2024-2025 Catalog
Communication, Media & Cinema
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Britt 148
541-552-6241
Precious Yamaguchi, Chair
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Associate Professor |
Assistant Professor |
Adjunct or Affiliate Faculty |
Emeritus Faculty |
| Andrew Kenneth Gay |
Kristin Hocevar |
Christopher Lucas |
Ezra Ayala |
Mark Chilcoat |
| Erik Palmer |
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Vaun Monroe |
Megan Isser |
Ernest Ettlich |
| Alena Ruggerio |
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Brandon Givens |
Jonathan Lange |
| Precious Yamaguchi |
Senior Instructor |
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Melissa Matthewson |
Garth Pittman |
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Erica Knotts |
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Sarah Monroe |
Thomas Pyle |
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Audra Myerchin |
Howard Schreiber |
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Moneeka Settles |
Karen Shafer |
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Jeremy Swartz |
Paul Steinle |
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Shannon Young |
Susan Walsh |
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Southern Oregon University’s Communication, Media & Cinema program offers BA or BS degrees in Communication , Media Innovation , and Digital Cinema , and a BFA degree in Digital Cinema Production Arts , along with numerous certificates, minors, and micro-credentials.
Graduate Study
Graduate students may choose communication as the secondary emphasis in the school area degree (see Graduate Programs). This requires students to have previously finished three of the following courses: COMM 218Z , COMM 111Z , COMM 225 , COMM 324 . Graduate work must include COMM 560 - Topics in Communication and two additional graduate courses in communication. Exceptions may be made on rare occasions with the approval of the student’s advisor.
Related Programs
The Communication, Media & Cinema program also serves students in the following programs: Emerging Media & Digital Arts , Innovation and Leadership , and Healthcare Administration .
Dual Degree in Business Administration and Digital Cinema Production Arts
Students pursuing the Digital Cinema Production Arts BFA with a concentration in Producing & Production Management can pursue a streamlined dual degree pathway with the BA or BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Film Business. Students wishing to pursue this dual degree program must earn a minimum of 216 credits and meet all criteria for both majors and degrees. See academic policy on second bachelor’s degrees for more information and speak with a Digital Cinema advisor.
ProgramsMajorCertificatesMinorCoursesCommunication- COMM 111Z - Public Speaking
- COMM 196 - Digital Life & Online Skills
- COMM 199 - Special Studies
- COMM 200 - Communication Across Cultures
- COMM 203 - Media Literacy
- COMM 206 - Multimedia Writing
- COMM 208 - Everyday Data Analysis
- COMM 213 - Visual Design for Media
- COMM 214 - Mobile Image Making
- COMM 217 - Comics & Media
- COMM 218Z - Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 221 - Creative Industries
- COMM 222 - Creative Industries & Design Thinking
- COMM 225 - Small Group Communication
- COMM 300A - Becoming a Communication Scholar
- COMM 302 - Communication and Media Theory
- COMM 303 - Communication Research Methods
- COMM 310 - Advanced Public Speaking
- COMM 321 - Public Affairs Journalism
- COMM 322 - Online Journalism
- COMM 323 - Strategic Social Media
- COMM 324 - Nonverbal Communication
- COMM 325 - Design Thinking
- COMM 326 - Multimedia Storytelling
- COMM 327 - Creative Careers Bootcamp
- COMM 328 - Sports Communication
- COMM 330 - Interviewing and Listening
- COMM 342 - Persuasion
- COMM 343 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking
- COMM 344 - Media Photography
- COMM 346 - Health Communication
- COMM 349 - Political Communication
- COMM 351 - Gender and Communication
- COMM 352 - Intimacy and Sexual Communication
- COMM 353 - Family Communication
- COMM 355 - Communication, Culture, and Conflict
- COMM 399 - Special Studies
- COMM 401 - Research
- COMM 403 - Thesis
- COMM 405 - Reading and Conference
- COMM 407 - Seminar
- COMM 409A - Practicum/Internship in Communication Studies
- COMM 409C - Practicum/Internship in Social Media and Public Engagement
- COMM 410A - Capstone in Communication Studies
- COMM 410C - Media Innovation Capstone
- COMM 412 - Assessing Media and Culture
- COMM 424 - Creative Entrepreneurship
- COMM 441 - International Communication
- COMM 442 - Global Communication and Social Change
- COMM 446 - Risk and Crisis Communication
- COMM 448 - Mediation
- COMM 448A - Conflict Management for INL
- COMM 455 - Conflict Management
- COMM 456 - Negotiation
- COMM 460 - Topics in Communication
- COMM 460A - Women Transforming Language
- COMM 460D - Technology, Communication, and Culture
- COMM 460E - Visual Communication
- COMM 460F - International Fashion, Textiles, and Communication
- COMM 460G - Video Games, Culture, & Communication
- COMM 472E - Broadcast Journalism
- COMM 475 - Organizational Communication
- COMM 480A - Advanced Reporting Topics
- COMM 482 - Mass Media Ethics and Law
- COMM 485 - Advanced Social Media Campaigns
- COMM 486 - Health, the Internet, and Technology
- COMM 501 - Research
- COMM 503 - Thesis
- COMM 505 - Reading and Conference
- COMM 507 - Seminar
- COMM 508 - Workshop
- COMM 509 - Practicum/Internship
- COMM 512 - Evaluation of Public Communication
- COMM 524 - Creative Entrepreneurship
- COMM 541 - International Communication
- COMM 546 - Risk and Crisis Communication
- COMM 548 - Mediation
- COMM 555 - Conflict Management
- COMM 556 - Negotiation
- COMM 560 - Topics in Communication
- COMM 560E - Visual Communication
- COMM 572E - Advanced Broadcast Journalism Production
- COMM 575 - Organizational Communication
- COMM 582 - Mass Media Ethics and Law
- COMM 586 - Health, the Internet, and Technology
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