Course Descriptions COMM 1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 2 INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION
COMM 12 TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION
COMM 20 PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 30 VISUAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 31 VIDEO PRODUCTION
COMM 40 NEWS GATHERING AND WRITING
COMM 100A ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION- Special Topics
COMM 101B INTERVIEWING
COMM 102A PERSUASION
COMM 103A COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT
COMM 104A GROUP COMMUNICATION
COMM 105B ORAL NARRATIVES:STORYTELLING
COMM 107A INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 108A COMMUNICATION AND GENDER
COMM 110 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
COMM 111 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
COMM 112 SENIOR THESIS
COMM 113 VIDEO CAPSTONE
COMM 114 JOURNALISM CAPSTONE
COMM 120A ENVIROMENTAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 121A MINORITIES AND THE MEDIA
COMM 123A MEDIA AND YOUTH
COMM 124B INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
COMM 125A MEDIA AUDIENCE STUDIES
COMM 126A CRITICAL MEDIA THEORY
COMM 130B SCREENWRITING
COMM 131B INTERMEDIATE DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
COMM 132B DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
COMM 134B INTERMEDIATE STUDIO PRODUCTION
COMM 136A FILM/VIDEO NARRATIVE STRATEGIES
COMM 137A FILM/TV HISTORY
COMM 138A POPULAR CULTURE STUDIES
COMM 139A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FILM SYSTEMS
COMM 141B ADVANCED JOURNALISM
COMM 142B ONLINE JOURNALISM
COMM 143B SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM
COMM 144B TELEVISION JOURNALISM
COMM 146B MAGAZINE JOURNALISM
COMM 147A HISTORY/THEORY OF NEWS
COMM 148B MULTICULTURAL JOURNALISM
COMM 149A POLITICAL NEWS
COMM 150B PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
COMM 151A ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 156A HEALTH COMMUNICATION
COMM 160A SILICON VALLEY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMM 161B COMMUNICATION MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
COMM 162A COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY
COMM 165B EDIT AND DESIGN FOR JOURNALISM
COMM 170A COMMUNICATION LAW/RESPONSIBILITY
COMM 172A COMMUNICATION ETHICS
COMM 173A MEDIA AND RELIGION
COMM 175A COMMUNICATION AND THEOLOGY
COMM 180A GLOBAL AUDIENCES
COMM 181A GLOBAL MEDIA INDUSTRIES
COMM 182A GLOBAL NEWS ISSUES
COMM 183A COMMUNICATION, DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
COMM 190 ONLINE JOURNALISM PRACTICUM
COMM 191 VIDEO PRODUCTION PRACTICUM
COMM 192 YEARBOOK PRACTICUM
COMM 193 PHOTOJOURNALISM PRACTICUM
COMM 194 FORENSICS PRACTICUM
COMM 195 JOURNALISM PRACTICUM
COMM 196 PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTICUM
COMM 197 COMMUNICATION PRACTICUM
COMM 198 INTERNSHIP
COMM 199 DIRECTED RESEARCH/CREATIVE PROJECT
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 12 TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION Examination of the relationship between society and communication technology, past, present, and future. Hands-on introduction to the basic functions of the computer as a communication tool, programmable "thinker," data sorter and searcher, and number cruncher. Fulfills the technology requirement.
COMM 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 non-academic settings. Each student will also learn to analyze, criticize, and evaluate the speaking of others.
COMM 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 and computer imaging. In addition to attendance at class, all students are required to attend production labs. Concurrent enrollment in lab required. $25.00 lab fee collected. Preference given to declared communication majors and minors.
COMM 31 VIDEO PRODUCTION I A course designed to introduce students 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. Lab Fee
COMM 40 NEWS GATHERING AND WRITING I Introduction to the theories and techniques of journalism with emphasis on news gathering and writing, including news values, ethics, objectivity, journalistic style, research skills and interview techniques. Primary emphasis on writing for newspapers. Includes weekly lab.
