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CJ 101 - Foundations for Criminal Justice Professionals 3 cr.
This course is designed to introduce first-year students to the challenges of academic and personal life at our Catholic and Jesuit University and to provide them with the necessary foundational skills to be successful in academics and a career in criminal justice or criminology.
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CJ 110 - (S) Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 cr.
A foundation course examining problems in the study of crime and criminal justice, basic elements of criminal law and constitutional rights, and the functions of, as well as the relationship between, major components of the criminal justice system; agencies and role of law enforcement; prosecution; the judicial process; and corrections.
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CJ 230 - Crime Prevention 3 cr.
This course analyzes the basic theories of community policing, problem-solving policing and crime prevention. The emphasis is on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention techniques. Emphasis will be given to the various analytical approaches to the study of criminal profiling, terrorism and methods of planning.
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CJ 231 - Environmental Criminology 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CJ 110 )
This course examines the environment of crime rather than characteristics of offenders. Main focuses are on the distinction between crime and criminality, opportunities and obstacles in the everyday environment for carrying crime out, and means for reducing crime by modifying or planning the built environment so crime is less opportune.
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CJ 237 - The Investigative Process 3 cr.
This course considers appropriate investigative procedures concerning major criminal investigations. An analysis of specific investigative theories and courtroom applications will be conducted through learning simulation. The homicide court problem will focus on the preservation and admission of evidence.
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CJ 239 - Introductory Criminal Analysis 3 cr.
Focuses on the application of analytical techniques that support crime intervention and prevention strategies. Subspecialties include, but are not limited to: (1) criminal investigative analysis, (2) intelligence analysis and (3) intelligence analysis. The analytical process incorporates innovative strategic and crime mapping tactical applications.
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CJ 309 - Crime Analysis 3 cr.
(Formerly CJ 313) (Prerequisites: CJ 110 )
This course focuses on the application of analytical techniques that support crime intervention and prevention strategies. Subspecialties include:
- analysis of crime in time
- analysis of crime in space
- analysis of crime targets/victims
- intelligence analysis
The analytical process incorporates innovative strategic and tactical applications.
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CJ 310 - Criminal Justice Process 3 cr.
A study of the law of criminal procedure, treating investigation and police practices, preliminary proceedings, and trial, as they relate to the development and structure of the American criminal justice system and as they affect offenders.
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CJ 311 - GIS for Public Safety 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CJ 110 and CJ 309 )
This workshop-style course focuses on a practical introduction to the basic functionality of geographic information system (GIS) software for analyzing public safety data through mapping. Sub-specialties include: (1) creation of geographic digital data, (2) analysis of public safety data, and (3) production of digital maps to build further expertise in GIS.
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CJ 312 - Criminal Law 3 cr.
A study of substantive criminal law in view of its historical foundations, purpose, functions and limits; of crime and defenses generally; and of the elements which constitute certain specific crimes under state and federal statutes.
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CJ 338 - Police Criminalistics 3 cr.
A course in crime scene reconstruction. Emphasis is on police criminalistics and the coordination of physical evidence with scientific laboratories.
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CMPS 101 - (Q) Computational Thinking 3 cr.
This course introduces students to the concepts, methods, and principles employed by Computer Scientists in problem solving and solution development. This body of knowledge has been successfully adopted by a wide variety of disciplines enabling significant advances in those disciplines. Students will be introduced to this body of knowledge through the analysis of relevant problems and also learn to apply it through the development of computer programs.
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CMPS 112 - (FYDT, FYOC) Introduction to Computing and Information Technology 3 cr.
This course presents foundational concepts and surveys the past, present and future of computing and information technology with an emphasis on the seminal ideas, concepts, inventions and innovations that fuel the Digital Revolution. The sub-disciplines of computing are identified and discussed relative to each other. This course is designed to foster knowledge and abilities needed for gathering, evaluating and disseminating information with an emphasis on digital technology and oral communication. (Credits may not be earned for both CMPS 112 and IT 112 .)
