communications 137 COMM 313. Desktop Publishing: Layout and Design - A course designed to give students practice and experience with the leading software programs to create professional-looking publications including postcards, advertisements, letterhead, business cards, logo designs, etc. Publication design concepts and theories are discussed. Other skills learned in this course include scanning, graphic editing, and digital camera basics. Prerequisite: CIS 275 or consent of instructor. Rotating years offered both terms one year, then spring term only. Three semester hours. COMM 316. The Press in Society - A study of the history and development of news and news media and their role and impact in modern societies. The course will examine cultural, religious, political, technological, and economic interactions between “the press” and the societies in which they operate, paying particular attention to the United States. Cross listed as HIST 316. Offered spring term odd years. Three semester hours. COMM 323. Digital Video Production and Editing - An introduction to the process of creating digital video media, whether for “limited” inhouse use, web use, CD/DVD use, or for broadcast purposes. The course provides an orientation to professional digital video procedures and equipment essential for quality field and studio productions. Students learn to use leading video-editing software on state of the art MAC workstations configured for multimedia development and design. Prerequisites: CIS 275, COMM 270, and COMM 313 or consent of the instructor. Even years, offered both semesters. Offered fall term odd years. Three semester hours. COMM 324. Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Wired) - An opportunity for students to reinforce journalistic theory and practice as part of a team whose goal is to produce a quality thirty-minute weekly program which airs on the campus internal cable channel 97. The show is posted weekly on the Communications Website and on iTunes. Students have the opportunity to research, report, write, anchor, edit, direct, technically direct, produce, and serve as videographers, audio technicians, and studio and field camera operators to produce these programs. Students may take this course repeatedly and accumulate credit hours. This course (and/or COMM 325) is required in the Communications major (Multimedia Journalism emphasis) and the Multimedia Journalism minor. As part of a multimedia environment, students will occasionally work with students in COMM 325 (Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede). Prerequisites: COMM 205 and 323 or consent of the instructor. Offered every term. One to three semester hours. COMM 325. Multimedia Journalism Practicum (Stampede) - An opportunity for students to use and reinforce journalistic theory and practice as part of a team whose goal is to produce a high-quality newspaper and Web-based news site, The Stampede. Students will plan, report, write, edit, and publish regular issues of The Stampede online and in print. Students may take this course repeatedly and accumulate credit hours. This course (and/or COMM 324) is required in the Communications major (multimedia journalism emphasis) and the multimedia journalism minor. As part of a multimedia environment, students will occasionally work with students in COMM 324 Multimedia Journalism Practicum: (Wired). Prerequisites: COMM 205 and 323 or consent of the instructor. Offered every term. One to three credit hours. COMM 331. Advanced Reporting – Students will explore and apply intermediate-level reporting and writing techniques for various media forms, including opportunities to report in specialty areas (“beats”). Prerequisite: COMM 205. Offered fall term even years. Three semester hours COMM 335. Editing and Style - A survey of the fundamentals of editing, style, layout, and production in various media formats. Lab work with The Stampede is required. Prerequisite: COMM 205 or consent of instructor. Cross listed as ENGL 335. Offered fall term odd years. Three semester hours. COMM 337. Photojournalism - An examination of photojournalism designed to help students realize the potential of photography as a milligan college academic catalog | 2011-12 | www.milligan.edu
powerful means of visual communication. This course will cover technical and visual skills, as well as history, traditions, viewpoints, legal and ethical issues, and the role of the modern photojournalist in today’s changing world. Guest photojournalists will share their experiences with the class throughout the semester. Prerequisite: COMM 237. Cross listed as ART 337. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours. COMM 340. Fundamentals of Directing - A course emphasizing study of the various elements in the production of a play or a short film: theory, selection of play or screenplay, production, interpretation of the play or film, scene design, costumes, and make-up. The course culminates in the direction of a one-act play or short film for the public. This course is especially recommended for students preparing to supervise play or film production in the public schools. Prerequisites: COMM 270 and 323. Cross listed as THEA 340. Offered spring term even years. Three semester hours. COMM 341. Principles of Organizational Communication - An overview of organizational communication and the role that it plays in the American system. Attention is given to the nature of leadership, organizational structure in business and industry, and the role of communication in the process by which complex tasks are carried out. Offered spring term even years. Three semester hours. COMM 345. Dynamics of Group Communication - The study of how groups and collectivities of people organize and maintain themselves. The course includes a study of theories in group dynamics as well as an examination of why groups sometimes fail. Offered spring term odd years. Three semester hours. COMM 350. Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion - An exploration of the fundamental features of rhetoric primarily using classical Greek and Roman theory. That theory is applied to modern attempts to persuade, but also the use of emotion, character, and style. Students will analyze and evaluate speeches and texts. Offered spring semester odd years. Three semester hours. COMM 371. History of Fiction Film - A survey of international narrative cinema, from the silent period to the present. Individual films, filmmakers, film movements, and film genres are studied, and important films from the respective periods are screened in whole or part. This course fulfills the ethnic studies course requirement in the general education core. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours. COMM 372. History of Documentary Film - A survey of international non-fiction filmmaking from the silent period to the present, with a focus on individual documentary films, documentary filmmakers, documentary movements, and documentary genres. Class screenings introduce students to important and relevant examples of non-fiction cinema. Offered spring term during alternative years. Three semester hours. COMM 373. History of Animated Film - A historical overview of motion picture animation, from the silent period to the present. Various animation techniques, animation styles, and animation artists are studied, and key examples of animated films from around the world are screened in class. Offered spring term during alternative years. Three semester hours. COMM 375. Cinematography Workshop - A course in basic 16mm motion picture photography, lighting, sound, and editing for films produced on location or within a studio setting. Short films produced in this course may be entered in festival competition. A lab fee is required. Prerequisites: COMM 270, 275, and 323, or consent of instructor. Course offering to be announced. Three semester hours. COMM 377. Animation Workshop - A course in basic motion picture and digital animation techniques. Short films produced in this course may be entered in festival competition. Prerequisites: COMM 270 and 275. Course offering to be announced. Three semester hours. COMM 380. Media Effects on Children and Adolescents - A seminar course in media literacy with an emphasis on the psychological, social, and educational effects on children and adolescents. The course includes