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MCOM 1000 Mass Communication & Society (4 credits)
Mass media forms, processes and institutions and relationships between the media and the larger society. For this course, media include the traditional mass media, the contemporary media that use different technologies to reach more specialized audiences, and new technologies that have created new forms of communication, such as the information superhighway. Focus is on the structural relations between all of these media and the other institutions that constitute a society within both sociological and cultural frameworks. Explores the different, often opposed, perspectives on important issues surrounding these relations.
COMN 1010 The Information Society (4 credits)
This course examines the foundations, technology, impacts, process and effects of telecommunications and the Internet in today's communications environment. Students will be introduced to basic concepts, terminology, and issues surrounding these information/communication systems.
HCOM 1010 Engaging Lit: Dev Public Voice (4 credits)
HCOM 1100 Comm in Personal Relationships (4 credits)
Relationships have a direct and lasting impact on us: they shape who we are, and the paths we take toward who we will become. The purpose of this course is to analyze and apply theories and research relevant to communication processes in a variety of personal relationships. Discussion of issues such as attachment, identity, hetero- and homosexual relationships, family communication, conflict, and intrapersonal discourses will provide students a foundation on which to build skills useful in a variety of personal relationships. In Communication in Personal Relationships, students will: Sensitively express attitudes and discuss research about different issues pertinent to the study of personal relationships; develop the skills to critically analyze their own relationships and the relationships of others; reflect on and challenge their and others' ideas in a critically constructive manner so that we arrive at a new level of understanding together; and demonstrate the ability to apply communication and interpersonal theories and research outside of this classroom upon completion of the course.
MCOM 1150 Intro to Mass Communications (5 credits)
MCOM 1151 Writing & Mass Communication (3 credits)
HCOM 1220 Group & Team Effectiveness (4 credits)
Factors that determine success of groups and teams in meeting goals and objectives; detailed analysis of problem- solving groups.
HCOM 1240 Introduction to Leadership (2 credits)
HCOM 1550 Comm in the Workplace (4 credits)
This course offers a topics-based introduction to the study and practice of communication in a variety of organizational settings. The emphasis is on issues of power, politics, globalization, culture, diversity, relationships, and conflict. Students learn how to recognize, diagnose, and solve communication related problems in the workplace.
HCOM 1600 Comm and Popular Culture (4 credits)
This course uses various landmark theories and perspectives to analyze popular culture, with a particular emphasis on the importance of communication in the production and consumption of culture. We will examine various artifacts of popular culture including music, movies, texts, advertisements, clothing, and other relevant pieces of popular culture. In the course of this exploration, we will study the development of culture by applying different theories or 'lenses' to these artifacts. Students will experience and analyze various aspects of popular culture including production and consumption, in addition to how these processes work within the context of globalization. We will take a critical perspective in which we will challenge our own conceptions and consumption of popular culture. The goal of this course is to combine relevant theories with your own observations and interests in order to develop a careful, critical, and constructive analysis of popular culture.
HCOM 1700 Fundmntls Intercultural Comm (4 credits)
This course explores the fundamental concepts and issues in intercultural communication. We will examine the complex relationship between culture and communication from different conceptual perspectives and consider the importance of context and power in intercultural interactions. In addition to learning theory and applying different approaches to the study of intercultural communication, this course asks that you consider your own cultural identities, values, beliefs, assumptions, worldviews, etc. through participation in class discussions. Our discussions will enhance self-reflection, critical thinking, and your own awareness to the complexity of intercultural communication. You can expect that your classmates possess varying perspectives about the materials being covered in class. We will work hard to help everyone develop their perspective and voice, embracing such factors as cultural background, race, class, gender, and sexuality.
MCOM 2000 Introduction to Film Criticism (4 credits)
Theories and methods of social, cultural and aesthetic criticism of film; emphasis on critical writing. Laboratory fee required.
HCOM 2040 Communication in Leadership (4 credits)
This course overviews communication as it pertains to community, citizenship and spheres of influence. Theories of leadership as well as responsibilities of citizenship will guide the process of learning more about civic involvement and social justice as a relational process.
HCOM 2050 Collab Service Learning I (2 credits)
In this two-course sequence, students have a chance to lead and implement a model of community based change involving service that was envisioned in HCOM 2040. The sequence represents an important step in the Pioneer Leadership Program experience and in the student's development as a citizen leader. By the end of this sequence, the student should be able to lead community based change efforts, and learn from the experiences associated with those efforts. Prerequisite: LDRS 2017, 2018, 2019, 2040 and PLP membership or approval.
HCOM 2060 Collab Service Learning II (2 credits)
In this two-course sequence, students have a chance to lead and implement a model of community based change involving service that was envisioned in HCOM 2040. The sequence represents an important step in the Pioneer Leadership Program experience and in the student's development as a citizen leader. By the end of this sequence, the student should be able to lead community based change efforts, and learn from the experiences associated with those efforts. Prerequisite: HCOM 2050 and PLP membership or PLP approval.
HCOM 2100 Fundmntls Communication Theory (4 credits)
Basic concepts, theories and models of the communication process.
MCOM 2100 Culture, Media and Power (4 credits)
Theories of culture and the relationships among media, culture and society, focusing on ways in which contemporary popular cultures are produced and articulated, and to social politics of representation.
HCOM 2110 Topics-Human Comm Theory (4 credits)
HCOM 2120 Collaborative Leadership (4 credits)
MCOM 2130 Literary Journalism (4 credits)
HCOM 2130 Intro Organizational Comm (4 credits)
This is a theory-driven course which will introduce students to the major approaches to the study of organizational communication, including classical, managerial, systems, cultural, and critical perspectives. The course use these perspectives to deepen student’s understandings of the organizational communication topics developed in HCOM 1550, teaching students how to recognize and approach organizational communication issues from a variety of perspectives.
MCOM 2140 Newswriting & Reporting (4 credits)
Fundamentals of newswriting and reporting for print and broadcast journalism. Laboratory fee required.
MCOM 2150 Scriptwriting (4 credits)
Fundamentals of writing for film and television. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000 or permission of instructor.
MCOM 2200 Crit Approaches Digital Media (4 credits)
Analysis of current critical approaches to understanding digital media and the impact of these media in personal, community, cultural, social, institutional and international life. Rhetorical constructions of digital media and the positioning of new media in modern commercial culture are emphasized.
HCOM 2300 Fundamentals of Argumentation (4 credits)
This class offers a survey of approaches to the study of argumentation. We are going to examine and evaluate how argument is understood from various perspectives within the discipline of communication studies. We will engage theoretical concerns related to argumentation with a commitment to test their applicability to current events and issues. We will also explore how arguments are practiced in areas such as the arts and the media, legal contexts, interpersonal communication, public deliberation, and the sciences. The course will focus on expanding your contextual knowledge of how arguments operate within our culture and on cultivating your ability to read critically and creatively, make cogent arguments, assess opposing arguments charitably, and communicate your judgments effectively.
