COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE
SPRING 2016
COM 1000-001, 002, 003, 004 ,005, 006 Survey of Communication Studies
Process of communication; range of perspectives from which communication can be studied (from classical
rhetoric to contemporary theory); the functions communication serves; and the forms of communication such
as interpersonal, small group organizational, public address and mass media.
Instructors: Arnold, Bishop, Moore
This course is a prerequisite needed to declare COM major.
COM 1100-001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 100 Public Speaking
Principles of communication related to speech composition and delivery; finding, analyzing, organizing and
presenting material in ways appropriate to and effective with listeners. In this course students will gain an
under- standing of the rhetorical processes associated with public communication and will develop the skills
necessary to present ideas to culturally-diverse audiences that will make a difference in their communities,
careers, and personal lives.
Instructors: Arnold, O’Leary, Weaver, Staff
This course is a prerequisite needed to declare COM major
COM 1101-001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007 Business & Professional Communication
The goal of this course is to prepare students to understand and develop useful communication strategies
and skills to establish and maintain productive relationships in a variety of business and professional
settings. This is a hybrid course that combines traditional public speaking, small group and organizational
communication and is not intended for Communication department majors.
Instructors: Bishop, Shyles, Staff
COM 1300-001,002 Film Analysis
This course focuses on the analysis of contemporary and historically important films, employing a variety of
analytical models. Anyone who is a film buff or wants to learn about how films are constructed would benefit, as
would students interested in polishing their writing skills and/or learning about the sociological impact of the
cinema. The course promotes the development of visual analysis skills and an awareness of the cultural,
economic and social forces of the period in which the film was made.
Instructor: Chour
Requirements Filled: Fine Arts
NOTE: Does not fulfill COM major requirement
COM 2200-001 Theories of Rhetoric
This course is an introduction to the central theories of rhetoric. Rhetorical theories can be understood as
attempts to reflect upon and understand the process by which community is generated and maintained by the
strategic use of symbols. In addition to its principal focus on the theories and history of rhetoric, this course serves
as an entry point to the culture of critical inquiry and argument that constitutes rhetorical studies.
Instructor: Murray
COM 2240-001 Theories of Performance Studies
Performance is explored as a fundamental component of human communication. Students experience the
theories and practice of performance in multiple contexts, including everyday life (e.g., performing a ‘date’,
performing whiteness), storytelling (e.g., personal narrative, performance of literature, folklore and oral
traditions), theatre and other performance spaces (e.g., performance art), and rhetorical/critical spaces
(performance for social change, performance ethnography). Prior performance experience is welcome but not
necessary.
Instructor: Rose
Requirements Filled: Fine Arts
COM 2300-001, 002 Theories of Mass Communication
Traces the evolution and structure of core theoretical approaches to understanding mass communication
phenomena. Both behavioral and critical approaches and their related research traditions are explored.
Instructor: Woodard, Xu
COM 2340 -100 Theories of Visual Communication & Culture
The course deconstructs what we think we know about what we see to demonstrate that what we see is
influenced by the culture in which we live and the meanings we give to our visual universe. Learning and
employing the theoretical lenses of semiotics and visual cultural studies, visual rhetoric, and feminist
psychoanalysis, we will examine images in media, brands, advertising, and our everyday lives to understand the
visual language used, the “commonsensical” meanings given and understood, and what they reveal about our
culture.
Instructor: Coonfield
COM 2400-001 Theories of Interpersonal Communication
Survey of concepts and theories in interpersonal communication. Focuses on dyadic interaction and
relationships as created, maintained and modified through verbal and nonverbal behavior.
Instructor: Moore
COM 2440-001 Theories of Organizational Communication
Explores the social construction of human relationships in organizations, both healthy and unhealthy; examines
how and why organizations develop policies and procedures that both encourage and yet constrain creativity
and autonomy in employees. Examines organizations through the eyes of the researcher who wants to
understand, but not control or predict, the dynamics that are unfolding. This will be accomplished through
careful, critical reading and synthesizing of some of the voluminous literature on how group life is accomplished
in organizations.
Instructor: Hall
COM 3201-001 Rhetoric and Social Justice
In this course, we will explore and critically examine discourses on social justice through an integration of
rhetorical theory and criticism.
