DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
Professors: Geoffrey Bowker (
Regis and Diane McKenna Professor), Don C. Dodson, Emile G. McAnany (
Walter E. Schmidt, S.J., Professor), Paul A. Soukup, S.J. (
Department Chair)
Associate Professors: Christine M. Bachen, Laura Ellingson, Stephen C. Lee, Yahia Mahamdi, Charles H. Raphael, Sunwolf
Assistant Professors: Hsin-I Cheng, Michael Whalen
Senior Lecturer: Barbara Kelley
Renewable Term Lecturer: Gordon Young
The Department of Communication offers a program of studies leading to a Bachelor of Arts in communication. The major prepares students for various graduate and professional studies and for careers in the communication industry. An academic minor also is available. Communication majors focus on the communication process in interpersonal, mass media, and computer-based contexts. They explore the theory, research methodologies, responsibilities, institutional structures, and effects of mass and interpersonal communication. The department gives special consideration to new and developing communication technologies.
The major also integrates theory with practice. It allows students to apply their knowledge of the communication process to the study and creation of communication products (speeches, television programs, newspaper stories, Web sites, etc.). Particular attention is given to developing students’ concerns for ethics and the common good.
Because the communication field requires students to have a broad liberal arts education, students work closely with a department faculty advisor to plan a cohesive academic program that combines courses in the Department of Communication with courses in other departments. Often students complete a minor or take a number of courses in related disciplines, such as marketing, theatre arts, psychology, or political science.
The communication curriculum provides nonmajors with the opportunity to acquire a critical understanding of the communication process and contemporary media, to improve oral and written skills, and to heighten visual awareness.
All students are encouraged to participate in one of the student-run campus media. Special credit practica for such work may be included in the student’s academic program. All junior and senior students are encouraged to complete an internship at an off-campus media organization or other communication-related institution. The department maintains a list of potential internships that may be completed for credit as COMM 198.
The Department of Communication will accept no more than two study abroad courses (lower-division, upper-division, or a combination) toward completion of the communication course requirements. Courses taken abroad will be accepted on a case-by-case basis as completing specific communication lower-division requirements. Upper-division courses taken abroad will be accepted only as communication upper-division elective credit. Courses taken abroad will not be accepted as completing the required List A, List B, research methods, or thesis/capstone requirements. Whenever possible the chair of the department will determine equivalency credit based upon the course description in the literature from the foreign university. Study abroad programs run by Santa Clara may fulfill some communication requirements subject to approval by the chair of the department.
One of the oldest forensic programs in continuous operation on the West Coast, Santa Clara Debate provides a challenging and rigorous co-curricular activity designed to develop public speaking skills, critical thinking, and public policy analysis. The program is open to all majors and years regardless of previous speech or debate experience. The schedule offers national level competition in both policy team debate and in parliamentary team debate along with numerous on-campus activities related to competitive speech, including hosting high school invitationals. Students may receive academic credit, and policy debate participants are eligible to apply for merit scholarships.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
In addition to fulfilling University Core Curriculum and College of Arts and Sciences requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students majoring in communication must complete the following departmental requirements:
- COMM 1
- COMM 2
- COMM 12
- COMM 20
- COMM 30 or COMM 31
- COMM 40
- Two upper-division communication theory courses (signified by the letter “A” in the course number)
- One upper-division communication applied course (signified by the letter “B” in the course number)
- Two additional approved elective upper-division communication courses
- COMM 110
- COMM 111
- COMM 112 or COMM 113-114
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in communication:
- COMM 1 or COMM 2
- Two approved upper-division communication courses
- Three additional approved communication courses (any combination of upper division or lower division)
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES
1. Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
An overview of the communication process, issues, and theories explaining behaviors in human relationships, with an emphasis on linking our perceptions, thoughts, and feelings to those of our communication partners. Topics typically include the power of language, nonverbal communication, deception, persuasive communication, gender differences in communication, small group communication, and intercultural communication. Arrupe Center participation required. (4 units)
