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School of Contemporary Arts 
Communication Arts (B.A.) 
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Communication Arts (B.A.)
Requirements of the Major

Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 180 GE-COLLEGE ENGLISH
SELECT ONE BADM 115 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES
or SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT
SELECT ONE GE- HISTORY:  HIST 101-110
AIID 201 GE-READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL NORTH AMERICA
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS REQUIREMENTS
CNTP 101 FIRST YEAR TOPICS
SELECT ONE  CA Interdisciplinary 300 level course
ARHT 301 AMERICAN ART AFTER 1940
ARHT 335 19TH CENTURY ART AND CULTURE
ARHT 338 AVANT GARDE ART
ARHT 341 IMPRESSIONISM AND AFTER
ARTS 331 ART AS THERAPY
CNTP 305 CUBAN CINEMA AND CULTURE
CNTP 310 BLACK EXPERIENCE/MEDIA
CNTP 312 CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM:FILM
CNTP 313 SYMBOLISM AND MEDIA IMAGE
CNTP 315 ART AND TECHNOLOGY
CNTP 323 SEXUAL POLITICS,GENDER AND FILM REPRESENTATION
CNTP 325 MEDIA SPORTS AND SOCIETY
CNTP 327 GLOBAL MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ISSUES
CNTP 347 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
CNTP 348 LATINO IMAGES AND HOLLYWOOD
CNTP 350 DIGITAL CULTURE
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE-LATIN AMERICA
COMM 310 APOCALYP VISIONS: ANIME MEDIA FILM
COMM 317 MEDIA AND PERSUASION
COMM 334 HISTORY AND AESTHETICS:FILM EDITING
COMM 347 THE NEW TV CRITICISM
COMM 356 MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
MUSI 309 MUSIC AND GENDER
MUSI 325 WRITING ABOUT MUSIC
MUSI 328 SOUNDTRACKS
MUSI 335 AVANT GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
MUSI 345 DJ CULTURE
MUSI 365 CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON MUSIC
THEA 318 PRFORMANCE STUDY:MASKS
THEA 323 EXPERIMENTAL THEATER 1950-PRESENT
THEA 328 CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS
THEA 331 THEATER AND SOCIETY I
THEA 334 THEATER AND SOCIETY II
SELECT ONE CA Interdisciplinary 400 level course
CNTP 404 THE DRAMATIC ELEMENT
CNTP 411 MEDIA IN SOCIETY
CNTP 414 FROM FICTION TO FILM
CNTP 415 JAZZ AND AMERICAN CULTURE
CNTP 424 AFRICAN/AMERICAN WOMEN IN FILM
CNTP 444 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CINEMA
CNTP 447 HISTORY AND AESTHETICS PERFORMANCE ART
CNTP 466 ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY THEATER
CNTP 468 ART AND EXILE
CNTP 487 FILM HISTORY CULTURE AND MYTH
CNTP 493 NATURE AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
MUSI 462 MUSIC AND IDENTITY
COMMUNICATION ARTS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
There are five concentrations in the Communication Arts major:
DIGITAL FILMMAKING CONCENTRATION
DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONCENTRATION
JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION
WRITING CONCENTRATION
MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES CONCENTRATION
DIGITAL FILMMAKING CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
COMM 204 MEDIA LITERACY
COMM 219 IDEA DEVELOPMENT
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
Choose one course at the 200 level
COMM 203 FILM REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER
COMM 209 HISTORY OF TV/NEW MEDIA
COMM 223 CINEMA OF THE OTHER
COMM 229 WORLD CINEMA MOVEMENTS
COMM 234