HCOM 2400 Landmrks in Rhetorical Theory (4 credits)
This course is a survey of some of the major conceptual innovations in the history of rhetorical theory. In particular we will investigate the conceptions of rhetoric prevalent in antiquity and how they inform contemporary perspectives on rhetoric. In order to carry this off, we will conceptualize rhetoric as an attempt to answer the question what is the relationship between what is true and what is the good.
HCOM 2470 Gender and Communication (5 credits)
Sex differences in communication behavior, treatment of women in language, women on public platforms and women's portrayal in media.
HCOM 2500 Effective Public & Prof Pres. (4 credits)
Covers the essentials of professional and public presentational speaking. The course focuses on several presentational genres including speeches of introduction, informative, persuasive, group and discussion leadership and special occasion speaking. Special attention will be given to the appropriate use of computerized visual aids and other forms of media. An optional service learning opportunity is available to students who would like to serve in the community.
COMN 3000 Telecom & Internet Management (4 credits)
This course examines the business, technical operations, regulatory, economic and user/audience considerations important to managers in the telecommunication and internet industries. The industries' evolution towards integrated networks will be analyzed in terms of the effect on management responsibilities. The relationship between telecommunications and internet services and other media will also be explored in light of a changing entertainment and information environment. The future of the telecommunication and internet industries amid converging technologies is also emphasized.
MCOM 3020 Mass Communication Effects (4 credits)
Behavioral science theory as applied to mass communications systems and audiences.
HCOM 3020 Conflict Management (5 credits)
Substantive and relational types of conflict, various strategies for conflict resolution.
HCOM 3030 Women in Organizations (5 credits)
Networking, mentor roles, various other supportive interactions for women in organizations, particularly the business setting.
COMN 3040 Introduction to Publishing (4 credits)
MCOM 3040 Media Law (4 credits)
Law and regulation systems governing the mass media. Senior standing required.
COMN 3041 Publishing Editing & Marketing (4 credits)
MCOM 3070 Economics of Mass Comm (4 credits)
Economic forces affecting management and operations within mass media systems.
COMN 3100 Telecom & Internet Econ (4 credits)
This course examines the complex economic and financial issues involved in the cable, Internet and telecommunications industries. Emphasis is on the careful examination of market structures, and conduct and performance of those companies engaged in the industry. Also analyzed are the current economic trends shaping the marketplace, consideration of telecommunications users and behaviors, the Internet, electronic commerce and relevant aspects of antitrust law.
MCOM 3110 Audience Research (4 credits)
Analysis of behavioral research methods as applied to mass communication audiences.
MCOM 3120 Media Ethics (4 credits)
Analysis of problems affecting mass communications profession that result from interaction among governmental, legal, institutional and socioeconomic forces in mass communications systems. Senior standing required.
HCOM 3120 Workshop in Communication (5 credits)
Recent developments in theory and research associated with human communication.
HCOM 3130 Organizational Communication (5 credits)
This is an applied course, servicelearning course, based on a consulting model. While the course will extend and enrich the topical and theoretical knowledge developed in HCOM 1550 and HCOM 2130, the primary purpose of this course will be to help students explore how they can put such knowledge into practice by collectively working with a local non-profit organization to first diagnose and then propose (and, in some cases implement) solutions to an organizational communication problem faced by that organization.
MCOM 3140 Adv Mass Comm Criticism (4 credits)
Examination of intellectual foundations of major theories of mass communications criticism. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000.
HCOM 3140 Intercultural Communication (5 credits)
This course is designed to study the intersection of communication and culture. In this course, culture is defined broadly to include a variety of contexts, such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, and class. Students gain theoretical and practical understanding of the opportunities and obstacles that exist as individuals and communities communicate within and across cultures.
HCOM 3142 Dialogue, Culture & Conflict (5 credits)
This course explores how dialogue is used to resolve conflict in intercultural communities and to approach controversial topics about culture and communication. The course includes attention to conflict, negotiation, mediation, resolution, and transformation.
MCOM 3150 Activist Media (4 credits)
Today's alternative cultures use internet and mobile technologies to access and circulate mainstream information, but also to rapidly exchange information that exists outside mainstream media channels. Activist movements today with access to digital tools and networks are no longer dependent on newspapers and broadcast networks to represent them and to disseminate their messages. We are, however, just beginning to see how the proliferation of alternative networks of communication, and the content, practices, and identities they facilitat, interact with traditional political and business organizations, as well as with traditional media products and practices. This course focuses on media activism over the past half-century tied to various social movements with an emphasis on contemporary protest movements and their use of new and old media tools and strategies. Prerequisite: Junior Standing or permission of instructor. COMN, JOUR, MCOM, IIC, or DMST majors only.
HCOM 3161 Communication & Social Change (2 credits)
Understanding the process by which new ideas are communicated, adopted or rejected; emphasis on assessing communication strategies; review of literature of social change in developing countries.
MCOM 3180 Politics & Mass Media (4 credits)
Analysis of function and consequences of mass communications in political processes.
HCOM 3180 Wkshp: Organizational Comm (5 credits)
This is an advanced course which will explore in depth one particular domain of organizational communication: organizational culture. The course will explore managerial, interpretive, and critical understandings of organizational culture as a construct. Students will conduct a quarter-long ethnography of an organization with which they have ongoing and significant involvement as a way of exploring how the cultural perspective can enhance their understanding of organizational life.
MCOM 3190 Innovations in Mass Comm (4 credits)
Analysis of roles and consequences of historic, contemporary and future technological and institutional mass communications systems.
HCOM 3190 Leadership and Power (5 credits)
Authority and dependency issues; power orientations and behaviors in organizational settings.
COMN 3200 Telecom Internet Law-Policy (4 credits)
This course examines past, current and evolving legal and policy issues affecting the telecommunications industry and the Internet. Law and policies effecting cable television and telephone companies are examined in depth. Focus is on the role of public policy in light of a changing information environment, critical evaluation and understanding of the rationale behind policy and regulatory activity, and the exploration of various complex issues arising within the changing information marketplace.
MCOM 3201 Design, Layout & Editing (4 credits)
Nature and functions of newspaper and magazine article writing and editing, with concentrated practice in these areas. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
MCOM 3203 Women & Film (4 credits)
Representation of women in film, both in the dominant Hollywood cinema and in alternative filmmaking practices (experimental film, documentary, etc.). Laboratory fee required.
MCOM 3204 Film & Broadcast Documentary (4 credits)
History of the documentary or nonfiction film, from Lumiere brothers to the present. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000.
MCOM 3205 Internatnl & Development Com (4 credits)
International communication and the role of mass media in development of the Third World.
