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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Communication and Jouralism
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Department of Communication and Journalism
COM 101 - Collegiate Communication (1)
A twelve week, one credit course with a primary goal of teaching students how successful communication and relationship development can improve their chances of academic and personal success.
COM 114 - Introduction to American Sign Language (4)
Conversational American Sign Language. Introduction to basic sign vocabulary and grammatical features including facial expression and body language. Includes an examination of the psychological, cultural and linguistic aspects of the deaf community.
COM 115 - American Sign Language (4)
A continuation of COM 114.
Prerequisite(s): COM 114.
COM 150 - Introduction to Communication Studies (4)
Examines the centrality of communication to human experience including key concepts essential to understanding the processes and practices of communication, the theoretical models and traditions of the discipline, and the historical development of the field.
COM 201 - Public Speaking (4)
Theory and practice in public address: adaptations required by particular goals, audience and occasions, and classroom interactions.
COM 202 - Group Dynamics and Communication (4)
Group dynamics, discussion and problem solving; influences of group structure, norms, roles, leadership and climate on the processes of group communication and collaborative decision making.
COM 207 - Meaning in Language (4)
Identical with LIN 207.
COM 214 - American Sign Language III (4)
Continues the work of COM 114-115 with a focus on clarity and completion of expressions. Accurate reception as well as an examination of literary prose in a deaf community.
Prerequisite(s): COM 115.
COM 215 - American Sign Language IV (4)
Develops expressive and receptive fluency through a study of the performance and structure of American sign language poetry.
Prerequisite(s): COM 214.
COM 220 - Public Speaking on Public Issues (4)
The development, presentation and defense of speeches addressing public issues, including advanced concepts of audience analysis and persuasion, and the use of rhetorical strategies and aids.
Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
COM 280 - Broadcast Announcing (4)
Techniques of speaking before a microphone, editing, reading copy and news broadcasting. Experience includes recording and critique of various styles of delivery. Identical with JRN 280.
COM 285 - Introduction to Broadcasting (4)
Survey of public and commercial radio and television, including their public service, educational and religious functions; and the history, economics, influence and social control of broadcasting. Identical with JRN 285.
COM 287 - Media and Social Identity (4)
Explores the role of media in the construction of international, national and local communities, as well as social identity. Students will be given an historical overview of the development of media with an emphasis on the role of media in shaping our ideas of ethnicity, gender identity and citizenship. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the social science knowledge exploration area.
COM 301 - Persuasion (4)
Analysis of persuasion in current society, psychological bases of persuasion, ethical considerations, and distinctions between debate and persuasive argument.
COM 302 - Communication in Leadership (4)
Examines the communication qualities of leadership in various contexts including decision-making teams, groups and organizations. Consideration of major theoretical approaches to leadership and applied skills and practices.
COM 303 - Theories of Communication (4)
Survey of major theoretical approaches to the study of communication. Includes overview of history, paradigmatic assumptions and current research. Examines sub-disciplines and the relationships between them including essential distinctions between humanistic and social scientific approaches.
COM 304 - Communication in Organizations (4)
Communication theory and practice within organizational systems.
COM 305 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
Explores how communication negotiates our understanding of self and others. Focus is on current research, theory and issues in relational communication.
COM 306 - Interpersonal Conflict (4)
Examines the role of conflict in interpersonal interaction. Emphasis is on the factors which contribute to the negotiation of conflict.
COM 307 - Performance Communication (4)
Examination of the theory and practice of oral interpretation of written text. Particular attention is given to how readers bring written works to meaning through communicative performance.
Prerequisite(s): COM 201 or permission of instructor.
COM 308 - Competitive Speaking (2)
Advanced practice and application of speech writing, public address and oral interpretation skills using many of the standards established by the National Forensics Association. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
COM 311 - Rhetoric And Public Address (4)
Introduction to the history and theory of rhetorical criticism and public address, contrasting Aristotle’s rhetoric with contemporary theories.
COM 314 - Discourse Analysis (4)
Theories of discourse including critical discourse analysis and discursive psychology. Methods of discourse analysis in communication. Relation of discourse to communication.
COM 318 - Argumentation and Debate (4)
Theories of argumentation from the classical to the contemporary period combined with debating experience. Propositions of fact, value and policy are distinguished and related to the construction and selection of argument. Debate experience will focus on the national intercollegiate proposition.
Prerequisite(s): COM 201.
COM 324 - Professional Communication (4)
Explores the theories, and practices associated with professional communication. Students will focus on issues common in professional contexts including oral presentation, interviews, and interpersonal skills in the workplace including working collaboratively with others and increasing responsiveness to organization diversity.
COM 325 - Nonverbal Communication (4)
Analyzes the effects of nonverbal communication on human interaction in the interpersonal setting.
