is prerequisite to 202. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

each semester. Elementary accounting concepts

and procedures used in the preparation of financial

statements for sole proprietorships, partnerships,

and corporations; statement analysis; operational

accounting; and use of accounting data for specialpurpose

decision making.

Open only to students in the Honors College.

Prerequisite: ACCT 226 is prerequisite to 227.

Special honors sections of ACCT 201-202.

Elementary accounting concepts and procedures

used in the preparation of financial statements for

sole proprietorships, partnerships, and

corporations: financial statement analysis;

operational accounting; and use of accounting data

for special-purpose decision making.

3 hours; 3 credits each semester. Prerequisites:

ACCT 201-202 or 226-227; ACCT 301 with a C or

better is prerequisite to 302. Students must have a

C or better in ACCT 301 to proceed to other upper

level accounting courses requiring 301. Students

must have a C- or better in ACCT 302 to graduate

with a concentration in accounting. Preparation of

financial statements and other reports in

accordance with prevailing accounting standards

established by the accounting profession.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ACCT 201-202 or

226-227, DSCI 206. Students must have a C- or

better in ACCT 311 to graduate with a

concentration in accounting. This course focuses

on recording and allocating costs within traditional

managerial accounting systems. Common and

joint cost allocations are performed under job

order, process and standard costing systems.

Income models are developed for exploring costvolume-

profit relationships.

Lecture, individual and group projects, and

discussion 3 hours; 3 credits. Pre- or corequisite:

ACCT 301. Prerequisite: computer literacy course.

The theoretical and practical approaches to the

analysis, design, and implementation of manual

and/or computerized accounting systems.

Emphasis is placed on the investigation and

documentation of internal controls, accounting

cycle attributes, and auditing techniques for

computer-based systems. Individual projects

include comprehensive documentation of an

accounting application and two case studies using a

current financial accounting software package.

The group project involves the development of an

accounting system for a specific application and its

presentation to the class. (qualifies as a CAP

experience)

be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ACCT 301

with a C or better, junior standing and permission

of the chief departmental advisor; transfer students

must have completed one semester at Old

Dominion University; approval of Career

Management Center. Available for pass/fail

grading only. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

Prerequisites: ACCT 301 with a C or better,

junior standing and permission of the chief

departmental advisor; transfer students must have

completed one semester at Old Dominion

University. Approval for enrollment and allowable

credits is determined by the department and Career

Management in the semester prior to enrollment.

Student participation in a professional work

experience. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

ACCT 301 with a C or better, junior standing and

permission of the chief departmental advisor;

transfer students must have completed one

semester at Old Dominion University. Approval

for enrollment and allowable credits are

determined by the department CAP adviser and the

Career Management Center in the semester prior to

enrollment. Student participation in a professional

work experience. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

credits. Prerequisites: ACCT 201 or 226, ACCT

202 or 227 or ACCT 601, senior standing or

permission of the chief departmental advisor.

Students must have a C- or better in ACCT 405 to

graduate with a concentration in accounting. The

application of accounting principles to

governmental funds and not-for-profit

organizations. Emphasis is placed on budgeting

and control as well as auditing concerns for such

entities.

study, and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits.

Corequisite: ACCT 302. Prerequisites: ACCT

301 with a C or better, senior standing or

permission of the chief departmental advisor.

Students must have a C- or better in ACCT 411 to

graduate with a concentration in accounting.

Standards and ethics of the public accounting

profession, generally accepted auditing standards,

and public reporting are covered, as well as

exposure to other types of auditing such as

operational and compliance auditing.

Prerequisites: ACCT 201 or 226, ACCT 202 or

227 or ACCT 601, and junior standing or

permission of the chief departmental advisor.

Students must have a C- or better in ACCT 421 to

graduate with a concentration in accounting. An

analysis of federal income tax law and its

application to personal and business tax situations.

Reconciliation of tax and accounting concepts.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ACCT 421/521.

Students must have a C- or better in ACCT 422 to

graduate with a concentration in accounting. An

analysis of federal income tax laws and its

application to individuals and business entities.

