Sills, Bresler 4 semester hours Introduction to Graphic Design Com. This course introduces the formal properties of visual literacy as it relates to graphic design. Studio projects and critiques based on these properties are reinforced and complemented by lectures on design and type history, and student presentations about design and typography, using our information-saturated environment as resource and inspiration. Aronson, Larocque 4 semester hours Journalism Com. This course immerses students into journalism by covering controversial issues and events in Boston and New England.
Stories range from local and national politics to entertainment and sports.
Subjects hone interview skills in off-campus stories which seek reaction from people in the street as well as celebrities. Students use current newspapers and library research as a living textbook for the construction of crisp, informative stories on deadline. Corcoran, Jackson 4 semester hours Editing Copy and Proof Com. Proofreading techniques are explained. Students explore basic pre-writing practices, e.g. ranking and organizing raw story data for news release or letter to the editor.