COM 327 - Gender Communication (4)
Explores the relationships between gender and communication strategies and settings. The course examines how gender is experienced and how individuals learn to manage the dynamic of gender in interpersonal interaction and public discourse.
COM 330 - Digital Culture: Identity and Community (4)
Identical with WRT 330. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.
Prerequisite(s): completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
COM 360 - Listening in Communication (2)
Examination of the differences between hearing and listening in responsible communication. Identifies barriers to effective listening and explores ways to manage them. Different listening skills appropriate for diverse types and purposes of listening are identified and examined.
COM 366 - The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication (4)
Explores the dark side of interpersonal communication. Students will gain an understanding of the dark side methaphor and examine the many ways in which dysfunctional interpersonal communication operates across a variety of personal relationship contexts. Topics include deception, hurtful transgressions, infidelity, teasing and bullying, and avoidance and secrets.
Prerequisite(s): COM 305, sophomore standing.
COM 371 - Forms and Effects of Mass Communication (4)
Identical with SOC 371.
COM 373 - Social Control of Mass Media (4)
Identical with SOC 373.
COM 374 - Digital Video Editing (4)
Practicum in digital video editing. Students will learn how to edit using state-of-the-art editing software. Experiences include capturing and importing elements, creating and working with timelines, and outputting completed projects in multiple formats.
COM 375 - Rise of Electronic Media (4)
Examines the development of the technologies, institutions, regulations, cultural forms, and audiences of electronic media. Considers the ways in which media was both shaped by and was a force in changing cultural and social conditions. Satisfies the university general education requirement in Western civilization knowledge exploration area.
COM 376 - Introduction to Television Production (4)
The essential elements of television as a medium, its capabilities and limitations. Practical experience in studio and/or field work.
COM 377 - Live Video Production (4)
Practicum in live television production. Students will participate in every aspect of producing a live television program. Experiences include research, writing, equipment operation and directing.
Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
COM 378 - Television News Productions (4)
Fundamentals of broadcasting television news including operation of studio equipment, non-linear editing, and newscast direction in the production of an on-air program. This course will be taught concurrently with JRN 338.
Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
COM 379 - Video Post Production (4)
Advanced field and post-production equipment techniques including non-linear editing. Principles of video field production including organizational, business and creative processes.
Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
COM 380 - Special Topics in Communication (4)
Various topics in communication theory and practice chosen by department faculty. May be repeated for additional credit under different subtitles.
COM 381 - Broadcast Operations (4)
Analysis of non-commercial radio with an emphasis on college broadcasting; includes experience in writing, producing and performing on-air programming for the university’s station. Identical with JRN 381.
Prerequisite(s): COM 280 (may be taken concurrently).
COM 382 - Advanced Radio Production (4)
Examines the skills and requirements of studio and remote production, advanced audio editing and programming.
Prerequisite(s): COM 381.
COM 383 - Television Sports Production (4)
Practicum in television sports production. Students will learn all aspects of producing sports programming from pre-production through the live-to-tape shoot. Experiences include producing, camera work, directing and all other crew positions necessary for different sports productions.
Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
COM 385 - Multicultural Communication (4)
Relationships among culture, communication and perception, and how these relationships are manifested in our daily interactions among people who are racially, ethnically and sexually different from us. Students learn communication practices necessary to create understanding in intercultural encounters. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both.
Prerequisite(s): junior standing. Completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
COM 387 - Media, Gender and Sexuality (4)
Examines the relationship between media and cultural ideas about gender and sexuality. Emphasis on the ways that media institutions, texts, and audiences construct, negotiate, and interpret changing concepts about masculinity, femininity, and sexual preference. Identical with WGS 387.
COM 388 - Race and Communication (4)
Examines the ways communication practices shape and are shaped by racialized identities. Explores identity formation through domains of interpersonal communication, institutional discourse, political rhetorics, cultural performances, educational pedagogies, and religious perspectives.
COM 389 - Hip-Hop, Race and the City (4)
Examines the spread of hip-hop as an international popular culture idiom around the globe, articulating struggles over identity and gender, sexuality and race ecology and place in a world of ever accelerating change.
COM 399 - Community Field Experience (4)
Faculty approved field experience in volunteer community service. Focus on developing an understanding of the relationship between communication and community with readings, essays, response papers, and in-class presentations and discussion. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite(s): senior standing, communication major, and at least 20 credits of COM courses.
COM 401 - Persuasion and Social Change (4)
Examination of the communicative processes by which movements for social change influence institutions and actors. Emphasis on persuasive strategies for mobilization, maintenance and social transformation including narrative and argument, symbolism and music, and the roll of leadership. Analysis of case studies and consideration of contemporary efforts at social change.