2. Introduction to Mass Communication
An examination of mass communication and society, focusing on media industries, the production of content, and audiences. Considers different types of media; theoretical perspectives related to the role of media in society; and ethical and regulatory issues pertaining to media practice. (4 units)
12. Technology and Communication
Examination of the relationship between communication technology and society, in the past, present, and future. Hands-on introduction to the basic functions of the computer and Internet as tools for research and communication. (4 units)
20. Public Speaking
This course is designed to provide students with basic theories and skills that are essential to effective public speaking. Topics include audience analysis, organization, persuasion, credibility, and delivery. Ideally, students should be able to apply these skills in a variety of public speaking situations, whether in future college courses or in nonacademic settings. Each student will also learn to analyze, criticize, and evaluate the speaking of others. (4 units)
30. Visual Communication
An introduction to the basic grammar and principles of visual communication, integrating theory and practice. The theory part provides students with the tools needed to understand visual language and the role of image-based media in contemporary culture. The application part introduces students to the principles and processes of media production using still photography, video cameras and computer editing. In addition to attendance at class, all students are required to attend production labs. Concurrent enrollment in lab required. Preference given to declared communication majors and minors. (4 units)
31. Video Production 1
An introduction to the basics of video production in both field and studio environments. Through a combination of lectures, labs, field exercises, and basic studio operations, students will learn the techniques, concepts, and processes involved in single camera and studio television production. In addition to attendance at class, all students are required to attend production labs. Concurrent enrollment in lab required. (5 units)
40. Introduction to Journalism
Introduction to the theory and practice of journalism, including field work in news gathering, interviewing and writing techniques as well as study of news values, ethics and objectivity. Primary emphasis on writing for newspapers. Includes weekly lab. (4 units )
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
Note: Theory courses are designated with the letter A and application courses with the letter B.
100A. Advanced Interpersonal Communication
Analysis of theories and research on the practice of communication in social and intimate relationships. Special topics will be offered, which may include: families, romantic relationships, miscommunication, nonverbal communication, or symbolic relational communication, to name a few. Course is designed to allow students to increase understanding of the processes of interpersonal communication, become familiar with a variety of theoretical approaches to specific relationships, as well as offer specific skills and strategies for building more satisfying relationships. Check topic offered for specific description. Prerequisite: COMM 001. (5 units)
101B. Interviewing
Fundamental principles and techniques of interpersonal interviewing. Collecting narratives from people about their experiences and ways they make sense of events in their relationships with other people. Advanced principles of gathering scholarly data through face-to-face interviews, using a variety of interviewing formats and tools. Supervised field work, developing interview protocols, interviewing real world populations, recording and collecting responses, and organizing data. Emphasis on compassionate listening skills. Topics will vary. Prerequisite: COMM 111. (5 units)
102A. Persuasion
Analysis and synthesis of current persuasion theory and research to understand how messages influence attitudes and behaviors. How are persuasive messages crafted and what impact do they have? Specific domains of persuasive communication will typically include: theories for altering attitudes and behaviors, the persuasion process, the use of persuasion in applied contexts (advertising, public relations, personal relationships, courtrooms, health care settings). Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1. (5 units)
103A. Communication and Conflict
A review of theories, perspectives, and research on communication and conflict in various contexts (families, friendships, romances, business relationships). Specific topics will include getting what you want, saving face, realigning power imbalances, miscommunication, styles and tactics, negotiation, third-party interventions, and transforming conflicts. Development of communication skills for managing conflict productively in interpersonal, organizational, and intercultural contexts. Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1. (5 units)
104A. Group Communication
