361 Media Programming COM 470 Internship COM 480 Independent Study COM 485 Special Topics COM 490 Senior Seminar COM 105 Mass Media and Society A survey of the American mass media. Emphasizes the history, technology, organization and function of the media in society. This course is an introduction to the art, language, history and theory in film. COM 206 Media Criticism Instruction and practice in analysis and evaluation of the mass media content.
Course includes theoretical criticism and ethical considerations.
COM 207 Scriptwriting Instruction and practice in writing short and long form material for radio and television. COM 220 Journalism I Introduction to basic news writing and reporting. Emphasis on developing a journalistic style and learning to cover events and conduct interviews. COM 221 Journalism II Introduction to copy editing and layout for the print media. I Instruction and practice in the fundamentals of video production from pre-production to finished product.