MCOM 3206 Film History I: Silent Cinema (4 credits)
This course explores the international history of film, from the origins of cinema through the late silent period. We also will discuss film historiography and the special challenges posed by film historical research and writing. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000 or permission of the instructor.
MCOM 3208 Feature, Editorial, & Blogs (4 credits)
Nature and functions of newspaper and magazine article writing and editing, with concentrated practice in these areas. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
MCOM 3209 TV Culture & Criticism (4 credits)
Theoretical and critical approaches to television, including semiotics, poststructuralism, ethnography; television programming from a cultural studies perspective. Laboratory fee required.
MCOM 3211 Tangible Interactivity (4 credits)
Explores methods and devices for human-computer interaction beyond the mouse and keyboard. Students learn to create and hack electonic input and output devices and explore multi-touch, augmented reality, and other forms of sensor-based technologies. Prerequisite: MCOM 2110 or DMST 2100 or DMST 4100 or permission of instructor. COMN, MCOM, JOUR, IIC and DMST majors only.
MCOM 3212 Film History II: Sound Cinema (4 credits)
This course explores the international history of film, from the development of sound cinema through the post-World War II period, 1926-1960. We will examine the ways in which important events such as the Depression, the rise of fascism, the Second World War, and the Cold War have altered the face of film history and we will look at some of the most important cinematic movements of the period. We also will discuss film historiography and the special challenges posed by film historical research and writing. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000 or permission of the instructor.
MCOM 3215 Intro Field Productn & Editing (4 credits)
Application of video production principles and methods to multi-camera studio and field production. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000.
MCOM 3216 Film History III: Cont. Cinema (4 credits)
This course explores the international history of film, from the 1960s to the present. We also will discuss film historiography and the special challenges posed by film historical research and writing. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000 or permission of the instructor.
MCOM 3218 Narrative Film Production I (4 credits)
Technical and personnel management skills required for successful production of motion pictures and television programming. Prerequisite: MCOM 2000, MCOM 2150 & MCOM 3215.
MCOM 3219 Documentary Film Production I (4 credits)
The first half of a two-course sequence, this class focuses on the various modes and styles of documentary and on selecting and researching a topic for documentary production. Prerequisites: MCOM 2000 and MCOM 3215
MCOM 3220 Narrative Film Production II (4 credits)
Application of film and video production techniques to creation of narrative/dramatic projects. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisites: MCOM 2150, MCOM 3215 and MCOM 3218.
MCOM 3221 Documentary Film Production II (4 credits)
The second half of a two course sequence, this class focuses on the production of a 10 minute documentary film. Prerequisites: MCOM 2000, MCOM 3215 and MCOM 3219.
MCOM 3222 Experimental Video Thry & Prod (5 credits)
Historical, critical overview of experimental film/video movements; training in experimental production techniques; production of own experimental projects. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 3215.
MCOM 3223 Advanced Editing (4 credits)
Building on the basic non-linear editing skills gained in Introduction to Field Production & Editing, this course focuses on advanced techniques of image and color manipulation, movement and graphic effects, advanced sound sweetening and manipulation and advanced text/credit effects. Prerequisite: MCOM 3215.
HCOM 3223 Lab/Interp Comm: Group Process (5 credits)
Cognitive and experiential learning about interpersonal communication in a small group setting; group process and effectiveness.
MCOM 3224 16mm Film and HD Digital Cin. (4 credits)
This course focuses on the visual aspects of telling a cinematic Story. Students learn the basics of black and white cinematography using 16mm film cameras and the basics of color cinematography using high definition digital cameras. The class emphasizes silent storytelling, using lighting, art design and camera movement to develop character and theme. Prerequisite: MCOM 3215
HCOM 3230 Principles of Leadership (5 credits)
Roles, functions, behaviors that influence and direct; emphasis on interpersonal effectiveness; theories and methods.
MCOM 3230 Interaction and Collaboration (4 credits)
Students combine skills to create complex interactive works which encourage social collaboration of its users. Prerequisite: MCOM 3211 or DMST 3211 or DMST 3212 or DMST 3213 or permission of instructor. COMN, MCOM, JOUR, IIC, and DMST majors only. Can be repeated once.
HCOM 3240 Group Method and Facilitation (5 credits)
Discussion and small group methodologies and their theoretical rationale.
HCOM 3245 Building Group/Team Effctvns (5 credits)
The objectives of this course are to help students acquire a deeper understanding of groups and teams, how they function, what contributes to their success or failure. It also aims to help students develop the skills and capacities that will allow them to contribute in concrete and significant ways to successful outcomes and satisfying experiences for themselves and others in groups and teams.
HCOM 3250 Topics in Human Communication (5 credits)
Inquiry into selected topical issues of state-of-the-art research areas; visiting lecturers when appropriate.
MCOM 3250 Women's Studies Colloquium (2 credits)
HCOM 3260 Medical Communication (5 credits)
HCOM 3270 Health Communication (5 credits)
This course examines the role of health communication in our everyday lives. We will focus on communication strategies that inform and influence individuals, families and communities in decisions that enhance health. We will also explore the dynamics and impact of health communication between individuals and the health care system such as doctor-patient communication, dissemination of health related information, and the role of mediated communication in examining health communication.
HCOM 3275 Health Care Teams and Comm (5 credits)
Experiential learning in communication of well-being.
HCOM 3280 Family Communication (5 credits)
This purpose of this course is to enhance understanding about communication patterns within families. In this course, we will examine theory/research on the role of communication in creating and maintaining healthy marriages and families. Specifically, we will study communication and the family life cycle, different family forms, family race/ethnicity, power in families, conflict in families, communication and stress in families, and communication in the aging family. The course format includes lectures, discussions, analysis of case studies, and in class applications.
HCOM 3285 Advanced Relational Comm (5 credits)
Advanced Relational Communication is intended to increase understanding of relationships from diverse perspectives. The three main perspectives we will investigate show how relationships affect and are affected by their context, the individuals involved, and the relational system. The goals of this course are for students to increase their skill in: (1) explaining how knowledge about context, individuals, and relational systems increases understanding of communication processes in a variety of relationships; (2) evaluating critically the information about relationships that we encounter in our everyday lives; (3) asking and investigating questions about real-life relationships.
HCOM 3290 Communication and Aging (5 credits)
In this course, we will focus on the communication processes associated with aging. We will explore the implications of aging and how aging affects the process and outcomes social and relational interactions. We will examine communication and aging through interactional processes (intrapersonal, interpersonal and relational) and through context (organization, family, health, and culture). Emphasis will be placed on the theoretical and applied research in communication and aging.
MCOM 3300 Practicum in Mass Comm (4 credits)
Participation in process of conceptualization, design, production and evaluation of mass communications messages. Laboratory fee required.