Theories and research about the communication dynamics in a variety of relational groups. Topics include childhood groups, gaining entry to groups, being excluded from groups, group hate, social loafing, leadership styles, facilitating groups, task versus social goals, communication roles of members, effects of gender and diversity, moral values of members, and the resolution of group conflicts. Specific groups will include social peer groups, cliques, juries, gangs, small work groups, super-task groups, problem-solving groups, teams, and decision-making groups (including juries). In addition to theory, practical skills for handling group challenges and member conflict will be offered. Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1. (5 units)
105B. Oral Storytelling
The art of telling stories offers a powerful connection between people: as entertainment, teaching, and persuasion. In this course, the emphasis will be on the creative process and performance of oral stories: ghostly tales, urban legends, fairy tales, folktales, trickster tales, and wisdom stories. Each student will be involved in learning/telling/finding powerful ancient multicultural tales. We will expand the classroom to the community, performing in a variety of settings, as we learn how a single story is always interpreted differently by each teller and each listener. Students will learn to develop a personal creative voice and style, to deeply appreciate listening to the tales of others, to appreciate folktales as rich multicultural bridges, and learn tale-telling skills that can be applied to enrich the lives of other people. (5 units)
108A. Communication and Gender
Explores gendered patterns of socialization, interaction, and language. The course goes beyond stereotyping female and male modes of communicating to consider ways in which masculinity, femininity, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, and disability intersect in interpersonal, family, organizational, and public communication, as well as in feminist and men’s movements. (Formerly COMM 122A.) Prerequisite: COMM 1 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
110. Quantitative Research Methods
Introduction to the social scientific study of communication. Students will learn about research design and specific methods for analyzing interpersonal communication behavior and media content and behavior, such as surveys, experiments, and content analysis. Students learn about and apply data analysis and statistics. Prerequisites: COMM 1 and COMM 2. (5 units)
111. Qualitative Research Methods
Provides students with an understanding of qualitative methods used in communication research on messages, contexts, and impacts. Explores qualitative methods such as audience ethnography, participant observation, focus groups, textual analysis, in-depth interviewing and institutional analysis. Students do exercises on design and application of qualitative methods and analyze the data gathered. Prerequisites: COMM 1 and COMM 2. (5 units)
112. Senior Capstone
Senior Capstone serves as a culminating experience for the communication major, bringing together the student’s previous coursework in communication theory, research methods and applied communication. The course is offered in several forms to better meet the needs and interests of the students and faculty. Some sections concentrate on students designing and conducting original research while other sections operate as advanced seminars on a particular topic or concentrate on community-based learning experiences. Applied capstone experiences in video (COMM 113) and journalism (COMM 114) are options for students who qualify. Prerequisites: COMM 1, COMM 2, COMM 12, COMM 20, COMM 30 or COMM 31, and COMM 40. Particular capstone sections may also require additional, specific upper-division communication courses in research methods and communication theory. (5 units)
113. Senior Capstone in Video
Students enrolled in video capstone work in small production teams to produce 20-30 minute video projects. The type or style of these projects (dramatic, documentary, or studio-based productions) is determined by which intermediate video production courses the team members have taken. Heavy emphasis on preproduction planning, script development, audience assessment, division of labor, budgets, and building a collaborative vision for the project. Students also write an extended essay that integrates their production practices with film/video theory. Weekly laboratory. Prerequisites: COMM 1, COMM 2, COMM 12, COMM 20, COMM 31, COMM 40, one A-list course related to journalism or media criticism, COMM 141, and at least two of the following B-list courses: COMM 142 or 144, 143, 146, 148. (5 units)
114. Senior Capstone in Journalism
The goal of the journalism capstone project is to produce a 3500-word magazine piece of publishable quality on a significant community issue. (Students may choose to produce their finished piece in video or radio format, by permission of instructor.) Students will submit a written story proposal, including a preliminary list of sources and projected reporting strategy, perform a comprehensive literature search, and thoroughly research the story via interviews, archival research and first-hand observation. Students will be required to edit their peer’s work throughout the quarter as well as submit multiple drafts of the final project. Prerequisites: COMM 1, COMM 2, COMM 12, COMM 20, COMM 31, COMM 40, one A-list course related to journalism or media criticism, COMM 141, and at least two of the following journalism B-list courses: COMM 142 or 144, 143, 146, 148. (5 units)
120A. Environmental Communication
