COMM

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Taught by a professional journalist, this course introduces the roles, responsibilities, and habits of print and online journalists in order to consider the place of journalism in an age of increased technology and media influence. Students receive practice in selected assignments typical of contemporary journalistic writing and research, such as beat reporting, investigative journalism and interviewing, with opportunities to revise their work for possible publication in the College’s student publications. Fall semester.

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1103

This class provides students with an introduction to the theory and practice for of professional communication. Course assignments and activities focus on interpersonal communication modes, including public speaking, interviewing, writing, presentations, digital communication, and social media. Students will gain confidence in their ability to communicate with different audiences and to target and convey messaging effectively. Fall semester. 4 credits

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Communication & Media (WI)

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

(LI)

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Visual & Creative Inquiry (VCI) This course provides an overview of the broad field of advertising including concepts, strategies, and tactics. Students will learn about the role of advertising in the American economy and the procedures involved in planning advertising campaigns, with special attention to social and ethical topics in advertising. Throughout the semester, a strong emphasis will be placed on the ability to think critically and creatively, and to present the ideas convincingly using oratorical and technical tools and techniques. Spring semester. 4 credits or instructor permission.

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1502/COMM1502

This course introduces students to the field of sport communication, a growing area and industry that utilizes the skills of journalism, public relations, and other areas of strategic communication. With communication theory, sport literature, and case studies, this course introduces students to the many ways in which individuals, media outlets, and sport organizations work to create, disseminate, and manage messages to their constituents. In addition, this course will cover the cultural and ethical issues that are present in sport. As such, issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality will be explored, as well as issues related to the law and politics. Spring semester. 4 credits or instructor permission.

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1502/COMM1502

What are the ethical concerns that filmmakers face? How do we as viewers respond to these questions? This practice- based course explores these questions through engagement with popular and academic literature in the field and through Communications 2 screening and discussion of contemporary documentaries that consider the ethical questions of our day. Coursework consists primarily of team-directed filmmaking projects, where students conceptualize, shoot, and edit mini-documentaries while exploring the intersection of theory and practice and developing technical skills. Fall semester, even years. 4 credits. COMM1502 or instructor permission.

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1205, ENGL1502/

Writers who can write effectively for electronic media will be tomorrow’s success ­stories. News organizations, publishers, and commercial businesses are seeking writers steeped in new media, especially those who can write for the web. In this project-based course, students will master writing for ­podcasts, audio slideshows and videos. In addition, they will sharpen their journalistic skills (through regular blogging, for example), and build a professional portfolio that will assist them in finding work in the media business. Spring semester, odd years. 4 credits COMM1502 or instructor permission.

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1205 or ENGL1502/

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This course explores key theoretical models within the field of Communication and Media Studies. Topics vary by semester and include theoretical approaches to gender, sexuality, identity, media convergence, digital culture, audience studies and media industries. Coursework emphasizes a sustained examination of the historical, social, political, technological and economic factors that have shaped the diverse and interdisciplinary theories within Communications and Media Studies over the past century. Students then apply these theories to media text, past and present, in order to consider their validity and application. Assignments in this course 2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Subject

COMM

Credits (min)

5

Credits (max)

5

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

For decades, media have been an important force in shaping conceptions of gender, race, sexuality, and social movements. In this class, we will engage in interdisciplinary and intersectional analyses of media texts, focusing on the ways in which they speak to, represent, and critique notions of gender for and feminism. Drawing from a wide range of academic literature including feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, feminist film theory, television criticism, digital studies, and cultural studies, we will trace the development of mediated representations of gender during the 20th and 21st centuries. Throughout this journey we will cross a range of media texts, outlets, and platforms, culminating with an examination of the often digitally- mediated “new visibilities” of feminism that

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Taught by a professional editor, this course focuses on learning to research, write, and edit feature-length articles for newsletters, newspapers, or magazines. The course explores topics such as research, project management, interviewing, article structure, editing for content and copy, as well as roles and responsibilities of writers and editors working in professional settings. Spring semester, even years. 4 credits COMM1502; ENGL2501/COMM2501; or instructor permission.

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1205 or ENGL1502/

MINOR IN GLOBAL AND

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Communication and Media Studies This course emphasizes the study and application of theoretical perspectives to literary and media texts, as well as advanced research and writing projects requiring secondary sources. The topic for the course will be determined by the instructor. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits senior status or instructor permission COMM4994/COMM4995 Communication

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

ENGL1502/COMM1502 and

a 11. Communication & Media Studies Elective (One additional COMM course) 12. Capstone Research Seminar

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

COMM

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu