Jun 22, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2016 - 2017

Undergraduate Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Communication
	COM 221 - Introduction To Film [3 credit(s)] Explores the range of film styles, movements, and genres; the relationship between theory and technique in the “language” of sounds and images; and the economic and social importance of film. Includes the screening and analysis of classical and contemporary films, both U.S. and international. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Arts and Humanities Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 224 - Foundations of Journalism and Promotional Communication [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 101 or permission of instructor. This course gives students a historical and social-scientific overview of journalism, advertising, and public relations from their earliest beginnings to the present day. It examines these foundational media as they exist together within a fluid media environment, one (or more) often impacting upon another within the political, economic, and social background of the United States. Each medium will be examined in three areas: power, history, and technology. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 225 - Media Writing [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Development of basic writing skills for journalists and other media professionals, including judging news values, following the inverted pyramid style of writing, and using the AP style and copy-editing techniques. Development of major news-gathering tools such as interviewing and covering traditional sources of news - meetings, speeches, and press conferences. Application of journalistic forms and tools for print and electronic media and public relations. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 226 - Mass Media and Society [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 101 or permission of instructor. Examines basic theoretical concepts and models underpinning the study of mass communication, including processes of message construction in media organizations, content patterns, audience message processing, media effects, media systems, and relationships with other systems. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 227 - Principles of Social Media [3 credit(s)] This course provides students with an introduction to social media as it relates to the history, theories, ethics and practice of communication. Through lectures, in-class activities, and assignments, students in this class will explore a diverse range of social media forms including blogs, virtual communities, wikis, mobile, and video and photo sharing sites. They will become familiar with basic social media research and analytics programs and understand how social media can be used as part of a strategic communication campaign. General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 231 - History of Television and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] This course provides a historical study of television, radio and interactive media in its social, economic, and technological contexts. Also covered in the course is an exploration of the convergence between these electronic media forms. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 240 - Professional Communication [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Course is designed to expose students to the theories, skills, and strategies needed to become effective communicators in formal organizational and professional settings. Students who successfully complete the course should be able to 1) recognize and describe the array of specific business/professional situations in which effective communication is expected; 2) understand and explain the responsibilities, expectations, and dynamics of human communication in those business/professional situations: and 3) choose appropriate communication strategies and use effective communication skills in writing and presentation. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 242 - Public & Professional Speaking [3 credit(s)] Organizing and presenting informative and persuasive speeches, with stress on evidence and reasoning to support ideas, and adapting to the audience and speaking situation. General Education Category: Speaking Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 257 - Principles of Public Relations [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 224. Examines the role and context of professional public relations practitioners and the development of techniques for ongoing public relations programs, managing crises, and conducting projects and campaigns. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 260 - Principles of Advertising [3 credit(s)] Presents an overview of the field. Surveys the operational principles and fundamental practices of advertising that include advertising theories, ethics, regulation, research methods, media planning, message and campaign planning strategy. Students also are involved in an advertising campaign project as part of the hands-on exercise in class. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 293 - Special Topics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Topics of interpersonal, mass, or telecommunication that change each semester and focus on communication skills. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 300 - Communication Lab [1-6 credit(s)] Practical workshop and labs to develop communication skills. Students apply material from accompanying lecture courses (with which the lab is coordinated) to specific communication problems. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 301 - Broadcast & Interactive Media Writing [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Introduces students to the different types of writing used in news media, broadcast media, and allied fields. Special emphasis given to TV and radio news writing and writing commercials for broadcast media. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 303 - Communication Inquiry [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 101 or permission of instructor. Understanding methods of inquiry in communication, including social science orientation, quantitative and qualitative methods for gathering and analyzing data, and critiquing and interpreting research. Theory, design, and basic statistics involved in survey and experimental research. Students are actively involved in data collection and research projects Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 315 - Photojournalism [3 credit(s)] This is an introductory photojournalism course focusing on the importance of documentary photography, and its history and relevance to today’s world. The course will familiarize students with the principles of photojournalism, and explore content of different types of photographs published in newspapers, magazines, the Internet and other media. Other topics include news judgment, ethics in the digital age, and responsibilities of the photographer. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 320 - History of Film [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, COM 221 or permission of instructor. Historical study of silent and sound film styles in their social, economic, and technological contexts. Film’s influence in early television production is also considered. Both U.S. and international films are considered. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 321 - Documentary Form in Film, TV, and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 221 and either COM 320 or COM 231, or permission of instructor. The history, theory, and contemporary practice of nonfiction film and television will be explored. The course involves intensive analysis of selected nonfiction works and may include a production component for those students who have completed COM 204. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 325 - Screenwriting [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. COM 221 or permission of instructor. This course examines the tools of writing for the screen. Students will learn standard formats of screenwriting. The class will include the analysis of published screenplays, the development of character and story, and the presentation of student works for constructive comment and criticism. This intensive scriptwriting class is intended to help students construct and write a short film or the first act of a feature-length narrative. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 326 - Advanced Reporting and Editing [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, COM 101 or COM 131, COM 225. Development of advanced information-gathering skills for the media, with an emphasis on the use of public records, observational techniques, electronic data bases, and interviewing techniques. Covers various public and urban affairs contexts for the media, and some specialized writing forms, including writing features and writing for the Internet. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 327 - Media Criticism [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Introduces criteria for determining social responsibilities and judging the performance of print, broadcast, and film media. Addresses history, analysis, evaluation of technique, content, and aesthetic effect of media messages. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 328 - Specialized Writing [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. COM 225 or permission of instructor. Develops advanced reporting and writing skills using the journalistic personal essay form. The course introduces students to the personal essay and noted works by well-known writers. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 329 - Contemporary Film [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 221 and either COM 320 or COM 231. Explores and examines structures of narrative filmmaking for cinema and television from World War II to the present. Examines cinematic practices outside and inside of the domestic U.S. market influence, the development of television, the economic expansion of the Hollywood apparatus, and ultimately the development of cinema in opposition to dominant culture. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 330 - Nonverbal Communication [3 credit(s)] Study of nonlinguistic and paralinguistic aspects of communication, including personal space, body language, eye contact, touching, and paralanguage; survey of research in the field along with class experiences in nonverbal communication. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 331 - Gender & Communication [3 credit(s)] Explores the relationship of gender to the communication process. Examines issues of power, conflict, sex role stereotypes, and cultural patterns of interaction in interpersonal relationships. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: U.S. Diversity Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 332 - Interracial Communication [3 credit(s)] Applies communication theory to interracial situations, problem-solving in interracial groups, blockages to successful relations between the races, stereotyping, prejudice, and roles. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: African-American Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 335 - Multimedia Storytelling [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM225. This is a course in digital and multimedia journalism. Students will learn in this course include multimedia reporting for the Web by combining text, still photographs, video, audio and interactive graphics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 341 - Group Process & Decision Making [3 credit(s)] Examines the structure and dynamics of groups, the nature and function of leadership, problem-solving and decision-making, communication networks, role differentiation, and group growth. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 345 - Film Theory [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: COM 221 and either COM 320 or COM 231. This course focuses on theories used in the scholarly analysis of film. The focus of discussion will range from methods of close analysis and basic concepts of film form, technique and style; through industrial/critical categories of genre and authorship (studios, stars, directors); through aspects of the cinema as a social institution, psycho-sexual apparatus and cultural practice; to the relationship between filmic texts and the historical horizon of production and reception. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 346 - Communication In Organizations [3 credit(s)] Explores approaches and processes of communication in organizational settings. Specific focus is on the structure and function of messages and information dissemination, as well as application of theory. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 347 - Political Communication [3 credit(s)] Introduces students to contemporary and historical scholarship of politics, mass media, and public opinion. Examines such issues as the impact of television on elections, the press and the presidency, political advertising, presidential debates, and opinion polling. Explores theories and research on mass media and elections. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 348 - Intercultural Communication [3 credit(s)] Analyzes the cultural dimensions of communication with emphasis on interpersonal and social encounters. Examines the cultural foundations of communication behavior, including ethnicity, cultural sensitivity, personal relationships, group processes, verbal and nonverbal communication, and cultural adaptation. Strategies for effective intercultural communication are also discussed. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 350 - Persuasive Communication & Attitude Change [3 credit(s)] Introduces students to the field of persuasion. Examines theories of persuasion, research on persuasive communication, and the formation of social and political attitudes. Topics include the dynamics of attitude change, interpersonal persuasion, brainwashing, subliminal persuasion, and media information campaigns. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 351 - Post-Production I for Film, TV, and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] This introductory editing course will stress the basic rules of Non Linear editing. The Avid Media Composer software will be fully explored. Topics such as digitizing, Time Code, media management, editing function menus and more will be discussed. The purpose of this class is to learn how to operate and understand editing equipment and rules for Television, Film, and Interactive Media. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 352 - TV Production II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 204 or permission of instructor. Focuses on operation of video switcher, teleprompter, lighting board and studio cameras. Students learn television program direction and floor managing. Students study multi-camera production, studio and remote multi-camera lighting, and put knowledge to practice in the lab component. Program types studied include persuasive, news/informational, and entertainment. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 353 - Media Electronics and Technology [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 352. This course will cover history, basic electronic theory and practical application as applied to the design, operation and maintenance of modern video/audio electronic origination, recording, playback and distribution equipment. It is designed for majors and non-majors with technical/engineering interests or backgrounds. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 355 - Psychological Processing of Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 225 and COM 350. Examines how people process information from mass and interactive media, including both traditional and emerging media. The class focuses on both psychological and communication issues, applying theories to media use, impact of media on consumers, and ways to design more effective media environments. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 358 - Media Law, Economics & Ethics [3 credit(s)] Examines media law, including First Amendment and administrative law. Focuses on social and political context of free speech. It examines legal constraints for students planning to become professional communicators. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 359 - International Communication [3 credit(s)] Surveys the global, regional, and national media systems and practices. Examines the role of the mass media in public diplomacy, national development, national policies, cultural interactions, and perceptions and images people develop about other countries, peoples, and the world. Also examines the future of the New World Information and Communication Order. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 361 - Social Issues in News [3 credit(s)] Students get a scholarly understanding of journalism and news. They learn about the social process that explains how news is produced and how social, cultural and political forces shape news. It is a study of journalism as a social institution and explains how a variety of external and internal forces – economic, political, cultural, organizational and technological – influence and shape contemporary news media. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 362 - Health Communication [3 credit(s)] Focuses on interactions of people involved in the health-care process and the dissemination and interpretation of health-related messages. Provides an overview of provider-recipient communication, communication in health-care organizations, and public health concerns as they relate to physical, mental, and social health issues. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 363 - Journalism and Media Laboratory [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 426/COM 455. The laboratory course is a core requirement for journalism and strategic promotional communication majors. The primary objective of the course is to provide hands-on training in managing contemporary digital terrain in media industries. This course must be taken along with journalism and strategic promotional communication capstone courses – COM 427 and COM 447 respectively. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 364 - Media Metrics and Analytics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 226; COM 303; COM 260, and COM 355. This course emphasizes practical aspects of promotional communication. It examines the process by which media campaigns are evaluated in various media environments with an emphasis on social media. The course will explore key social media metrics and analytics to allow students to track digital and social media content. Students will learn how to evaluate a social media campaign’s success. The course will also introduce user experience concepts and measurement tools. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 366 - Communication & Conflict [3 credit(s)] Approaches to the management of intra-personal, interpersonal, and societal conflict, game theory, frustration and aggression, the etiology of conflict; role playing and case study methods to be supplemented by lecture-discussions and readings. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 368 - Leadership Communication in Organizations [3 credit(s)] Introduces theories of organizational leadership, emphasizing the role of communication. Examines how leadership requirements are changing in the global marketplace. Helps students’ understand and advance their own leadership skills through case study discussions and developing a personal leadership profile. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 370 - Communication Technology & Social Change [3 credit(s)] This course studies the role of communication technologies in societal change. Particular emphasis is placed on new communication technologies (i.e., mobile media, computer mediated communication and robots) and user profiles. Ethical questions raised by the introduction of new communication technologies are addressed. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 379 - Communication and Negotiation [3 credit(s)] Examines basic dimensions and theories of negotiation, and develops an understanding of the significance that communication theory has on the study of negotiation. Covers conflict resolution in a wide variety of contexts including interpersonal, organizational, community, international, and public policy. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 380 - Family Communication [3 credit(s)] Investigates communication in the family, with emphasis on the functional and dysfunctional ways in which family members relate to one another. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America [3 credit(s)] Studies the use of rhetoric by Black Americans as an instrument for modifying social, economic, and political conditions. Materials include speeches and documents by Black American spokespersons. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 393 - Special Topics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Topics of interpersonal, mass, or telecommunication that change each semester and emphasize skills and communication theory. May be taken for a total of 6 credit hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 394 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication [3 credit(s)] Provides an in depth examination of the role of communication in establishing and maintaining personal relationships. Critically analyzes leading research and theories in interpersonal communication. Students will Identify and examine a particular research topic of interest, and apply the concepts and principles of interpersonal theory and research to day-to-day interactions. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 400 - Production Management for Film, TV, and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 352, or permission of instructor. Analyzes and provides practical techniques and procedures of studio and media production department management. Students learn production systems design, production planning and process, facility bookmaking and budgeting. Also included is scheduling and budgeting for Film production as well as workflow for Interactive media production. The lab component requires participation in Video/Audio Communication Center productions. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 401 - Advanced Video/Audio Production [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: COM 204, COM 226, COM 351 or COM 225, COM 352 or permission of instructor. COM 403 suggested as companion course. Students produce commercial-grade information, educational, training or marketing programs, or broadcast or cable programs for on- or off-campus clients. There is a lab component. Students also study the basic operation of broadcast newsrooms and corporate/organizational video departments. (May rotate instructors from other areas to allow for differing emphasis). General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 403 - Post-Production II for Film, TV, and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 351 Students learn advanced operation of nonlinear video editing, and digital audio workstations and digital graphics applications. Students study and practice the concepts of sequencing (including cut-ins and cut-aways), montage, time manipulation, rhythm, and transitions. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 405 - Multi-Media Journalism [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): Gen Ed Eng/Comp, COM 351, COM 352 and permission of instructor. Students learn to produce news programs and program components through further development of newswriting, news talent, and news production skills. Students also learn of the dilemmas faced every day by working broadcast journalists. Ethics and technologies are studied. Also includes elements of Computer-Assisted Reporting and reporting for the Internet. There is a substantial lab component. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum, Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 410 - Film Production II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 204 and COM 221. This course is a production-based exploration of the development and transformation of cinematic practice as communication and art. It is designed to enable students to explore the development of narrative and non-fiction filmmaking through viewing and, centrally, producing work in both 16 mm and digital video formats. The class is intended to follow a course of study in film techniques and aesthetics, culminating in an original filmic work by the student. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 411 - Film Production III [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 351, COM 352, and COM 410. This course is a continuation of COM 410, a production-based exploration of the development and transformation of cinematic practice as communication and art. It is designed to enable students to collectively explore advanced filmmaking theory, history, techniques and aesthetics through the making of film/digital media projects in a series of workshops and assignments. The class is intended to follow a course of study in film techniques and aesthetics, culminating in original filmic works produced by student groups in 16mm. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 414 - Film Practicum [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: COM 411. This advanced laboratory course thoroughly examines the filmmaking process from the script to the screen. It is designed so that each student can spend an entire semester exploring, fostering and developing ideas to create an original short film. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 425 - Publication Design [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 225. This course focuses on understanding basic principles for print and online media graphics and design skills. Students learn how to design and layout print and online publications using design and layout software. It requires application of writing and editing skills learned in the prerequisite courses to class projects. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 426 - News Media Laboratory I [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 225, COM 326, and COM 425 . The course introduces students to all aspects of news media production from the stage of newsgathering to putting the final news product out in convergence platform that includes print, online and social media. Students learn all aspects of news production, including editing, design, advertising, sales and distribution. This is a class in which students apply journalistic skills learned in the perquisite courses. The course requires of students to work outside the scheduled class times. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 427 - News Media Laboratory II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: COM 426. Students learn editorial, leadership, and management skills and knowledge required in running a newsroom that functions in a media convergence environment and puts out news products in print, online and social media platforms. Students apply and further develop journalistic skills learned in the perquisite courses in this capstone class. The course requires students to work outside the scheduled class times. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 428 - African and Middle Eastern Film [3 credit(s)] Designed to enable students to explore and examine the processes, images, stereotypes, and myths associated with the development of film through a historical and cultural analysis of the film and television industries of Africa and the Middle East. Taught through lectures and intensive examination of films and television programming within a seminar setting. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 444 - Mediation & Collaborative Problem Solving [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 366, or COM 379, or permission of instructor. Examines how mediation works, factors that determine whether mediation can be used to resolve disputes, and the conditions under which mediation is most effective. General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 447 - Promotional Production [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: COM 225 , COM 226, COM 257, COM 260, COM 303, COM 350, COM 335, COM 355, COM 425 and COM 455. A workshop course in advanced public relations skills. Emphasizes message design and dissemination techniques that range across print and digital media for communication The course will work with actual clients and will include both internal and external organizational publics according to a developed Strategic Communication plan. General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 448 - Managing Organizational Teams [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 341 or COM 346 or COM 368, or permission of instructor. Focuses on the structure, functions, and processes of organizational teams and work groups. Special attention is given to promoting effective teamwork in today’s organizations through methods of team-building and examining leadership issues confronting teams. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 449 - Advanced Issues in Health Communication [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 362 or COM 380 or permission of instructor. Provides in-depth examination of key theoretic and applied approaches to health communication. Topics include health communication models, doctor-patient communication, gender issues and health, health information campaigns, mass-media influences on health, the role of culture on health and disease, the health-care organization, group influences on well-being, communication and mental health, communication and social health, and the politics of health communication. Semesters Offered: Every Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 450 - Interactive Media I [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 351. This course introduces the form, techniques, concepts, and aesthetics present in interactive media. It explores a range of media including websites, cinema, games, mobile computing, performance, and emerging forms. The class will utilize social networking, publishing, and distribution websites as support for research, production, and dissemination of multimedia projects. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 455 - Communication Campaigns [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 224, COM 226, COM 257, COM 260, COM 303, COM 350 and COM 355. Introduces students to the fundamentals of communication campaigns. Course content encompasses the role of campaigns in shaping social, cultural, and political agendas; theoretical foundations of communication campaigns; and campaign management techniques. Students use Social Marketing and Strategic Communication principles in analyzing campaigns. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 470 - Interactive Media II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 450. Through DVDs and other interactive media, guest speakers, lab exercises, and discussions, this course explores the world of emerging media. The technologies are examined and students are introduced to authoring and project management, the most common careers filled by college graduates with training in Interactive Media analysis and production, and how visual storytelling fits the world of Interactive Media. Semesters Offered: Every Spring General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 475 - Communication and Training in Organizations [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: COM 368 or COM 346 or permission of the instructor. Students develop and present a training program on a communication issue of their choice. This includes researching the topic, developing appropriate training materials, developing appropriate materials and strategies for assessing the programs’ effectiveness, implementing the program, and writing a final report. General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 485 - Science Writing for the Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, COM 326. Introduces students to principles and practices in science journalism. Students will develop their skills in reporting about science and writing news stories about scientific developments. They will hone their skills in effectively communicating science information through different modalities, such as newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. The course has several parts: a)introducing students to multiple perspectives on communicating science through the mass media, b)developing news gathering skills, such as how to interview scientists and understanding scientific papers conveyed to the media, and c)writing about different aspects of science, including the biological, physical and social sciences. Students will get extensive practice writing science news and feature stories. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 490 - Internship In Communication [2-8 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, permission of internship director. Field work with community agencies concerned with promotional communication, communication in organizations, political campaigns, and the media. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours can count toward the major). Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 493 - Special Topics In Communication [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: COM 226, or permission of instructor. Topics in interpersonal and organizational communication, broadcasting, film, journalism, and mass communication that change each semester and deal with a variety of important subjects and issues. May be repeated with departmental permission. This course may be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 494 - Special Topics in Film, TV, and Interactive Media [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite(s): COM 204, COM 221 and either 320 or 231, or permission of instructor. Explores topics in media arts, audio and video production, digital media, broadcasting, film and the Internet that changes each semester and deals with a variety of important subjects and issues. Each offering will be designated as either Studies or Production in order to count as a major elective in one of those categories for the Film, Television, and Interactive Media degree. May be repeated with departmental permission. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 495 - Seminar in Communication [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Senior standing, permission of instructor. Seminar topics vary across specific areas of emphases. May be repeated once. Click here for the schedule of courses
	COM 496 - Independent Study [2-8 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, approval of a department faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours can count toward the major). Click here for the schedule of courses