This course introduces students to tools for analyzing and engaging in public discourse about the environment. Students draw on communication theory and research to understand rhetorical strategies used in contemporary environmental debates and participate in those debates. Special attention is given to how mass media news and entertainment can represent environmental issues responsibly. Counts for the environmental studies major and minor. (5 units)
121A. Minorities and the Media
The theory and practice of minority media production, representation, and use. Examination of the classification of a group as a minority, how different groups historically have been marginalized in public representation and how these images have been, and are being, challenged. Course requirements include research into specific public images, fieldwork, and a final class presentation. Fulfills the ethnic studies requirement. (5 units)
123A. Media and Youth
This course considers the youth media culture that has become a pivotal part of the experience of childhood and adolescence. Students examine the content of popular media aimed at young people and the media industries that produce this content. Also explored are patterns of media usage throughout childhood and adolescence, the ways that media are integrated into family life, and how educational and entertainment media content shapes children’s knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and identities. Topics include educational media effects, media violence, gender and racial/ethnic stereotyping, advertising effects, and media literacy efforts. Prerequisite: COMM 2 or permission of instructor. (5 units)
124B. Information Campaigns
Examines the principles of design, implementation, and evaluation of information campaigns created to produce social change in such areas as health, the environment, or civic education. Emphasized are problem analysis, audience analysis, message design, and evaluation. Students examine actual campaigns (e.g., anti-smoking efforts, teen pregnancy or drug campaigns) and design their own campaigns focusing on a relevant social problem. Prerequisite: COMM 2 or permission of instructor. (5 units)
125A. Media Audience Studies
The audience plays a critical role in our understanding of mass communication. How do media scholars and practitioners conceptualize and study media audiences? How do individuals and groups use media, interpret media messages, and integrate media experiences into their lives? The course will address these questions, looking at a variety of media and media content (e.g., news and entertainment content of books, film, TV, Internet) and do so with different characteristics of audiences in mind. We shall see, for example, how audience responses are shaped by factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, or by the context in which the medium and its message is experienced. Prerequisite: COMM 2 or permission of instructor. (5 units)
126A. Critical Media Theory
A survey course to introduce major theoretical approaches used to study media. The goal is to provide students with the philosophical and historical background and theoretical concepts needed to analyze the institutions, forms, and content of the media from a critical perspective. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
127A. Intercultural Communication
An analysis and comparison of communication styles and forms within and among cultural groups in the United States. Particular attention given to the communicative behavior of co-cultures such as Blacks, Asians, Chicanos, Gays, Women, the Aging and Disabled. An examination of differences in communicative forms, content and defensive behavior. The significance of such differences in style/behavior as the result of increasing contacts between cultures/co-cultures. Fulfills the ethnic studies requirement. Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1. (5 units)
130B. Screenwriting
Creation of proposals, drafts, and final scripts for dramatic fictional narratives. Analysis of published short screen plays, and how the translation of these scripts to the screen affects the story. Fulfills the third writing requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 1 and ENGL 2. (5 units)
131B. Intermediate Dramatic Production
Principles and techniques of dramatic, film style television production. The role of the auteur is explored along with advanced television aesthetics and narrative design, working with performers, and directing formats. Advanced camera operation/videography, editing and digital video effects are also explored. All students are required to attend a production lab. Prerequisite: COMM 30 or COMM 31. (5 units)
132B. Intermediate Documentary Production
Explores the technical, aesthetic, and ethical issues surrounding documentary production. The documentary form is examined as a cultural and historical artifact, as a site where traditional expectations about journalism and personal expression collide. While emphasis is placed upon single camera, film-style documentary production, other documentary styles are also examined. Clearances, copyright and other fundamental production issues are explored. Students produce a short documentary for the course. All students are required to attend a production lab and outside film/video screenings. Prerequisite: COMM 30 or COMM 31. (5 units)
134B. Intermediate Studio Production
