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2016-17 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

 
 

Chemistry
  

  • CH 508 - Workshop

    1 to 9 credits
    Workshop. Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • CH 509 - Practicum

    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • CH 511 - Inorganic Chemistry

    4 credits
    Surveys contemporary theories and their application to inorganic compounds. Lecture topics include symmetry, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, coordination compounds, reaction mechanisms, periodicity, acids and bases, aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, organometallic and bioinorganic compounds, and descriptive chemistry of metals and nonmetals. Four lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 441 . Corequisite(s): CH 414 .
  

  • CH 514 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

    1 credit
    Studies inorganic compounds and complexes, including the synthesis and characterization of air-sensitive and water-sensitive organometallic compounds and transition metal complexes. One 3-hour laboratory. Corequisite(s): CH 411 .
  

  • CH 525 - Instrumental Analysis

    3 credits
    Explores the theory of instrumental methods of chemical analysis, including spectroscopy, chromatography, voltammetry, and other topics. Two 90-minute lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 421 , CH 422 , and CH 441 . Corequisite(s): CH 426 , CH 525L .
  

  • CH 525L - Instrumental Analysis

    0 credits
    Corresponding lab for CH 525 .
  

  • CH 526 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

    1 credit
    Emphasizes basic electronics, the application of instrumental techniques, the optimization of instrumental parameters, and the treatment of data. One 3-hour laboratory. Prerequisite(s): CH 421 , CH 422 , and CH 441 . Corequisite(s): CH 426 .
  

  • CH 541 - Physical Chemistry

    3 credits
    A detailed theoretical study of the macroscopic behavior and microscopic structure of matter using mathematical models. Topics include real and ideal gases, kinetic-molecular theory of gases, and the development and application of thermodynamics to problems of chemical interest. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 203  and CH 206 , MTH 252 , and PH 221 , PH 222 , and PH 223 . Corequisite(s): CH 371 .
  

  • CH 542 - Physical Chemistry

    3 credits
    Examines the development and application of thermodynamics to solutions of electrolytes and nonelectrolytes, as well as statistical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 441 . Corequisite(s): CH 544  and CH 544R .
  

  • CH 543 - Physical Chemistry

    3 credits
    Introduces the theory and application of quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular structure. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 442 . Corequisite(s): CH 545  and CH 545R .
  

  • CH 544 - Physical-Chemical Measurements

    2 credits
    Laboratory experience involving computer-enhanced methods of physical-chemical experimentation. Provides experience in programming in BASIC and Mathcad. Experiments utilize student-written software for collection and analysis of experimental data. Emphasizes data collection for device calibration and collection of thermodynamic data. One lecture and one 3-hour laboratory. Prerequisite(s): CH 371  and CH 441 . Corequisite(s): CH 542  and CH 544R .
  

  • CH 544R - Physical-Chemical Measurements Recitation

    0 credits
    Laboratory experience involving computer-enhanced methods of physical-chemical experimentation. Provides experience in programming in BASIC and Mathcad. Experiments utilize student-written software for collection and analysis of experimental data. Emphasizes data collection for device calibration and collection of thermodynamic data. One lecture and one 3-hour laboratory. Corequisite(s): CH 544 .
  

  • CH 545 - Physical-Chemical Measurements

    2 credits
    Laboratory experience emphasizing data collection and analysis in chemical reaction kinetics and spectroscopic analysis of molecular structure. Prerequisite(s): CH 371 ,  , and CH 444 . Corequisite(s):  CH 543  and CH 545R .
  

  • CH 545R - Physical-Chemical Measurements Recitation

    0 credits
    Laboratory experience emphasizing data collection and analysis in chemical reaction kinetics and spectroscopic analysis of molecular structure. Corequisite(s): CH 545 .
  

  • CH 551 - Biochemistry

    3 credits
    Examines the chemistry of biological systems, including underlying organic, thermodynamic, and chemical principles. Introduces biological macromolecules, including nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 332  or CH 336 .
  

  • CH 552 - Biochemistry

    3 credits
    Systematic assessment of metabolism, including major oxidative and biosynthetic pathways. Includes aspects of enzyme mechanisms and kinetics, metabolic regulation, derivation of metabolic energy, and metabolic defects as they relate to the basis of disease. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 451 .
  