Computer and Information Science
	CIS 151 - Invitation to Computing [3 credit(s)] Introduces principles that form the foundation of computer science for students with no prior background in computing. Suitable for students with a non-technical background who wish to explore a career in computing or in a field where computing is used extensively. No prior programming experience is necessary or expected for this course. Key principles of computing are explored through the use of sequential, conditional, iterative logic and the issue of inheritance. Good computing practices are discussed along with problem solving and organization. Students who have completed CIS 260 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher are not permitted to register for this course. The course includes two lecture hours and two lab hours per week. Labs provide experience with the concepts covered in the lectures. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 260 - Introduction To Programming [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: CIS 151 or ESC 151. Introduction to the principles of computation, problem-solving methods, and algorithm development on a computer using a popular programming language. Development of good programming style and basic skills of designing, coding, debugging, and documenting programs. Topics include sequence, selection, iteration, methods, class, arrays, strings, and basics of inheritance. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 265 - Data Structures & Algorithms [4 credit(s)] Perquisites: CIS 260, MTH 181. This is a continuation of CIS 260. Programming and problem-solving skills are further developed by using language features to implement various data structures such as stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, and graphs. Topics include additional programming and problem-solving techniques, and sorting, searching, and hashing algorithms. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 300 - Co-op Experiential Learning [6 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Approval of the CIS department. Acceptance into the Cooperative Education Program of the CIS department, a minimum of Sophomore standing. Work with a designated faculty advisor to establish objectives for the co-op period, review progress during the work period and review results of the experience against objectives. A student final report is required. Course must be taken during every cooperative education period. Can be take a maximum of 3 times. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 334 - Computer Organization [2 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. Foundations of PC architecture and assembly language. Topics include machine language, hardware fundamentals, memory organization, data representation, addressing modes, and introduction to assemblers. This course contains the first half of the material from CIS 335. May not be used to satisfy BSCIS major field requirements. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 335 - Language Processors [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265 and MTH 181. Foundation of computer organization and assembly language. Topics include data representation, machine language, hardware fundamentals, registers, and addressing modes. Fundamentals of systems programming including assembly language, assemblers, macro processors, linkers, loaders, and compilers. Examples of language processors are studied on various computers. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 340 - Systems Programming [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265 and MTH 181 This course serves as the introduction to system-level course. In this course, students will work on Linux systems and use C programming language to develop system programs in Unix/Linux environment. While no C programming skill is required, students are expected to be proficient in at least one high level programming language, e.g., Java. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 345 - Operating Systems [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 340 and MTH 181. The basic concepts of computer systems, commonly found in most modern computers, are studied. In particular, the class focuses on processes (management, scheduling, synchronization), memory management, I/O management and file systems. Students are expected to work on several intensive programming projects, in addition to regular class assignments. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 368 - Object Oriented Design and Programming [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. Course builds on basic knowledge of data structures and programming in Java. The course revisits concepts of polymorphism and examines how fundamental building blocks of encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism can be put together to build sensible libraries (packages) of classes. Other topics covered in the class include client side programming with in-depth coverage of deep cloning, exception handling, event source/listeners, GUI, reflection, and multithreading, and java sockets. In addition, issues of deployment of java packages, and jar files are discussed. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 390 - Introduction to Algorithms [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265, MTH 220 and MTH 181. This course offers a systematic study of algorithms and their complexity, including sorting, searching, selecting, and algorithms for graphs. Algorithm design methods, including greedy, divide-and-conquer, and dynamic programming are also covered. NP-complete problems will be briefly introduced as the topic of computational complexity. Algorithm implementation is required as a form of programming projects. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 408 - Internet Programming [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. This course introduces website design and web-based applications using several tools and techniques. The course starts with client-side programming. The second half of the course is dedicated server-side development. Topics covered include HTML, DHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, DOM, ASP.NET, Java Script, database connectivity, web parts and web services. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 424 - Comparative Programming Languages [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. A short history of programming languages and coding styles precedes the study of a collection of programming paradigms. The major programming paradigms are surveyed, including procedural, functional, object-oriented, graphical-user-interface based, and logic programming. The relationships between syntax, semantics and the compilation process are investigated. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 430 - Data Base Concepts [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. A comprehensive introduction to database concepts. Emphasis is given to the relational database model. Discussion of data modeling approaches, normalization and database design theory, data definition and manipulation languages, data architecture for storage of large data sets, indexing techniques for effective data retrieval, query processing and optimization, security, concurrency control and recovery mechanisms. Lab experience using various commercial DBMS systems with a focus on ‘how to use the tools.’ Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 433 - Systems Analysis Methods [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. Introduction to the tools and techniques of systems analysis including requirements determination, use case analysis, process modeling. Object-oriented analysis and design will be incorporated through the use of the Unified Modeling Language and the Rational Unified Process. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 434 - Software Engineering [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. Topics in software engineering and performance engineering, including comparison between structured and object-oriented software development, verification and testing, software design for concurrent and real-time systems, and system re-engineering for increased performance. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 442 - Operating Systems II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 345. Study of operating systems including deadlocks, command procedures. Emphasizes advanced concepts of distributed operating systems as well as client/server models; and study of Unix as a case study of an operating systems both from a system administrator and interprocess communication focus. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 454 - Data Communication and Networking [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 340. Data communications: characteristics of physical transmission media, including international standards for data encoding and device interfacing; transmission principles, modems and multiplexors; data link protocols, mechanisms for error detection/correction, and flow control. Computer Networks: broad survey of existing networks; network topology; network layers from the ISO OSI reference model; network programming; analytical tools for network analysis and design. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 457 - Computer Graphics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. Fundamentals of two- and three-dimensional computer graphics will be covered in this course. Topics include graphics algorithms, transformational geometry, clipping, shading, rendering, and illumination. Students will be expected to develop graphics programs using standard APIs and graphics hardware. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 458 - Robotics Programming and Practices [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265 and 340. The course involves the integration of many different Robotics disciplines, including kinematics, vision detection and processing, navigation, path planning, artificial intelligence and real-time software programming. Students have the opportunities to access the primitives of a robot system and then draw inspirations from real world experiments, and finally develop their new design on top of the given software framework. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 465 - Multimedia [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 368. Main topics are representation of multimedia data including audio, image and video, and processing and compression of multimedia data. Programming techniques for the three main multimedia data types. Other topics include multimedia standards, multimedia communication and commercial tools for audio, image and video processing. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 467 - Introduction To Artificial Intelligence [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 265. The course is an elementary introduction to artificial intelligence, which presents an overview of various domains of the field. Topics studied include search techniques, symbolic algebra, natural language processing, knowledge-based systems, reasoning under uncertainty, machine learning, and some non-symbolic topics such as neural networks and genetic algorithms. Common Lisp, a major symbolic AI language, will also be introduced. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 470 - Mobile Application Development [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 345. The course provides an in-depth review of concepts, design strategies, tools and APIs needed to create, test and deploy advanced applications for mobile phones and occasionally connected mobile devices. Topics include: design of mobile user interfaces, application life-cycle, multi-threading, inter-process communication, data persistency, content providers, background services, geo-location and mapping, networking and web services, telephony, messaging, graphics and animation, multimedia, peer-to-peer communication, performance, security. The target computing environment changes overtime; currently the course explores the Android Operating System and its supporting SDK. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 475 - Introduction to Computer Security [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 345. This class covers the computer security principles, basic cryptography, authentication, program security, trusted operating systems, computer system attacks and intrusion detection. Linux and other modern operating systems will be used as examples to illustrate the concepts covered in class. Students will develop the skills in basic security system programming through a number of class projects. Basic operating system concepts are required. C/C++ programming skills are required. . Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 478 - Sensor Networks and Pervasive Computing [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: CIS 340 and CIS 345. This class covers a broad range of topics of the emerging wireless sensor network technologies, including operating systems, radio communication, message routing, time synchronization, localization, energy management, and applications. By using the commercial off-the-shelf wireless sensor motes, students will work on several hands-on projects that involve in developing protocols and applications in TinyOS, a modern embedded operating system. Prior computer system programming (in C/C++) skills and operating system concepts are required. Click here for the schedule of courses
	CIS 480 - Introduction to Computer Architecture [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: CIS 335. The course focuses on the design of modern computer systems. Topics include processor and instruction set design; addressing; control structures and microprogramming; memory management, caches, memory hierarchy; interrupts; I/O structures and buses. Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to design and program embedded systems. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses

