Students explore the cultural effects of media messages and practices. This involves analyzing media representations as well as the social and economic contexts in which they are produced. Not open to COM majors.(C8)
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
Students explore the cultural effects of media messages and practices. This involves analyzing media representations as well as the social and economic contexts in which they are produced. Not open to COM majors.(C8)
Students explore the cultural effects of media messages and practices. This involves analyzing media representations as well as the social and economic contexts in which they are produced. Not open to COM majors.(C8)
Students explore the cultural effects of media messages and practices. This involves analyzing media representations as well as the social and economic contexts in which they are produced. Open only to COM majors and minors. Fall. (C8)
Hybrid course meets Tuesday in-person and online Thursday at times listed.
Students investigate advertising theories and practices. This course includes research, advertising planning, message creation and content analysis. Fall. (C8)
Hybrid Course meets in person and synchronously via zoom. at days and times listed.
Hybrid course meeting in person the following Wednesdays 9/01, 9/15, 9/29, 10/13, 10/27.
Course will meet synchronously via zoom the following Wednesdays 9/08, 9/22, 10/06, 10/20, 11/03, 11/10 at the time listed.
The following Wednesdays will be either in-person or via Zoom TBD. 11/17, 12/01, 12/08/2021.
Students examine and analyze conflicts with a focus on how conflicts and negotiations are created, managed, and, if possible, resolved. They also further examine the role of gender, culture, emotions, metaphors, goals, power, and styles of conflict using pop-culture and real-world examples.
Fully ONLINE course First half of semester
Students examine conditions and situations wherein ethical challenges might emerge in the context of media practices, including social media, the internet, journalism, PR, advertising, and more. Students will become familiar with philosophical approaches and arguments related to media ethics, as well as how to evaluate and apply professional codes of ethics and guidelines in the face of ethical dilemmas. Prerequisite: COM 201. Spring.
Hybrid Course One half of course is ONLINE. Course meets in person in class Tuesday and Online Thursday
Students view, analyze, and critique major documentary works in film, TV, and streaming platforms. Discussion and analysis may focus on social, historical, and political influence and the effect of films from the past to the present. Students may also produce documentary film. Fall.
Students learn and apply media production skills and theories. Students get hands on experience in digital photography, video and audio recording, editing, narrative, and cinematic storytelling while using some applications in the Adobe Creative Suite. COM Majors/Minors only or permission of instructor.
Hybrid Course-One credit of this course is ONLINE
Students learn and apply media production skills and theories. Students get hands on experience in digital photography, video and audio recording, editing, narrative, and cinematic storytelling while using some applications in the Adobe Creative Suite. COM Majors/Minors only or permission of instructor.
Hybrid Course meets in person in class on Tuesday.
Students learn the fundamental components of journalism, including interviewing, writing news stories, finding good story ideas, and copyediting. Students also cover campus events with the goal of getting stories published in campus and off-campus news outlets while also learning how to use mobile tools to report and file stories in the field. Fall.
Hybrid Course meets Wednesday in person in class and online on Monday. at times listed.
Students learn a history of film genres, including but not limited to science fiction, horror, animation, and film noir, so that they can understand how film genres reflect and shape political-cultural-social conditions. Students examine the codes and conventions of the genre by analyzing stylistic elements and narrative structure. Students may take multiple genre courses but are not permitted to repeat the same genre. Spring and as needed. (C8)
Course meets Mondays 1:15-4:00pm and Wednesdays 1:15-2:30pm.
Students research, design, and conduct interviews and analyses for a variety of media outlets and platforms. Offered Fall.
Students analyze cultural content that highlights various course concepts, theories, and models, thereby raising awareness of privilege and oppression within cultures, self, and others. Fulfills diversity requirement.
COM Majors Only Fully Online; Asynchronous.
Students analyze cultural content that highlights various course concepts, theories, and models, thereby raising awareness of privilege and oppression within cultures, self, and others. Fulfills diversity requirement.