  • CH 553 - Biochemistry

    3 credits
    Introduces the principles of molecular genetics as they apply to biochemical systems. Includes cellular repair mechanisms, recombinant DNA technologies, and a detailed look at the processes of DNA replication, transcription and translation, and genetic regulation. Three lectures. Prerequisite(s): CH 452 .
  

  • CH 554 - Biochemistry Laboratory

    1 credit
    Application of contemporary biochemical techniques to protein purification, protein structural analysis, and enzyme kinetics. One 3-hour laboratory. Prerequisite(s): CH 451 . Corequisite(s): CH 452 .
  

  • CH 555 - Biochemistry Laboratory

    1 credit
    Introduces tools of nucleic acid analysis, lipid chemistry, and natural product isolation and characterization. One 3-hour lab. Prerequisite(s): CH 452  and CH 454 . Corequisite(s): CH 453 .
  

  • CH 585 - Advanced Topics in Chemistry

    1 to 2 credits
    Advanced course covering special topics in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, or biochemistry. Prerequisites and credits vary with topic. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

Chinese

(Note: Chinese language instruction has been temporarily discontinued at SOU.)
  

  • CHN 101 - Beginning Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture I

    4 credits
    Introduction to the Mandarin Chinese language. All four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be stressed, with specific emphasis on speaking skills. Students will also begin the study of Chinese characters. The relationship between language and culture will be stressed throughout.
  

  • CHN 102 - Beginning Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture II

    4 credits
    Introduction to the Mandarin Chinese language. All four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be stressed, with specific emphasis on speaking skills. Students will also begin the study of Chinese characters. The relationship between language and culture will be stressed throughout.
  

  • CHN 103 - Beginning Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture III

    4 credits
    Introduction to the Mandarin Chinese language. All four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be stressed, with specific emphasis on speaking skills. Students will also begin the study of Chinese characters. The relationship between language and culture will be stressed throughout.
  

  • CHN 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 4 credits
    Special studies in Chinese language and culture. Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • CHN 201 - Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture I

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and to study Chinese culture. Continues the study of Chinese characters started in Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Students communicate in Chinese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include a variety of cultural texts, and various media resources. Closed to native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite(s): CHN 101 , CHN 102 , CHN 103 .
  

  • CHN 202 - Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture II

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and to study Chinese culture. Continues the study of Chinese characters started in Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Students communicate in Chinese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include a variety of cultural texts, and various media resources. Closed to native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite(s): CHN 101 , CHN 102 , CHN 103 .
  

  • CHN 203 - Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture III

    4 credits
    Enables students to reach at least intermediate low language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and to study Chinese culture. Continues the study of Chinese characters started in Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Students communicate in Chinese on topics ranging from everyday life, family, and work to political, economic, and social questions affecting culture. Materials include a variety of cultural texts, and various media resources. Closed to native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite(s): CHN 101 , CHN 102 , CHN 103 .
  

  • CHN 209 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Practicum in Chinese language and culture. Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • CHN 299 - Special Studies

    1 to 4 credits
    Special studies in Chinese language and culture. Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.

Communication
  

  • COMM 125 - Interpersonal Communication

    4 credits
    Focuses on message exchange in dyadic interaction. Emphasizes development of various communication skills in interpersonal contexts.  May be approved for University Studies (Information Literacy-Strand C).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 172 - Studio Production for Film and Video

    4 credits
    Provides an introduction to the basic equipment and operating techniques of multi-camera studio production. Explores camera operation, the language of video production, and other necessary equipment and techniques. Students work individually and in groups to develop, script, prep and shoot original work.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 172
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 195 - Digital Life

    2 credits
    Introduces a wide variety of fundamental skills in digital and social media. Although most students in higher education use digital technologies such as smartphones and social medial platforms every day, an emerging body of scholarly research has demonstrated the need for instruction in competencies such as online privacy, personal reputation management, and critical information gathering. This course provides that learning in a fast-paced, interactive format in which students use online technologies to critically explore the impacts of rapidly evolving technology on Digital Life.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures

    4 credits
    Provides an introduction to cultural and intercultural communication. Students are exposed to a variety of ways in which cultures and communication intersect through readings, lectures, and guest speakers from the multicultural community. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 202 - Introduction to Popular Culture

    4 credits
    Examines popular media as a dynamic arena for social and cultural expression. Drawing on the interdisciplinary traditions of Media Theory and Cultural Studies, students will engage with key debates over the relationship between media and culture, examine divergent media consumption and production practices, and become familiar with different modes of critical analysis. Emphasis will be given to providing an overview of the theoretical range of cultural and media studies.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 203 - Media Literacy

    4 credits
    Students will learn to analyze messages conveyed by the media in daily life; understand the influence of media in their professional, political and social lives; participate in the use and creation of media in democratic, ethical and socially responsible ways; understand how people from diverse cultures might interpret and process media in distinct ways. Approved for University Studies Explorations (Strand E - Humanities)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: COMM 201.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 206 - Multimedia Writing

    4 credits
    Introduces students to a wide variety of practices in media writing, including blog posts, social media updates, news reports, and magazine features. Addresses basic writing competence, enabling students to advanced courses in journalistic and professional writing. Introduces basic techniques for creating content on a variety of social media platforms. (Cross-listed with EMDA 206  .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: JRN 251.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 210 - Public Speaking

    4 credits
    Emphasizes the development of public speaking abilities and critical awareness of the processes, content, and forms of oral communication. Open to freshmen and sophomores who do not have previous speech experience.  May be approved for University Studies (Information Literacy-Strand C).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 214 - Mobile Image Making

    4 credits
    Introduces the production of still and video images using mobile capture devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It emphasizes fundamentals of photography and video imaging as they might be applied to the creation of visual content suitable for professional applications in journalism, marketing and other genres of visual storytelling. Students will also develop understanding of commercial, ethical and legal contexts for creating and distributing images in the media. Students will work on a personal style, design a narrative strategy, and create content suitable for a professional portfolio or reel.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 215 - Digital Video Foundations

    2 credits
    Provides an introduction to the necessary production processes, equipment, and equipment applications for video field production. Corequisite(s): COMM 215R  . (Cross-listed  with EMDA 202 .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 215
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 215R - Digital Video Foundations - Recitation

    2 credits
    Students complete projects applying techniques in video production.

      Corequisite(s):  COMM 215 . (Cross-listed  with EMDA 202R .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 215R
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 220 - Narrative Foundations

    4 credits
    Students will study narrative communication across multiple mediums to better understand how stories shape identities, communities, and cultures. Students will master classical story principles, such as plot, narration, characterization, and audience, and apply their understanding in the creation of their own original stories. Approved for University Studies  Integration - Strand E.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 225 - Small Group Communication

    4 credits
    Examines the communication variables within the small, task-oriented group. Emphasizes the decision-making process. Approved for University Studies (Information Literacy - Strand C).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 272 - Camera, Audio, and Lighting for Film and Video

    4 credits
    Students will learn intermediate level skills and techniques in camera, audio, and lighting for film and video production. Through lectures, readings, and short video projects, students will gain knowledge of standard production tools and workflows. During the course of the term, students will practice lighting, shooting, and recording sound in the studio and on location.  Prerequisites: COMM 214, or COMM 218 and COMM 218R, or EMDA 202 and EMDA 202R, or VP 215 and VP 215R, or instructor permission. Prerequisite(s): COMM 214  , or COMM 218 and COMM 218R, or COMM 215  and COMM 215R  , or EMDA 202  and EMDA 202R  , or instructor permission.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 272.
    Graded (A-F) only
  

  • COMM 290 - Introduction to Film Analysis

    4 credits
    Introduces students to film form and structure; gives students skills to understand, write about and produce films. Focuses on film aesthetics, (mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing and sound); film genres; narrative and non-narrative structures; and the dynamics of the viewing experience. Approved for University Studies  Explorations (Strand E - Humanities).
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 290
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 296 - Film Genres