Of central importance to ensuring social justice are those communicative/rhetorical acts that disrupt, provoke,
encourage, and help to mobilize. From public debates to mediated dialogues, from embodied politics and
performances of resistance to more extreme acts of violence and terrorism, the rhetorical scholar has a
responsibility to study how those practices enrich (or hinder) social justice and participation in public life as well
as determine their effectiveness, ineffectiveness and ethical dimensions.
As a student in this course, you will learn how to identify, analyze, invent, augment, and/or challenge the
complex array of discourses on social justice. You will be introduced to the theoretical foundations of rhetoric
and the various communicative techniques and strategies common to those struggling to advance social justice.
In addition, you will gain exposure to an array of contemporary and historical debates that continue to shape
popular and political culture.
Instructor: Murray
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280,2300,2340,2400 or 2440
COM 3207-001 African-American Rhetoric
What does it mean to be black—as an individual and as a member of a community—in the United States? How,
historically, has the black experience been constructed through a variety of rhetorical artifacts, and how does
that process continue, in our present, 21st century context? In this class, we will examine these questions (and
some answers to them) through a critical examination of a variety of rhetorical artifacts. The primary objective
of the course is therefore to develop a comprehensive understanding of the symbols used to rhetorically
construct and reconstruct the African American identity and community. Some of these symbols will include
historical speeches, essays, articles, and poems written about the black experience in America. Some of these
symbols will include contemporary media artifacts that continue to intervene in the struggle over the meaning
of blackness in America. We will also study how these symbolic representations created (and create) lived
realities sustaining systems of oppression that impacted (and impact) the lives of black Americans—and, indeed,
all Americans.
Instructor: Crable
Requirements Filled: Diversity 1, Africana Studies
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280 or Africana Studies
COM 3241-001 Performance of Literature
Solo and group performance of poetry, prose, and drama. Focus on rhetorical power of performed literature.
Combines elements of theatre, literature and communication.
Instructor: MacDonald
Requirements Filled: Diversity 1, Fine Arts
Prerequisites: COM 2200 or 2240
COM 3301-001 Introduction to Film & Video Production
This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the fundamentals of TV production. Students are expected
to produce individually and in small groups, broadcast video projects combining all fundamentals learned in
class - terminology, script writing, single and multi-camera operation, lighting, audio capture, computer based
video editing and effects, and live studio production. The final project will prove how well each student has
mastered the above components of video production..
Instructor: Lewis
Requirements Filled: P&J Attribute
Prerequisites: COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340
COM 3302 -001 Advanced Film and Video Production
Visual aspects of location single camera video production, audio acquisition, lighting, post production
support, video editing and digital effects and finished distribution. Each student will work as
producer, director, camera operator, editor and writer to show a finished Documentary, Feature
News Story or Originally Scripted Drama or Comedy. Helps students understand the world of film
and video funding, production and distribution.
Instructor: Lewis
Prerequisites: COM 3301
COM 3303-001 Screenwriting
The purpose of this course is to prepare you to write two short screenplays by introducing you to the building
blocks of cinematic storytelling. Students are expected to develop a solid foundation in screenwriting format,
three act dramatic structure, character conception and development, the difference between plot and story,
and the best way to put all of this information to use in the actual writing of treatments and screenplays.
Although the three act model we will use in this class is not the only, or perhaps the best, way to write
screenplays, it is standard in the industry and must be mastered by beginning screenwriters. By the end of the
semester you will have written two treatments for short films and two screenplays in master scenes form. Part
of the goal of this course is to gain an understanding of storytelling that will be applicable to various media.
Most class sessions will be a combination of lecture, film viewing, and writing exercises. You are expected to
work independently and in collaboration with other students.
Instructor: O’Leary
Requirements Filled: Fine Arts
Prerequisites: COM 2240 or 2280 or 2300 or 2340: COM 1300 recommended or permission of
instructor.
COM 3304-001 Documentary Theory and Practice
This course will combine an academic study of documentary films with practical knowledge of the creation and
marketing of documentary films. Students will examine the documentary as an art form, a social protest, and a
reflection of culture and society. In addition, many aspects of the practice of documentary filmmaking will be
studied, especially as they are related to The Center for Social Justice Film and The Social Justice Documentary
Film Course. These aspects include finding and researching future topics for the Social Documentary course, and
doing public relations work for past films produced in the course. Students will also learn film production
techniques and strategies, including story structure, camerawork and editing skills.