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS

Choose two courses at the 300 level
COMM 310 APOCALYP VISIONS: ANIME MEDIA FILM
COMM 334 HISTORYAND AESTHETICS: FILM EDITING
COMM 347 THE NEW TV CRITICISM
CNTP 312 CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM: FILM
CNTP 323 SEXUAL POLITICS GENDER AND FILM REPRESENTATION
CNTP 347 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
CNTP 348 LATINO IMAGES AND HOLLYWOOD
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE-LATIN AMERICA
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
COMM 215 VISUAL STORYTELLING
COMM 218 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING
COMM 220 STORY STRUCTURE:DOCUMENTARY,FICTION AND FILM
COMM 308 DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM
COMM 337 DIRECTING THE FICTION FILM
COMM 353 DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION
Choose one of the following courses
COMM 312 PORTFOLIO / THESIS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
COMM 314 INVESTIGATIVE TV REPORTING
COMM 332 TV FOR NEW MEDIA
COMM 338 SOUND DESIGN FOR DIGITAL MEDIA
    Category 4: Capstone Portfolio Requirement
COMM 433 SENIOR PROJECT: DIGITAL FILMMAKING
Category 5: Internship or Co-op Course Requirement
Choose one course at 300 or 400-level
CNTP 388 CO-OP CONTEMPORARY ARTS
CNTP 422 INTERNSHIP
Category 6: Electives Course Requirement
Choose two elective courses
COMM 202 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 206 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO
COMM 208 NEWSWRITING
COMM 313 VISUAL EFFECTS FOR DVD AND FILM
COMM 327 TITLE DESIGN-TIME BASED MEDIA
COMM 329 PHOTOJOURNALISM
COMM 344 WRITING THE SCREEN PLAY
COMM 350 FILM INDUSTRY ART AND ECONOMICS
COMM 364 DIRECTING ACTORS FOR FILM
THEA 226 BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV
DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirement
COMM 204  MEDIA LITERACY
COMM 219 IDEA DEVELOPMENT
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
Take two required courses
COMM 201 DIGITAL LITERACY
COMM 213 HISTORY OF DESIGN
Choose one course from the following
COMM 310 APOCALYP VISIONS: ANIME MEDIA FILM
COMM 318 THE CAMPAIGN IN MEDIA AND FILM
COMM 356 MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
CNTP 350 DIGITAL CULTURE
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
COMM 202 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 237 GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMM 263 DIGITAL IMAGING
COMM 322 WEB DESIGN
COMM 339 PUBLICATION DESIGN
COMM 362 INTERACTIVE ANIMATION DESIGN
Category 4: Capstone Portfolio course requirements
Choose two of the following courses
COMM 305 VISUAL IDENTITY DESIGN
COMM 327 TITLE DESIGN-TIME BASED MEDIA
COMM 332 TV FOR NEW MEDIA
COMM 404 SENIOR PROJECT: DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Category 5: Internship or Co-op Course Requirements
Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level
CNTP 388 CO-OP CONTEMPORARY ARTS
CNTP 422 INTERNSHIP
Category 6: Electives Course Requirement
Choose two elective courses
ARTS 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING
ARTS 201 BASIC PAINTING
ARTS 206 BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTS 209

3-D COMPUTING” ANIMATION AND MODELING

COMM 206 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO
COMM 218 FUNDAMENTAL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING
COMM 266 RESEARCH AND WRITING METHODS
COMM 312 PORTFOLIO/THESIS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
COMM 313 VISUAL EFFECTS FOR DVD AND FILM
COMM 329 PHOTOJOURNALISM
COMM 338 SOUND DESIGN FOR DIGITAL MEDIA
COMM 346 CREATIVE ADVERTISING / PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMM 349 PROMOTIONS WRITING
JOURNALISM CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
COMM 204 MEDIA LITERACY
COMM 219 IDEA DEVELOPMENT

Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
Choose one course at the 200 level
COMM 101 EFFECTIVE SPEAKING
COMM 222 PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 234 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
Take one required course at the 300 level
COMM 331 MEDIA ISSUES AND ETHICS
 