ONLINE Asynchronous course
Students are introduced to specialized media topics and/or production skills. Prerequisites vary. Consult advisor.
Students learn core communications studies concepts and theories to make better sense of how we are engaged in diverse processes of media content production, consumption, distribution, and interpretation. This class aims to help students, who are future communication-media practitioners, deepen their understanding of media environments via theoretical lenses. Prerequisite: COM 201. Fall.
Students learn how to research and craft creative copy in ads designed for print, broadcast, and digital media with emphasis on creating inclusive advertisements for diverse audiences. Fulfills writing intensive requirements. Prerequisite: COM 205 or BUS 253. Offered Fall.
Hybrid course meets online Monday & in person Wednesday at times listed.
In this collaborative, team-building course, students learn and apply field and television studio skills and theories. Prerequisite: COM 316 and COM 317 or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite COM 217 Course also meets in Hearst 107A.
Students research and write more complex news stories, including investigative stories that involve data journalism and information visualization, opinion writing, and feature articles. Students will work with Adobe InDesign and learn principles of newspaper design. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: COM 221
Hybrid course: meets Monday online and Wednesday in person at times listed.
Students examine laws and regulations related to media, including the areas of free speech, censorship, defamation, and more. The ethical dimensions and theories/paradigms related to judicial decisions and cases are also addressed and analyzed. Prerequisite: COM 201. Fall.
Online Synchronous course Meets online at days and time listed.
Students plan, draft, design, and write PR and Advertising materials using an integrated marketing communications framework. Students use some applications in the Adobe Creative Suite and work with community clients. Prerequisites: COM 205, COM 227 and co- or prerequisite BUS 253. BUS students need permission from the instructor and must have completed prerequisites: BUS 253 and BUS 353. Fall.
Hybrid Course Synchronous and asynchronous meetings via Zoom on Tuesday In-person meeting on Thursday
Cross listed with BUS 376.
In this capstone course, students apply and develop existing media production skills and theories into a portfolio approaching professional level. Students hone proper script-writing format and create media such as commercials, PSAs, promotional videos, character narrative short films and more. Students also work on professional portfolios or reels. Prerequisite: COM 319.
Also meets in Hearst 107G
Students learn to manage agency-client relationships through the application of theory and production skills to plan, implement, and evaluate an integrated marketing, public relations, and advertising campaign for community clients. Students also work on their professional portfolios. Prerequisites: Either COM 373 or COM 374 and either BUS 312 or BUS 353. Permission of instructor required for BUS majors, Advertising minors, IMC minors, and Public Relations minors. Fall.
Hybrid Course Course meets in person Thursday & Synchronously on Tuesday
Students participate in semester-long professional communications experiences. A qualifying application process begins during the preceding semester. Eligibility is contingent on, but not limited to, academic standing, number of credits, GPA, and availability of placement sites. Strongly advised for Communications majors. Prerequisite: 90 credits completed and permission of Internship Coordinator. Check “Communication Students Group” in Canvas for details and Consult Advisor.
Must meet with Internship coordinator to arrange.
Students create and submit a proposal for a special project with approval from a faculty supervisor, the COM department chair, and the Dean. The proposal must be beyond the scope of, and must not duplicate, current curricular content. Students must complete an Independent Study form found on the web: https://www.strose.edu/academics/registrar/forms-applications-and-instructions/.
INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM REQUIRED
Students create and submit a proposal for a special project with approval from a faculty supervisor, the COM department chair, and the Dean. The proposal must be beyond the scope of, and must not duplicate, current curricular content. Students must complete an Independent Study form found on the web: https://www.strose.edu/academics/registrar/forms-applications-and-instructions/.
Students create and submit a proposal for a special project with approval from a faculty supervisor, the COM department chair, and the Dean. The proposal must be beyond the scope of, and must not duplicate, current curricular content. Students must complete an Independent Study form found on the web: https://www.strose.edu/academics/registrar/forms-applications-and-instructions/.