Courses

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

400 Level

402 Psychology of Communication. I or II; 3 cr (S-I).
The role and function of information processing in human communication behavior.
P: So st

410 Miscommunication. I or II; 3 cr (S-I).
Problematic aspects of miscommunication in the study of face-to-face interaction. Course helps explain why people often have so much difficulty understanding the intentions, interpretations, and meanings of other people's actions.

419 Latino/as and Media. I or II; 3 cr (e-H-I).
Critical and historical survey of the participation and representation of Latino/as in U.S. film, television, and popular culture, with a primary focus on Hispanic representation in Hollywood-produced imagery. The counter-images of Latino and Latina media producers also will be explored.

420 Asian Americans and Media. (Crosslised with Asian Am.) Irr, 3 cr (e-H-I).
Examines representations of Asian American in American media using historical, analytical, and critical approaches. Issues of cultural production, identity, race, politics, and gender are linked to examinations of specific media forms.
P: CA 347 or So st

450 History of Broadcasting. I; 3 cr (H-I).
Examines U.S. broadcasting in historical perspective, as industry and as institution of cultural identity. Basic definitions, functions, and the development of industry structures are analyzed and linked to the texts they create and the audiences they serve.
P: CA 351

451 Television Criticism. I or II; 3 cr (D).
Analysis of selected television programming, interpretation of contemporary television programs, and survey of existing critical approaches
P: CA 351

452 Media and Cultural Policy. Irr.; 3 cr (H-I).
Examines the way that media are produced and regulated in an era of convergence, including institutional and regulatory structures, critical discourses, and citizen activism.
P: CA 351

454 Critical Film Analysis. I or II; 3 cr (H-A).
Intensive analysis of selected films, using contemporary critical theories and methods.
P: CA 354 or cons inst

455 French Film. I; 3 cr (H-A).
Survey of French cinema from 1895 to the present. Emphasis on aesthetic trends, film movements, film industry, and cultural context.
P: CA 350 or cons inst

456 Russian and Soviet Film. Alt Yrs.; 3 cr (H-D).
Survey of Russian and Soviet cinema from the pre-Revolutionary era to the present. Works by major filmmakers will be viewed and discussed in the context of cultural politics.
P: CA 350 or coursework in Russian area studies

458 Global Media Cultures. Irr.; 3 cr (H-I).
Analysis of media systems, practices and uses from a global perspective.
P: CA 351

459 New Media and Society. II or SS; 3 cr (H-I).
Explores political, economic and cultural relationships between new media of communication and society, including issues of history, race, gender, class, globalization, national identity and everyday life.
P: CA 351

460 Italian Film. (Crosslisted with Italian) I or II or SS; 3 cr (H-A).
General survey of Italian film and of the relationship between film and the other arts. Consideration of film theory and of the Italian and European socio-political situation in the context of film production.
P: Stdts taking course for credit toward Italian major must have Ital 204 or equiv; all other students must have CA 352 or cons inst

462 American Independent Cinema. I.; 3 cr (A).
History of American independent narrative cinema with particular attention to the impact various art movements and subcultures have had on its development over the past 60 years.
P: CA 354 or cons inst

463 Avant-Garde Film. Alt yrs. 3 cr. (H-A)
This course examines the history and aesthetics of avant-garde/experimental film from its beginnings in the early 1920s to the present. Key aesthetic programs are studied with attention to their relation to adjacent movements in art and critical theory.
P: CA 350 & 354

465 Editing and Post-production for Video and Film. I or II; 3 cr (D).
Theory and practice of editing and post-production for both video and film. Aesthetics of narrative and documentary editing stressed. Students edit a substantial project.
P: CA 355 & cons inst

466 Writing for Television and Film. I or II; 3 cr (A).
Basic introduction to the elements of a successful dramatic screenplay. Particular emphasis placed on story concept, dramatic structure, character development, dialogue, and visual storytelling.
P: CA 355 & cons inst

467 Cinematography and Sound Recording. I, II; 3 cr (A).
Fundamentals of sync-sound moving image production. Technical and aesthetic study of motion picture cameras, sound recorders, lighting and grip equipment through group and individual projects.
P: CA 355 & cons inst

469 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts. I, II, SS;1-4 cr.
Guest artists will offer interdisciplinary courses on topics appropriate to their specializations.
P: Consent of department

470 Contemporary Political Discourse. Irr.; 3 cr.
Examines themes, genres, and significant instances of contemporary political
discourse, as well as issues and concerns that arise in public discussions of political discourse. Case studies and theoretical analyses are considered.
P: Jr st

472 Rhetoric and Technology. I or II; 3 cr. (H-A)
Explores the influence of technology on rhetoric from the invention of the written alphabet to the use of network-based communication technologies, including print media, audio and video recording, television, video conferencing and network communication.
P: Jr st. or cons inst

475 Non-Verbal Communication. Irr.; 3 cr (S-I).
Analysis of nonverbal communication patterns in human interaction; theory and research in kinesics, haptics, proxemics, and paralinguistics as expressions of image, effect, relationship, personality, and culture.
P: Any course in Comm Arts with social studies breadth or cons inst

476 Nature of Criticism-The Public Arts of Communication. I or II; 3 cr (H I).
Systems of criticism; rationale of approaches to the critical act; analysis of representative criticism of radio, television, film, theatre, public address.
P: Jr st