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CHE (0106) 321 - Physical Chemistry I
Credits: 3.00
Students study the structural principles of modern physical chemistry. Topics covered include thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and quantum mechanics. The class meets for three lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 265
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHE 265 ,Mathematics ( Calculus ) and college Physics
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CHE (0106) 322 - Physical Chemistry II
Credits: 3.00
Students study the structural principles of modern physical chemistry. Topics covered include an introduction to quantum theory, an introduction to statistical thermodynamics, and an introduction to computational chemistry and molecular modeling. The class meets for three lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 265 Prerequisite 2: CHE 321
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CHE (0106) 323 - Physical Chemistry Lab I
Credits: 2.00
Students carry out modern laboratory studies in physical chemistry. This semester is devoted to thermodynamics, kinetics, and gas dynamics. There is a five hour laboratory period.
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CHE (0106) 324 - Physical Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 2
Students carry out modern laboratory studies in physical chemistry. This semester deals with a variety of studies on molecular properties, computational methods, and molecular modeling. There is a five hour laboratory period.
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CHE (0106) 393 - Research Seminars in Chemistry
Credits: 0.50
This is a required course for third-year chemistry and biochemistry majors. Students will attend seminars and read and discuss chemical journal articles for critical analysis. The seminars meet for one class period every other week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 294 Prerequisite 2: CHE 293
Free Note: For Chemistry and BioChemistry Majors Only
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CHE (0106) 394 - Research Seminars in Chemistry
Credits: 0.50
This is a required course for third-year chemistry and biochemistry majors. Students will attend seminars and read and discuss chemical journal articles for critical analysis. The seminars meet for one class period every other week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 293 Prerequisite 2: CHE 294
Free Note: For Chemistry and BioChemistry Majors Only
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CHE (0106) 398 - Undergraduate Research I For Juniors
Credits: 1 to 3
Open to chemistry and biochemistry majors upon acceptance by a professor. Perform laboratory research in chemistry or biochemistry under supervision of the accepting faculty member. An oral presentation, poster, or a written thesis, describing the research results will be presented to the department at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 111 Prerequisite 2: CHE 112 Prerequisite 3: CHE 251
Free Note: Open to Junior Chem and BioChem Majors
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CHE (0106) 399 - Undergraduate Research II For Juniors
Credits: 1 to 3
Open to chemistry and biochemistry majors upon acceptance by a professor. Perform laboratory research in chemistry or biochemistry under supervision of the accepting faculty member. An oral presentation, poster, or a written thesis, describing the research results will be presented to the department at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 398
Free Note: Open to Junior Chem and Bio Chem Majors
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CHE (0106) 400 - Chemistry Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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CHE (0106) 411 - Inorganic Chemistry
Credits: 3.00
Students study the electronic structure of the elements as they correlate to the periodic table leading to a study of modern theories of valence and ligand theory, with application to inorganic compounds. There are three lecture periods a week.
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CHE (0106) 413 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Credits: 2.00
Students carry out laboratory experiments that demonstrate the synthetic and isolation techniques necessary to obtain pure inorganic substances. The properties of these inorganic compounds are then examined. There is a five hour laboratory.
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CHE (0106) 421 - Advanced Physical Chemistry
Credits: 3
Calculations of harmonic oscillations, rigid rotor, and hydrogen atom by quantum mechanical techniques. Spectroscopy and magnetic measurements. Introduction to statistical mechanical methods. No laboratory. Two lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 321 Prerequisite 2: CHE 322
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CHE (0106) 451 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Lecture
Credits: 3.00
Students get an advanced, critical review of organic reactions and their mechanisms. Detailed discussions of the stereochemistry of organic compounds are presented. There are three lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 Prerequisite 2: CHE 252
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CHE (0106) 453 - Qualitative Organic Anal
Credits: 3
Lectures deal with the theory underlying qualitative organic analysis. Problems involving the identification of known organic compounds and the elucidation of the structure of unknown organic compounds. Laboratory experiments are concerned with identification of organic substances and mixtures. One class period and two laboratory periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 Prerequisite 2: CHE 252
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CHE (0106) 462 - Instrumental Methods and Physical Analysis
Credits: 4.00
The advanced material studied in lecture and laboratory focuses on the application of modern instrumental methods of analysis. This course includes classical and modern instrumental methods, theory, problem solving, and project-based laboratory experiments. The class meets for lecture two class periods; there is a five hour laboratory.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 265
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CHE (0106) 465 - Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Credits: 4
Continuation of CHE 265. Advanced material is studied in lecture and laboratory, including modern physical methods of analysis. Two class periods and two laboratory periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 265 Prerequisite 2: CHE 321
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CHE (0106) 470 - Principles of Toxicology
Credits: 3.00
Biochemical interactions between living systems and acute toxins are explored by examining effects of endogenous and foreign chemical and physical agents on metabolic processes. Toxicity test methods and problems of extrapolating test data to human risk assessment are discussed. Non-animal toxicity testing is examined. Three lecture classes meet each week.
