COMD

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

This course is the second in the School Counseling internship sequence. Across the internship sequence, school counselor trainees progressively perform the full range of roles and responsibilities of professional school counselors, as defined by the ASCA National Model, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), and CACREP. Internship experiences are completed under the supervision of an approved site supervisor and a university supervisor. Students are required to participate in 1.5 hours of mandatory weekly synchronous group supervision throughout the internship. School Counseling degree students must complete a total of 600 fieldwork hours across the internship sequence, including at least 240 direct client contact hours. During this 14-week course: •Students completing two internships must complete a minimum of 300 hours, including at least 120 direct client contact hours. •Students completing three internships must complete a minimum of 210 hours, including at least 84 direct client contact hours. Certificate-only students must complete a total of 420 internship hours across two internship courses. During this 14-week course, certificate-only students must complete a minimum of 210 hours, including at least 84 direct client contact hours. Additional requirements are outlined in the Counseling Program’s Internship Handbook. Enrollment: Only open to degree and certificate students or with permission of the Program Director. 3.00 This course is the third in the School Counseling internship sequence. Across the internship sequence, school counselor trainees progressively perform the full range of roles and responsibilities of professional school counselors, as defined by the ASCA National Model, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), and CACREP. Internship experiences are completed under the supervision of an approved site supervisor and a university supervisor. Students are required to participate in 1.5 hours of mandatory weekly synchronous group supervision throughout the internship. School Counseling degree students must complete a total of 600 fieldwork hours across the internship sequence, including at least 240 direct client contact hours. During this 14-week course, students must complete a minimum of 180 hours, including at least 72 direct client contact hours. Additional requirements are outlined in the Counseling Program’s Internship Handbook. Enrollment: Degree-seeking students only, or with permission of the Program Director. 3.00 ation Students explore the use of social and digital media as a means to gather information, communicate, consume news, create identities and create communities. Through an examination of the digital divide, privacy and AI, students broaden their understanding of digital and social media. Students develop pre-professional logos and create audio and video content. 3.00 on Students will explore digital analytics, big data, and data visualization while earning a Google Analytics certification. Hands-on projects will focus on campaign tracking, tagging, web traffic measurement, dashboards and more. Opportunity to earn Google Analytics Certification. 3.00

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Prerequisite

CNS 513 CNS 513

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

niversity This course is the third in the School Counseling internship sequence. Across the internship sequence, school counselor trainees progressively perform the full range of roles and responsibilities of professional school counselors, as defined by the ASCA National Model, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), and CACREP. Internship experiences are completed under the supervision of an approved site supervisor and a university supervisor. Students are required to participate in 1.5 hours of mandatory weekly synchronous group supervision throughout the internship. School Counseling degree students must complete a total of 600 fieldwork hours across the internship sequence, including at least 240 direct client contact hours. During this 14-week course, students must complete a minimum of 180 hours, including at least 72 direct client contact hours. Additional requirements are outlined in the Counseling Program’s Internship Handbook. Enrollment: Degree-seeking students only, or with permission of the Program Director. 3.00 Students explore the use of social and digital media as a means to gather information, communicate, consume news, create identities and create communities. Through an examination of the digital divide, privacy and AI, students broaden their understanding of digital and social media. Students develop pre-professional logos and create audio and video content. 3.00 Students will explore digital analytics, big data, and data visualization while earning a Google Analytics certification. Hands-on projects will focus on campaign tracking, tagging, web traffic measurement, dashboards and more. Opportunity to earn Google Analytics Certification. 3.00 Students are introduced to the creation of visual and audio content for use on social and digital media platforms utilizing the same smart phone they use everyday. Basic skills such as framing, composition, audio quality and website development will be covered in theory and with hands-on application. Students will host projects on their own websites. Smartphone and APP purchase required. 3.00 This course covers the development of the public relations industry from its historical beginnings to contemporary application, including the relationship between theory and practice. While reviewing many specific areas of the field including media relations and crisis communication, the course highlights the core of utilizing public opinion and persuasion, as well as the arena of strategic counsel. Opportunity to earn CisionPoint Certification. 3.00 Students will explore the relationship between digital media and culture, domestically and in the global setting. Topics include convergence, mobile media, digital gaming, journalism, augmented reality and globalization. 3.00 Media policy and regulation will be covered in the context of the first amendment, public interest, licensing, ownership, privacy, digitalization and global pressures. 3.00 io Online content -- video, blogs, images, podcasts and more --- are often designed to reach targeted audiences to nurture relationships and lead online consumers to conversion. In this coures, students learn content development skills that connect communication objectives to innovative, research-based strategies including search engine optimization. Hands-on content assignments address building awareness and social communities as well as e-commerce and conversion. Projects will be incorporated into students' online digital portfolios. Opportunity to earn industry-recognized certifications. 3.00 344

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Prerequisite

CNS 513

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Students are introduced to the creation of visual and audio content for use on social and digital media platforms utilizing the same smart phone they use everyday. Basic skills such as framing, composition, audio quality and website development will be covered in theory and with hands-on application. Students will host projects on their own websites. Smartphone and APP purchase required. 3.00 This course covers the development of the public relations industry from its historical beginnings to contemporary application, including the relationship between theory and practice. While reviewing many specific areas of the field including media relations and crisis communication, the course highlights the core of utilizing public opinion and persuasion, as well as the arena of strategic counsel. Opportunity to earn CisionPoint Certification. 3.00 Students will explore the relationship between digital media and culture, domestically and in the global setting. Topics include convergence, mobile media, digital gaming, journalism, augmented reality and globalization. 3.00 Media policy and regulation will be covered in the context of the first amendment, public interest, licensing, ownership, privacy, digitalization and global pressures. 3.00 izatio Online content -- video, blogs, images, podcasts and more --- are often designed to reach targeted audiences to nurture relationships and lead online consumers to conversion. In this coures, students learn content development skills that connect communication objectives to innovative, research-based strategies including search engine optimization. Hands-on content assignments address building awareness and social communities as well as e-commerce and conversion. Projects will be incorporated into students' online digital portfolios. Opportunity to earn industry-recognized certifications. 3.00 Podcasting in journalism, publishing and promoting continues to grow. In this course, students will build upon the basic audio skills developed in prior courses to produce audience-targeted and technically competent podcasts. We will explore planning, recording, interviewing, editing, structure and storytelling along with technical concepts. Hosting, distribution and monetizing will also be covered. 3.00 Students will learn video production in both the studio and in the field, with a focus on framing, lighting, microphone placement, composition, audio for video, and more. We will also cover post-production, editing strategies and story-telling. This is a hands-on course. Opportunity to earn YouTube Certification. 3.00 In many ways, regulations of digital and social media have been outpaced by the rate of their innovation. Lawmakers and ethicists address compelling issues such as cyberbullying, privacy rights, mental health impacts and intellectual property as they arise. Explore regulation and ethics related to free expression, privacy, and data collection from the perspectives of media professionals, content creators, audiences and college students. Recent cases such as Facebook's privacy breaches, Instagram's negative impact on the mental health of teen girls are integrated into the course. Online behavior such as revenge, defamation and attempts at regulation through social media community rules and employer policies are addressed. 3.00 In this hands-on content creation course, students cover GMercyU events and issues with published video and audio content. Utilizing planning, interviewing, storytelling, production and post-production skills, students create a pre-professional portfolio of content. Pre-reqs: COMD301, COMD302 This course is repeatable up to 3 times for a total of 3 credits. 1.00

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu

Subject

COMD

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

www.gmercyu.edu