Prerequisites: ACCT 301 with a C or better,

ACCT 302 and senior standing or permission of

the chief departmental advisor. Students must

have a C- or better in ACCT 450 to graduate with a

concentration in accounting. The study of

accounting for international operations and

business combinations.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: ACCT

421. Prerequisites: ACCT 301 with a C or better,

302, 311, 421 and computer literacy course, or

permission of the instructor. Students must have a

C- or better in ACCT 460 to graduate with a

concentration in accounting. The theoretical and

practical approaches to the analysis, design, and

implementation of manual and/or computerized

accounting systems. Emphasis is placed on the

investigation and documentation of internal

controls, accounting cycle attributes, and auditing

techniques for computer-based systems. Individual

projects include comprehensive documentation of

an accounting application and two case studies

using a current financial accounting software

package. The group project involves development

of an accounting system for a specific application

and its presentation to the class. This class

qualifies as a CAP experience. Students will

complete a comprehensive final examination on

materials covered in ACCT 301, 302, 311, 421,

and 460.

credits. Prerequisites: ACCT 301 with a C or

better, senior standing or permission of the chief

departmental advisor. Students must have a C- or

better in ACCT 495 to graduate. Study designed

for students desiring additional work in an area of

particular interest in accounting. This course may

not be substituted for any required accounting

course.

interdisciplinary examination of the African

American experience in America. The course

examines the historical and contemporary

conditions of African American people. It also

explores the various modes of artistic expression,

values and philosophical underpinnings of African

American culture.

permission of program director. Individual

practical experience in community-based

organizations, public bureaucracies, administrative

agencies and other organizations and firms.

Student can gain exposure in the not-for-profit and

profit sectors. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

AAST 100 or permission of the instructor. These

courses are open to majors and non-majors. Ethnic

studies majors may take these courses to satisfy

requirements for the concentration. These courses

will appear in the course schedule, and will be

more fully described in information distributed to

all academic advisors.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: senior

standing. This course focuses on a variety of

selected topics in African American Studies.

These courses will appear in the course schedule,

and will be more fully described in information

distributed to all academic advisors.

Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of

instructor. Students are exposed to opportunities to

conduct independent research and/or study in areas

focused on the political, social and cultural

experiences of people of African descent in the

U.S. and the African Diaspora.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ENGL

110C, HIST 104H or permission of instructor. An

exploration of current methodological approaches

utilized in the interdisciplinary field of American

Studies. Through integrative themes that cut

across time, place and cultural identity, this course

will allow students to build a working definition of

civilization in the United States.

Prerequisite: ENGL 111C or 131C. Rotating

course content in American Studies, with

interdisciplinary focus. Course can be used to

fulfill a requirement in the American Studies

minor.

and provides hands-on experience in office

productivity software used for word

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. An introduction to

essential themes and means of visual

communication in the fine arts with an emphasis

on studio experience in drawing, painting, collage,

assemblage, and design fundamentals. Slide

lectures, critical inquiry, and discussions about

aesthetic issues will also be included in the course

content.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Open only to

students in the Honors College. A special honors

section of ARTS 122A.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. A basic course

examining the relation of shape and value in a twodimensional

environment.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. A basic course

examining the relation of form and structure in a

three-dimensional environment.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Pre- or corequisite:

ARTS 279. An introduction to the fundamentals of

the camera and digital application of images, with

emphasis on photography as a creative visual

medium.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. A study of basic

principles, materials and techniques for drawing

with an emphasis on line, value studies, volumetric

analysis and perspective. Students will learn to

draw proportionally and descriptively with

increased knowledge of the relationship between

object and image.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites or

corequisites: ARTS 202 or 231 and ARTS 304.

An introduction to image making through the

application of painting media, techniques and

styles.

credits. Prerequisites or corequisites: ARTS 202

and 304. An introduction to screenprinting

techniques and stencil systems using water-based

inks.

credits. Prerequisites or corequisites: ARTS 202

and 231. An introduction to stone and metal plate

lithographic techniques.

Lecture 1 hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits.

Prerequisites or corequisites: ARTS 202 and 231.

An introduction to basic intaglio printing

techniques including drypoint, line etching,

aquatint and soft ground.

1 hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Pre- or

corequisites: ARTS 202 and 231; one or both may

be taken before; one may be taken as a corequisite.