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CMPS 134 - Computer Science I 3 cr.
(Co-requisite: CMPS 134L )
An introduction to programming concepts and methodology using an object-oriented programming language (currently Java). Topics include problem analysis, abstraction, modularization, the development and use of algorithms, reuse, and the use of programming constructs including data types, classes, control structures, and methods.
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CMPS 134L - Computer Science I Lab 1 cr.
(Co-requisites: CMPS 134 , or as a prerequisite (with departmental permission)
Programming-related activities are undertaken that apply essential concepts from CMPS 134 , including problem decomposition, modularization, flow of control, scoping, object-orientation, and algorithm development.
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CMPS 136 - Computer Programming II 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 134 )
For non-computing majors who want more object-oriented programming experience. Includes data structures, file processing, graphical user interfaces and event-driven programming. May not be used to satisfy the requirements of CMPS or CIS. May not be taken by a student who has credit for CMPS 144 .
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CMPS 144 - Computer Science II 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 134 , CMPS 134L , and either MATH 114 or MATH 142 ; co-requisite: CMPS 144L )
This course emphasizes object-oriented software development, addressing both software engineering and programming. Topics include modularization, abstraction, encapsulation/information hiding, software reuse, software testing, classic data abstractions (e.g., lists, trees) and algorithms (e.g., sorting, searching), recursion, program correctness, and basic algorithm analysis.
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CMPS 144L - Computer Science II Lab 1 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 134 and CMPS 134L . CMPS 144 is required as a co-requisite, or as a prerequisite with departmental permission.)
Activities are undertaken that apply programming concepts form CMPS 144, including object-orientation, inheritance, polymorphism, iterators, generics, algorithms involving various container structures (e.g., stacks, queues, lists, trees, graphs), analysis of algorithms, and concurrency.
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CMPS 204 - Computer Forensics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: C/IL 102/102L or its equivalent)
An introduction to the field of computer forensics emphasizing the collection and analysis of both persistent and volatile data from computer systems, networks, and storage media in a manner that is admissible in a court of law. May not be used as a major elective for any major in the Computing Sciences Department.
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CMPS 240 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 144 )
An examination of the issues of data representation, algorithm structure, and encapsulation as they pertain to the development of object-oriented software. Abstract data types studied include stacks, queues, binary trees, n-ary trees, and graphs. Various representation alternatives are analyzed and compared, trade-offs frequently encountered by software developers are discussed.
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CMPS 250 - Machine Organization and Assembly Language Programming 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 144 )
An introductory study of the organization and architecture of computers through an exploration of various virtual machines. Programming at the assembly-language level and interfacing with software components (primarily written in C). Topics include representation of data and instructions, computer arithmetic, memory hierarchies, instruction sets, addressing modes, digital logic, microprogramming, pipelining, and parallel processing.
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CMPS 260 - Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240 )
An examination of the fundamental models and concepts of computation – automata, formal languages, and grammars – and how they are related. Church-Turing thesis; recursive and recursively enumerable sets; unsolvable problems; complexity of algorithms; Chomsky hierarchy.
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CMPS 340 - Introduction to Database 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 144 required, CMPS 240 recommended)
File structures concepts and file processing applications. Topics include file maintenance and storage management; file searching, sorting, and merging; consequential processing; index structures; B-trees; hash tables; indexed sequential files; database concepts.
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CMPS 350 - Computer Architecture 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 250 )
A study of the logical structure of computer-system organization including a survey of logic and design with an emphasis on functional components. Topics include instruction sets, hard-wired and microprogrammed control-unit designs, memory systems (caches and virtual memory), I/O systems (interrupts, DMA, and channels). Overview and examples of alternative and advanced computer architectures (pipeline, array processors, multiprocessors).
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CMPS 352 - Operating Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 240 , CMPS 250 )
An introduction to the principles of operating systems. Topics include operating system structure, process management, scheduling and dispatching, process synchronization and interprocess communication, memory management, virtual memory, device management, I/O, and file systems.