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CHE (0106) 471 - Biochemistry I
Credits: 3.00
Students will explore the chemistry of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleotides. These building blocks will provide the foundation upon which to explore the structure and function of biomacromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 CHE 252
Corequisite: CHE 473
Free Note: Cross-Listed with 0106-571-BioChemistry I Lecture . Student must obtain a minimum grade of C- in all prerequisite courses. Student must register for Lecture and Lab.
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CHE (0106) 472 - Biochemistry II
Credits: 3.00
Students will explore bioenergetics, chemical logic, and thermodynamics of biochemical reactions. Major catabolic and anabolic pathways involving carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, and nucleic acids will be explored, plus oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, and carbon and nitrogen fixation. Topics will also include molecular details of DNA metabolism, RNA metabolism and protein synthesis.
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHE 251 and 252 , CHE 265 recommended. CHE 471 is NOT a prerequisite Cross-Listed with 0106-572-BioChemistry II Lecture
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CHE (0106) 473 - Biochemistry Laboratory
Credits: 2.00
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 CHE 252
Free Note: Recommended: CHE 265 . Student must enroll in LEC CHE 471 as co-requisite
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CHE (0106) 475 - Biochemistry of Proteins And Nucleic Acids
Credits: 3
Students investigate the structure and function of proteins, post-translational modifications, self-assembly, and other interactions. Also included are the spatial configuration of nucleic acids, the interaction of nucleic acids with drugs, and regulating and structural proteins. There are three lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 471 Prerequisite 2: CHE 472
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHE 471 and 472 , or permission of instructor
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CHE (0106) 476 - Biochemistry of Complex Carbohydrates
Credits: 3
Deals with the structure, function and metabolism of glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and lipopolysaccharides. Applications of these compounds extend to immunochemistry, genetic diseases, surface specificity of cells, cancer research, connective tissues and their diseases, and mucous secretions. Two lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 471 Prerequisite 2: CHE 472
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHEM 471 and 472 , or permission of instructor
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CHE (0106) 477 - Biochemistry of Lipids
Credits: 3
An advanced treatment of biochemistry of fatty acids, neutral fats, plant lipids, glycerolipids, sphingolipids, lipid soluble vitamins, cholesterol, and steroids. Also covered are lipoproteins. Assembly and role of membranes as a function of lipid composition will be discussed. Two lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 471 Prerequisite 2: CHE 472
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHE 471 and 472 , or permissiom of instructor
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CHE (0106) 478 - Bioinorganic Chemistry
Credits: 3.00
Students study the role of inorganic compounds in biochemical processes. The coordination chemistry of metallic ions will be dealt with, as exemplified by the numerous cofactors in enzyme reactions. Active transport of cations and anions across membranes, toxicity, and body defenses against toxicity will be presented. There are three lecture periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 471 Prerequisite 2: CHE 472 Prerequisite 3: CHE 411
Free Note: Prerequisite: CHE 471 and 472 , or permission of instructor
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CHE (0106) 481 - Safety in Laboratory and Studio
Credits: 1.00
Students learn to write programs, to work with existing programs, and to use spread sheets that focus on chemically related problems. Lectures and programs will cover applications to gas laws, solutions, equilibria, thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, organic chemistry, and curve fitting. There are three lecture periods a week.