Instructor: Lewis
Prerequisites: COM 3301
NOTE: For COM majors who have taken COM 3600, this course counts as a free elective; for COM majors who
have not taken COM 3600, this course counts as a COM 3000 level course. For COM minor, only 3 credits of
this 6-credit course counts toward the minor.
COM 3308-001 Digital Imaging Production
Use a digital camera to create images, process these images in Adobe PhotoShop and output processed images
as Advertisements, PR Releases, for Photojournalism, or as hard copy (paper) and interactive electronic media
(web). Basics of Camera (Lighting, focus, framing, speed, f-stops, ASA, lenses, cameras, contrast range and
gamma, color vs. B&W, transmission, archive, etc.) Basics of Photo Shop (opening/ finding images, adjusting,
layers, pixels, text, resizing, resolution, file types, color space, save "as", output, etc.) Finish with projects directed
toward student's particular area of concentration -- Journalism, PR, Advertising, Film.
Instructor: Mafodda
Prerequisites: COM 2200 or 2240 or 2280 or 2300 or 2340 or 2400 or 2440
COM 3321-001 Interactive Media Design
Study of the principles of creating effective communication for the World Wide Web. Explores basic web design
techniques with emphasis on designing and integrating diverse media elements. Focus on the creation and
manipulation of text, graphics, audio and video for the Web.
Instructor: Mafodda
Prerequisites: COM 2280 or 2300 or 2340
COM 3343-001 Contemporary Cinema
Exploring contemporary films of renowned film directors and analyzing how they stylistically and
thematically address and reflect various themes in national and global contexts. Themes of family,
class, gender, politics, identity and relations as addressed in specifically selected films that have left a
significant mark on the landscape of contemporary cinema will be studied. Cinema will be examined
as a product of the societies it aims to influence.
Instructor: Chour
Prerequisites: Any Com 2000 level course
Requirements Filled: Fine Arts, Cultural Studies
COM 3353-001 Media and Politics
The purpose of this course is to introduce class members to the field of political communication in both
theory and practice in the mass media setting. The objectives are: to learn how campaign organizations
use media outlets to present candidates to voters; to examine how mediated political messages impact
citizens; to explore how such messages influence political outcomes on both the federal and local levels;
to explore how political messages shape national and international public opinion; and to study how
current trends in media development may impact the democratic process and the future.
Instructor: Shyles
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280, 2300 or 2340
COM 3360-001, 002 Introduction to Journalism
News is an integral part of our daily lives—from the “Eye-witness” reports on Channel 10 and the headlines of
the New York Times to Internet news-sites and the tawdry tabloids awaiting us at the supermarket checkout.
This course aims to provide a critical understanding of the role of journalism in modern society, combining
theoretical perspectives on the making of news with insights from the journalists who produce it. Students will
analyze research material on journalism, as well as examine newsmaking across platforms such as television and
the Internet. While students will be introduced to foundational journalism practices, this course takes a more
theoretical approach to journalism in order to provide the necessary background and context for more in-depth
exposure to the practice of journalism in future courses.
Instructor: Ksiazek
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280, 2300 or COM 2340
COM 3365 Sports Journalism
These days, sports journalism is so much more than good reporting. People blog. Tweet. Podcast. Update
Facebook pages. Commentators deliver instant analysis of every detail, every day. Athletes’ lives off the field are
more interesting than their play on it. And ESPN reigns supreme – or at least that’s what it wants us to think.
Sports journalism is changing rapidly, and this course will show you what’s going on. You’ll learn how technology
creates instantaneous news delivery. How talk radio, TV, the Internet and social media are taking over for
newspapers and magazines. How athletes and teams are trying to control the message more than ever.
You’ll write, argue, speak, research and present. You’ll use social media and the web. And you’ll do it with a 29year veteran of the business. By the time this course is over, you’ll be ready for Pardon the Interruption – or at
least understand why it’s so popular. More importantly, you’ll start thinking about what comes next – and how
to take advantage of it.
Instructor: Michael Bradley
Prerequisites: COM 3360
COM 3390-001 Special Topics: Magazine Publishing and Feature Writing
The "Magazine Publishing and Feature Writing" class will give students a solid introduction to the key
components of magazine publishing and how those components work together and influence each other. It will
cover the broad sweep of the industry, along with the nuts-and-bolts specifics of writing for magazines.