COM 402 - Small Groups (4)
Identical with SOC 402.
COM 405 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication (4)
Advanced current research and theories in relational communication. Shows how communication is the force behind the initiation, development, maintenance, and deterioration of interpersonal relationships.
Prerequisite(s): COM 305.
COM 407 - Advanced Performance Communication (4)
Advanced study of the history, theory and practice of oral interpretation. Focus is on narration and the aesthetic and emotional responsiveness of the communicative voice in prose and poetry.
Prerequisite(s): COM 307.
COM 410 - Family Communication (4)
Introduction to communication in family settings Major theoretical perspectives on family communicative practices including analysis of members’ verbal and nonverbal interactions. Major themes include the process by which family communication is maintained, enhanced or disturbed.
Prerequisite(s): COM 202 or permission of instructor.
COM 411 - Rhetorical Criticism in Communication (4)
Examines research methods used in rhetorical criticism from traditional to contemporary approaches. Provides principles for the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of persuasive discourse. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite(s): COM 301 or 303 or permission of instructor.
COM 412 - Media Criticism (4)
Examines the methodological and theoretical perspectives used in media criticism. Provides an overview of the methods used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the meaning and impact of mediated discourse.
COM 476 - Advanced Video Production (4)
Advanced practice in video production from conception to post-production. Skills involved pre-production research, remote and studio shooting techniques, and script writing for program formats including commercials and documentary television.
Prerequisite(s): COM 376.
COM 480 - Special Topics Seminar (4)
Group study of topics of special interest chosen by department faculty and students. May be repeated for credit with the instructor’s permission.
Prerequisite(s): three COM courses.
COM 485 - Cultural Studies in Communication (4)
History, theoretical frameworks and applied studies emergent in cultural studies from a communication driven perspective. Students will explore the relationships among communication practices, cultural forms and politics within and among cultures.
Prerequisite(s): COM 385, COM 303 is highly recommended.
COM 490 - Independent Study (1 to 4)
Special research projects in speech communication. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing. 12 previous credits in the major, permission of instructor and completion of course application form.
COM 491 - Internship (4)
Experience working with professionals in various performing arts and mass communication settings. May be repeated once in a different setting for up to 8 credits. Students can only take a maximum of eight internship credits within the department. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing and permission of instructor. (Permission will normally require completion of at least one writing course beyond WRT 160.)
COM 495 - Topics in Communication Research (4)
Faculty-directed research seminar will provide an overview of communication research and introduce students to basic research procedures, paradigms, and methods. Topics will vary by instructor. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite(s): COM 303.
COM 497 - Apprentice College Teaching (2 or 4)
Assisting in teaching an undergraduate course in speech communication, and discussions with the supervising faculty member on the principles, methods and problems of such teaching.
Prerequisite(s): junior standing and permission of instructor.
JRN 200 - Newswriting (4)
Training in the practical aspects of news gathering, interviewing and basic newswriting techniques; a discussion of the various journalism media. Satisfies the university general education requirement for writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both.
Prerequisite(s): completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
JRN 280 - Broadcast Announcing (4)
Identical with COM 280.
JRN 285 - Introduction to Broadcasting (4)
Identical with COM 285.
JRN 300 - Media Editing (4)
Fundamentals of editing news and information for online and print publication, including journalistic grammar and style, and decision-making processes that determine what is published.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 311 - Public Affairs Reporting (4)
Practical training in the news coverage of government and government agencies, including schools, public safety and the courts.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 312 - Feature Writing (4)
Practice in writing human interest features for newspaper, magazine and online publication. Study of the aims, styles, categories, techniques and structures of feature writing.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 313 - Magazine Writing and Freelancing (4)
Practical training in writing magazine-length articles. Discussion of medium-specific differences, how to write and sell freelance pieces, legal liabilities and rights of the freelance writer, including a discussion of the U.S. copyright laws.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 312.
JRN 314 - Sports Reporting (4)
Writing sports for both print and electronic media. Emphasis on writing and interviewing, from teaching the proper techniques of conducting individual interviews to covering large press conferences. Students will conduct real-world interviews as well as cover local sporting events. Various Detroit-area sports media personnel will lecture and share experiences.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 320 - Editorial Writing (2)
Preparing and writing newspaper opinion and commentary usually found on the editorial page; forms and techniques of editorials and the editorial page.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 331 - Digital Photojournalism (4)
Practice of photojournalism in the contemporary digital environment. Visual storytelling, camera operation, digital processing, professional/ethical issues.
JRN 332 - Radio-Television News (4)
Fundamentals and techniques of preparing broadcast news including story development, writing and producing news for radio and TV broadcast.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 338 - Television News (4)
Practical application of TV news skills gained in JRN 332. Advanced story development, writing, video editing and production. Students produce and perform weekly TV newscasts streamed on OU Journalism website. Class may be repeated once for additional credit.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 332.
