CT247 Media Production I 3 credits A survey of the various electronic media being combined in current multimedia with an emphasis on text, graphics, audio, video, and animation. The primary goal of the course is the development of necessary skills and understandings needed to create effective media presentations. Secondary goals are to survey media production tools and techniques and to explore aesthetic and ethical issues of media. This course emphasizes the technical roles of media production. Students will gain production experience as members of a production team.
Activities stress persuasive and relational skills.
Students learn to activate communication and analyze individual and group communication dynamics. CT125 or consent of instructor. CT280 Theories of Human Communication 3 credits Overview of current theory and research in the major subfields of human communication. Significant studies and research advances in the context of interpersonal, group, and organizational communication. Focus on the physical tools and operations that humans use to communicate, the contexts of communication, and the communication research process.