    4 credits
    Explores popular film genres such as the Western, the musical, the thriller, science fiction, the detective story, the epic, and the comedy of silent films. Emphasizes cultural and artistic value, the characteristics of each form, and variations within forms.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 296
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 297 - Major Film Directors

    4 credits
    Analyzes works by selected international film directors who have made significant contributions to cinematic art, including Fellini, Hitchcock, Eisenstein, Kurosawa, Bergman, Welles, Altman, and Buñuel.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 297
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 300 - Research Strategies

    4 credits
    Examines key concepts and methods for gathering and evaluating information. Students gain an understanding of the research processes within the field of communication, from formulating a research question and organizing a search strategy to hands-on research and academic writing. Prerequisite course for all communication majors taking 400-level courses. Prerequisite(s): COMM 200  or COMM 203  or COMM 290 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 302 - Communication and Media Theory

    4 credits
    Examines a range of theoretical models of communication emphasizing interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, group and public communication, rhetoric and discourse, film, television and new media, journalism and popular culture. Emphasis on both social science and critical/cultural theoretical models. Prerequisite(s): COMM 200  or COMM 201 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 310 - Advanced Public Speaking

    4 credits
    Public speaking course for students who have taken an introductory course and college juniors and seniors with experience in public speaking who have not taken COMM 210 . Emphasizes content strategies, alternate organizational patterns, speaking styles, and use of language.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 312 - Screenwriting

    4 credits
    Introduces and applies the unique techniques and practices of scriptwriting for film and video production.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 312
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 315 - Location Shooting for Film and Video

    4 credits
    Provides practice in professional techniques for video/film field production. Students will gain skills in the production process and technical areas of film production. Students will complete productions for university programs and events as well as for community organizations. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): COMM 172  , or COMM 215  and COMM 215R  , or EMDA 202  and EMDA 202R  , or COMM 272  .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 320 - Topics in Hispanic Film

    4 credits
    Examines selected topics in Hispanic cinema, focusing on insights into cultures, history, and film production and practices in Hispanic countries, with additional emphases on film theory, form in film, and the major Hispanic film industries (Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Cuba). Courses may focus on masterpieces of film, great directors, women in cinema, cultural identity, post-structuralism, or post-colonialism. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 320. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits combined.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 321 - Public Affairs Journalism

    4 credits
    Focuses on the practice of journalism in the public interest, including reporting skills for governmental affairs, basic investigative reporting, public records research and interviewing. Prerequisite(s): COMM 206   or CM 206 or instructor permission.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: JRN 361
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 322 - Online Journalism

    4 credits
    Explores the role of the Internet in reshaping journalistic practices, including newsgathering, reporting, editing, social networks, digital visual journalism, and web-based content design. Students demonstrate the use of the Internet as a reporting tool, develop an understanding of the technological components of computer-assisted reporting and web design, and explore how multimediality or different media formats can best tell a story. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201  .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 322
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 323 - Strategic Social Media

    4 credits
    Students gain practical skills and conceptual knowledge in social media campaigns to achieve strategic goals for clients, including but not limited to commercial enterprises, non-profit or governmental organizations, journalistic enterprises, or creative promotion on behalf of arts-based endeavors. Students will learn practices of social media listening, how to formulate a content strategy and editorial calendar, how to craft specific multimedia content items, how to measure the effectiveness of a social media campaign, and how to nurture the social graph of an enterprise. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed  with EMDA 323  .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 323
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 324 - Nonverbal Communication

    4 credits
    Examines the nonlinguistic aspects of human communication. Students review empirical literature and participate in exercises to promote awareness of and skill development in nonverbal communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 125 .
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 330 - Interviewing and Listening

    4 credits
    Examines and develops interviewee and interviewer skills in job selection interviews, as well as social scientific interviewing techniques. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 332 - Discourse Analysis of Social Problems

    4 credits
    Examines the construction of social problems (such as homelessness and hunger) by media; policymakers; and stakeholders, including community-based groups, social movements, and nongovernmental and civic organizations. Explores how voices and perspectives are framed and disseminated in the public realm and how power works through language, texts, and social action. Includes a community-based learning component involving community service, applied projects, and reflective, action-based learning.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 341 - Remix Culture

