a sports show.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years
CM 594 CAPSTONE IN FILM PRODUCTION I 3.0 Credit(s)
In this TV Development class, students will learn an alternative to the solo screenwriting process as they collaborate to develop a television pilot as part of a course writers' room. Students work together to pitch ideas, develop a story, write a beat sheet, and complete at least one act of their pilot, creating characters, plot and story arcs. The focus is on the benefits of the hive mind as it relates to collaborative storytelling.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 595 CAPSTONE IN TV PROD. TV Dev. 3.0 Credit(s)
Students work collaboratively on each other's projects, while also completing an individualized television capstone project. Students will be given the opportunity to focus on their desired area of specialization (e.g., screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, post-production).
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 597 THE PR AGENCY IN THE DIGITAL AGE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course functions like an actual advertising, public relations, and media production agency. Students will apply theory and practical skills in order to develop campaigns as well as provide products and services to clients.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 598 FILM FORM AND STRUCTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students improve their understanding of cinematic storytelling through close examination of film style and form. They examine the structure and aesthetics of different types of visual media, including documentary and narrative forms, as well as the relationship between adapted material, screenplays and completed films. Students develop their analytical skills while gaining a deeper understanding of effective cinematic storytelling.
Offered: Fall Semester Contact Department
CM 599 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMM. 3.0 Credit(s)
An advanced course in the theory and history of communication and media. This course integrates significant production assignments as part of MACOMM's commitment to applied learning. Topics are chosen based on the interests of the MACOMM cohort and in response to changes in the communication and media environment. Course title is shown on the student's transcript.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 600 SP. TOPICS: MULTIMEDIA PROD. 3.0 Credit(s)
An advanced course in media production. Topics are chosen based on the interests of the MACOMM cohort and in response to changes in the communication and media environment. Course title is shown on the student's transcript.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 602 POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of political communication by exploring the intersections of media and democracy. Students will consider the social, ethical, and historical implications of political communication.
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years
CM 603 CULTURE, IDENTITY AND COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on issues of identity and culture and the important roles they play in the fields of strategic communication, public relations, and political communications.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 614 TV NEWS MAGAZINE 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will produce a series of news magazine programs. Students will develop story content and format of shows including producing stories, anchoring broadcasts, and learning studio production.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 615 DIRECTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION II 3.0 Credit(s)
With advanced directing exercises, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the art of visual storytelling, orchestrating the shape, tone and experience of a piece. Further, students learn the art of directing the actor, practicing the skills necessary to communicate notes and vision in a way that generates the best performance. Students gain a firm understanding of "the director's work" on the script, including floor plans, staging, camera and storyboards. Students also develop and prepare to shoot their second major production.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 617 LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will produce a live televised forum. Students are responsible for every aspect of this live event including research, format, and multimedia production.
Offered: Modules All Semesters Odd Academic Years
CM 620 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRODUCING II 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students study the roll of producers in completing, exploiting and distributing a project. The course covers film festivals, networking, promoting, fund-raising and more so that students learn the skills to complete and distribute their work to an audience. Faculty mentor students as they prepare their second short film of the program.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 621 SPEC TOPICS IN FILM PRODUCTION:EDITING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces editing technique, including issues of style and structure, as a crucial aspect of moving image storytelling. Students work through all aspects of the post-production process as they workshop and edit various exercises and small projects. They conclude by editing their first major short film project.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 625 WRITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION 3.0 Credit(s)
This advanced screenwriting course builds on the fundamental skills learned in Screenwriting I. Through guided and collaborative workshops, students learn how to brainstorm story ideas, create outlines and structure a feature-length screenplay or a television pilot/spec. Students work on the screenplay for their second major production in the program.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 626 CAPSTONE IN STRATEGIC COMS & PR 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 626 is a culminating experience for SCPR graduate students, involving guided independent assignments focused on career preparation and the creation of a digital portfolio.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 627 CAPSTONE IN COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
An advanced course tailored to students' areas of interest in the communication field. The focus of the class is on acquiring skill sets specific to students' career interests and the latest developments within the industry.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 630 FILM PRODUCTION PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 635 COMMERCIAL & PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores production methods and how storytelling and creative content are applied to new media formats for advertising and marketing. We look at how creative content can serve clients. Students operate as a production company and work with real clients and marketing teams, creating a series of commercials, advertisements, promos and more.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 640 SOCIAL MEDIA & CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
Social media has altered how we communicate with each other on the individual and cultural level. This course explores the micro and macro impact of social media on health, identity, consumerism, and democracy.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 641 MEDIA INDUSTRIES 3.0 Credit(s)
In this course, students will interrogate the role of political economy in media literacy. Throughout the course students will review the foundations of media economics such as growth, globalization, integration, and concentration and explore how these factors impact media content. Students will also learn the historical context and cultural impact on media regulation and ownership.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 642 BRANDING AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to fundamental concepts in branding for strategic communication along with the theory and practice of effective visual communication.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CM 643 MEDIA AESTHETICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to the formal elements of composition and structure in visual media. In this class students will develop the language to articulate what films, videos, photographs, or advertisements look like, what formal or stylistic choices were made in their production, and what distinguishes one media artifact from another.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 644 MEDIA & VIOLENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course invites students to explore the complexities of how violence is represented in the media. Throughout the course students will interrogate the intersections between gender, race, and violence with special attention given to cultivation theory.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 645 MEDIA & BODY IMAGE 3.0 Credit(s)
We are constantly bombarded by images of beauty and idealized bodies in the media. Students will be introduced to communication, feminist, psychological, and sociological theory in order to deconstruct these images and explore how they contribute to the complex concepts of body image and body satisfaction.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 646 ADVERTISING, PR & CONSUMER CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
We live in a world where we are surrounded by advertising and PR messages. With the goal of producing more ethical communication professionals, in this course, students will turn a critical eye to the persuasion industries in order to examine their impact on individuals and society.