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CMPS 354 - Data Communications and Networks 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 352 )
A study of data communication and networking concepts, including distributed-system architectures, electronic interfaces, data-transmission, data link protocols, terminal networks, computer communication, public-data networks, and local-area networks.
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CMPS 355 - Mobile Application Development 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 352 )
This course deals with the development of software for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Topics include, but are not limited to, graphical user interface design, event-driven software model, resource management, interfacing with sensors, concurrency, database access, and networking.
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CMPS 356 - Web Programming 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 240 , HTML experience to the level where the students are capable of developing their own Web page)
This course covers all aspects of programming on the World Wide Web. This includes the presentation of HTML, Java, JavaScript and CGI. Topics include advanced HTML (maps, forms, etc.) client-server programming basics as they relate to the Web, Java machine concepts, Java/JavaScript similarities and differences, server-side programming, GIF animations, Web programming resources and environments. (Students may not earn credit for CMPS 356 and IT 356 .)
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CMPS 358 - Real-Time Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 352 )
A study of issues related to systems that interface with the physical world and must meet the timing constraints imposed on them. Topics include: real-time hardware architecture, real-time operating systems, invoking and managing threads and processes, interprocess communications and synchronization, manipulating process priority, concurrent programming, exception handling, software safety, reliability, and fault tolerance.
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CMPS 360 - Analysis of Algorithms 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240 )
A survey of methods for designing and analyzing algorithms. Classic algorithms from graph theory, combinatorics and text processing are examined, as are traditional design strategies such as divide-and-conquer, backtracking and dynamic programming. Other topics include NP-completeness and parallel algorithms.
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CMPS 362 - Numerical Analysis 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 134 , MATH 222 )
A survey of numerical methods for solving equations, integration, differentiation, interpolation, differential equations, and linear algebra, and the analysis of error.
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CMPS 370 - Computer Graphics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240 : Co-requisite CMPS 250 )
An introduction to the hardware, software and techniques used to generate graphical representations by computer. Two and three dimensional concepts, algorithms and architectures are studied. An essential aspect of the course involves the development of programs utilizing appropriate APIs (currently OpenGL is emphasized) as a means of developing expertise. Advanced topics may be pursued as appropriate.
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CMPS 372 - Artificial Intelligence 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240 )
Problem solving using expert systems, heuristic programming techniques, tree speed-up techniques, and learning mechanisms.
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CMPS 374 - (W,EPW) Fundamentals of Software Engineering 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 240 )
An introduction to the concepts of Software Engineering. Stress is placed upon formal models for the design and development of high-quality software. Topics include: project planning, requirements analysis, system design, program design, program implementation, program testing, system testing, system delivery, and maintenance. A group project will be included.
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CMPS 440 - Compiler Design 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CMPS 344 )
Study of techniques and problems involved in constructing compilers. Lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, symbol-table management, code generation, code optimization.
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CNS 101 - (CF) Beginning Chinese 3 cr.
A learner-based, performance-based and task-based approach to Chinese, this course focuses on the development of the students’ ability to comprehend and communicate in the Chinese language. It provides training in the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Introduces aspects of Chinese culture. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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CNS 102 - (CF) Beginning Chinese 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: CNS 101 is normally the prerequisite to CNS102)
A learner-based, performance-based and task-based approach to Chinese, this course focuses on the development of the students’ ability to comprehend and communicate in the Chinese language. It provides training in the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Introduces aspects of Chinese culture. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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CNS 211 - (CF) Intermediate Chinese 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CNS 101 -CNS 102 or equivalent, as determined by instructor)
Emphasizes development of the full range of language skills – reading, listening comprehension, the use of grammatical structures, and oral and written communication. Class will be conducted almost entirely in Chinese. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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CNS 212 - (CF) Intermediate Chinese 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CNS 101 -CNS 102 or equivalent, as determined by instructor; CNS 211 or its equivalent is normally the prerequisite to 212)
Emphasizes development of the full range of language skills – reading, listening comprehension, the use of grammatical structures, and oral and written communication. Class will be conducted almost entirely in Chinese. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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CNS 311 - (CF,D) Advanced Chinese 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CNS 211 -CNS 212 or equivalent, as determined by instructor)
An integrated, learner-focused course that develops reading, writing, listening and speaking along with cultural competency. Conducted only in Chinese. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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CNS 312 - (CF,D) Advanced Chinese 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CNS 211 -CNS 212 or equivalent and consent of instructor; CNS 311 or its equivalent is normally the prerequisite to 312)
An integrated, learner-focused course that develops reading, writing, listening and speaking along with cultural competency. Conducted only in Chinese. Includes activities inside and/or outside the classroom that involve Language Learning Center (language lab) resources.