Multiple camera, studio-based video production. Dramatic production, music, and other studio-based program styles are examined. Students produce 20-30 minute productions for the course. Digital video effects, still store, character generator, and advanced audio elements are explored. All students are required to attend a production lab and outside film/video screenings. Preference given to communication majors and minors. May be repeated as topics vary. Prerequisite: COMM 031. (5 units)
136A. Film/Video Narrative Strategies
Why do movies and television shows look and sound the way they do? Why do we tell stories in these media in these ways? This course examines the historical roots and broad cultural implications of telling stories with moving pictures. Film/television theory and criticism is used as a means of examining our assumptions and preconceived notions about visual narrative styles. All students are required to attend outside film/video screenings. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
137A. Film/TV History
Explores the development of the film and television industries, styles, and audiences. The impact of the forms is examined in the context of political, economic, and cultural changes of the past century. May be repeated as topics vary. All students are required to attend outside film/video screenings. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
138A. Popular Culture Studies
Examines a broad array of historical and emerging popular culture forms. Drawing on communication, anthropology, and historical approaches to cultural production, the course examines the implications and effects of popular culture forms such as comic books, video games, and interactive media. May be repeated as topics vary. All students are required to attend outside film/video screenings. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
139A. Comparative Analysis of Film Systems
This course investigates the ways in which films and television programs are conceived and produced within particular national film and television industries. The course examines how the worldwide ascendancy of Hollywood styles of filmmaking and dominance of the global distribution of films has compelled many filmmakers to adopt new filmmaking strategies meant to counter American mainstream cinema. In comparing Hollywood to other world film traditions, the course addresses the different conceptions of film, which is perceived primarily as a commodity by Hollywood producers and more as a cultural artifact whose role is crucial in shaping national cultures by the rest of the world. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
141B. Advanced Journalism
Advanced news reporting and writing. Emphasis on strategies for public affairs reporting, beat coverage, media ethics, and source development. Includes weekly beat assignments, an enterprise feature, and an immersion journalism project. Arrupe Partnerships participation required. Prerequisite: COMM 40. (5 units)
142B. Radio Journalism
An introduction to the fundamentals of radio journalism. Students will plan, report, write, and produce news, arts, sports, and feature segments for broadcast. Primary emphasis on improving journalistic skills. Production software techniques are also covered. Prerequisite: COMM 40. (5 units)
143B. Special Topics in Journalism
Sports, features, lifestyle, science, editorial writing, etc. Course focus shifts as instructor and topics change each quarter. Students may repeat course for credit. Prerequisite: COMM 40. (5 units)
144B. Television Journalism
Students research, write, shoot, edit, and report radio and television news. Students produce news packages and larger news programs. At times the course mimics a news day, from production planning to the actual newscast. At other times the course replicates the television magazine model of production. All students are required to attend a weekly production lab. Prerequisites: COMM 31 and COMM 40. (5 units)
146B. Magazine Journalism
Includes story development, market analysis, investigative reporting techniques, query efforts and sophisticated writing approaches for magazines, culminating in a long-form journalism project. Includes readings in narrative and literary journalism. Prerequisite: COMM 40. (5 units)
147A. The News Media
Introduction to mass media news in the U.S. Analysis of forces that shape journalism today and how to identify their influence. Theories of journalism’s role in the democratic process. Ethical dilemmas posed by contemporary news. Prerequisite: COMM 40 or permission of instructor. (5 units)
148B. Multicultural Journalism
This course involves learning about and interacting with multicultural audiences, the subjects of interest to them, the sources who animate the stories about those subjects, and the products of those stories. Emphasis will be on journalistic reporting and writing, media critique, and oral history. Prerequisite: COMM 40. (5 units)
149A. Political News
Focused primarily on analysis of ongoing campaign coverage, the course will also examine historical and comparative aspects of politics in the media. Regular consumption of media coverage of politics required. (5 units)
150B. Public Relations and Corporate Communication