An introduction to basic relief printing techniques

including woodcut, linocut, letterpress, and

collograph.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites or

corequisites: ARTS 202 and 203. Conceptual

thinking in three dimensions; the development of

visual capacity and spatial sense through direct

experience in materials.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS

202. A foundation course designed as an

introduction to ceramics. Students will explore

functional and sculptural techniques through

handbuilding and wheel-throwing, as well as basic

claybody, glaze and firing theory. Students will

also develop a basic understanding of the historical

and cultural aspects of ceramics.

5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ARTS 202, 231,

and 279. Pre- or corequisite: ARTS 304. This

course is intended for art majors and art minors

only. Exceptions must be approved by the

instructor or the chief departmental advisor. An

introduction to graphic theory, principles, and

methods. This includes a study of the basic

characteristics of letter forms, compositional

principles, and visual communication with sign,

symbol, and image.

hour; laboratory 5 hours; 3 credits. An

introduction to the Macintosh computer and

operating system and its applications to visual arts

project production. Includes an overview of

computer hardware and software used in print

multimedia and imaging for visual

communications.

hours; 3 credits. An introduction to various looms,

tools, materials and techniques used in weaving

and fabric dyeing; individual design projects.

Lecture 1 hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. An

introduction to the basic tools, materials and

techniques used in centrifugal casting, soldering

and piercing. Individual projects in silver, brass

and copper.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ARTS 202

and 203; Pre- or corequisite: ARTS 304. The

application of basic design concepts to the solution

of functional and environmental problems.

(Offered once per year.)

credits. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission

of instructor. A study of the underlying principles

of color interaction, color selection, contrast and

harmonies, relationships between light, color and

vision, as well as the basics of pigments, mixing,

and color terminology. An option for the cluster,

Aesthetics in Art and Science.

hour; studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

junior standing. Designed for students majoring in

art education and early childhood education, this

course covers the conceptual foundations of art

education in the early years and an exploration of

art materials and procedures for kindergarten and

elementary school teaching. Demonstrations,

workshops, and discussions place special emphasis

on the scope, sequence, and philosophy of art in

the elementary curriculum.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 211.

An exploration of visual content and expression

through regular group assignments and critiques

with attention to advanced photographic techniques

and presentation.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 231.

Continuation of ARTS 231 with emphasis on

composition.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 241.

Introduction to various compositional approaches

as specifically applied to painting.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 279

and any introductory printmaking course (ARTS

251, 252, 253, or 254). May be taken for repeat

credit. Further investigation of chosen print

technique (screenprint, lithography, relief, or

intaglio) with special attention to the

implementation of color.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 261

or permission of the instructor. Investigation

involves the combination of various materials and

construction techniques.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 263.

An intermediate course in ceramics with an

emphasis on more sophisticated throwing and

hand-building techniques toward the development

of a personal image. The class includes glaze

chemistry, firing procedures, ceramic history and

contemporary ceramics.

May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: approval

of the department chair and Career Management.

Available for pass/fail grading only. Student

participation for credit will be based on the

creative relevance of the planned work experience

as evaluated and determined by the chair and

approved by Career Management. Evaluation and

approval must occur prior to the semester in which

the work experience will take place. (qualifies as a

CAP experience)

for credit. Prerequisite: approval by the

department chair and Career Management is

necessary prior to registration. Available for

pass/fail grading only. A structured work

experience involving aspects of design or craft,

filmmaking, video, museum or gallery work, either

with or without remuneration. Criteria for

evaluation will be determined by work supervisor

and cooperating faculty advisor. (qualifies as a

CAP experience)

approval by the department chair. (qualifies as a

CAP experience)

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 271.

Graphic design and the printed page. This course

examines the interaction of text, headlines, and

visual images. Introduction to editorial, layout,

and the production methods used in publishing.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 370

and approval for continuance in the graphic design

concentration through portfolio review. This

advanced course is devoted to the study of printed

communication from a formal and visual

perspective. Assignments require the use of

typography and images in both single and multiple

page formats. Solutions to problems will be

developed that accurately represent the actual

printed product. Open only to students admitted to

the graphic design emphasis.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 371.