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COA 160 - Coaching Principles 2 cr.
(Formerly PHED 160)
This course will assist prospective coaches as they develop a positive coaching philosophy, learn established coaching principles and methods, and acquire sport management skills. The course uses the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Coaching Principles curriculum leading to the ASEP coach certification which satisfies many state competency standards for coaches. The course is open to non-coaching minor students.
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COA 202 - Sports Administration 3 cr.
(Formerly PHED 202)
Examines the business of coaching, offering practical approaches to the administrative functions of organizing, planning, leading and controlling. Integrates philosophy and principles into practice.
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COA 203 - Sport First Aid 1 cr.
(Formerly PHED 161)
This course will provide prospective coaches with an understanding of a coaches’ role on the athletic health care team, sports injury terminology, and the first-aid care for common athletic injuries. The course uses the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Sports First Aid curriculum leading to the ASEP Sport First Aid certification and is open to non-coaching minor students.
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COA 205 - Teaching Sports Skills 3 cr.
(Formerly PHED 205)
Students will master the essentials of teaching sports skills and improve their teaching effectiveness. They will learn how to prepare for teaching sports skills, how to introduce, explain, and demonstrate sports skills and use cognitive processes to improve performance.
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COA 208 - Conditioning and Training for Sports 3 cr.
(Formerly PHED 210, PHED 208)
Students will learn how to design effective, individualized training programs by incorporating training basics such as overload, specificity, adaptation and progression. Will include individual differences among athletes, muscular fitness, energy fitness and performance factors.
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COMM 100 - (FYOC) Public Speaking 3 cr.
This is a performance class which emphasizes the theory, composition, delivery, and criticism of speeches. Successful completion of COMM 100 or INTD 117 with a grade of C or better fulfills the public speaking requirement in the University’s General Education curriculum. (INTD 117 also fulfills the basic writing requirement.)
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COMM 101 - Communication and Society 3 cr.
This course has been designed to help students understand the communication discipline. It provides an overview of communication theory/effects and explores the fields of journalism, radio, television, public relations and advertising, including the history and practice of these professions and their impact on contemporary society.
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COMM 108 - (FYW) Essential Writing Skills 3 cr.
This course enhances foundational writing abilities and reviews grammar/style using the Associated Press Stylebook standards. In addition, students will explore both well-written and appropriate essays/articles and careless or unethical written expression in the media. Earning a grade of C or better fulfills EP Level I: First-Year Writing GE requirement.
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COMM 109 - G/S/P Skill Set 1 cr.
This self-directed course contains multiple tutorials on American English rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation that are the necessary foundations of written and oral communication. These components will be emphasized in advanced courses within the major. Students must pass a G/S/P exam with a grade of 70 or higher to enroll in core communication courses. It is recommended that students complete this course prior to the second semester of their Junior year.
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COMM 110 - (S) Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.
An investigation and analysis of the process and nature of human communication and its intrapersonal and interpersonal attributes.
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COMM 115 - (W,EPW) Writing for Communication 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: WRTG 107 or fulfillment of Writing Skills requirement)
An introduction to the major forms of writing for communication professions: corporate, print, radio/television production, public relations and advertising. Students will focus on the development and improvement of writing, research and critical thinking skills. Students must take and pass a grammar exam as part of the course.