Free Note: Non-Chem or BioChem majors require instructor’s Permission
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CHE (0106) 490 - Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 6
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CHE (0106) 493 - Research Seminars in Chemistry I
Credits: 1.00
Students attend seminars, read and discuss chemical journal articles for critical analysis. Students conduct an individual laboratory investigation in some field of chemistry. Laboratory and library research constitutes the basis for a final comprehensive written and oral report. The seminars meet for one class period every other week. Laboratory work is to be arranged with a faculty member of the student’s choice.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 394 Prerequisite 2: CHE 393
Free Note: For Chemistry and BioChemistry Majors Only
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CHE (0106) 494 - Research Seminars in Chemistry I I
Credits: 1.00
Students attend seminars, read and discuss chemical journal articles for critical analysis. Students conduct an individual laboratory investigation in some field of chemistry. Laboratory and library research constitutes the basis for a final comprehensive written and oral report. The seminars meet for one class period every other week. Laboratory work is to be arranged with a faculty member of the student’s choice.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 493 Prerequisite 2: CHE 394
Free Note: For Chemistry and BioChemistry Majors Only
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CHE (0106) 495 - Pre-Health Professions Internship
Credits: 2
Free Note: Pre-Requisite: Completion of 60 undergradute credits, including 26 Science Credits. Also listed as BIO 495
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CHE (0106) 496 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Students will explore theoretical and pragmatic approaches to applying NMR spectroscopic methods to biochemical systems. Topics to be covered include protein structure determination, protein-ligand interactions, binding assays, and enzyme activity assays.
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CHE (0106) 497 - Special Topics
Credits: 2.00
Medicinal chemistry is the application of chemistry in the context of human medicine. Students will gain an appreciation for the drug development process including how the structure of a drug relates to its activity and how basic research into the biochemical mechanism of disease leads to the targeted drug development.
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CHE (0106) 498 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry I
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Prerequisite 1:
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CHE (0106) 499 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry II
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Prerequisite 1:
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CHE (0106) 500 - Chemistry Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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CHE (0106) 562 - Instrumental Methods and Physical Analysis
Credits: 4
The advanced material studied in lecture and laboratory focuses on the application of modern instrumental methods of analysis. This course includes classical and modern instrumental methods, theory, problem solving, and project-based laboratory experiments. The class meets for lecture two class periods; there is a five hour laboratory.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 265
Free Note: Student must register for Lecture Free Note 2: Student must register for Lecture
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CHE (0106) 571 - Biochemistry I
Credits: 3.00
Students explore the chemistry of amino acids, lipids, and nucleotides; the structure and functions of biomacromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids. Topics include membrane structure, biosignaling, and the molecular details of DNA metabolism,RNA metabolism, and protein synthesis. There are two class periods a week.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 Prerequisite 2: CHE 252
Free Note: Recommended: CHE 265 . Students must enroll in CHE 573 .
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CHE (0106) 572 - Biochemistry II
Credits: 3.00
Explore compartmentalization enzymes nd enzymes kinetics, bioenergetics and metabolic pathways. A focus includes the catabolism and anabolism of glucose and fatty acids. Topics are intergrated to show how both catalysis and thermodynamics affect metabolic pathways. Exploration of metabolic pathways reinforces concepts acquired in general and organic chemistry.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 571
Free Note: Instructors permission needed if CHEM 571 not taken. Cross-Listed with 0106-472-BioChemistry II Lecture
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CHE (0106) 573 - BioChemistry Laboratory
Credits: 2.00
This project-oriented laboratory focuses on purification and characterization of a protein. Projects involve selection of the protein, design of the purification protocol,purification of the protein, design of the characterization protocol, characterization of protein, and oral and written communication of the results. There is one 5-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite 1: CHE 251 Prerequisite 2: CHE 252
Free Note: Recommended: CHE 265 . Student must enroll in LEC-CHE 571
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CHE (0106) 581 - Safety in Laboratory and Studio
Credits: 1.00
This course teaches the fundamentals of safety to those intending to work or to supervise in a chemistry laboratory or studio. Hazards, protection, accident prevention, and government regulation topics are discussed. The course meets for two all-day Saturday sessions.
