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)
Online Asynchronous course.
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 investigate advertising theories and practices. This course includes research, advertising planning, message creation and content analysis. Fall. (C8)
Hybrid both in-person and synchronous meeting.
Hybrid course with both in-person meetings with alternating synchronous meetings via Zoom.
Staggered in-person meetings on days and times listed. Group A will meet from 4:30-5:30pm.
Group B will meet from 6:00-7:00pm.
Students learn film aesthetics by examining the key stylistic elements in films, including but not limited to narrative, mise-en-scene, cinematography, framing, editing, and sound. They also examine key film movements and moments in the history of world cinema, from its origins at the end of the nineteenth century to the present era. Fall. (C8)
Monday meeting runs 13:15-1600 for film screening. Wednesday meeting runs 13:15-14:30.
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. Meets Tue in person and Thur online asynchronous.
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.
COM Majors Only Hybrid meets in person Monday
Students analyze and critique historically significant films and explore changes in the industry from the silent era, through the studio system and the rise of independent film. (L05) Offered Spring.
Hybrid. Meets Tue in person & Thu online asynchronous.
Students examine the fundamentals and history of public relations practice and the ways its strategies, tactics, and assessments adapt to evolving technology and business environments. Students also analyze case studies and conduct program planning and evaluation in creating and writing various PR materials. Prerequisite: Either COM 105, COM 201, COM 205, or BUS 253. Spring.
COM Majors and Minors Only Hybrid course both in-person and synchronously online.
Hybrid course meets synchronously online via Zoom on Monday at the time listed.
In-person meetings on Wednesday Group A will meet from 1:15-1:50pm
Group B will meet from 1:55-2:30.
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 explore the field of intercultural communication, including dominant groups, co-cultural groups, and normative contexts, thereby increasing awareness of privilege and oppression, self, and others. Fulfills diversity requirement.
Students explore the field of intercultural communication, including dominant groups, co-cultural groups, and normative contexts, thereby increasing awareness of privilege and oppression, self, and others. Fulfills diversity requirement.
Online asynchronous course.
Students learn broadcast style, industry standards and techniques, and news writing through intensive practice that emphasizes field reporting and creating video packages. Some work in creating broadcast advertisements is also included. Prerequisite: COM 217 or COM 221. Spring.
Prerequisite: COM 221
Students develop skills for audio storytelling and learn how to use Adobe Audition to edit sound, fix problems with audio, and create soundscapes that engage listeners. Students practice interview skills in the field and in-studio, and work on creating radio news, commercials, and PSAs, with a final project which may include a sample podcast or a collaboratively produced radio drama. Prerequisite: COM 217 or COM 221. Fall.
Prerequisite: COM 217. Course also meets in Hearst 107G.
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.
Course also meets in Hearst 121.
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
Prerequisite:COM 221. Hybrid: Tuesday Asynchronous online, Thursday in person.
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.
Prerequisites: COM 105 and ENG 105 Online Synchronous course meets online days and times listed
Students research, plan, implement, and evaluate integrated marketing, public relations and advertising campaigns. Students gain hands-on experience by working 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. Spring.
Students learn and practice major methodologies in the study of communications. Students become knowledgeable readers of scholarly works as they develop skills to synthesize academic references into a coherent and logical narrative. Additionally, students complete an original academic research project that categorizes, interprets and analyzes evidence or data they gather and observe. Fulfills writing intensive requirement. Prerequisite: COM 298. Spring.
Prerequisite: COM 298 Hybrid Monday in person and Wednesday online asynchronous.
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.
Prerequisites: COM 217 and COM 319; Also meets in Hearst 107G
Students produce a weekly TV news magazine that emulates a professional TV news studio environment by honing their interviewing and production skills. The news magazine products then become part of their professional portfolio or reel. Prerequisites: COM 313 and COM 319 or permission of instructor. Spring.
Fees apply.
Students research, plan, implement, and evaluate integrated marketing, public relations, and advertising in crisis campaigns. Students gain hands-on experience by working with community clients and working on their professional portfolios. Prerequisites: Either COM 373 or COM 374 and either BUS 312 or BUS 353. Spring.
Hybrid meets Thursday in person and Tuesday online at days and times listed.
Students explore specialized journalism topics. Students develop advanced writing and critical thinking skills.
Prerequisites:COM 221 and a 300 level course in the Journalism concentration. ONLINE synchronous course, days and time listed.
Students learn theoretical frameworks and discourses for critically evaluating various perspectives and issues associated with the current status of communication technologies. Key topics may include, but are not limited to, dataveillance, social media influencers, and algorithmic culture. Students work on their professional portfolios, Prerequisite: one 300-level COM course.
Students can also take with permission of instructor. Hybrid, one credit of this course is online.
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 as arranged.
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