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COMM 117 - Foundations of Business Writing and Social Media Communication 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: Completion of an EPI-W course)
An introduction to the major forms of writing for the business professions, from both a new media as well as legacy media perspective. Students will focus on the development and improvement of writing, research and critical thinking skills.
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COMM 130 - History of Electronic Media 3 cr.
The content of the course will address many humanities-based topics as they are related to mass media. Such topics include media history, media technologies and their effects on cultural practices, economic structures of mass communication, media programming, and the role of media in society.
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COMM 210 - (W,EPW) Logical and Rhetorical Analysis 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in COMM 109 , COMM 115 )
A study of the principles of logic and persuasion, analysis of fallacies, and critical examination of the principles of structure in written and oral communication. Practice in briefs and abstracts with an emphasis on precision and clarity.
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COMM 211 - Argumentation and Debate 3 cr.
This course concentrates on the techniques of argumentation, persuasion, debate, and forensics. Focuses heavily on research, case construction and formal analysis.
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COMM 214 - Small Group Communication 3 cr.
An examination of research, techniques, and principles of small-group communication. Topics include problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution, leadership theories, interaction strategies and participant roles.
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COMM 215 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in COMM 109 , COMM 115 )
Introduces the rich body of theory and research in human communication. Students will examine theories from the traditional contexts of the field: interpersonal, small group, public, organizational, mass media, intercultural and gender. An emphasis is on applying the various theories to students’ communicative lives.
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COMM 221 - Radio Production 3 cr.
An examination of the dynamic industry roles of the radio producer/director. Areas to be studied include production theory and techniques that apply to station and program promotions, advertising, news, and music formats.
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COMM 222 - Television Production 3 cr.
Designed to provide both theoretical background and practical application of television production in and outside the studio. Various format types, production techniques and artistic styles are studied. Opportunity for producing and directing television programs.
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COMM 223 - Radio Journalism 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: COMM 221 or COMM 224 or COMM 328 )
With a focus on gathering and preparing news for broadcast (concentrating especially on interviewing techniques), this class will investigate various news formats and styles. At the mid-semester point, the class will begin operating as a news team.
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COMM 225 - Advertising 3 cr.
This course explores advertising as an institution in society, utilizing research, media planning, and creative strategies. Students will participate in the formulation of an advertising campaign.
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COMM 226 - Strategic Writing for Public Relations 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 109 , COMM 115 )
Writing and editing of public relations and marketing communication materials such as press releases, speeches, direct mail, brochures, newsletter and Web sites. Writing and editing for electronic media and video news. Emphasis on integrated communications.
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COMM 227 - Contemporary Public Relations 3 cr.
Principles of the professional practice of modern public relations. Concepts of planning and executing effective communication strategies including message design and distribution for any organization.
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COMM 228 - (D) Intercultural Communication 3 cr.
Designed to provide a framework for understanding diversity in communication patterns among cultures and co-cultures. Topics include high- and low-context patterns, verbal and non-verbal communication across cultures and co-cultures, persuasion, dialects, organization of verbal codes and the structure of conversations.
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COMM 229 - (D) Gender and Communication 3 cr.
This course focuses on interactive relationships between gender and communication in contemporary American society by examining the multiple ways communication in families, schools, media and society in general creates and perpetuates gender roles. The course considers not only what is in terms of gender roles, but also what might be and how students, as change agents, may act to improve their individual and collective lives.
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COMM 230 - Principles of Business Communication 3 cr.
This course introduces students to a range of essential business communication methods and strategies that will foster the development of enhances interpersonal and persuasive skills necessary to successfully communicate to clients and to provide effective leadership within an organization. Topics include gender, intercultural and non-verbal communication, social media, and technology.
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COMM 235 - Introduction to Social Media Strategies 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or greater. Students must complete EPI, FYW, FYDT, and FYOC)
This course focuses on social media and how tools associated with it can best be used in the practice of public relations. The course considers how social media fits within the larger new media context, while also providing an overview of tools associated with social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.)