Graphic design in corporate and project-oriented

communications. Examines the role of the designer

in defining and reinforcing solutions to complex

communications problems. Also covers the

professional responsibilities of the designer such as

planning, scheduling, estimation, and the legal and

ethical aspects of the field. Open only to students

admitted to the graphic design emphasis.

studio 5 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ARTS 279,

junior standing, or permission of the instructor. An

introduction to the interpretation of visual or

written information using a number of illustrative

tools and methodologies. The course will provide

a broad survey of the tools, methods, and

techniques used to produce two and three

dimensional digital imagery. Students will

produce illustrations using vector, raster, and 3D

credits. Preparation, delivery, and analysis of

types of speeches with emphasis on

extemporaneous speaking.

credits. An introduction to the analysis and

practice of effective voice and articulation.

Applications across various communication

contexts, such as public communication, media,

and social communication.

introduction to concepts, processes, and effects of

communication in personal and social

relationships. Emphasis on fundamental

communication skills necessary for the formation

and maintenance of relationships.

hours; 3 credits. Open only to students in the

Honors College. A study of the theory, strategies,

and techniques of public speaking with emphasis

on its application to effective conflict resolution.

Participation in University forensic activities as

assigned by the instructor. May be repeated

consecutively as COMM 176, 275, 276, 375, 376,

475,476.

credits each semester. A study of selected topics

designed for nonmajors, or for elective credit

within a major. These courses will appear in the

course schedule, and will be more fully described

in a booklet distributed to all academic advisors.

3 credits. An introduction to the discipline and

methods of human communication. Survey of the

major approaches to studying communication

across the range of human communication contexts

and functions.

Open only to students in the Honors College.

Special honors section of COMM 200S.

credits. This class will focus on both contextual

and close text analysis of masterworks as they have

influenced film art and industry. Students in this

course are expected to develop basic research,

communication, viewing and critical thinking skills

as they apply their knowledge to the analysis of the

film experience. (cross-listed with THEA 270A)

+

Designated for activity credit.

credits each semester. A study of selected topics

designed for nonmajors, or for elective credit

within a major. These courses will be more fully

described in a booklet distributed to all academic

advisors.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior standing or

permission of instructor. A course designed to

prepare ODU study-abroad students for successful

international sojourns. Topics to be covered

include culture, culture shock, reverse culture

shock.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: STAT

130M, COMM 200S and six hours of 300-400

level communication courses or permission of

instructor. An introduction to communication

research from a social science perspective.

Experiment, survey, content analysis and

observational approaches are covered. Students

learn statistical data collection and data analysis

techniques.

Prerequisite: COMM 200S or permission of the

instructor. A study of interactions within and

among communication workplaces and the public.

Attention is given to the media, promotions,

community relations, and public information.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 101R. An

analysis and expression of professional speeches,

delivered in public, business and special occasion

contexts. Attention is given to audience analysis,

library research, development of

arguments/evidence as content, creation and use of

professional visual aids, expression of appropriate

verbal and nonverbal speech cues, speaker

credibility, and extemporaneous delivery skills.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior standing or

permission of instructor. An examination of both

the theory and practice of communication in the

professional setting. Content includes

communication theory, as well as the roles of

interpersonal, small group, organizational, and

mass media communication as related to the

workplace. A student receiving credit for COMM

305 cannot receive credit for COMM 200S.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 300 or 400.

This course is designed to familiarize students with

the basic elements of diplomatic communication

by providing them with an overview of the

language, the protocol, contact practices, and

administrative policies of the Diplomatic Corps.

Students will be trained in the technical aspects of

diplomatic discourse from resolution writing to

mission briefings, and the ever-evolving use of

computers and other electronic modes of

communication in carrying out government

business.

2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

junior standing or permission of instructor. This

course provides students with an historic overview

of films from a variety of European countries.

Students will gain the vocabulary necessary to

analyze individual films and for the comparative

analysis of films from different cultural and

historical contexts. The course will focus on issues

such as national and individual identity, film as

aesthetic form, gender and sexuality, and popular

culture. (cross-listed with FLET 307)

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 303 or

permission of the instructor. This course is

designed to introduce students to the basic

elements of public relations writing. Through an

examination of scholarly texts, case studies and

media coverage of public relations scenarios,

students will develop an understanding of the

crucial role that writing plays in effective public

relations. Students will also be required to

complete several writing assignments that relate to

actual public relations scenarios.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

200S or permission of the instructor. An overview

of communication education topics and issues

relevant to communication in the classroom.

Topics may include children's communication

development, teacher-pupil relationships,

administration, and communication activities for

the elementary and secondary classroom.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior standing and

COMM 200S, or permission of the instructor. An

introduction to the theories, processes and effects

of communication in nonverbal codes. Topics

include kinesics, proxemics, paralanguage.

Critical analysis and contemporary research

emphasized.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: junior

standing and COMM 200S, or permission of the

instructor. An overview of communication theory

and research examining verbal and nonverbal

communication between men and women. Topics

include communication differences as a function of

gender, theories which seek to explain these

differences, and prescriptions for change: “the

hope of androgyny.”

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

200S or permission of the instructor. The course

covers the systematic process of organizational

assessment from basic communication channels

(verbal, printed, and electronic modes of

communication), to interpersonal and group

communication, to the management of events and

staff. This course will examine the importance of

leadership roles within organizations in planning

any event as well as the communication dynamics

between management and those being supervised.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior

standing and COMM 200S, or permission of the

instructor. An introduction to the study of

communication in task groups. Course reviews

foundational literature and emphasizes

communication competencies relevant to

optimizing group outcomes including group

observation, participation, assessment, and

leadership.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 101R or

permission of the instructor. Study of the principles

of argumentation; frequent practice in debating

current public problems.

Prerequisite: COMM 200S or permission of the

instructor. An overview of the rhetorical and

social scientific theories and research about

persuasion and applications in speeches and

campaigns.

3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 101R or

permission of the instructor. With the goal of

being able to critique a communication event,

students will study a variety of rhetorical

approaches that may include neo-Aristotilian,

generic, feminist, metaphoric, fantasy theme, and

pentadic approaches to rhetorical criticism.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 101R. A

study of the basic principles of negotiation and

diplomacy through the vehicle of a simulation.

The students will study political, economic and

social issues that impact upon the Middle East,

research and prepare issue positions and

debate/discuss these positions in a model.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

360. This course examines the basic ways in

which the mass media intersect with the currents of

contemporary culture. Both historical and critical

approaches to the study of mass communication

and popular culture trace the full implications of

their mutual determination and interdependence.

Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits.

Prerequisite: COMM 370. This is a production

course introducing students to the world of light

and shadow, mood and composition by surveying

lighting design, its technologies for stage and

camera, and such principles as basic electrical

theory and stage/studio/location design aesthetics.

(cross-listed with THEA 341)

2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

junior standing, ENGL 110C and 111C. A course

that exposes the student to the fundamental

narrative screenwriting principles taught through

text reading, film viewing and analysis, class

discussions, and writing assignments. (cross-listed

with THEA 346)

credit. Prerequisite: THEA 242. Course will

examine the process of building characters for the

camera, and the ways in which the conventions fo

the stage are adapted for the film or video

audience. (cross-listed with THEA 348)

Prerequisite: junior standing and COMM 200S, or

permission of the instructor. Focuses on

communication theory, research, and applications

of a variety of forms of communication in

organizational relationships. Topics include

superior-subordinate communication, interviewing,

and presentations with an emphasis on a diversity

of perspectives and types of organizations.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

200S or permission of instructor. Focuses on

critical analysis of theory and research

organizations as functional communication

systems at the individual, dyadic, small group, and

organizational levels. Topics include information

processing, problem solving, impression

management, compliance gaining, and network

analysis.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. An examination of mass

communication-books, newspapers, magazines,

radio, TV, film, sound recordings, and the Internetas

a global institution, industry, and social force.

Media literacy skills are emphasized, as are matters

of technology, content, economics, history and

impact.

Prerequisite: COMM 360 or permission of the

instructor. Focuses on programming, station

practices, ownership, and operations of radio

stations in the context of past, present, and future

market and regulatory restrictions. Demonstration

audio tapes and station visits required.

credits. Prerequisite: COMM 360 or permission of

instructor. Theory and techniques of preparing

news for the electronic media, including evaluation

of newscasts and news reports for radio, television,

and cable. Electronic news on the local, national,

and international levels is analyzed as an institution

and as a social force.

be repeated for credit). Prerequisite: approval of

the department and Career Management, in

accordance with the policy for granting credit for

Cooperative Education programs. Available for

pass/fail grading only. Student participation for

credit based on the academic relevance of the work

experience, criteria, and evaluative procedures as

formally determined by the department and Career

Management prior to the semester in which the

work experience takes place. (qualifies as a CAP

experience)

approval of department chair prior to registration.