Choose one additional course at the 300 level
COMM 317 MEDIA AND PERSUASION
COMM 326 PERSUASION THEORY AND PRACTICE
COMM 347 THE NEW TV CRITICISM
COMM 348 GLOBAL MEDIA/LOCAL CHANGE
CNTP 310 BLACK EXPERIENCE/MEDIA
CNTP 325 MEDIA SPORTS AND SOCIETY
CNTP 327 GLOBAL MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ISSUES
CNTP 348 LATINO IMAGES AND HOLLYWOOD
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
Category 3: Writing/Production Course Requirements
COMM 208 NEWSWRITING
COMM 226 COPY EDITING
COMM 324 REPORTING/WRITING: ONLINE MEDIA
    Choose one of the following
COMM 311 COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
COMM 333 PRODUCING THE NEWSPAPER
Category 4: Social Science Course Requirement
Choose one social science course
ENST 206 PUBLIC POLICY
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
SOCI 210 GLOBAL WORKPLACE
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
SOCI 221 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOCI 232 SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY
SOCI 361 GENDER, WORK AND FAMILY
POLI 223 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Category 5: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirements
Choose three of the following courses
COMM 304 WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
COMM 314 INVESTIGATIVE TV REPORTING
COMM 323

AUDIO FEATURES AND DOCUMENTARIES

COMM 329 PHOTOJOURNALISM
COMM 351 CROSS CULTURAL JOURNALISM
COMM 365 NEWS REPORTING:BROADCAST/NEW MEDIA
COMM 430 SENIOR PROJECT: JOURNALISM
Category 6: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one 300 or 400 level course
CNTP 388 CO-OP CONTEMPORARY ARTS
CNTP 422 INTERNSHIP
Category 7: Electives Course Requirement
Choose two elective courses
COMM 202 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 206 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO
COMM 211 PERFORMING FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA
COMM 212 FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIO AND NEW MEDIA
COMM 218 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING
COMM 220 STORY STRUCTURE:DOCUMENTARY/FICTION FILM
COMM 230 CREATIVE WRITING
COMM 308 DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM
COMM 319 CREATIVE NON-FICTION
COMM 320 WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMM 321 VOICE AND DICTION
COMM 328 THE NARRATIVE ART
COMM 336 SPORTS PROMOTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS
COMM 349 PROMOTIONS WRITING
WRITING CONCENTRATION
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
COMM 204 MEDIA LITERACY
COMM 219 IDEA DEVELOPMENT
Category 2: History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
Choose one course at the 200 level
COMM 203 FILM REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE , CLASS AND GENDER
COMM 223 CINEMA OF THE OTHER
COMM 229 WORLD CINEMA MOVEMENTS
Choose two courses at the 300-level
CNTP 347 GLOBAL MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ISSUES
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
COMM 317 MEDIA AND PERSUASION
COMM 318 THE CAMPAIGN IN MEDIA AND FILM
COMM 348 GLOBAL MEDIA/LOCAL CHANGE
Category 3: Writing Course Requirements
COMM 220 STORY STRUCTURE: DOCUMENTARY/FICTION FILM
COMM 230 CREATIVE WRITING
COMM 304 WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
COMM 328 THE NARRATIVE ART
Category 4: Literature Course Requirements
Choose two literature courses
AMER 317 AMERICAN CRIME FICTION AND FILM
LITR 101 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
LITR 202 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I
LITR 204 AMERICAN SHORT STORY
LITR 205 ENGLISH NOVEL
LITR 218 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II
LITR 223 SURVEY OF CONTINENTAL
LITR 239 LITERATURE AND FILM
LITR 308 COMIC AMERICAN NOVEL
LITR 319 MAJOR AUTHORS
LITR 234 RUSSIAN SHORT STORY
Category 5: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirements
Choose two of the following courses
COMM 311 COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
COMM 319 CREATIVE NON-FICTION
COMM 320 WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMM 423 SENIOR PROJECT: WRITING
COMM 324 REPORTING/WRITING:ONLINE MEDIA
COMM 430 SENIOR PROJECT: JOURNALISM
COMM 344 WRITING THE SCREEN PLAY
Category 6: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level
CNTP 388 CO-OP CONTEMPORARY ARTS
CNTP 422 INTERNSHIP
Category 7: Electives Course Requirements
Choose two of the following courses
COMM 202 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 208 NEWSWRITING
COMM 218 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING
COMM 226 COPY EDITING
COMM 266 RESEARCH/WRITING METHODS
COMM 312 PORTFOLIO/THESIS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
COMM 326 PERSUASION THEORY AND PRACTICE
COMM 333 PRODUCING THE NEWSPAPER
COMM 336 SPORTS PROMOTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS
COMM 349 PROMOTIONS WRITING
COMM 351 CROSS-CULTURAL JOURNALISM
COMM 365