COMN 3300 Telecom & Internet Technology (4 credits)
This course examines the technology utilized within the cable, telecommunication and Internet industries. It is meant for the non-engineer and is designed for those who will use, manage, regulate or market telecommunication systems. The goal is technological literacy and does not assume prior familiarity with technical aspects of telecommunication systems. The focus is on the basic operational principles, architectures and implementation issues associated with cable, telephone and network systems. The recognition and evaluation of technological trends shaping future telecommunication limitations and capabilities will be a primary focus of this course.
HCOM 3300 Principles of Persuasion (5 credits)
This course involves a social scientific approach to persuasion and social influence. Some of the topics included in this approach are the relationship between attitude and behavior; characteristics of the source, message, and receiver of a persuasive appeal; and models and theories that explain the effects of persuasive communication. By the end of the course, students should be able to think more critically about the persuasive messages they encounter in everyday life, to apply theoretical models of persuasion, and to construct persuasive messages.
MCOM 3305 MCOM Criticism & Commentary (4 credits)
MCOM 3310 Adv Newswriting & Reporting (4 credits)
Application of investigative techniques to interpretive reporting in areas of contemporary social concern. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
HCOM 3315 Public Deliberation (5 credits)
During the last two decades public deliberation has emerged as the centerpiece of theoretical and practical accounts of liberal democracy. This course begins by setting out the nature and functions of public deliberation. We will then track how deliberative democrats respect the traditional accounts of inclusion, equality and reason in an attempt to meet the demands of the deep cultural diversity that marks social life in advanced industrial societies. Specifically we will ask if public deliberation as portrayed in these accounts is sufficient to meet these demands or do we need to expand our understanding of political argument to include a diversity of rhetorical practices? And, once we do expand our account of deliberation how does this transform the traditional problematics of both democratic and rhetorical theory?
MCOM 3320 Screenwriting for TV & Film (4 credits)
Development of feature-length fiction and nonfiction scripts for film and television. Prerequisite: MCOM 2150.
HCOM 3330 Practicum in Public Relations (5 credits)
MCOM 3330 Broadcast & Video Journalism (4 credits)
Preparation and presentation of radio and television news; use of videotape and film. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
MCOM 3400 PR Concepts & Cases (4 credits)
Public relations as practiced by business, government and nonprofit organizations with evaluation of applied public relations procedures. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
MCOM 3410 Public Relations Techniques (4 credits)
Development and preparation of written public relations, publicity and promotional materials. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 3400.
HCOM 3410 Classical Rhetoric (5 credits)
Rhetoric of Greek and Roman period emphasizing Aristotle, Cicero, Quintillian.
MCOM 3420 Seminar in Public Relations (4 credits)
Advanced considerations in public relations concepts and responsibilities. Prerequisite: MCOM 3410.
HCOM 3425 Rhetoric and Governance (5 credits)
An introduction to the works of Michel Foucault and his influence on contemporary rhetorical theory. Permission of instructor is required.
HCOM 3430 Rhetoric-American Experience (5 credits)
MCOM 3430 Media Business Management (4 credits)
HCOM 3435 Rhetoric and Public Life (5 credits)
An introduction to the conceptual and political history of the public sphere. The course pays particular attention to how the normative assumptions of public communication are affected by the demands of cultural pluralism. Permission from instructor is required.
MCOM 3460 Producing the Narrative (4 credits)
Technical and personnel management skills required for successful production of motion pictures and television programming. Prerequisite: MCOM 2150.
MCOM 3470 Business Behind Media-New York (4 credits)
HCOM 3470 Seminar in Free Speech (5 credits)
This course will survey some of the major conceptual innovations in the justifications of freedom of speech. We will begin with an exploration of the traditional defenses of free speech and then move to a reexamination of those defenses in light of modern communication theory and the challenges of pluralism. In particular we will ask if the justifications of free speech need to be rethought given our understanding of speech as a social force that constitutes identities and values rather merely expressing private opinions. Moreover, given our understanding of the social force of speech should we regulate speech that is racist, sexist and seems to erode the foundations of a public culture based on mutual respect and public deliberation over social goods? Can we devise a robust defense of free speech based on its social force that both protects those that may be harmed by antidemocratic discourses and still provides the resources for democratic dissent?
COMN 3500 Crisis Communication Seminar (4 credits)
How organizations can minimize damage from crisis situations; strategies for dealing with media and various other publics.
HCOM 3500 Advanced Public Speaking (5 credits)
Theory, preparation, delivery and evaluation of public speeches.
MCOM 3500 Business Behind Media-Denver (4 credits)
MCOM 3501 Web 2.0 Design & Content Mgmt (4 credits)
This course covers the building and management of web pages using CSS and XHTML. The course also covers creating sites using open source content management systems, preferably for applications related to the not-for-profit sector. Applicants must be comfortable integrating Web 2.0 content into sites as well as have a knowledge of User Experience Design practices. Prerequisite: MCOM 2110 or DMST 2100 or DMST 4100 or permission of instructor. COMN, MCOM, JOUR, IIC, or DMST majors only.
MCOM 3502 Adv Web Bldg & Site Management (4 credits)
This course covers the concepts and tools utilized when building industry standard Rich Internet/Desktop Applications. During the course the student gets an introduction to Object Oriented development practices and how it applies to ActionScript 3.0 development for the Flash Player and Adobe Integrated Runtime platforms.

The student is exposed to design patterns and frameworks that are commonly used during RIA development. During the course the student learns how data is handled in an RIA situation, covering such aspects and XML, AMF remoting, and local file storage. Flash, Flex, and AIR are all discussed and used during the course when building Rich Internet/Desktop Applications.
MCOM 3510 Web Application Development (4 credits)
The goal of this course is to provide students with the fundamentals of planning and building web database applications using macromedia ColdFusion MX. Students will acquire a range of skills in planning, designing, developing and implementing a web database application. This course is focused on four core areas: Website Management, ColdFusion language, Database Design, and SQL. Prerequisite: DMST 3501 or MCOM 3501.
HCOM 3550 Principle of Negotiation (5 credits)
Principles and research findings related to resolving conflicts, arranging contracts, reaching agreements.
MCOM 3550 Digital Audio Production (4 credits)
This class introduces the tools and techniques of digital audio production, including: sampling and synthesis; sound editing and effects processing; multitrack recording; audio sequencing and mastering; and distribution.
HCOM 3560 Sem: Mediation & Dispute Res (5 credits)
HCOM 3580 Comm Law: Philos & Values (2 credits)
Importance of communication process to functioning of law.
HCOM 3585 Comm Law: Logic & Analysis (2 credits)
MCOM 3600 Intro 3D Modeling & Animation (4 credits)
This course will serve as an introduction to 3D modeling, texturing, lighting and animation on the computer. Students will complete a series of projects with Lightware 3D and After Effects in which the processes of preparing and producing a 3D piece will be explored. Various strategies and techniques for creating detailed models to be used in animation will be examined. Animation concepts, such as keyframing, and procedural animation, will be discussed and utilized in the student projects. Additional attention will be spent on virtual camera techniques as well as the use of compositing in creating final pieces. Current trends in the field will be addressed through the analysis and discussion of current and historical examples.