Explores the theories and practices of public relations, a planned program to gain public approval for an organization through structured communication. In addition to studying theory, students will be involved in practical projects involving advocacy writing, effective planning, objective evaluation, and ethics. In the process, students will learn the function of public relations in the corporate environment. Prerequisite: COMM 2 and COMM 40. MKTG 181 or BUSN 70 is also strongly recommended. (5 units)
151A. Organizational Communication
Examines the major communication and organizational theories that form a foundation for the study of organizational communication. Considers organizations as active systems, and will focus on the role and effect of communication in organizational functions, culture, structure, and characteristics. We will consider carefully the role of communication professionals in organizations. Prerequisite: COMM 1 or COMM 2. (5 units)
156A. Health Communication
This course explores how health and illness are experienced and communicated by individuals, organizations, and the media. We will examine the history of the U. S. medical establishment, the intersections of race, class, gender, age, and sexuality with communication in health care organizations, the cultural specificity of health beliefs, and the ways in which media messages influence perceptions of health and risk. (Formerly COMM 106A.) Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1. (5 units)
160A. Silicon Valley Communication Technologies
History and theory of computer and digital technologies. Silicon Valley as a case study of the growth and social impact of the Information Age. Emphasis on the changing role of institutions (universities, government, corporations) that shape the development of communication technology. Attention to the Information Age’s impact on the environment, workplace, and home. Prerequisite: Core technology class. (5 units)
161B. Communication Media and Technology in Education
In North America, we tend to associate communication media with entertainment or business. This course explores alternative uses of communication, particularly as applied to education. Examines theory and practice in distance education (radio schools, satellite service), instructional television (ITFS in local schools), and interactive video computer-assisted education. Examination of current implementations of the technologies. Class project will consist of designing and implementing (as far as possible) some educational use of communication (for example, an instructional show or a Web application). Prerequisite: Core technology class. (5 units)
162A. Communication Technology and Policy
Current issues and debates over technology policy in the United States. Special attention to how new communication technologies raise issues of privacy, access, political and cultural diversity, and democratic participation. Evaluation of policy options, drawing on communication research and ethical reasoning. Examines regulation of video, voice and data delivery through telephone, cable, wireless, broadcasting and Internet. Concludes with a student policy conference. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
165B. Edit and Design for Journalism and New Media
Fundamentals of copy editing and designing print presentation formats. Emphasis on concise, logical, explanatory, and attention-getting presentation of words, graphics, and photographs. Prerequisites: COMM 12 and COMM 40. (5 units)
169A. Special Topics in Communication Technology
This course focuses on the intersection of communication theory/research and issues of technology. May be repeated for credit as topic varies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (5 units)
170A. Communication Law and Responsibility
An introduction to mass media law covering First Amendment protections for journalists and other communicators, as well as areas of law such as defamation, privacy, copyright, and harm to the public. Students gain experience in applying the law by preparing and delivering legal arguments. (5 units)
172A. Communication Ethics
This course will explore the application of ethical standards and virtues to real-world challenges facing communicators in interpersonal, organizational, and new media settings; theories and models of moral development and ethical communication leadership; development of moral sensitivity, judgment, commitment, and courage to be “at our best” in communication settings. Exploration of moral imagination, reflection styles, and ethical community/cultures by engaging students in the process of “doing ethics” and critical reflection in a community setting. Development of skills in perspective-taking, values/virtues identification, and applied ethical decision-making. Case construction and other research methodologies to explore practical ways to build character, develop virtues, and remove stumbling blocks to ethical action. Prerequisite: Completion of University Core ethics course. (5 units)
175A. Communication and Theology
Do the practices of communication have any consequences for theology? We know that St. Paul claims that “faith comes from hearing” and that Christian theology has taken communicative expression seriously throughout the centuries. This course examines how theology has used communication, how it has evaluated communication, how communication contributes to theology, and how new communication technologies have a contemporary impact on theological and religious practices. Examines a variety of communication expressions (art, music, poetry, television programs, films, Web sites) as religious expressions; students will create their own theological expression using some contemporary medium. (5 units)