    4 credits
    Examines acts of creative repurposing - the mashing, meme-ing, sampling, hacking and sharing of pre-existing content toward modified ends. Students will explore and participate in different remix practices, including visual essays, found footage videos and audio mashups, while interrogating the legal, artistic and cultural implications of these practices in the process. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201  or EMDA 202  or COMM 215  or EMDA 203  or EMDA 204  or EMDA 461  . (Cross-listed with EMDA 341 .)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 342 - Persuasion

    4 credits
    Study and practice of persuasive communication. Examines social and psychological foundations, ethical issues, and contemporary theory and practice.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 343 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking

    4 credits
    Explores critical thinking through creating, defending, and critiquing propositions of fact, value and policy. Teaches argumentative strategies for political and competitive debate. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 344 - Media Photography

    4 credits
    Introduces students to still image production for use in mass media; focuses on fundamentals of photography, including exposure, focus, digital files, metadata, archiving and visual storytelling. Students develop professional competency in commercial and photojournalistic media production, and understanding of ethical and legal contexts for creating and distributing images in the mass media. Prerequisite(s): COMM 215  /COMM 215R  or EMDA 201  /EMDA 201R  or EMDA 202  /EMDA 202R  or COMM 172  or COMM 214  . (Cross-listed EMDA 344  .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 344
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 345 - Introduction to Cybernetics & Cyberculture

    4 credits
    Students learn how cybernetic technologies have developed and become incorporated into everyday life and culture. This course interrogates emerging common wisdom about these new technologies, and discusses the significance of cultural issues such as post-humanism and cyborgs in popular culture. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201  or EMDA 202  or COMM 215  or EMDA 203  or EMDA 204  or EMDA 461  . (Cross-listed with EMDA 330  .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 330
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 350 - Topics in French Film

    3 to 4 credits
    Examines selected topics in French cinema, focusing on insights into French culture as seen through film. Recent topics include Masterpieces of French Film, Film and Cultural Identity, and French Film and Society. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 350
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 355 - Communication, Culture, and Conflict

    4 credits
    Examines the role of culture in how we understand, experience, and manage conflict. Explores cultural variables that may underlie or cause conflict, conceptual models for understanding and managing conflict across cultural groups, and perspectives on understanding and engaging in conflict at local, national and international levels. Using case studies and exploration of current events, students analyze interpersonal, intergroup, and international aspects of conflict. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 362 - Transmedia Storytelling

    4 credits
    Introduces students to transmedia storytelling by looking at its place in today’s media landscape, exploring its diverse functions and forms, and introduces the production techniques that are used to develop, produce, and distribute transmedia content across a variety of platforms. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201  or EMDA 202  or COMM 215  or EMDA 203  or EMDA 204  or EMDA 461  . (Cross-listed with EMDA 362  .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 362
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 363 - Documentary Film: Theory and Criticism

    4 credits
    Introduces students to the history and theory of documentary film. Students examine a range of documentary practices, considering their respective representational strategies and the consequence of those strategies for epistemological and ethical concerns at the center of the documentary tradition.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 363
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 375 - Editing for Film and Video

    4 credits
    Applied editing techniques for field and studio production. Prerequisite(s): COMM 215  or  EMDA 202 .
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 375
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 377 - Activities

    1 to 4 credits
    Supervised on-campus communication activity approved by the Communication Department chair or designee. Includes the application of principles and theories of communication in educational, professional, and community settings. See Academic Credit Policies for credit information. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 378 - Siskiyou Newspaper

    2 to 4 credits
    Supervised work on SOU’s campus newspaper The Siskiyou; tasks may include, but are not limited to, news writing, layout, copy and photo editing, reporting, photography, feature and opinion/editorial writing, marketing and distribution. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: JRN 377B
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 380 - News and Documentary Screenwriting

    4 credits
    Introduces non-fiction screen writing for broadcast journalism and documentary film production. Examines the ethical standards, missions, and practices of broadcast news organizations and documentary filmmaking. Prerequisite(s):  COMM 206   or COMM 214  or CM 206 or instructor permission.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: JRN 362
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 401 - Research