Instructor: Rowland
Prerequisite: COM 3360
COM 3403 -001 Intercultural Communication
This course offers an introduction to the concepts associated with culture (e.g., nations, as well as subcultures
which may vary by ethnicity, region, etc.) and interpersonal communication in a variety of contexts. This class
emphasizes an interpretive, critical cultural process approach to the study of communication between persons
across cultures. It combines both well-researched theories and everyday intercultural practice with a goal of
creating more culturally competent communicators. It addresses mindful self-awareness/other-awareness
issues, and the need for flexibility and adaptation as we address affective experience, behavioral practice, and
ethical reflections on power and privilege. While we will consider some cross-cultural differences (i.e.,
comparisons—such as how people in the United States communicate differently from people in China), we will
focus mostly on the intercultural processes (i.e., communication between members—such as how people in the
United States and China communicate when they interact with each other).
Instructor: Bowen
Diversity 1; Diversity 3
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280, 2400 or 2440
COM 3444-100 Interviewing
This course provides theory and practice of methods in selected interview settings, including informational,
employment, and persuasive interviews. Students will adopt a strategic approach to interviewing and will learn
how to frame questions, facilitate conversations, and listen for key information. The emphasis of the course will
be on communication between two persons and the logical and cultural bases of organizational persuasion.
Instructor: Gasser
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280, 2400 or 2440
COM 3445 -100 Communication Consulting in Organizations
This course explores theory and practice of communication consulting through a variety of case studies in the
field of organizational/corporate communication. Students will be expected to work as part of a consulting
team for part of the semester.
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2240, 2280, 2400 or 2440
COM 3460-001, 002 Public Relations
This course provides a foundation for students interested in the field of public relations. It chronicles the
development of the profession from its earliest beginnings to its role in modern management. The course also
attempts to bridge the gap that exists between theory and practice. It achieves this by emphasizing the
fundamental management perspective of the profession and the persuasive intent of message construction while
highlighting the four essential skills required for success in the industry - research, writing, planning and problem
solving.
Instructor: Flanagan
Prerequisites: COM 2200 or 2280 or 2300 or 2340 or 2400 or 2440
COM 3461-001 Advertising
This introductory course in advertising provides students with an interest in advertising, public relations,
organizational communication, and marketing communication, with a thorough understanding of the
advertising structure. The course provides students with detailed information concerning the core skills
required of advertising executives. Areas of study include the research process in advertising, the
creative platform development and execution, the strategy involved in media planning and buying and
the process of evaluating advertising effectiveness. Students gain hands-on experience in developing
advertising executions and campaigns for a variety of products, services, individuals and ideas.
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites: COM 2200, 2280, 2300, 2340 or 2440
COM 3462-001 Public Relations Writing
This course offers students the foundation for producing a variety of written public relations materials. The
structure includes an overview of the journalistic style of writing along with extensive practice in writing
fundamentals. Following the work on enhancing writing skills, students will develop a variety of pieces for their
portfolios. Final class products include print news releases, position papers, feature stories, media advisories,
media kit, and other related assignments. The course is strongly recommended for students interested in public
relations, advertising, marketing, and organizational communication.
Instructor: Flanagan
Prerequisites: COM 3460
COM 3464-001, 002, 003 Public Relations Campaigns
This course explores a variety of case studies in the field of public relations including examples in media
relations, crisis communication and planning. Following the review of cases, student groups will be created
and will spend the remainder of the semester developing a professional campaign for a client. The final project
is a presentation of this overall public relations plan.
Instructor: Cowen
Prerequisite: COM 3462
COM 3490-001 Special Topics: Schools as Organizations: Communication, Culture and Contexts
American schools (as an organizational context) are one of the few institutions endowed with the task of
constituting the social and political character of the public. But more than constituting the public character,
schools are also charged with meeting the demands of the present and anticipating the needs of the future. This
makes understanding the organizational structure and processes of schools terribly important. In this course,
students will explore the communication, culture, and contexts of schools that sustain and uphold the
democratic, multicultural, and transformative traditions of education.
Instructor: Bishop
COM 4001-001, 002, 003 Qualitative Research in Communication
Review of basic principles of critical inquiry in the interpretive paradigm. Reading and designing qualitative
research in communication through gathering and critically analyzing literature in the field and proposing an
original study. Methods include ethnography and textual analysis.
Instructor: Bowen, Crable, Rose
Restricted to COM Majors
COM 4002-001 Quantitative Research in Communication
Reading and designing research in communication through gathering and critically
analyzing literature in the field and introduction of the chief methods used in communication studies.