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COMM 240 - (Q) Communications Research Methods 3 cr.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to communication research methodologies/applications, including measurement, sampling, focus groups, interviews, survey and experiment, in addition to data collection and analysis. Students will gain an understanding of basic statistical procedures and research methods in the various fields of mass communication through lectures and hands-on assignments.
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COMM 245 - (D) Race & Gender Stereotypes in TV & Film 3 cr.
This course will examine the evolution of race and gender stereotypes depicted in TV and film from the 1960’s to the current day. We will examine the impact of the civil rights and feminist movements by viewing films and TV shows and analyze the significance of these changes on American society.
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COMM 250 - Principle Communication Competencies 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 100 or completion of an EP Foundation course & completion of COMM 115 or instructor/department chair permission)
This course provides a practical blend of writing, speaking, interpersonal, small group and organizational communication concepts to foster an understanding of relating, collaborating and presenting in the professional arena. Necessary competencies for formal and informal leadership provide the framework for examining communication skills in the workplace.
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COMM 260 - Media Criticism 3 cr.
This course introduces students to media criticism - the ability to access, analyze and evaluate media messages with the goal of helping them become more informed, engaged and critical consumers of mass media. Students will utilize a variety of mass communication theories to examine the influence of media in our lives.
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COMM 265 - Social Media Communication 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: All non-majors must complete courses in EPII W and COMM 235 )
This intermediate course will focus on teaching students to think and write strategically for effective social media campaigns. Students will learn about how digital and Social media are influencing writing and thinking, and how they are creating a new genres of content consumption and participation.
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COMM 295 - Intercultural Communication: Ireland 3 cr.
This course explores intercultural communication utilizing culture-specific approaches that focus on Ireland and its people. Students examine the influence of history, geography, politics, language, economics and other factors upon communication within Irish culture. American culture will be discussed to assess communication norms within and between the two cultures. Travel expenses and material fees apply.
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COMM 296 - Travel Writing 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: Sophomore Level Status)
Travel Writing will teach students the introductory multimedia skills needed to write successful travel communication that could be sold to various media outlets. Students will learn to take photos, shoot and edit video, and write various types of posts for various social media and platforms. Students will complete a two-week online course that will help prepare them for travel in their respective countries.
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COMM 310 - Mass Communication Law 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: junior or senior standing)
Analysis and examination of statutory laws, congressional legislation and federal rules and regulations governing the mass media in the United States. Focus on the First Amendment, libel and slander, privacy, copyright, free press/fair trial, obscenity, advertising, antitrust and monopoly, taxation and licensing.
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COMM 311 - Political Communication 3 cr.
The study of rhetorical strategies used by the modern politician. Examination of the evolution of American political rhetoric, focusing upon language, message development, audience analysis, and the influence of modern mass media in shaping political discourse.
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COMM 312 - Organizational Communication 3 cr.
The study of communication behaviors, patterns, and strategies in organizations. Topics include power and politics, organizational cultures, conflict management, decision-making, diversity, and leadership. Historical and contemporary theories of organizing are examined and critiqued from a communication perspective.
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COMM 313 - Nonverbal Communication 3 cr.
A study of the nonverbal aspects of human interaction. Topics include impression management, social influence, form and function in design, proxemics, kinesics, and the symbolic environment.
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COMM 314 - Legal Communication 3 cr.
An examination of specific skills needed to promote effective and meaningful communication by the legal professional and the interface with clients, juries, judges and the non-legal public.
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COMM 315 - The Art of the Pitch 3 cr.
This course teaches students the theory and application of persuasive communication. Students will learn the art of crafting persuasive messages using various techniques and technologies associated with verbal, non-verbal and visual communication. Students will engage in a series of increasingly sophisticated presentations reflecting industry methodology and standards.
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COMM 317 - Digital Audio and Video Production 3 cr.
This course will provide an introduction to producing audio and video content for new technologies such as the Web and digital publication formats. Students will use digital recording and editing equipment to produce projects suitable for new technologies.
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