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COMM 3143 CINEMATOGRAPHY An introduction to cinematography skills including video and audio production. COMM 3153 LEADERSHIP The course is designed to introduce students to the role communication plays in effective leadership and management strategies. The exploration of communication variables involved in the influence of team members to achieve a goal is covered. Topics include power, credibility research on leader traits, styles and situations and current models of leadership. COMM 3183 SOCIAL MEDIA Study and application of social media communication and strategy, including social media platforms and user devices, message distribution, and personal and professional online, social environments. COMM 3333 PHOTOJOURNALISM This course covers basic and intermediate photography as applied to journalism. Students use digital and 35mm cameras to produce color and black-and-white images. Additionally, they use computer programs to manipulate digital images and insert them into text-based or web-based publications. SU COMM 3583 SPORTS COMMUNICATION Sports communication is a course designed for students to understand the impact of sports on the media and the impact of media on the sports industry. The course will address topics including distinctions among careers in sports media, including sports journalism and sports communication. There is an increasing need for highly trained and educated professionals in sports journalism and communications and for a better understanding in society of the relationship between sports, journalism, integrated marketing and the various media. F COMM 3543 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION Study of ways in which group discussion functions and means of becoming effective discussion leaders and participants. FE COMM 3563 ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE Study and application of logic and argumentation; practical application through debate and discussion. FE COMM 3613 SPECIALIZED PUBLICATIONS Principles, methods, and problems of specialized publications, including magazines, newsletters, anthologies, yearbooks, programs and special public relations publications. F, S COMM 3663 SCRIPT ANALYSIS Focus is on the foundational approaches to script analysis and form/style/mood distinctions through reading and analysis of representative plays from distinct perspectives of playwright, actor, designer, and director; analysis is conducted through an in-depth study of assigned plays. Particular emphasis is placed upon analyzing a play’s meaning through plot and character construction, story, persuasive imagery, and language. Projects on assigned plays are further developed through readings in criticism and history and through live and/or videotaped theatrical productions. Prerequisites: COMM 1263 and COMM 2763. COMM 3763 ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT Entertainment management is a class designed to introduce the student to the process of a theatrical production from inception to completion with an emphasis on the managerial aspects of the production. Specifically, the student will have basic understanding of stage management for the theatre. SE
The course material covers a wide range of topics including psychological and sociological principles as bases for the appeals, strategies for media selection and message execution, as well as introduction to research and ethics. S COMM 2233 COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE DESIGN Course is designed to introduce students to the software they will use in other media production related courses. The course focuses on the most current and the most commonly used software in the communication fields such asAdobe Creative Suite which includes InDesign, Photoshop, Audition and Premier as well as new technology as it becomes available. F, S COMM 2363 ACTING I Introduction to basic principles of acting and development of basic acting techniques, training through lectures, class improvisations and play analysis. F COMM 2763 STAGECRAFT The construction, painting, rigging, and handling of stage scenery and properties. FO COMM 3013 THEATRICAL MAKE-UP Study and implementation of the principles, skills, techniques, materials, and methods relevant to the selection, design, and application of stage make-up for varying dramatic genres and purposes. SO COMM 3023 LIGHTING AND SOUND The course covers the principles of designing, mounting and operating stage lighting applied to actual campus productions. Students in this course will light the student-directed plays developed in COMM 3263 Directing and Producing. SO COMM 3043 DIGITAL STORYTELLING Course will introduce students to the concepts of collecting information in a variety of forms and using the information to communicate with a mass audience. Students can use course for various media fields including news and public relations. The major function of this course will be to produce on-line content for the university’s digital newspaper. F, S COMM 3063 AMERICAN FILM AND CULTURE This course is designed to understand the role and impact that the film industry has on American pop culture. Employing sociological theory to critically analyze films impact on cultural perceptions of race, gender, sexuality, class, occupations, life course and others. Students are encouraged to think critically about films ability to influence in leading and or reflecting American culture. F COMM 3073 PERSUASION Exposure to several theories of persuasive communication. Practical assignments used to test theories and develop persuasive skills. FO COMM 3121 COMMUNICATION PRODUCTION The purpose of this course is to give students practical, hands-on, "real world" experience in the Communication Arts emphases areas (Strategic Communication and Theatre). The over-arching goal of the class is to provide students with realistic overview of the types of work to expect when entering a chosen field. The course also may instruct students on how to develop and produce the materials needed for their specific discipline. The course will be repeated at minimum three times to cover a wide array of experiences. F, S COMM 3133 SCREENWRITING Course will explore industry standard techniques for writing, revising, and workshopping screenplays for film and video content. Students will draft short film screenplays which will be subject to classroom discussion with the intent of producing the scripts for online distribution.
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