Free Note: Non-Chem or Bio-Chem Majors require Instructor’s Permission
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CHE (0106) 722 - Colloid Chemistry
Credits: 3
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CHE (0106) 726 - Tpc Statisticl Mechanics
Credits: 3
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CHE (0106) 727 - Quantum Chemistry
Credits: 3
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CHE (0106) 728 - Quantum Chemistry 2
Credits: 3
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CHI (0129) 111 - Chinese Level I
Credits: 3.00
Students learn through a communicative / participatory approach to the basic elements of the language, including listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. (Learning Goals:G) ,,
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE
Free Note: Students who fail to receive a C- or better, cannot continue to the next level, Level II
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CHI (0129) 112 - Chinese Level I I
Credits: 3.00
Students continue work begun in Level I with an emphasis on the more advanced functions of the Language througha communicative/participatory approach and further development of cultural awareness.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE
Prerequisite 1: CHI 111
Free Note: CHI 111 or equivalent. Students who failed to get a C- in Level II cannot continue to the next level, Level III
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CHI (0129) 121 - Level III Chinese
Credits: 3.00
Through a communicative/participatory approach, students learn the basic elements of the language including listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
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CHI (0129) 122 - Level IV Chinese
Credits: 3
Students continue to practice listening, speaking, reading, writing and learning about culture and are introduced to literary selections.
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CHI (0129) 200 - Chinese Mandrian Elective
Credits: 1 to 12
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CHI (0129) 390 - Special Topics
Credits: 3.00
Students continue to practice what they learned in Level II and focus on more advanced characteristics of the language and culture through a communicative/participatory approach. Students are required to work in the language laboratory.
Prerequisite 1:
Free Note: Not open to students with previous knowledge of the language, except by permission of Chair
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CHI (0129) 490 - Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 3
Advanced students who have demonstrated an ability to work independently and effectively, under minimal supervision, explore a selected cultural, linguistic or literary topic and prepare a final project acceptable to the instructor.
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CLA (0124) 196 - Study Abroad
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 200 - Classics Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 271 - Roman Culture
Credits: 3
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CLA (0124) 272 - Classic Greek Culture
Credits: 3
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CLA (0124) 273 - Greek&Roman Mytholog Eng
Credits: 3
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CLA (0124) 275 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
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CLA (0124) 296 - Study Abroad
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 396 - Study Abroad
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 400 - Classics Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 490 - Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 496 - Study Abroad
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 500 - Classics Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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CLA (0124) 690 - Independent Study
Credits: 1 to 16
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COM (0108) 3 - Director Univ Instr Medi
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COM (0108) 10 - Chprsn Affrmtv Actn Com
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COM (0108) 102 - Communication Theory
Credits: 3.00
Students will learn about the basic theories dominating the field and gain an appreciation for the pervasiveness, complexity and significance of communicative acts, understanding that society depends fundamentally on our ability for social and informational exchange via some form of communication.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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COM (0108) 103 - History of Media and Communication
Credits: 3.00
Students are introduced to the development of communication media through the ages—from the birth of language and writing systems, the printing press, photography, film, and television, to the emergence of modern media technologies—focusing on the social, political, psychological and cultural consequences brought about by each new medium.
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COM (0108) 104 - Art of Film and Video
Credits: 3.00
Students learn about the creative possibilities and perspectives in the making of film and video. By exploring the major impacts of twentieth century art movements, students will become more familiar with, sensitive to, and understanding of innovative uses of form, content, techniques, and ideas used since the beginnings of cinema.
Distribution Requirement Arts
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COM (0108) 131 - History of Cinema I
Credits: 3.00
Students will view and discuss a progression of influential films, starting with silent cinema and progressing to the 1970’s. The evolution of technology and aesthetics, including genre and convention, will be covered. Foreign films will receive attention. Students will gain a deeper appreciation of this contemporary art form.
Distribution Requirement Arts
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COM (0108) 132 - History of Cinema II
Credits: 3
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COM (0108) 191 - Production Assistantship
Credits: 1.00
Students will learn the organizational structure and the intricacies of a media production facility. They will master the preparation of field equipment, the scheduling of equipment and editing rooms, and maintenance procedures. Students will become proficient in handling production equipment and will be better prepared to complete media production projects.