    1 to 12 credits
    COMM 501, COMM 505, and COMM 507 are limited to 12 credits singly or in combination. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 403 - Thesis

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 4 credits
    *COMM 501, COMM 505, and COMM 507 are limited to 12 credits singly or in combination. Repeatable. Class restriction: Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    *COMM 501 , COMM 505 , and COMM 507  are limited to 12 credits singly or in combination. Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 409A - Practicum/Internship in Communication Studies

    1 to 15 credits
    Supervised internship approved by the Communication Department chair or designee. Includes the application of principles and theories of communication in educational, professional, and community settings. See Academic Credit Policies for credit information. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. No more than 12 credits of COMM 409A, 409B, 409C can be applied to the Communication major; additional credits will apply as elective credit. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300 . Senior standing.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: COMM 409.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • COMM 409B - Practicum/Internship in Digital Cinema

    1 to 15 credits
    Supervised internship approved by the Communication Department chair or designee. Includes the application of principles and theories of communication in educational, professional, and community settings. See Academic Credit Policies for credit information. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. No more than 12 credits of COMM 409A, 409B, 409C can be applied to the Communication major; additional credits will count as electives. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  . Senior standing.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 409.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • COMM 409C - Practicum/Internship in Social Media and Public Engagement

    1 to 15 credits
    Supervised internship approved by the Communication Department chair or designee. Includes the application of principles and theories of communication in educational, professional, and community settings. See Academic Credit Policies for credit information. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. No more than 12 credits of COMM 409A, 409B, 409C can be applied to the Communication major; additional credits will count as electives. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  and senior standing.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: JRN 409.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • COMM 410A - Capstone in Communication Studies

    2 to 4 credits
    Course project, research paper, teaching assistantship, internship, or practicum supervised by a faculty member. Project synthesizes four years of learning and includes a written and oral presentation. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  . Senior standing and instructor consent.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: COMM 410.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COMM 410B - Capstone in Digital Cinema

    2 to 4 credits
    Course project, research paper, teaching assistantship, internship, or practicum supervised by a faculty member. Project synthesizes four years of learning and includes a written and oral presentation. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  . Senior standing and instructor consent.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COMM 410C - Capstone in Social Media and Public Engagement

    2 to 4 credits
    Course project, research paper, teaching assistantship, internship, or practicum supervised by a faculty member. Project synthesizes four years of learning and includes a written and oral presentation. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300 . Senior standing and instructor consent.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: VP 410, JRN 410A, JRN 410B
    Graded (A-F) only.
  

  • COMM 411 - Online Cultures

    4 credits
    Examines how online platforms and networks foster new kinds of communities, identities, and social movements. Students will consider key accounts of social media, debate its effects, and examine best practices for using it. Students will also use online platforms to create their own communities, conduct research, and interact with each other using virtual spaces. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320  or EMDA 321  . (Cross-listed with EMDA 411  .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: CM 411
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 412 - Evaluation of Public Communication

    4 credits
    Surveys and applies the major classical and twentieth-century approaches to analysis and criticism of public communication. Emphasizes understanding and applying various models of rhetorical analysis. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300 , BA 324 , or PSY 229 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 420 - Science Fiction Film

    4 credits
    Explores Fredric Jameson’s assertion that Science Fiction is “the social realism of our time” because it dramatizes the dilemmas and opportunities of living in a highly mediated world, one saturated with imagery, much of it commercial, where the boundaries between the real and the virtual are uncertain. In addition to studying the history of science fiction film and discussing theories of virtual reality, the course will examine the specific technologies used to produce special effects in Science Fiction (and increasingly most) film. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320  or EMDA 321 . Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with EMDA 420  .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 420.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 421 - Animation & Anime

    4 credits
    Considers what makes animation distinctive as an art form, the technologies used to produce it, and its relation to broader cultural issues such as Disney’s historic influence on childhood experience. The class also examines the way that Anime crosses boundaries: bridging different national markets and cultures, spilling into other genres such as comics (manga) and video games, and blurring lines between consumers and producers (Otaku or fan culture). Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320  or EMDA 321 . Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with EMDA 421  .)
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: FLM 421.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 424 - Creative Entrepreneurship