COMM 100A ( 1.H) ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION - Special Topics Analysis of theories and research on the practice of communication in social and intimate relationships. Specific contexts studies will include families, romantic relationships, and same-sex or opposite-sex friendships, and communication in the workplace. Explores the development of relationships from initial encounters with strangers, increased intimacy, sustaining of relationships, as well as the deterioration or termination of relationships. Course is designed to allow students to increase understanding of the processes of interpersonal communication, become familiar with a variety of theoretical approaches to relationships, as well as offer specific skills and strategies for building more satisfying relationships. Prerequisite: COMM 001.Psyh 1, SOCI 1.
COMM 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-o-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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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: Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1.
COMM 104A GROUP COMMUNICATION Theory and research in group, organizational, and team settings. Specific topics will include problem-solving and decision-making processes, leadership styles, roles and deviant behavior in groups, managing meetings, the effects of diversity and gender in groups, promoting group creativity, and managing group conflicts. Prerequisite: Any one of the following: Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1.
COMM 105B ORAL NARRATIVES:STORYTELLING Development, interpretation, and performance by students of a variety of oral story formats,. Students will select, prepare, and perform oral tales, incorporating a variety of creative delivery techniques for specific contexts (civic groups, schools, health care settings, festivals, campfires, organizations, clubs, or courtrooms). Includes theories about the effects of oral narratives on learning, imagination, language development, critical thinking skills, persuasion, and the transmission of cultural values and beliefs. Fulfills the fine/performing arts requirement.
COMM 107A 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: Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1
COMM 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, feminity, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, and disabiliity intersect in interpersonal, family, organizational, and public communication, as well as in feminist and men's movements. Fulfills the women's studies requirement. Prerequisite: COMM 1 or consent of instructor.
COMM 110 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Introduction to communication as a sociological science and to methods for analyzing communication content, media audiences, and interpersonal communication practices. Includes overview of design, sampling, data analysis, and statistics. Prerequisites: COMM 1 and COMM 2.
COMM 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.
COMM 112 SENIOR THESIS This course leads students through a major communication research project from research question, literature review, and the gathering of data or observations to formal public presentation of findings. Approaches may be quantitative or qualitative; choice of topic is guided by a student's previous theoretical coursework. Prerequisites: All lower-division courses required for Communication majors plus Comm 110, Comm 111, and two upper-division communication theory (List A) courses.
COMM 113 VIDEO CAPSTONE Students enrolled in video capstone work in small production teams produce
20-30 minutes 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 lab. Prerequisites: The six required lower-division communication courses, Comm 110, Comm 111, at least two A-list course related to film or television, Comm 130B and at least two intermediate video production courses (131, 132, 134). 5 units.
COMM 114 JOURNALISM CAPSTONE
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 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: The six required lower-division communication courses, Comm 110, Comm 111, at least one A-list course related to journalism or media criticism, and at least three of the following journalism B-list courses: 141; 142 or 144; 143;146; 148. (5 units)
COMM 120A ENVIROMENTAL 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. Students also gain practical experience in using communication research to inform the design of a real world environmental campaign. Counts for the Environmental Studies Major and Minor.
COMM 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.
COMM 123A MEDIA AND YOUTH Young people spend more time watching television than any other activity except sleeping. This course examines the media culture that has become the culture of childhood. Students look at the content of popular media, use patterns, and effects in areas such as violence, stereotyping, and cognitive growth. Students conduct some original research on children or adolescents' media use. Prerequisite: Comm 2
COMM 124B INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS Examines the principles of design, implementation, and evaluation of information campaigns created to produce social change in such areas as health, drinking and driving, or recycling. Emphasized are problem analysis, audience analysis, and message design. We look at actual campaigns (e.g., anti-smoking efforts or "Just Say No") and students design their own campaigns focusing on a relevant social problem in the Bay Area. Prerequisite: COMM 2
COMM 125A MEDIA AUDIENCE STUDIES The audience plays a critical role in our understanding of media. 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
COMM 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
COMM 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 3rd writing requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 1 and ENGL 2.
COMM 131B INTERMEDIATE DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Principles and techniques of dramatic, film style television production. 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. Lab fee required. Fulfills Fine Arts requirement. Prerequisite: COMM 30 or COMM 31.