Instructor: Wang, Woodard
Restricted to COM Majors
COM 5050-001 Senior Project
The Role of the Media in Shaping Attitudes, Beliefs &Values
This section of Senior Project invites students to investigate the nature and context of media experiences. The
specific focus of these investigations will center upon the role of the media in shaping attitudes, beliefs, and/or
values. Methodological approaches that afford us the opportunity to witness the potential influence of the
media will be privileged. Television as the dominant medium of our culture will also be privileged; however,
students are welcome to explore other channels of mass communication as their research questions so warrant.
Instructor: Woodard
Prerequisite: COM 4001 and COM 4002
Required Course for Seniors
COM 5050-002 Senior Project
Race, Conflict, and the News
Students will utilize critical and ethnographic research methods to study the ritualization of racial conflict in the news,
both past and present. Drawing on media studies and anthropological scholarship on ritual, collective memory, and
social drama, students will explore the role of media in larger cultural and social processes related to race and racism,
policing, and violence.
Instructor: Coonfield
Prerequisite: COM 4001 and COM 4002
Required Course for Seniors
COM 5050-003 Senior Project
This section of Senior Project will be focused on media studies. The course welcomes students who are
interested in areas of investigation exploring how various messages (e.g., news, commercials) are presented in
different media channels (e.g., print, TV, or social media), as well as a range of cognitive, attitudinal, and
behavioral effects associated with those media content. Quantitative research methods are preferred. Students
who are interested in above topics but wish to conduct a qualitative research project should contact the
instructor prior to registration."
Instructor: Xu
Prerequisite: COM 4001 and COM 4002
Required Course for Seniors
COM 5050-004 Senior Project
The specific scope of research in this section will be about conflict and communication. The course welcomes
students who are interested in understanding and developing research studies on the roots of interpersonal
conflict, conflict management styles and strategies, or rational and emotional processes in conflict. Quantitative
research methods are preferred. Students who are interested in above topics but wish to conduct a qualitative
research project should contact the instructor prior to registration.
Instructor: Wang
Prerequisites: COM 4001 and COM 4002
Required Course for Seniors
COM 5050-005 Senior Project
Communication and Civic Engagement
This section of Senior Project will explore the influential role communication plays in civic engagement, including
nurturing democratic practices, recognizing and valuing diversity, and training active, responsible citizens. It will
integrate theoretical perspectives on the ways in which communication practitioners and scholars can engage in
civic issues, mobilize for social justice, and contribute to participatory democracy. Students will develop civic
engagement projects grounded in a variety of perspectives within the discipline of communication studies
including rhetoric, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, performance studies,
journalism, and/or media studies.
Instructor: Murray
Prerequisites: COM 4001 and COM 4002
Required Course for Seniors
PERSONAL PROMOTION WORKSHOP SERIES
An exciting offering from the Communication Department, this series of one-credit seminars gives students
expert information and competitive advantages in many areas of self-promotion in communication. Perfect for
preparing to pursue internships or professional employment, the courses are designed so they can be taken
individually (one-credit each) or as a complete set (three credits). THESE COURSES ARE RESTRICTED TO COM
MAJORS/MINORS; PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON REQUIRED.
COM 5200-100 Professional Development
Personal Promotion: Creating Powerhouse Promotional Pieces
Are you professionally prepared and impressive on paper? Learn how to build the best communication industry
resume for you. Develop cover letter strategies and a customized biography. Improve your promotional tools
through industry insight and peer evaluation.
Time: Friday, January 22, 2016, 5-9pm and Saturday, January 23, 2016, 9am-4pm.
Instructor: Weaver
COM 5200-101 Professional Development
Personal Promotion: Building the “You” Brand
What is unique about you? What skills and talents do you bring a potential employer in communication? Find
out through personal brand statements, goal setting professional motivation and preliminary career planning.
Time: Friday, February 5, 2016, 5-9pm and Saturday, February 6, 2016, 9-4pm.
Instructor: Weaver
COM 5200-103 Professional Development
Personal Promotion: Landing a Job and Launching a Career
How well do you (or will you) interview? Discover the best techniques to “bring it all together” and find success
when searching for communication jobs and internships. Improve or build your portfolio through a
comprehensive professional and peer review>
Time: Friday, February 19, 2016, 5-9pm and Saturday, February 20, 2016, 9-4pm.