MCOM 3601 Publishing Institute (6 credits)
MCOM 3630 3D Animation (4 credits)
This course examines animation within virtual 3D environments. Starting with basic concepts, the course develops timing and spacing principles in animation to support good mechanics. They also serve as the basis for the more advanced principles in character animation as the class progresses. Prerequisite: MCOM 3600 or permission of instructor. COMN, MCOM, IIC, JOUR, and DMST majors only.
MCOM 3650 3D Spaces (4 credits)
An exploration of 3D digital space and the possibilities found in games, narratives and visualizations in these spaces. A real-time engine is used by students to examine the opportunities of virtual 3D worlds. Prerequisite: MCOM 3600 or DMST 3600 or permission of instructor. COMN, MCOM, IIC, JOUR or DMST majors only.
HCOM 3680 Gender and Communication (5 credits)
This course focuses on the interactive relationships between gender and communication in contemporary U.S. society. This implies four priorities for the class. First, the course explores multiple ways communication in families, media, and society in general creates and perpetuates gender roles. Second, the course considers how we enact socially created gender differences in public and private settings and how this affects success, satisfaction, and self-esteem. Third, the course connects theory and research to our personal lives. Throughout the quarter, the course considers not only what IS in terms of gender roles, but also what might be and how we, as change agents, may act to improve our individual and collective lives. Fourth, the course connects course content to student service learning experiences. Simultaneously, service informs academic content. All students volunteer across the quarter at a community organization and reflect on these experiences on a regular basis, using course materials as a basis for analysis and understanding. This course has a required service learning project.
HCOM 3690 Sexuality-Expression of Gender (5 credits)
MCOM 3700 New Media Law & Regulation (4 credits)
An examination of recent conflicts in mass communication law; topics vary with current developments. Particular emphasis is given to the legal problems of broadcasting, cable and the new communications technologies. Prerequisite: MCOM 1000 OR COMN 1000.
HCOM 3720 Human Comm/Human Dvlpmnt (5 credits)
Language acquisition and development, theory and research.
HCOM 3740 Seminar: General Semantics (2 credits)
HCOM 3741 Language & Social Interaction (5 credits)
This course is an introduction to the area of Communication Studies known as Language and Social Interaction. It is designed for upper-level undergraduate Communication majors and graduate students in Communication or related disciplines. The course provides a foundation of theory and research that informs the study of language and social interaction, and explores topics such as language origins and variation, norms and rules of language use, speech acts and speech genres, as well as facework, identity construction, and power displays in social interaction. Classes engage students in hands-on applications of interactional analysis, narrative analysis, discourse analysis and conversation analysis to interactional, visual, textual and mediated communication.
HCOM 3760 Rhetorical Criticism (5 credits)
Like other research methods in communication studies, rhetorical criticism is a means: It is a pathway through which you may reach a desired end, as well as a set of tools with which you may shape your final work. However, following Nothstine, Blair, and Copeland (1994), "criticism is a process:" a pathway which "rarely travels a straight line to its end" (p. 343), and a toolkit which arrives with ambiguous instructions (at best) for how to put the project together. In the humanistic tradition, rhetorical criticism is an art motivated by the critic’s vision and guided by her or his deftness, ingenuity, and perseverance. Moreover, true to its Aristotelian roots, rhetorical criticism is a practical endeavor inspired by important public events of the day and the critic’s desire to persuade: the significance of rhetorical criticism is born in public dialogue or debate. In the wake of the "critical turn," rhetorical criticism not only inspires academic colloquia—through it, critics pursue democracy and social justice. In conversation with today's methodological gadflies (especially performance studies and the "new" ethnography), rhetorical critics have started to embrace self-reflexivity, and writing as a method of inquiry (not simply the "reporting on" inquiry once it is "done"). Through the inventional process this quarter, you will produce an insightful piece of writing on a significant rhetorical act of your choice; position yourself as a researcher prepared to enter a major project (e.g., a thesis or dissertation); and strengthen your everyday critical abilities.
HCOM 3770 Mediated Communication & Relat (5 credits)
This course examines how people develop, define, maintain, and manage interpersonal relationships through their use of mediated communication. We will examine communication in relationships that occur through the internet, text-messaging, cell phones, chat rooms, gaming, and virtual communities. This is a seminar type course where students guide and are guided through their own study of mediated relationships.
HCOM 3780 Discourse/Power & Ideology (5 credits)
Examines the method by which disclosure reproduces relations of power.
HCOM 3800 Philosophies of Dialogue (5 credits)
This course explores the philosophies of dialogue of Martin Buber, Mikhail Bakhtin and others in the context of contemporary communication scholarship on ethics, culture, and relationship. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
HCOM 3850 Communication Ethics (5 credits)
This class is not just about how to be ethical communicators but it is also about how to discover ethics--the good life and care for others, answerability and responsibility--deep within the structures of human communication itself. The course is committed to a mixture of theory and practice but practice is at the heart of the matter. Half of our sessions will be devoted to dialogue or conversation about ethics in life. There we will try to work as close as we can with ethics in our own lived experience. In the other half, we will explore theory: the ethical/philosophical/communicative ground of ethics.
MCOM 3850 TV & Film Prod: Hollywood View (4 credits)
MCOM 3851 Desktop Publishing (4 credits)
Application of computers using QuarkXPress in print journalism and public relations; emphasis on layout and design as applied to newspapers, magazines and collateral materials (e.g., brochures, newsletters, etc); production of collateral materials from writing and design to paper selection and print bids. Laboratory fee required. Prerequisite: MCOM 2140.
MCOM 3852 Advanced Design (4 credits)
Prerequisites: MCOM 2140 and MCOM 3201
MCOM 3860 American Literature & Film (5 credits)
COMN 3900 Senior Seminar in Comm (4 credits)
COMN 3910 Comm Synthesis & Strategy (4 credits)
COMN 4000 Telecom & Internet Management (4 credits)
This course examines the business, technical operations, regulatory, economic and user/audience considerations important to managers in the telecommunication and internet industries. The industries' evolution towards integrated networks will be analyzed in terms of the effect on management responsibilities. The relationship between teltecommunications and internet services and other media will also be explored in light of a changing entertainment and information environment. The future of the telecommunication and internet industries amid converging technologies is also emphasized.
HCOM 4010 Intro Graduate Studies (5 credits)
History of the discipline; noteworthy scholars and publications, current issues in the discipline.
HCOM 4020 HCOM Studies: Relational (5 credits)
Recent social science literature in interpersonal communication; emphasis on pragmatics, meta-level perspectives, relational concerns affecting intimacies, friendships, families.
