Theoretical consideration of the ways in which communication creates and maintains culture. Considers a variety of perspectives on the significance of communication. Explores the importance of communication for cultural understanding. A chronological study of film classics from 1894 to the present, with the examination of the achievements of filmmakers according to their technical, theoretical, and sociological places in film history. A hands-on and theoretic introduction to multimedia development.
Students also analyze existng multimedia projects and writings about multimedia.
Types of practical writing considered may include newsletters, brochures, ghost speech writing, procedure writing, e-mail notices, manuals, etc. Introduction to photographic and darkroom techniques. Includes picture-taking assignments, the processing of film, enlarging of photographs, and final finishing and mounting of prints. A survey of the major works of British literature of the Restoration, eighteenth century, the romantic period, the Victorian Era, and the twentieth century. Introduction to the study of language and the many aspects of human language.