180A. Global Audiences
Explores how the globalization of TV and Internet news and entertainment and film have impacted audiences in different cultures. Examines the available research and theory on audience exposure and impact from a cultural, value and social perspective and how cultural and political movements and /or government policy grow in reaction to invasion of a culture’s symbolic space by global media messages. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
181A. Global Media Industries
Examination of how media industries have been transformed into global businesses and how technologies of distribution by cable, satellites, and the Internet have brought almost all people into a global symbolic space; theories of political economy and audience reception are applied. Exploration of how groups and governments have responded to the phenomenon and what they do to protect their cultural and political sovereignty. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
182A. Global News Issues
Explores the changes that have taken place in news coverage on a global basis in the last decade, especially television and Internet news; how government policies of control of information have changed in reaction to new technologies of information distribution; and how internal politics may be affected by international media attention. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
183A. Communication, Development, and Social Change
How does communication content and technology solve problems of global poverty and social change? This course addresses the theories, policies and practices that help explain the success or failure of new communication technologies in helping the disenfranchised achieve a better life for themselves. Hands-on work with real cases will give students a chance to think through the complicated process of social change. Prerequisite: COMM 2. (5 units)
190. News Radio Practicum
A 1-unit course in which students plan, report and produce news programming at KSCU, the University radio station. May be repeated for credit. (1 unit)
192. Yearbook Practicum
A 1-unit course for editors and principal staff members of the University’s yearbook, The Redwood. Principles of photojournalism, magazine graphic design, and book production. Redwood staff members assist in teaching skills of reporting, writing, production, and design. Class members meet once a week and are expected to spend at least three hours a week in yearbook work. (1 unit)
193. Photojournalism Practicum
A practicum for photo staff of The Santa Clara (newspaper) and The Redwood (yearbook). Shooting, processing, and printing regular assignments for student publications. Advisors are working photojournalists with diverse backgrounds. The class meets one hour a week to discuss photo techniques and review students’ work. The course features regular guest speakers from Bay Area newspapers. Basic knowledge of photography and darkroom techniques required. This course may be repeated for credit. (1 unit)
194. Forensics Practicum
Supervised activity in forensics. Includes competition in debate and various speaking events: persuasive, expository, extemporaneous, impromptu speaking, and oral interpretation. Field trips required. (1 unit)
195. Journalism Practicum
This 1-unit course is for writers and editors of The Santa Clara. Students review the student newspaper and offer practical advice and experience in journalism. Santa Clara staff members assist in teaching skills of news, sports, and feature writing and reporting, and techniques of design and production. Requirements: Class members meet once a week and are expected to spend at least three hours a week in newspaper work. (1 unit)
196. Public Relations Practicum
A 2-unit course involving planning, promoting, and attending events concerning the field of public relations. Class members will work in conjunction with members of the public relations club, meet once a week, and are expected to attend a variety of public relations events (speakers, etc.) on campus. (2 units)
197. Communication Practicum
A 1- to 5-unit course for participants in department activities. Includes teaching assistants, crew members, actors, researchers, script writers, and others as approved by instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor or chair. (1 to 5 units)
198. Internship
Students work an average of 10-20 hours per week at an approved communication-related internship site outside the University. Students must be available to meet as a group once a week to discuss and analyze their internship. Students write several papers and complete a minimum number of hours based on units awarded. Course may be taken twice for credit, but only once to satisfy a communication upper-division elective requirement. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor one week prior to start of the quarter. (1 to 5 units)
199. Directed Research/Creative Project
Students arrange to work with a faculty member for a directed reading in communication theory, research, ethics, etc. Creative projects may also be arranged in television, print, or another applied area. Written proposal, course meeting schedule, and readings must be approved by instructor and chair prior to registration. Written proposal must be approved by instructor and chair one week prior to registration. (1 to 5 units)