JRN 340 - Introduction to Advertising (4)
Introduction to advertising in print, electronic and online media. Emphasis on marketing, strategy, and the social and legal environment.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 341 - The Advertising Medium (4)
Focus on the strategic aspects of advertising and integrated marketing communications (IMC), development of media strategy, sales promotion and the new media.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 340.
JRN 342 - Advertising Creative Strategy (4)
Practical application of creative strategy towards the development of a complete advertising campaign in an ad agency group format.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 340.
JRN 344 - Advertising Copywriting (4)
The planning, research and writing that goes into promotion of a company, product or person as part of an advertising campaign.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 340.
JRN 350 - Introduction to Public Relations (4)
Overview of the practices of public relations and its potential impact on various audiences. Study of basic public relation writing formats and management functions related to key external and internal publics.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 351 - External Public Relations (4)
Study of public relations related to an organization’s external audiences such as the news media and local, state and national government officials. Students study public relations strategies used to interact with these groups, including media relations, legislative lobbying and special events.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 350.
JRN 352 - Internal Public Relations (4)
Study of public relations related to internal audiences of an organization. In-depth discussion of the shaping of internal culture via public relations vehicles such as publications, general memos, video, new/social media, and face-to-face employee communications.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 350.
JRN 353 - Public Relations and the News (4)
Study of the relationship between public relations practitioners and the news media. Students focus on understanding the differing needs of the news media and how to create and implement various public relations vehicles to reach target audiences through the media.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 350.
JRN 354 - Case Studies in Public Relations (4)
Study of real-life public relations efforts of various companies and organizations. Students take on the role of public relations practitioners for a fictitious organization and develop public relations goals, objectives, tactics and programs to deal with situations that affect the organization.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 350.
JRN 356 - Video For Public Relations (2)
Understanding the elements involved in producing corporate videos, including an introduction to the technology of video, the applications of video to public relations needs and development of the video “treatment” for client presentation.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 350.
JRN 381 - Broadcast Operations (4)
Identical with COM 381.
JRN 402 - Ethical Issues in the Media (4)
Study of ethics with an emphasis on problems that arise in digital, broadcast and print news, public relations and advertising. Students learn to identify ethical dilemmas, discuss basic principles for ethical decision-making, and build strategies for applying those principles.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 403 - Media Law (4)
Introduction to media law, basic principles governing the American judicial system, historical context for First Amendment issues and analysis of key legal decisions governing the media’s right to gather and disseminate information. Students discuss issues dealing with prior restraint, libel law, invasion of privacy, protection of news sources, obscenity law, copyright law and FCC regulations.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 404 - Journalism Internship (4)
Full- or part-time internship at a newspaper, online news organization, radio or television station, public relations firms, advertising agency or a non-profit organization. Open only to journalism majors and minors. May be repeated once for credit in a different medium. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisitie for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 and three other JRN courses.
JRN 405 - Supervising High School Publication (4)
Principles and practices of reporting, news writing, editing, graphics and design, photography, and relevant legal and ethical issues for advisers of high school newspapers, yearbooks and magazines.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 and 300.
JRN 410 - Computer Assisted Reporting (4)
Identifying, analyzing and interpreting data for reporting complex, public interest stories utilizing computer database management systems.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200.
JRN 411 - Convergence Journalism (4)
Multimedia storytelling through an introduction to a variety of software programs and digital applications. Students create websites, podcasts, slideshows and short videos, and participate in crowdsourcing, (micro) blogging and citizen journalism projects.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 440 - Media Design (4)
Workshop in design to explore techniques and trends in typography, layout and design in traditional and new media. Students learn the theory and practice of text-heavy print and digital projects designed to communicate with specific audiences in a diverse society.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 441 - Advanced Media Design (4)
Advanced skills and trends in typography, layout and design in traditional and new media culminating in the exhibition of a multi-faceted body of work. Final project must include a significant graphic component as well as a substantive writing element.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 440 and permission of instructor.
JRN 445 - Visual Journalism (4)
Introduction to non-fictional storytelling in multiple visual media. Assembly of journalistic stories for distribution across integrated media platforms, using digital cameras, audio-visual recording equipment, and a variety of software, including photographs, audio slideshows, and video segments.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 331 or JRN 411 or instructor permission.
JRN 480 - Special Topics in Journalism (4)
Various topics subject to change from semester to semester. May be repeated for additional credit under different subtitles.
Prerequisite(s): JRN 200 or instructor permission.
JRN 490 - Independent Study (2 or 4)
Individual research projects in journalism. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Prerequisite(s): junior/senior standing and permission of program director.
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