Available for pass/fail grading only. A structured

work experience with or without remuneration, in a

communication-related field. A paper, a log and

portfolio of work time plus satisfactory evaluations

by supervisor and cooperating faculty member are

required. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

Prerequisites: completion of core courses and 6

hours of upper-level major courses, and approval

of supervising faculty and department chair, prior

to registration. A structured research experience,

under the supervision of communication faculty

member. A paper evaluating/analyzing the

research, a log of research progress, and

satisfactory evaluation by the supervising faculty

are required. (qualifies as a CAP experience)

laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior

standing or permission of instructor. A studio

course that presents an opportunity for students to

explore production through the eye of the camera.

The course is organized to allow students to

experience the entire process of developing a

project for the camera (from scripting through

filming to editing and finishing detail). (crosslisted

with THEA 370)

each semester. Prerequisite: approval of the

department and the dean, in accordance with the

policy on granting credit for extracurricular

activities. Extracurricular activities may be

approved for credit based on objectives, criteria,

and evaluative procedures as formally determined

by the department and student prior to the semester

in which the activity is to take place. Such credit is

subject to review by the provost.

hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

COMM 370. This course is a studio course

offering the student an opportunity to explore the

world of documentary filmmaking. By using the

camera as a research tool in developing evidence in

support of a thesis the student is better able to

understand the role that documentary filmmaking

plays today. Students will develop projects leading

towards the completion of a short documentary

film or video. (cross-listed with THEA 380)

laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

370. Introduces students to the fundamentals of

the videographed digital image. The course

explores live-action photography, compositing,

filters, digital formats, motion control, and grip

equipment. The concepts of the course are applied

to fiction and nonfiction cinema. (cross-listed with

THEA 385)

credits each semester. Prerequisites: junior

standing and permission of the instructor. A study

of selected topics designed for nonmajors, or for

elective credit within a major. These courses will

appear in the course schedule, and will be more

fully described in information distributed to all

academic advisors.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: COMM

200S or permission of the instructor. With a goal

of understanding the perspectives of other cultures

and resolving possible conflicts, students will

examine the role of perception, language, belief

systems, social structures and culture practices.

Applications will be made to specific cultures.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 200S or

permission of the instructor. An overview of

general and contextual theories of communication.

Focus is on the nature of communication theory,

the role of theory in communication inquiry, and

the relationships among theory, research, and

practice.

COMM 302. An advanced communication

research methodology course emphasizing

quantitative approaches to communication

research. Students acquire skills necessary to

conduct original communication research.

Research project.

Prerequisite: COMM 303 or permission of

instructor. This course introduces students to the

basic elements of public relations as it pertains to

assisting organizations avoid, mitigate and recover

from crisis situations. Students will have the

opportunity to both observe and participate in crisis

communications situations.

Prerequisite: six hours of lower-level social

science. The course examines the tensions

between modernity and tradition in the context of

Middle East culture. Cultural variables for study

include myth and religion, family structures and

the use of science and technology. (cross-listed

with MIDE 405)

Prerequisite: 6 hours of lower level social science.

Course provides theoretical models for examining

the values, communication patterns and cultural

perspectives of the peoples of Southeast Asia.

Films, folklore, newspapers and literature from

Southeast Asia will be investigated.

Prerequisite: COMM 200S. A survey of classic

and contemporary theories and research of

communication in personal and social relationships

across the lifespan. Emphasizes communication as

a means to facilitate conditions for development of

positive relational outcomes.

Prerequisite: junior standing and COMM 200S or

permission of the instructor. Focus on theory and

research of communication processes in conflict

episodes across social and personal relational

contexts. Applications of communication

approaches to conflict management emphasized.

junior standing and COMM 200S or permission of

the instructor. A survey of classic and

contemporary theories and research of

communication in family units, family

relationships, and family interfacings with society.

The course emphasizes communication in the

social construction of evolving “family” realities as

well as communication as means to facilitate

conditions for development of positive domestic

outcomes.

Prerequisites: COMM 200S and 326. A survey of

classic and contemporary theories and research of

communication in task groups as well as the

interconnections of task groups with societal

institutions such as the family, government, and

health care. Communication factors that facilitate

conditions for creating and maintaining optimally

functioning groups are emphasized.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 200S or

permission of instructor. A survey of theories and

research of communication during childhood.

Emphasis is on children as developing

communicators, their relationships, and their

interactions with media. Factors affecting optimal

development of children’s communication and

development of applications to enhance children’s

communication development are emphasized.

Prerequisite: COMM 200S or permission of the

instructor. With the goals of examining the

rhetorical strategies and their historical context,

students will study and critique original speeches

and various forms of discourse by African-

American speakers.

laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

200S. This course will focus on the German

cinema from perspectives such as fascism and its

legacy, film as historical critique, or Weimar

cinema. (cross-listed with GER 445/545 and FLET

445/545)

Prerequisite: COMM 200S or permission of the

instructor. A survey of the key methods used in

critiquing various forms of human and mediated

communication for the purpose of becoming more

discerning consumers of public and mass mediated

messages. Analysis will include films, television,

and radio programs, advertisements, newspapers,

public discourses, speeches, and conversations.

hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

COMM 370 or THEA 370. This course seeks to

provide students with fundamental principles and

practical techniques of directing the narrative

fiction film: script development and analysis,

production planning, shot composition and

framing, and working with actors and crew.

(cross-listed with THEA 446)

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

360 or permission of the instructor. Course will

focus on legal and policy issues related to modern

media systems and technologies, with an emphasis

on legal considerations of electronic media.

Subjects will include First Amendment issues

concerning news, programming, and advertising;

station licensing; and challenges to traditional legal

thought brought about by new technologies.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: COMM

360, or permission of the instructor. An

examination of the rise of broadcast technology

and world flow of information and entertainment.

Theory and policy issues of systems of broadcast

ownership, access, regulation, programming,

transborder, broadcasting and cultural imperialism

and dominance of Western programming will be

addressed.

Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of

instructor. The course introduces students to

women’s participation in television industries

across the world, as audience members, producers

of programs, and subjects of television shows.

Students will be trained in both feminist and media

theories to understand the formation of

contemporary national and global TV culture.

(cross-listed with WMST 450W/550)

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM

360 or permission of instructor. A critical

examination of the news industry as practiced in

the printed press, network and cable television,

magazines, the Internet, and alternative press.

Class examines the political economy of

journalism, the sociology of journalistic practice,

international news flows, ideological/political

control of news, and mythological narrative forms

within news.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: COMM

333 or 355 or permission of the instructor.

Focuses on theories, research and applications of

the social influence function of communication in a

variety of organizational contexts. Examines

traditional and nontraditional social influence

theories and research as applied to organizational

change.

COMM 360, junior standing, or permission of the

instructor. Focuses on use of media in presidential

elections from 1952 to the present. Topics include

image creation and management, and the

relationship between media and voting behavior.

Prerequisite: COMM 360 or permission of

instructor. Focuses on the ways in which citizens

develop knowledge of, engage with, and practice

politics through mass media and personal media

forms. Students examine historical and

contemporary practices of civic engagement and

political organizing via media such as the

alternative press, talk radio, rebel radio, letters-tothe-

editor, the Internet, cinematic representations,

public access television, and others. Students seek

to understand the power available to citizens for

political engagement via mediated communication

forms.

Prerequisite: COMM 360 or permission of

instructor. The persistent communication and

display of symbols and rituals of political meaning

are central to how political power is built and

legitimately exercised. This course examines such

symbols and rituals by focusing on public rituals

such as elections, the State of the Union address,

and wars; political symbols such as the American

and Confederate flag, Statue of Liberty, and

television news; and institutions and practices

related to public memory, such as war memorials,

historical reenactments, museum and theme park

displays, and firm narratives.

3 credits. Prerequisites: completion of core

courses and 6 hours of upper-level major courses,

and approval of supervising faculty and department

chair, prior to registration. An examination of

communication education theory and methodology

via structured experiences and readings. Students

taking this course serve as teaching assistants for

COMM 200S, which serves as a lab for practicing

skills and techniques.

Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits.

Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of the

instructor. An examination of world cinema as a

technology, a business, an institution, and an art

form from its inception to the present. Emphasis is

on the narrative fiction film, its technological and

aesthetic development, economic organization, and

socio-cultural context. Representative classic and

contemporary works will be screened and

analyzed. (cross-listed with THEA 471W/571)

3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM 360 or

permission of the instructor. Course will define

and explain the new media which are changing the

production and reception of information,

entertainment, and interpersonal messages; explore

the place of humankind in relation to technology;

investigate the influence of the U.S. in the

acquisition of new technology and access to the

spectrum by developing nations.

hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior standing and

COMM 360. The role of television in the cultural,

psychological, and economic life of America. The

structure and design of television programs; and

the history and function of television in reinforcing

or altering public perceptions of ideas, events, and

people. Major critical approaches are employed in

examining television's social impact and global

reach.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior

standing, COMM 360, or permission of instructor.

Course will introduce students to the principles of

electronic media management, marketing, and

promotion. Subjects will include the financing and

economic structure of media organizations,

personnel management, and the roles of media

enterprises in the entertainment and information

marketplaces.

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: junior

standing, COMM 360, or permission of the

instructor. An examination of the theory and

practice of media programming techniques.

Strategies and tactics to be studied include

scheduling, program selection and development,

and promotion. Television and radio will be

emphasized, but new distribution platforms will

also be considered.

Prerequisite: junior standing, COMM 360, or

permission of the instructor. Course will introduce

students to the ways in which different media

forms are used for advertising and marketing

purposes. Emphasis is on electronic media, though

other approaches, such as direct marketing

techniques and the increasing use of new media

technologies for marketing, will also be examined.

hours, laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

junior standing or permission of the instructor. An

examination of American motion pictures as an art

form, a business and an institution from its

inception to the present. Primary attention is

accorded to the narrative fiction film, its aesthetic

and technological development, economic

organization and social impact. This course

highlights the many connections between film

history and American culture. (cross-listed with

THEA 479/579)

1 hour; laboratory 4 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

COMM 380. This is a production/studio course

designed to complete the preparatory work

developed in Theatre 380: The Video

Documentary I, with the completion of a short

documentary film. Students in this course, meeting

on a regular, arranged basis, will report their

progress on field research and production.

Discussion/presentation topics range from

production field work to post-production editing.

The final third of the semester will be devoted to

compiling the rough footage in post production.

(cross-listed with THEA 480/580)

Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits.

Prerequisite: COMM 360 or permission of

instructor. An in-depth investigation of the history

and theory of the documentary tradition in film,

television, and radio. Examining both American

and international examples, the course will look at

major schools, movements, goals, and styles of

documentary production. Representative texts will

be studied for their socio-political influences,

persuasive techniques, and aesthetic formulas.

3 credits. Prerequisite: COMM/THEA 346.

Students explore visual storytelling through the

theories guiding character development, narrative

construction, thematic layers, scene analysis, and

many more. Students participate in a variety of

critical and writing exercises to enhance their

knowledge of the craft of screenwriting. (crosslisted

with THEA 482)

hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:

COMM 370. This course introduces students to

the processes and techniques of a narrative film

production. Students experience pre-production,

production, and post-production phases in creating

a product to be entered in regional and national

competitions. (cross-listed with THEA 483)

hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites:

COMM 370, 385, and THEA 442. Offers the

advanced film/video maker an opportunity to

produce a project beyond the scope of previous

classroom projects. Students come to the course in

production teams (typically 5 members), with each

member assigned a specific duty (cinematography,

editing, directing, etc.). Students are permitted into

the course solely by instructor approval and only

after demonstration of superior skills in

subordinate courses and acceptance of a submitted

screenplay. (cross-listed with THEA 486/586)

3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: appropriate

survey course or permission of the instructor. The

advanced study of selected topics designed to

permit small groups of qualified students to work

on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their

specialized nature, may not be offered regularly.

These courses will appear in the course schedule,

and will be more fully described in information

distributed to all academic advisors.

semester. Prerequisites: senior standing and

approval of the department chair. Independent

reading and study on a topic to be selected under

the direction of an instructor. Conferences and

papers as appropriate.

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