Instructor: Cowen
COM 5300 Topics in Intergroup Relations (IGR)
IGR (Intergroup Relations) courses focus on creating understanding relationships among people from different
social identity groups (e.g., economic, racial and ethnic). This is accomplished by developing the communication
skills of dialogic listening, empathy, and intentional engagement. In Spring 2016, all COM 5300 IGR courses will
meet Tuesdays, 6-8pm. Students must complete the application at www.villanova.edu/igr and attend all classes.
Students will be placed in section COM 5300-100 and later assigned to topical dialogues on gender, sexual
orientation, racial identity, race, socioeconomic status, and faith. Class dates will be: 1/12/16 – 2/23/16.
Advanced Race will take place on a Friday evening and Saturday TBD. Advanced Race & Gender will meet 2/12
5-9pm and 2/13 9am-5pm. Students must have taken the IGR on Race, Racial Identity, or Gender before taking
and Advanced class.
(One-credit courses) – Permission of Chairperson required. Three IGR courses can be taken over the same or
different semesters to count as a Free Elective in CLAS and VSB, as well as a Diversity 1 in CLAS.
Communication Courses Fulfilling Diversity Requirement
COM 3207
COM 3403
COM 5300
African American Rhetoric (Div. 1)
Intercultural Communication (Div. 1; Div. 3)
Topics in Intergroup Dialogue (IGR) (bundle three for Div. 1)
Communication Courses Fulfilling Fine Arts Requirement
COM 1300
COM 2240
COM 3241
COM 3303
COM 3343
Film Analysis
Theories of Performance Studies
Performance of Literature
Screenwriting
Contemporary Cinema
Communication Courses Fulfilling Peace & Justice Attribute
COM 3201
COM 3207
COM 5300
Rhetoric and Social Justice
African-American Rhetoric
Topics in Intergroup Relations (IGR) (three courses)
Graduate Courses
SPRING 2016
COM 8001-001 Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative approaches to communication research including phenomenology, ethnography, rhetorical criticism,
and semiotic analysis. Emphasis on the performative turn in ethnography and alternative forms of ethnographic
writing. Primary work consists of semester-long original study. With Departmental permission, this course can
substitute for Senior Project.
Instructor: MacDonald W 6:30-9:30pm
COM 8005-001 Advertising Lab
In the last two decades, the media landscape has undergone radical transformations. As consumers increasingly
turn to companies like Google, Facebook, Yelp, and Twitter for information and entertainment advertisers are
asked to craft campaigns that speak to consumers across a wide variety of platforms. This course teaches
students how to evaluate media platforms, adapt to their unique languages and conventions, and weave those
disparate elements together to deliver a single, unified story. As a result of participating in this course, students
will plan, execute and evaluate a cross-platform advertising campaign
Instructor: Minoff M 6:30-9:30pm
COM 8009-001 Personal Promotion in Communication (one-credit seminar)
This one-credit seminar gives graduate communication students useful information and competitive advantages
in many areas of self-promotion in communication. The course is perfect for those preparing to pursue
internships as well as initial or enhanced professional employment. The course will include the following
components: Promoting Yourself on Paper; Building the “You” Brand; and Creating Your Career.
Instructor: Cowen - Friday, January 15, 2016 – 5-9pm; Saturday, January 16, 2016 – 9-5pm.
COM 8313-001 Journalism
This course covers the principles of journalism and specialized topic areas, e.g., investigative, freelance, political,
scientific, educational, medical, business, environmental, consumer, international, crime, sports, entertainment
and lifestyle journalism.
Instructor: Ksiazek
T 6:15-9:15pm
COM 8318-001 Developing Crisis Communication Materials
Covers the essential strategies and tools needed for professional communicators to successfully prepare for and
handle in-process organizational crises. Students will learn proven techniques for creating crisis statements,
preparing talking points for media interviews, writing briefs for management and legal counsel, developing a
range of message vehicles to communicate effectively in the post-crisis environment. Agency teams formed to
strategically manage crises through developed materials.
Instructor: Cowen Friday, January 29, 2016, 5-9pm; Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9-5pm.
COM 8319-001 Cultural Studies
This course introduces students to scholarship in Cultural Studies. Examines the emergence of the concept of
culture from various disciplinary perspectives in the humanities and social sciences, and explores the
interdisciplinary intellectual influences on Cultural Studies. Particular attention is given to its relevance for the
study of communication and media in the context of globalization.
Instructor: Coonfield
R 6:15-9:15 pm