The Courses
(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)
118 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication and Culture
121 Introduction to Media and Culture
122 Introduction to Media Industries and Institutions
125 Introduction to Rhetoric and Performance Studies
140 Introduction to Film Studies
205 Advanced Transfer Seminar Workshop 1 cr
209H LGBT Politics and the Media
212 Cultural Codes in Communication (GenEd DU, SB) 4 cr
226 Social Impact of Mass Media
228 Visual Communication
231 Film and Television Production Concepts
245 Folklore of Alcohol
248 The Folklore of New England
260 Public Speaking
268 Storied Encounters
271 Humor and Comedy in Society (GenEd SBU) 4 cr
287 Advertising as Social Communication 4 cr
288 Gender, Sex and Representation 4 cr
289 Media, Public Relations and Propoganda 4 cr
305 Career & Professional Development Workshop 1 cr
310 Social Influence and Persuasion
318 Comparative Communication Theory
331 Program Process in Television
335 Media and Education 4 cr
336 Consumer Culture
337 Media Audiences
338 Children, Teens and Media
340 History of Film I
342 History of Film II
345 Contemporary World Cinema
346 Introduction to Studio Directing
347 Studio Operations and Production Design
348 Intercultural Communication
349 Sport, Culture, and Communication
360 Music, Culture, and the Moving Image
386 Race, Inequality, and Representation
372 Studying Social Interaction
373 Global Media Flows
>374 Interracial Communication
375 Writing as Communication (required of all BA-COMM students)
376 Sidewalks and Screens
377 Social Media in Everyday Life
393C Issues in World Cinema
394CI Research Methods
394DI Youth, Democracy, and the Entertainment Industries
394EI Performance and the Politics of Race
394PI Peer Advising and Leadership Seminar
408 Survey of Digital Behavior
409 Communication, Technology, and Work
414 Studying Everyday Talk 4cr
426 Media Violence
427 Media Literacy 4 cr
429 Queer Performance and Publics
433 Advanced Television Production and Direction
434 On Citizenships and Belonging
441 Principles and Techniques of Film-style Production
444 Film Styles and Genres
445 Screenwriting
446 Film Documentary
491S Introduction to Semiotics
491X Social Media and Political Communication
492G Cultures in Conversation
493L Experimental Film and Video
493M Fashion, Media, Culture, Style
494BI Countercultural Films
494CI Communication, Ecology, Sustainability
494DI Conflict and Collaboration
494FI Food as Communication
494GI Media and the Construction of Gender
494LI The Social Life of Algorithms
494NI Nonverbal Communication
494TI Talk in the Media
494XI Media and Prejudice
495A Performance Ethnography
497VP Video Production: Advanced Topics
499C Honors Thesis Seminar
499 Honors Thesis
514 Social Uses of Language
593D Advanced Screenwriting