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Course Descriptions

COM 221 - Introduction To Film

COM 224 - Foundations of Journalism and Promotional Communication

COM 225 - Media Writing

COM 226 - Mass Media and Society

COM 227 - Principles of Social Media

COM 231 - History of Television and Interactive Media

COM 240 - Professional Communication

COM 242 - Public & Professional Speaking

COM 257 - Principles of Public Relations

COM 260 - Principles of Advertising

COM 293 - Special Topics

COM 300 - Communication Lab

COM 301 - Broadcast & Interactive Media Writing

COM 303 - Communication Inquiry

COM 315 - Photojournalism

COM 320 - History of Film

COM 321 - Documentary Form in Film, TV, and Interactive Media

COM 325 - Screenwriting

COM 326 - Advanced Reporting and Editing

COM 327 - Media Criticism

COM 328 - Specialized Writing

COM 329 - Contemporary Film

COM 330 - Nonverbal Communication

COM 331 - Gender & Communication

COM 332 - Interracial Communication

COM 335 - Multimedia Storytelling

COM 341 - Group Process & Decision Making

COM 345 - Film Theory

COM 346 - Communication In Organizations

COM 347 - Political Communication

COM 348 - Intercultural Communication

COM 350 - Persuasive Communication & Attitude Change

COM 351 - Post-Production I for Film, TV, and Interactive Media

COM 352 - TV Production II

COM 353 - Media Electronics and Technology

COM 355 - Psychological Processing of Media

COM 358 - Media Law, Economics & Ethics

COM 359 - International Communication

COM 361 - Social Issues in News

COM 362 - Health Communication

COM 363 - Journalism and Media Laboratory

COM 364 - Media Metrics and Analytics

COM 366 - Communication & Conflict

COM 368 - Leadership Communication in Organizations

COM 370 - Communication Technology & Social Change

COM 379 - Communication and Negotiation

COM 380 - Family Communication

COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America

COM 393 - Special Topics

COM 394 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication

COM 400 - Production Management for Film, TV, and Interactive Media

COM 401 - Advanced Video/Audio Production

COM 403 - Post-Production II for Film, TV, and Interactive Media

COM 405 - Multi-Media Journalism

COM 410 - Film Production II

COM 411 - Film Production III

COM 414 - Film Practicum

COM 425 - Publication Design

COM 426 - News Media Laboratory I

COM 427 - News Media Laboratory II

COM 428 - African and Middle Eastern Film

COM 444 - Mediation & Collaborative Problem Solving

COM 447 - Promotional Production

COM 448 - Managing Organizational Teams

COM 449 - Advanced Issues in Health Communication

COM 450 - Interactive Media I

COM 455 - Communication Campaigns

COM 470 - Interactive Media II

COM 475 - Communication and Training in Organizations

COM 485 - Science Writing for the Media

COM 490 - Internship In Communication

COM 493 - Special Topics In Communication

COM 494 - Special Topics in Film, TV, and Interactive Media

COM 495 - Seminar in Communication

COM 496 - Independent Study

CIS 151 - Invitation to Computing

CIS 260 - Introduction To Programming

CIS 265 - Data Structures & Algorithms

CIS 300 - Co-op Experiential Learning