Courses

Selected Communication Arts courses appear below. A complete Undergraduate School course list can be found at UW Catalog Course Descriptions.

300 Level

325 Mass Media and Human Behavior. I, II; 3 cr(S-I). Understanding how people use mass media and what effects such uses have on them.
P: So st. Stds cannot receive cr for both 457 & 325

346 Critical Internet Studies. I; II; 3 cr. (H-I) Traces the Internet's history, reception, audience, industries, rhetorics, fictional and filmic narratives, and potential as a purveyor and transmitter of culture and values.
P: So st

347 Race, Ethnicity, and Media. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-H-I).
Introduction to the changing images of race and ethnicity in U.S. entertainment media and popular culture. Surveys history, key concepts and contemporary debates regarding mediated representation of ethnic minorities. Critical and cultural studies approaches are emphasized.
P: Open to Fr

350 Introduction to Film. I, II, SS; 3 cr (H-I).
Basic concepts of film analysis; exposure to classical Hollywood, avant-garde, documentary, and European art cinema. Emphasis on describing and analyzing film style.
P: CA 250 or Comm Arts major

351 Introduction to Television. I, II; 3 cr (H-I).
Basic concepts, functions, policies, and practices that guide the operation of television in the U.S. Focus on historical development, cultural uses, economic and regulatory structures, technological innovations, and programming practices.
P: CA 250 or Comm Arts major

352 History of World Cinema. I; 3 cr (H-I).
Development of cinema as a communication medium and art form. Attention given to contributions of various national cinemas and international film trends.
P: CA 350 or cons inst

354 Film Styles and Genres. II; 3 cr (H-I).
Critical, historical, and theoretical examination of specimen film styles and genres.
P: CA 350 or cons inst

355 Introduction to Media Production. I, II; 4 cr (I).
Theory and practice of media production and screenwriting.
P: So st

357 History of the Animated Film. II; 3 cr (I)
Survey of the development of animation as a motion picture production technique, as a film genre, a part of the Hollywood classical cinema, and an independent art form.
P: CA 350

358 History of Documentary Film. I; 3 cr (H-I).
Development and history of documentary film and video from Lumiere to the present.
P: CA 350 or cons inst

360 Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism. II; 3 cr (H-I) Introduces students to major issues in rhetorical studies, including fundamental concepts, the history of rhetorical theory, and elements and methods of rhetorical criticism.
P: So st

361 Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication. I or II; 3 cr (r-S-I).
An introduction to social science research methods and statistical analyses applicable to the study of communication research and mass media effects
P: So st and completion of QR-A

368 Theory and Practice of Persuasion. I, II; 3 cr(S-I).
A theory-based examination of the role of communication in attitude formation and planned social change. Analysis and creation of persuasive messages.
P: So st

370 Great Speakers and Speeches. II or II; 3 cr (H-I).
Significant speeches from throughout history, especially from the United States. Speakers studied include Pericles, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Barbara Jordan, Mahatma Gandhi.
P: Open to Fr

371 Communication and Conflict Resolution. I or II; 3 cr (S-I).
Examines intra- and interpersonal theories of the causes and functions of conflict. Focuses on message strategies for conflict resolution and/or management. Both theoretical and applied issues
P: So st

372 Rhetoric of Campaigns and Revolutions. Irr; 3 cr (e-H-I).
Public discourse as it affects and reflects the process of dynamic social change. Historical and contemporary instances of rhetorical processes
P: So st

374 The Rhetoric of Religion. (Crosslisted with Relig St) I, II.; 3 cr (H-I).
Rhetorical character of religious controversy and sectarian persuasion in Western religion.
P: So st

378 The Rhetoric of African American Discourse. I or II.; 3 cr (e-H-I).
Study of the rhetorical strategies of African Americans, focusing on historically important documents of oratory, argumentation, homiletic, and narrative.
P: So st