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years
CM 647 MULTIMEDIA HEALTH PROMOTIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces to the key components of health promotion. Students will explore the sociocultural factors surrounding health issues and the need for public health initiatives. Throughout the course students will analyze health promotion strategies and create their own multimedia health campaigns.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 649 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH 3.0 Credit(s)
This course will offer students a graduate-level overview of research for strategic communication , covering both practical and theoretical methodologies for research in strategic communication and public relations. Prerequisite: Take CM-502
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years
CM 656 SPORTS MEDIA PRACTICUM I 3.0 Credit(s)
Faculty-supervised internal placement with SHU Athletic Communications or SHU sports show based on the student's area of interest.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 657 SPORTS MEDIA PRACTICUM II 3.0 Credit(s)
Faculty-supervised internal placement with SHU Athletic Communications or SHU sports show based on the student's area of interest.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 660 CRISIS COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 660 introduces students to the key concepts of crisis communication. Students will develop an understanding of best practices through an analysis of crisis case studies.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 690 WRITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course prepares students for their Thesis Project with thorough personalized critiques of their scripts. Exercises, screenings and discussions also provide students with a deeper understanding of story structure and craft. Prerequisite: Pre-req CM-525 and CM-625;
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 691 DIRECTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION III 3.0 Credit(s)
In preparation for the thesis project, Directing III enhances students' directing skills by mounting in-class rehearsals of their own material that allow students to make practical use of the skills they've learned so far. This class includes workshops for directing actors and prepares students to work on professional sets by demystifying the process. Students may work in either narrative or documentary traditions, developing a fully fleshed out idea that they will produce and shoot for their thesis. Prerequisite: Pre-req CM-515 and CM-615
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 694 CAPSTONE IN FILM PRODUCTION:EDITING 3.0 Credit(s)
This class teaches advanced editing techniques such as fine cutting, scratch tracks, sound design, color correction, sound mixing, ADR, foley, picture lock, credits, delivery and more. Projects that have previously been shot go through all phases of post-production including screenings, questionnaires and feedback until they are fully polished and ready for film festival submission or distribution.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 695 CAPSTONE IN TV PRODUCTION II 3.0 Credit(s)
Students work collaboratively on each other's projects, while also completing an individualized television capstone project. Students will be given the opportunity to focus on their desired area of specialization (e.g., screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, post-production).
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 696 INTERNSHIP I 3.0 Credit(s)
Faculty-supervised external placement with professional media outlet or communications company in student's area of interest.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 697 INTERNSHIP II 3.0 Credit(s)
Faculty-supervised placement with professional media outlet or communications company in student's area of interest.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 698 DIGITAL PORTFOLIO & MENTORSHIP I 3.0 Credit(s)
Offers qualified students a supervised mentorship experience with a working professional or faculty member in the student's area of interest. Students are required to deliver public presentations of their completed portfolios.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 699 PORTFOLIO & MENTORSHIP II 3.0 Credit(s)
Offers qualified students a supervised mentorship experience with a working professional or faculty member in the student's area of interest. Students are required to deliver public presentations of their completed portfolios.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 726 CAPSTONE IN COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM 799 CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION 1.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM ELEC COMMUNICATIONS ELECTIVE 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CM ELECF COMMUNICATIONS FOUND. ELECT. 1.0-9.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department