    4 credits
    Equips students to apply entrepreneurial strategies to their creative practice in the arts and media. Students will learn to ideate, innovate, and iterate in collaboration with an engaged audience to develop, finance, and market works of value. The course will introduce students to the crowd-funding platforms, social media marketing tools, and new digital distribution channels that have opened economic opportunities to content creators and will offer students a foundation in the skills needed to launch and manage a successful creative enterprise.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 441 - International Communication

    4 credits
    Covers historical and contemporary perspectives regarding global communication, including media systems, technologies, coverage, representations, flow of information, advertising, public relations, and development communication. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): COMM 300 . Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 444 - Film Festival Programming and Promotion

    4 credits
    Students will study the international film festival circuit and independent film market, participate in a community partnership project with the Ashland Independent Film Festival, program and promote a student film festival, and prepare a festival distribution strategy for their own short films.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 448 - Mediation and Conflict Management

    4 credits
    Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of dispute resolution and assists them in developing the basic skills and knowledge for productively managing their own and intervening in others’ disputes. Class time consists primarily of practice and roleplay, as well as lecture, lecture-discussion, and coaching by professional mediators. Certificate of completion provided with successful completion of the course. Additional fees/tuition may apply. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed in other departments.)
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 448A - Conflict Management for INL

    4 credits
    Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of dispute resolution and assists them in developing the basic skills and knowledge for productively managing their own and intervening in others’ disputes. Class time consists primarily of practice and roleplay, as well as lecture, and lecture-discussion. Intended for students in the Innovation and Leadership degree program. Prerequisite(s):  Innovation and Leadership students only.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 455 - Conflict Resolution

    4 credits
    Explores negotiation and conflict across a variety of contexts (e.g., interpersonal, organizational, international). Students develop skills for productively managing their own conflicts and negotiation contexts. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 456 - Negotiation

    4 credits
    Explores negotiation across a variety of contexts (e.g., interpersonal, organizational, business, labor, community and international). Introduces students to the fundamental theories, concepts and requisite skills for productively managing their own negotiations as well as analyzing others. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460 - Topics in Communication

    4 credits
    Examines selected topics in communication based on interest and need. Repeat credit is allowed for different topics. Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  or approved equivalent. Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460A - Women Transforming Language

    4 credits
    Explores how diverse groups of feminists have transformed the history of Western rhetorical theory. Requires research on one significant feminist to advance the ongoing academic conversation about women’s additions to and revisions of rhetoric. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): COMM 300   or approved equivalent. Sophomore standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460B - Communication and Third-World Development

    4 credits
    Explores the strategic application of communication technologies and practices to effect social and economic change in third-world nations and regions. Includes historical, theoretical, and practical exploration of the field of development communication; critical responses to dominant paradigms of development; and emergent or alternative approaches to development and communication that seek empowerment, participation, social justice, and cultural autonomy in marginalized or impoverished communities throughout the world. Approved for University Studies (Integration -  Strand I). Prerequisite(s): COMM 300   or approved equivalent. Sophomore standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460C - Culture, Identity, and Communication

    4 credits
    Addresses issues surrounding construction and communication of cultural identities within and across cultural communities from critical, social, and historical perspectives. Examines the multiplicity, dynamics, and negotiation of culture and cultural identities in national and global contexts. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J). Prerequisite(s): COMM 300   or approved equivalent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460D - Technology, Communication, and Culture

    4 credits
    Explores the interstice between science/technology and culture from a communication perspective. This course investigates how new and emerging scientific technologies influence social structures as well as individual behaviors.  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H). Prerequisite(s): COMM 300  or approved equivalent.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  

  • COMM 460E - Visual Communication

    4 credits
    Provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse frameworks by which we explain, explore and understand visual methods of communication. Students will gain a scientific understanding of visual communication (encompassing biological and cognitive models of vision), plus a social understanding (encompassing interpretation, content analysis, semiotics, discourse analysis and critical perspectives on the production and reception of visual content). This course also addresses changes in the nature of visual communication driven by the digitalization of media in the 21st century.  Prerequisite(s): COMM 300   or other research/writing course approved by instructor, and junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
 

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