MCOM 4050 Strategic Mgmt-Comm Campaigns (4 credits)
Understanding, designing, implementing public communication campaigns; theoretical social science framework underlying communication campaigns, ways theories define/explain communication campaigns.
MCOM 4060 Strategic Messaging (4 credits)
In this class, students will learn, apply and evaluate Public Relations techniques. Students will also evaluate real world examples in which various techniques have been used, placing the technique within the larger context of the practice of Public Relations. We will also discuss the ethics involved in choosing and applying various techniques. Prerequisite: MCOM 4050.
MCOM 4070 Seminar in Public Relations (4 credits)
Through a combination of course readings, case study analyses and guest speakers, students will observe and learn about the practice of public relations in the health and nonprofit sectors. Students will also learn about the goals, challenges and opportunities specific to these sectors. Prerequisite: MCOM 4060.
MCOM 4080 Internatn'l & Intercultural PR (4 credits)
This course will explore several issues and aspects of international and intercultural public relations, including culture and intercultural communication issues, international media issues in PR, international corporate PR, cross-cultural and diversity training, international news & PR, international media relations, international corporate PR, and international PR issues of governments & foreign policy. This is not a PR techniques course, but focuses on relevant theories and issues. Prerequisite: minimum of one other PR class.
COMN 4100 Telecom & Internet Econ (4 credits)
This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the complex economic and finance issues involved in the cable, Internet and telecommunications industries. This includes the careful examination of the market structures, and the conduct and performance of those companies engaged in these industries. The primary focus of this course is placed upon the vital economic considerations that exist within a now changing information/entertainment environment in which these companies operate.
HCOM 4100 Sem: Speech Comm Theory (5 credits)
Theoretical foundations of communication and language behavior; syntactics, semantics, pragmatics. Prerequisites: HCOM 3709, 3710.
HCOM 4110 Theories-Interpersonal Comm (5 credits)
Selected themes in interpersonal communication, based primarily on theoretical sources, including interaction, relationships, goal achievement, hierarchies, interpersonal change.
HCOM 4120 Comparative Theories-Hmn Comm (5 credits)
Selected efforts to construct theories of human communication; lectures, discussions, student presentations of analysis of readings.
HCOM 4130 Sem: Comm in Human Orgs (5 credits)
Current problems and issues in organizational communication.
MCOM 4140 Issues in Mass Comm History (4 credits)
This course examines historically the interplay of economic, social, political and cultural aspects of communications technologies, media production and media institutions. The course deals primarily with American media history; some attention will be paid to media history in other countries.
HCOM 4140 Graduate Colloquium (5 credits)
HCOM 4150 Culture, Ethnicity & Comm (5 credits)
A cross-cultural approach to investigate communication codes, norms, value dimensions, power, privilege, and relationship issues within national, ethnic, and gender groups.
MCOM 4160 Mass Communication Theory (4 credits)
Various theoretical approaches to study of mass communications; attention to relationships among technology, media institutions, culture, society, how these relationships have been conceptualized, research.
MCOM 4170 Audience Research Methods (4 credits)
MCOM 4180 Media Effects & Consequences (4 credits)
HCOM 4200 Physical Basis Spoken Language (5 credits)
COMN 4200 Telecom & Internet Law-Policy (4 credits)
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the past, current, and evolving legal, policy, and regulatory issues effecting telecommunications, telecommunications-related industries, and the Internet. Laws and policies effecting multichannel television, wireline and wireless telephone companies, and the Internet will be examined in depth. Focus is placed on the role public policy plays in light of a rapidly changing information environment, critical evaluation and understanding of the rationale behind policy and regulatory activity, and the exploration of the various complex problems arising from the evolving information environment and its products.
MCOM 4200 Topics in Mass Communications (4 credits)
HCOM 4210 Sem: Interpersonal Comm (5 credits)
Selected theories applicable to interpersonal communication and their implications. Prerequisite: HCOM 3222.
MCOM 4218 Narrative Film Production I (4 credits)
While all forms of film and video production require a planning stage before actual production begins, it is imperative to include a detailed preproduction phase when shooting a scripted narrative. In this course, students complete the preproduction phase of an original 15-minute narrative. Preproduction consists of the following: 1) finalizing the shooting script; 2) breaking down the shooting script; 3) auditiioning actors and casting; 4) location scouting; 5) procuring a crew; and 6) developing a shooting schedule based on the demands and constraints of other preproduction factors. At the end of the course each student should have the preliminary details in place to move quickly into the actual preoduction of his or her script in MCOM 4220 Narrative Prodcution. Prerequisites: MCOM 4450 and MCOM 4470
MCOM 4219 Documentary Film Production I (4 credits)
The first half of a two-course sequence, this class focuses on the various modes and styles of documentary and on selecting and researching a topic for documentary production. Prerequisiste: MCOM 4470.
HCOM 4220 Critical Intercultural Comm (5 credits)
This seminar explores the key figures and foundational essays in the development of Critical Interncultural Communication. This seminar offers a critical perspective on current theory and research in intercultural communication. We emphasize questions and practices of "diversity" (especially involving race, class, gender, and sexuality) as they manifest in local and global contexts in the United States. The principle objective is to develop a politically informed and self-reflexive praxis in the rservice of reframing the study of intercultural communication.
MCOM 4220 Narrative Film Production II (4 credits)
Application of film/video production techniques in creation of extended video project; integration of theoretical approaches of Seminar in Critical Studies of Film, Television and Popular Culture. Prerequisites: MCOM 4450, MCOM 4470 and MCOM 4218.
MCOM 4221 Documentary Film Production II (4 credits)
The second half of a two course sequence, this class focuses on the production of a 10 minute documentary film. Prerequisites: MCOM 4470 and MCOM 4219.
HCOM 4221 Culture, Power, & Representatn (5 credits)
Central to the production of cultural knowledge about the 'other' is the labor of power implicated in all practices of discursive representation. In this course, we will examine the various theories of representation, the racial and gendered production of difference, the relation between discourse and subjectivity, and more generally, the poetics and politics of representation. These topics will be explored within a rich variety of contexts and institutional sites, e.g., in colonial and anthropological discourse, in popular media narratives and consumer culture, in the global deployment of Western theoretical/knowledge productions, among others.
MCOM 4222 Experimental Theory & Product (5 credits)
Historical/cirtical overview of experimental film/video movements; technical, aesthetic training in experimental production; integration of theory and criticism into production of several experimental projects. Prerequisite: MCOM 4470.