Free Note: May be repeated a Maximum of Three Times
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COM (0108) 200 - Communications Elective
Credits: 1 to 6
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COM (0108) 205 - Media and Children
Credits: 3.00
Students will gain knowledge about the basic social, cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children and adolescents within a developmental framework so that they may thoughtfully examine the relationship between the growing child and various forms of mass media.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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COM (0108) 206 - History of Media And Communication
Credits: 3.00
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COM (0108) 207 - Press and Society
Credits: 3.00
Students explore the foundation and development of the American press and issues confronting the modern journalist. Students are introduced to ideas related to freedom of the press, the relationship between the press and the government, and the challenges that emerging new media pose to traditional journalism.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
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COM (0108) 208 - Newswriting I
Credits: 3.00
Students are introduced to the basics of researching and writing news stories through in-class writing workshops and reporting assignments from the field. Students are also required to regularly read newspapers and critically assess them for their newsworthiness and clarity of writing.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
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COM (0108) 209 - Newswriting I I
Credits: 3.00
Students move from the basics of news reporting and writing to this advanced course. Students refine their journalistic writing skills through reporting projects where they find and develop ideas for stories, conduct research and interviews, then write and edit their own stories under deadline conditions.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
Prerequisite 1: COM 208
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COM (0108) 212 - Propaganda and Communication
Credits: 3.00
Propaganda has evolved during the 20th century as a potent communication form, but what is it; how does it work? Students begin their inquiry by looking at the historical development of propaganda before examining the techniques, models and practices used in modern political campaigns and by advertising and public relations.
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COM (0108) 213 - Art of Film And Video
Credits: 3
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COM (0108) 215 - Film: Then and Now
Credits: 3.00
Students will learn the conventions of mainstream film genres that have shaped the cinema, studying the ways in which those genres have evolved over time. Classical and revisionist examples will be drawn from such genres as: thriller, combat film, family melodrama, science fiction, screwball comedy, musical, and film noir.
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COM (0108) 216 - Feature Writing
Credits: 3.00
Students learn the fundamentals of writing feature articles of newspaper length (800-1000 words) with close attention given to journalism style, structure, and the use of quotes and anecdotes. Students will write in various journalism forms—first person, profiles and sidebars—with the purpose of submitting their work for publication.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
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COM (0108) 217 - Introduction to Public Relations
Credits: 3.00
This course provides a comprehensive survey of the field of public relations. Emphasis is placed on the evolution, roles, functions, and scope of public relations in American society. Students will develop applicable skills in public relations by learning how to craft press releases, newsletters, pitch letters and other PR materials.
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COM (0108) 218 - Web Journalism
Credits: 3.00
This course provides a hands-on exploration of online/multimedia journalism. Students will create and develop a personal website. Students will report and compose news stories and commentary for a blog. Students will also make podcasts and news videos. Legal and ethical questions raised by online news will also be discussed.
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COM (0108) 225 - Basic Media Production
Credits: 3.00
Students will learn basic production skills through homework assignments and in-class exercises, including the reshooting of scenes from existing movies and the creation of a PSA and a documentary on the Adelphi experience. Students will be taught basic Photoshop and iDVD skills along with how to shoot and edit videos.
Distribution Requirement Arts
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COM (0108) 251 - The New Cinema: Original Series
Credits: 3.00
Students will view and discuss episodes from a number of different series, which will range from classics such as The Prisoner and Decalogue to popular current shows, possibly Orange is the New Black or The Sopranos. Students will engage in a thematic, aesthetic, moral and cultural analysis of the shows.
Upon the completion of this course students will be able to:
• grasp the dramatic and cinematic imperatives of this form.
• discern and engage with the moral issues embedded in this medium.
• acquire a historical and cultural perspective on media.
Outcomes:
• Students will be able to critique the effectiveness of a particular series using their knowledge of the imperatives of drama and cinema, via writing and discussion.
• Students will be able isolate and intellectually engage with the morals in a particular series via writing and discussion.
• Students will be able to compare current American series to older and foreign series, via writing and discussion.
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COM (0108) 252 - Writing the Sports Story
Credits: 3.00
Students learn the skills necessary for writing sports stories of professional quality. Student-journalists cover press conferences and sporting events and then follow through with game stories, profiles, columns and other sports-related assignments. Radio, television and web journalism will also be examined.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
Free Note: This course is slotted under the Journalism Concentration within the Communication Major
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COM (0108) 260 - From Disney to Burton and Beyond; the History of Animation
Credits: 3
Students will view masterpieces from 100 years of animation history, examining them in classroom discussions and lectures. Beginning with pioneers McCay, Disney and Fleischer and tracking the evolution of the medium through the 20th century, the course concludes with computer animation and films by contemporary filmmakers such as Tim Burton.
