Minor in Global Media & Communication

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.

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.

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

This course will consider the Italian media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Italian culture and the international media.

This course will consider the Irish media from several perspectives, with a focus on the intersection of traditional Irish culture and the international media.

Students in this class will explore representations of Europe in film and shoot their own video exploration of a nearby city or town.

Students will explore both cinema created in Ireland and representations of Ireland and the Irish in American film.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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