HCOM 4222 Theories of ID & Subjectivity (5 credits)
The seminar explores the communicative constitution of cultural, political, and institutional identities. Discussion will range from the historical development of the theoretical discourse on identity and subjectivity to more contemporary theories covering the emergence and transformation of identities in public discursive spaces. Particular attention will be given to theoretical frameworks and methods of inquiry animating research having to do with what is known as the "new cultural politics of difference." The course ends with a look at the contexts and arenas in which "identity" and "subjectivity" have emerged as critical sites of contestation in the 21st century.
HCOM 4223 Culture & Comm: Contexts & Iss (5 credits)
This is a capstone course in the foundations sequence for the Culture and Communication Area of Concentration in Human Communication Studies. Prerequisites include HCOM 4220, 4221 and 4223. This course will integrate content from the other three area foundations courses and specifically address implications for the study and practie of intercultural communication in such contexts of study as globalization, transnationalism, diaspora, colonization, immigration, adaptation, localization, coporate, institutional, and situated discourse. In addition current theoretical, research, and application issues and problematics such as multivocality, voice and representation, intersections and contradictions of contradictory indentifications, representations, micro and macro forces, and paradigmatic separation and integration will be discussed.
HCOM 4230 IC Training (5 credits)
Research and theoretical approaches that examine international/intercultural training and instructional practices about topics such as adaptation, adjustment, competence, conflict and cultural diversity.
HCOM 4231 Discourse and Race (5 credits)
This course looks at race as a discursive formation using the literature in Critical Race Theory that has emerged over the past decade. In analyzing this body of work covering a wide range of themes and diverse theoretical perspectives, we hope to uncover the historic, material, as well as symbolic determinations of the discourse on race that have conspired to sustain a highly racialized system in place.
HCOM 4240 Sem: Group Communication (5 credits)
Small group literature; interpersonal and group communication.
HCOM 4250 Sem. in Family Communication (5 credits)
This course is designed to investigate and explore the communication processes associated with families. Areas of exploration include definitions of family communication and interactional patterns, the impact of life stage on family communication processes, marriage and divorce, parent-child communication, sibling interactions, the child-free family, and the later-life family.
MCOM 4250 Crit Studies-Film/TV/Pop Cult (4 credits)
Major theories of culture, various critical approaches to film, television, popular literature; semoitics, genre theory, ideological analysis. Prerequisite: MCOM 4160
HCOM 4251 Advanced Sem. in Family Comm. (5 credits)
This advanced seminar is designed to build on the first seminar in family communication. The course will examine how historic research in the study of families have influenced the field of family communication. Emphasis will be placed on how understanding these classics can influence theory and research in the human communication area of family communication.
MCOM 4260 Qualitative Research Methods (4 credits)
Interpretive critical theories, practices; ethnographic audience studies, reader response critism, institutional studies in production of culture, historiography, historical research, textual critism (semiotics, structuralism, feminist studies, psychoanalytic theory, poststructuralism, postmodernism). Prerequisite: MCOM 4250
HCOM 4280 Theories-Group Communication (5 credits)
Examination, from different theoretical perspectives, of group communication as an area of study; research and application in speech communication discipline.
COMN 4300 Telecom & Internet Technology (4 credits)
This course is about the technology utilized within the cable, telecommunication, and Internet industries. It is meant for the non-engineer and has been designed for those who will use, manage, regulate, or market telecommunications or Internet services or systems. The goal of this course is technology literacy and does not assume prior familiarity with the technical aspects of telecommunications systems. The focus is placed upon the operational principles of cable, telephone, and other networked environments. The student will gather an understanding of the important concepts underlying telecommunication and their basic application in both wireline and wireless systems. The recognition and evaluation of important technological trends shaping future telecommunication and Internet limitations and capabilities will be a primary focus of this course.
HCOM 4300 Seminar in Persuasion (5 credits)
Theory, research, special problems in persuasion and attitude change.
MCOM 4300 Freedom of Expression Issues (4 credits)
Historical development of First Admendment freedoms, various theories/philosophies that underlie constitutional free expression guarantees; Judical interpretations of scope of First Amendment as related to political, corporate, commercail expressions.
HCOM 4310 Comm & Collaboration (5 credits)
A survey of contemporary theories and applications.
MCOM 4310 New Media Law & Regulation (4 credits)
Examination of current conflicts in mass communications law. While particular emphasis is given the legal problems of broadcasting, cable and the new communications technologies, other topics may include libel, privacy, obscenity, news gathering, copyright, media ownership and advertising regulation. The primary goal is to give students an understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities of the mass media and those who work in it. It should also provide insight into how the legal process works and an understanding of the principles and philosophies that underlie the restraints on and privileges of the media.
HCOM 4315 Public Deliberation (5 credits)
An introduction to the theories and problematics of public deliberation. The course pays particular attention to the demands of inclusion, equality, and public reason as requirements of public deliberation.
MCOM 4320 Brands and Identities (4 credits)
This course reviews theories and cases of the role and meaning of brands in a consumer society, with a particular emphasis on understanding how brands are implicated in the construction and presentation of personal and group identities. The course combines insights from marketing, social psychology, and cultural studies to explore the importance of brands for both consumers and practitioners. Students master core branding concepts and use them to critically analyze salient social and cultural issues.
MCOM 4350 Advertising Regulation (4 credits)
An in-depth examination of the regulatory process and the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of false, deceptive, misleading and unfair advertising. The course will also explore libel, privacy, copyright, trademark and unfair competition issues as they relate to advertisers as well as the ethical issues confronting the advertising industry.
MCOM 4360 Audience Behavior Seminar (4 credits)
MCOM 4370 Mass Comm Issues Seminar (4 credits)
Varying topics; current issues in media economics, technology, policy, strategic planning; emphasis on information revolution, forecasting future of communications industry, factors that determine marketplace success or failure for communications products, strategies for coping with technological/social change, media censorship, media ethics, false and misleading advertising, media deregulation, right to privacy, libel, copyright, cable television.
HCOM 4400 Sem: Rhetoric Convstn Analysis (5 credits)
Contemporary contributions to development of rhetorical theory ranging from perspectives on rhetoric offered by various rhetorical theorists to methods of rhetorical criticism.
MCOM 4410 Business Behind Media-New York (4 credits)
HCOM 4420 Rhetorical Theory (5 credits)
Contemporary rhetorical theories.
HCOM 4425 Rhetoric and Governance (5 credits)
An introduction to the works of Michel Foucault and his influence on contemporary rhetorical theory.
HCOM 4435 Rhetoric and Public Life (5 credits)
An introduction to the conceptual and political history of the public sphere. The course pays particular attention to how the normative assumptions of public communication are affected by the demands of cultural pluralism.