NEWS REPORTING FOR BROADCAST / NEWS MEDIA

LITR 216 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION AND POETRY
LITR 222 CREATIVE NON-FICTIONAL WRITING
LITR 229 FICTIONAL WRITING WORKSHOP
LITR 233 MAGAZINE WORKSHOP
THEA 245 BASIC PLAYWRITING
MEDIA/CINEMA STUDIES
Category 1: Foundation Course Requirements
COMM 204 MEDIA LITERACY
COMM 219 IDEA DEVELOPMENT
Category 2 : History/Theory/Criticism Course Requirements
Choose one course at the 200 level
COMM 203 FILM REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE ,CLASS AND GENDER
COMM 209 HISTORY OF TV AND NEW MEDIA
COMM 223 CINEMA OF THE OTHER
COMM 229 WORLD CINEMA MOVEMENTS
COMM 234 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
Choose two courses at the 300 level
CNTP 310 BLACK EXPERIENCE / MEDIA
CNTP 323 GENDER, SEXUAL POLITICS AND FILM REPRESENTATION
CNTP 325 MEDIA SPORTS AND SOCIETY
CNTP 347 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
CNTP 348 LATINO IMAGES AND HOLLYWOOD
COMM 310 APOCALYP VISIONS: ANIME MEDIA FILM
COMM 326 PERSUASION THEORY AND PRACTICE
COMM 334 HISTORY AND AESTHETICS: FILM EDITING
Category 3: Media/Cinema Studies Course Requirements
COMM 216 MEDIA AND CINEMA STUDIES
COMM 266 RESEARCH/WRITING METHODS
Choose one course in media writing or production
COMM 202 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA
COMM 208 NEWSWRITING
COMM 218 FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL FILM MAKING
Choose one course in media/film organization and economics
COMM 318 THE CAMPAIGN IN MEDIA AND FILM
COMM 350 FILM INDUSTRY: ART AND ECONOMICS
MGMT 303 PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS MANAGEMENT
Choose two courses in media criticism and analysis
COMM 317 MEDIA AND PERSUASION
COMM 347 THE NEW TV CRITICISM
CNTP 327 GLOBAL MULTICULTURAL MEDIA ISSUES
CNTP 363 MEDIA AND CULTURE-LATIN AMERICA
    Choose one course in media writing
COMM 304 WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
COMM 320 WRITING FOR PUBIC RELATIONS 
COMM 324 REPORTING/WRITING: ONLINE MEDIA
COMM 349 PROMOTIONS WRITING
COMM 351 CROSS CULTURAL JOURNALISM
Category 4: Capstone Portfolio Course Requirement
Choose one upper level portfolio course:
CNTP 312 CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM: FILM
COMM 348 GLOBAL MEDIA/LOCAL CHANGE
COMM 447 SENIOR PROJECT: MEDIA/CINEMA STUDIES
Category 5: Internship or Co-Op Course Requirement
Choose one course at the 300 or 400 level
CNTP 388 CO-OP CONTEMPORARY ARTS
CNTP 422 INTERNSHIP
Category 6: Electives Course Requirements
Choose two elective courses
COMM 205 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 206 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO
COMM 211 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 215 VISUAL STORYTELLING
COMM 220 STORY STRUCTURE: DOCUMENTARY/FICTION FILM
COMM 222 PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM 226 COPY EDITING
COMM 237 GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMM 305 VISUAL IDENTITY DESIGN
COMM 308 DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM
COMM 312 PORTFOLIO/THESIS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
COMM 321 VOICE AND DICTION
COMM 323 AUDIO DOCUMENTARIES AND FEATURES
COMM 336 SPORTS PROMOTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS
COMM 346 CREATIVE ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
COMM 348 LEADERSHIP AND GROUP COMMUNICATION
COMM 365

NEWS REPORTING FOR BROADCAST/NEW MEDIA
Related Information:
Communication Arts Home Page
General Education Requirements

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