Communication Arts Summer 2020 Courses
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Online Courses
Com Arts 449, Sound Cultures: Podcasting and Music
Explore the role sound and music play in your everyday life. Learn technical skills for recording, editing and producing podcasts using digital audio software and conceptual skills for reflecting on how sound shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
- Open to students with junior standing or higher
- Intermediate level, humanities breadth, 3 credits
- Students will need access to a microphone and audio editing software.
Com Arts 575: Communication in Complex Organizations
Learn to make better decisions. Increase your ability to use teams to innovate.
- Open to students with junior standing or higher
- Advanced level, social science breadth, 3 credits
Com Arts 605, Digital Studies Capstone
Digital Studies certificate students synthesize the material they have learned throughout the program and explore professional and personal growth opportunities.
- Open to Digital Studies Certificate seniors who have completed their DS coursework. Contact Amy Schultz for consent.
- Advanced level, 1 credit
Classroom Instruction
Com Arts 357: History of Animated Film
Study the major animation directors, techniques and technologies that have shaped animation. Develop analytical frameworks for understanding animation as an industry and a craft.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, humanities breadth, 3 credits
Com Arts 466: Writing for TV and Film
Develop your screenwriting skills. Learn the elements of a successful dramatic screenplay. Explore story concept, dramatic structure, character development, dialogue, and visual storytelling.
- Open to students who have completed Com Arts 355 (no consent or application required for summer enrollment)
- Advanced level, 3 credits
Online Courses
Com Arts 368: Theory and Practice of Persuasion
Do you want to be a more effective persuader and create better persuasive messages? CA 368 examines how to structure persuasive requests to make them more effective, how to design persuasive campaigns, and how to analyze persuasive messages so that you are less susceptible to persuasion.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, social science breadth, 3 credits
Com Arts 373: Intercultural Communication and Rhetoric
Explore how rhetoric and communication function between and across cultures. Examine how culture, history, and power constitute our cultural identities, our modes of communication, and how we engage with others.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, humanities or social science breadth, 3 credits
Classroom Instruction
Com Arts 300: Film Comedy
Explore the comedy genre. Examine theories of humor in relation to comic amusement in film. Learn tools for critical appreciation and analysis.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, humanities breadth course, 3 credits
Com Arts 465: Editing & Post-Production
Gain a thorough understanding of narrative editing techniques, color correction, audio post-production, and the requisite software.
- Open to students who have completed Com Arts 355 (no consent or application required for summer enrollment)
- Advanced level, 4 credits
Online Courses
Com Arts 100: Introduction to Speech Composition
Develop your speech writing and presentation skills.
- Open to students who have not received credit for Com Arts 105 or 181
- Communication A course
- Elementary level, 3 credits
Com Arts 272: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Examine social interactions with family, friends, and romantic partners. Improve your communication skills in relational contexts.
- Open to students who have not completed Com Arts 273 or Com Arts 276
- Communication B course
- Elementary level, social science breadth course, 3 credits
Com Arts 371: Communication and Conflict Resolution
Study the complexities of conflict. Learn communication strategies for managing and resolving conflict in interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, and global contexts.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, social science breadth, 3 credits
Com Arts 614 or 615: Field Experience in Communication
Reflect on your internship experience. Acquire skills related to your future job search.
- Open to Com Arts majors. See instructions for arranging credit.
- Advanced level, 1 credit
Classroom Instruction
Com Arts 467: Cinematography and Sound Recording
Learn the fundamentals of sync-sound moving image production, including cinematography, lighting, sound recording, and production logistics.
- Open to students who have completed Com Arts 355 (no consent or application required for summer enrollment)
- Advanced level, 4 credits
Online Courses
Com Arts 310: Gender and Communication
Explore theories, concepts, and analytics for understanding how gender impacts how we create and interpret messages. Learn strategies for managing gendered differences in our interpersonal, professional, and social lives.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, 3 credits
Classroom Instruction
Com Arts 313: Documentary Today: Crime & Punishment, Truth & Lies
Explore contemporary documentary media through the true crime genre, considering formal trends and ethical questions raised by this strain of documentary. You’ll survey a selection of films, television shows, and podcasts to address the history of true crime media and its current popularity, including The Imposter, Strong Island, The Staircase, and In the Dark.
- Open to students with sophomore standing or higher
- Intermediate level, humanities breadth course, 3 credits