Free Note: Cross-listed with ARH 260
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COM (0108) 261 - Major Directors
Credits: 3.00
Students will study major American and/or international directors, depending on the professor’s choice of focus. The focus may be on a specific director, on a selection of directors from a particular perspective or part of the world, or on a selection of directors taking contrasting approaches to similar subject matter.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL AWARENESS/CIVIC ENGAGE Distribution Requirement Arts
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COM (0108) 262 - Writing the Feature Screenplay
Credits: 3.00
Through screenings and discussions of films, students will isolate the fundamentals of dramaturgy and cinematic syntax. Students will then embark on writing a feature screenplay with supportive feedback from the professor and the class. Students will be expected to complete a full treatment and the first act of their screenplay.
Upon Completion of this course students will have:
• acquired knowledge of the imperatives of dramaturgy and an ability to use dramatic imperatives in their screenplays.
• acquired an awareness of the importance of visual images in films and an ability to use striking images in their scripts.
• acquired an awareness of how cinema grammar choices are used in the service of storytelling in movies, and an ability to use these choices in the service of their scripts.
• learned the importance of having a theme in a movie, and will learn how to embed a theme in their scripts.
Outcomes:
• Students will be able to isolate dramatic principles in existing movies and utilize these principles to structure their own screenplays.
• Students will be able to pick out strong images in existing movies and create their own strong images in their scripts.
• Students will be able to pick out cinematic grammar choices in existing movies and create their own cinematic syntax choices in their scripts.
• Students will be able to identify a theme in an existing movie, and be able to embed a theme in their own scripts.
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COM (0108) 290 - The Arts And The Creative Process
Credits: 3
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COM (0108) 298 - Media Ethics
Credits: 3.00
Students will examine fundamental ethical issues currently confronting journalism and mass communication. Students will also examine and assess ethical theories that will enable them to make discriminating moral judgments about dilemmas commonly faced within media-related professions.
Students will:
• analyze major ethical frameworks and apply them to situations that arise in the mass media context. Each week, they will be presented with case studies and be required to formulate what they would do and why, based on course materials, reasoning and their own ethical framework.
• review the guidelines, norms, and suggestions that govern the media professions.
• hopefully have fun while investigating questions that have no definitive answers.
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COM (0108) 300 - Media Criticism
Credits: 3.00
Students will examine American popular culture and its potential role in mirroring, distorting, and/or shaping individual and collective attitudes and conceptions. Students read models of different forms of media analysis, then attempt those forms of analysis in their own papers and presentations.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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COM (0108) 301 - New Media
Credits: 3.00
Students will gain skills in new media, including creating web sites, DVD’s and social networking accounts. Students will learn authorship software, while gaining perspective on the effective use of interactivity and non-linear architecture at the service of creating effective media. Students will seek new ways to tell old truths.
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COM (0108) 304 - Post Production
Credits: 3.00
Distribution Requirement Arts
Prerequisite 1: COM 325 or COM 330
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COM (0108) 309 - Writing the Short Screenplay
Credits: 3.00
Students will learn the basics of screenwriting and proper script format. Through in-class screenings and writing exercises, students will gain an awareness of cinematic syntax, visual storytelling and dramatic imperatives. Students will write three short screenplays, which can then be produced in a video production class.
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COM (0108) 311 - Light & Sound for Film & TV
Credits: 3
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COM (0108) 315 - Communication And Behavior
Credits: 3.00
Students will gain an appreciation of the fundamental role that communication plays in human activity and the complex nature of seemingly simple social exchanges. To emphasize the relevance of theories about communication and behavior in everyday life, students will be encouraged to apply the theoretical frameworks learned to actual experiences.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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COM (0108) 316 - Writing for Magazines
Credits: 3.00
In this advanced level journalism course, students will write in-depth magazine-length articles for publication. Students will conduct extensive interviews, work collaboratively, and edit their own pieces with the purpose of producing polished work suitable for the student journalism magazine or freelance market.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION WRITING
Prerequisite 1: COM 216
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