MCOM 4450 Scriptwriting (4 credits)
This course examines the fundamentals of narrative and character development with respect to writing scripts for film and television. Prerequisite: MCOM 4250
MCOM 4460 Producing the Narrative (4 credits)
While all forms of film and video production require a planning stage before actual production begins, it is imperative to include a detailed preproduction phase when shooting a scripted narrative. In this course, students complete the preproduction phase of an original 15-minute narrative. Preproduction consists of the following: 1) finalizing the shooting script; 2) breaking down the shooting script; 3) auditiioning actors and casting; 4) location scouting; 5) procuring a crew; and 6) developing a shooting schedule based on the demands and constraints of other preproduction factors. At the end of the course each student should have the preliminary details in place to move quickly into the actual preoduction of his or her script in MCOM 4220 Narrative Prodcution. Prerequisites: MCOM 4450
MCOM 4470 Intro Field Productn & Editing (4 credits)
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of television production with a focus on postproduction editing and field shooting. Numerous facets of postproduction will be introduced including nonlinear editing, tape logging, producing edit decision lists and much more. Likewise, you will learn the fundamentals of video field shooting, lighting and gathering sound. The goal is for you to have a basic understanding of shooting, lighting and editing, as well as the process involved in producing a field-based production from start to finish. Because people are the most important part of any production, emphasis is on your ability to work effectively with class members.
MCOM 4480 Directing II (4 credits)
MCOM 4500 TV & Film Prod: Hollywood View (4 credits)
MCOM 4501 Web Building & Site Management (4 credits)
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of Web site development and management, including HTML, DHTML, graphical Web-building tools (Macromedia DreamWeaver and others), multilevel site planning and construction, navigation schemes, basic interactivity (via Javascript and CGI), information organization, Web site management and delivery of basic multimedia content.
MCOM 4503 Seminar in Internet Comm (4 credits)
This course involves students in the planning, development and evaluation of Internet-based communication plans, paying particular attention to advanced web site concept development, web-based promotion, and various tools of Internet communication (including email, chat, discussion groups, instant messaging, IP telephony, streaming audio/video, and more).
HCOM 4510 Sem: Speech Comm Theory (5 credits)
Integration of conceptual theory with behavioral practice in formal public speaking situations through lectures, discussions, performances. Prerequisite: HCOM 3709.
MCOM 4540 Attitude Change & Persuasion (4 credits)
A review of the major theories of persuasion, and analysis of their application in mass communication campaigns.
MCOM 4550 Media Effects & Consequences (4 credits)
Emphirically based examination of psychological effects, sociological consequences of mass communications; combines theoretical perspectives from social science inquiry to define how audiences use mass media; effect media have on mass communications policy in contemporary society. Prerequisite: MCOM 4550.
MCOM 4560 Quantitative Research Method (4 credits)
Development/application of specific social sciences research techniques to study mass communication, emphasis on survey research strategies. Prerequisite: MCOM 4550.
MCOM 4570 Audience Behavior Seminar (4 credits)
A review of current theory and research on the uses and effects of mass media. Students will analyze one major theory and present their findings to the group. The class may serve as a forum for students to develop theses and independent research projects.
MCOM 4600 Publishing Institute (6 credits)
MCOM 4620 21st Century PR & Media (4 credits)
MCOM 4650 International Communication (4 credits)
Major theories concerning international communication flows, the impact of globalization and global media, issues of new communication technologies, the rhetoric and media framing of global politics and culture; international marketing and public relations; and national and cultural sovereignty issues related to communication. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
MCOM 4651 Development Communication (4 credits)
Major theories in development communication concerning past, present, future roles of media in economic/cultural development around world. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
COMN 4660 Interntl & Comm Sem (5 credits)
HCOM 4710 Sem: Nonverbal Communication (5 credits)
Theoretical and practical exploration of interpersonal role relationships; emphasis on time, space, kinetic, vocal, tactile cues; methodological concerns.
HCOM 4760 Linguistic Aspects-HCOM Theory (5 credits)
MCOM 4800 Inside Washington DC (4 credits)
HCOM 4800 Philosophies of Dialogue (5 credits)
This course explores the philosophies of dialogue of Martin Buber, Mikhail Bakhtin and others in the context of contemporary communication scholarship on ethics, culture, and relationship.
HCOM 4850 Communication Ethics (5 credits)
This course explores the work of Todorov, Bakhtin, Levinas, and Hyde as foundational to communication ethics.
HCOM 4890 Philosophy of Communication (5 credits)
How speech communication is presupposed and/or demonstrated to be related to social reality, language, intersubjectivity by various methodologies used in conducting communication research; special emphasis on exploring presuppositions of recent methodological developments in contrast to more traditional approaches.
COMN 4900 Topics in Communication (4 credits)
HCOM 4900 Research Methods (5 credits)
Lectures, readings, written assignments that facilitate growth and development of the research scholar.
HCOM 4901 Quantitative Methods II (5 credits)
This course is a continuation of the HCOM 4900 which explored the process of human inquiry, social science paradigms, the development of sound research questions, and strategies and techniques surrounding sampling, measurement and design. This course will expand on the exploration of research design and statistical methods that can be utilized in answering research questions and hypotheses. In addition, we will be collecting data that will be used to help us understand and analyze various statistical strategies.
HCOM 4910 Theory Building in Comm (5 credits)
Steps involved in constructing theory; application of theory building process to communication phenomena.
HCOM 4915 Discourse Analysis (5 credits)
An introduction to common theoretical assumptions and methods shared by scholars who study discourse as social interaction, with emphasis on analyzing key features of discourse that are central to their work.
HCOM 4920 Comm Research Practicum (5 credits)
HCOM 4930 Sp/C Rsrch-Qualitative Methods (5 credits)
Grounded theory, phenomenology adn other non-numerical approaches to research in human interaction.
HCOM 4931 Qualitative Methods II (5 credits)
This course teaches students qualitative data management skills, introduces them to an array of qualitative methods for analyzing naturalistic data, and guides them through the application of these skills to qualitative research projects. Prerequisite: HCOM 4930
HCOM 4932 Critical Methods Studying Cult (5 credits)
This seminar provides an overview of a variety of critical methodologies (inclusive of the theory of method) for the study of culture. Potential course foci include textual analysis, critical ethnography, personal narrative, oral history, performance writing, and autoethnography.
HCOM 4933 Writing Culture (5 credits)
This seminar serves as a capstone course in the Culture and Communication seminar sequence. Students explore diverse genres used to write about culture. The course aims to help every student find a writing voice by reading excellent writing in diverse genres. By writing and rewriting all term, this course guides students through the process of writing an article centered around culture and communication, following the practices of the field.
HCOM 5921 Sem: Comm Research I (5 credits)
Design, method, procedure strategies in research. Prerequisite: approved proposal.
HCOM 5922 Sem: Comm Research II (5 credits)
Design, method, procedure strategies in research. Prerequisite: approved proposal.
HCOM 5923 Sem: Comm Research III (5 credits)
Design, method, procedure strategies in research. Prerequisite: approved proposal.
HCOM 5992 Sem: Comm Research II (5 credits)