COMM 132B 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 5 to 12 minute documentary for the course. All students are required to attend a production lab and outside film/video screenings. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: COMM 30 or COMM 31.
COMM 134B INTERMEDIATE STUDIO PRODUCTION Multiple camera, studio-based video production. Dramatic production, music, and news/public affairs production styles are examined. Students produce 20 to 30 minute productions for the course. Digital video effects, still store, character generator, advanced audio, and remote location production elements are explored. All students are required to attend a production lab and outside film/video screenings. Lab fee required. Preference given to communication majors and minors. Prerequisite: COMM 031.
COMM 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 by 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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
COMM 141B ADVANCED JOURNALISM Advanced news reporting and writing. Emphasis on strategies for public affairs reporting, beat coverage, media ethics and source development. Includes in-depth reporting project and feature assignments. Arrupe Center participation required. Fulfills third writing requirement for non-communication majors. Prerequisite: COMM 40
COMM 142B ONLINE JOURNALISM. This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of online journalism. Students will plan, report, write and produce news, arts, sports and feature segments for online publication. Primary emphasis on improving journalistic skills, as well as basic training in digital audio recording, editing and production; podcasting; and various online formats. COMM 40.
COMM 143B SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM Sports, features, lifestyle, science, editorial writing, etc. Course focus shifts with instructor and topics change each quarter. Students may repeat course for credit. Prerequisites: COMM 40.
COMM 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. Lab fee required. Prerequisites: COMM 31 & COMM 40
COMM 146B MAGAZINE JOURNALISM Includes story development, market analysis, long-form journalism, investigative reporting techniques, query efforts and sophisticated writing approaches for newspapers and magazines. Prerequisites: COMM 040
COMM 147A HISTORY/THEORY OF NEWS Introduction to the history of mass media news in U.S. Analysis of forces that shape journalism today, and how to identify their influence in news reports. Theories of journalism's role in the democratic process. Ethical dilemmas posed by contemporary news. Prerequisite: COMM 040 .Fulfills US requirement.
COMM 148B MULTICULTURAL JOURNALSIM
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
COMM 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. Reading and other materials to be announced.
COMM 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, and objective evaluation. In the process, students will learn the function of public relations in the corporate environment. Ethics will also be considered. Prerequisite: COMM2 & COMM 40
COMM 151A ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION Examines the major communication and organizational theories which 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.
COMM 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. Prerequisite: Any one of the following: COMM 1, PSYC 1, PSYC 2, or SOCI 1.
COMM 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.
COMM 161B COMMUNICATION MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION In North America, we tend to associate comm 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. Normal reading assignments and class lecture. 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 165B EDIT AND DESIGN FOR JOURNALISM 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.
COMM 170A COMMUNICATION LAW/RESPONSIBILITY An introduction to Constitutional questions, statutes and the common law regarding crimes, torts, and issues of restraint on communications. Specific constraints on the first amendment ( for example, defamation, privacy, copyright, harm to the public) will be considered, as well as rights reporters and other communicators , all in the context of shifting communication technologies. Cases assigned as readings are available online. Weekly one-page case briefs, mid-term, final exam, and a written argument to be defended orally before a panel of judges. Fulfills US requirement.
COMM 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. Prerequisites: Completion of university core ethics course.
COMM 173A MEDIA AND RELIGION This course will explore some of the ways that religion interacts with the mass media in contemporary America. The course itself will be offered simultaneously in several Jesuit Universities and will be team-taught by faculty and visitors from across the country. We will use both video teleconferencing and Internet based communication devices throughout the quarter
COMM 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. Fulfills the third Religious Studies requirement.
COMM 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. Prerequisites: COMM 2
COMM 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. Prerequisites: COMM 2
COMM 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. Prerequisites: COMM 2.
COMM 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. Prerequisites: COMM 2.
COMM 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.
COMM 191 VIDEO PRODUCTION PRACTICUM Hands-on specialized skill modules exploring a variety of production equipment, including lighting, digital audio postproduction, graphics design, and art direction. Prerequisite: COMM 131.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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.
COMM 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 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.
COMM 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.
