Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Survey of basic content and structural elements of mass media and their functions and influences on society.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Problems and practices of photography for newspapers. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, and printing media.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 An overview of the development, regulation, economics, social impact, and industry practices in electronic media.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4 Practical experience in the operation of studio and control room equipment, including both pre- and post-production needs. Recommended Prerequisite(s):COSC 1301
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 3 Practical experience in the operation of audio equipment, including both pre- and post-production needs. Recommended Prerequisite(s):COSC 1301
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Editing and layout processes, with emphasis on accuracy and fairness, including the principles and techniques of design. Laboratory provides practical experience editing and designing for the student newspaper. Required Prerequisite(s):COMM 2311
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 Fundamentals of writing for the mass media. Includes instruction in professional methods and techniques for gathering, processing, and delivering content. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Average keyboarding skills
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3 This course focuses on advanced news-gathering and writing skills. It concentrates on the three-part process of producing news stories: discovering the news, reporting the news, and writing the news in different formats. Required Prerequisite(s):COMM 2311 Recommended Prerequisite(s): Average keyboarding skills
COMM 2339 - Writing for Radio, Television and Film +
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Introduction to basic script formats, terminology, and writing techniques, including the writing of commercials, public service announcements, promotions, news, documentary, and fictional materials.
Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0 Survey and analyze cinema including history, film techniques, production procedures, selected motion pictures, and cinema’s impact on and reflection of society. Students may not earn credit for both COMM-2366 and DRAM 2366.