2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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COMMUNICATION
COMM 101 Introduction to Communication Studies
This course surveys the processes of communication, and explores the way they work in such
contexts as relationships, groups and organizations. The course includes such topics as perception
and listening; the development, dissolution and maintenance of relationships; group decision-making;
public persuasion; and mediated communication. Fall Term, Spring Terms. 3
Hrs.
COMM 200 Public Speaking
This course develops student ability to prepare and deliver an effective speech for a variety of
purposes. Topics include overcoming speech anxiety; composing appropriate beginnings and
endings; choosing organizational patterns; and improving diction and body language. Fall Term,
Spring Terms. 3 Hrs.
COMM 204 Introduction News Writing/Editing
This course examines newspaper methods and the techniques of news writing, emphasizing
basic editing. This course fulfills the writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisites: COMM 101
and ENGL 110 and 120. Fall Term, Spring Terms. 3 Hrs.
COMM 207 Advanced Expository Writing
This expository writing course designed to help students in all majors improve their writing
skills. This course fulfills the writing-intensive requirement for communication majors. Prerequisite:
English 120. Students may elect this course as ENGL 207. Spring Term. 3 Hrs.
COMM 213 Practicum: Queens Chronicle
Practical work in producing the student newspaper, The Queens Chronicle, The course features
regular workshops with instructor and editors. Prerequisite: COMM 204. Fall Term,
Spring Terms, every year. Repeatable for a total of 4 Hrs. 2 Hrs.
COMM 231 History of Film
Introduction and historical analysis of cinema from the silent era to the contemporary avant
garde. The course surveys technological developments, the evolution of popular genres and the
achievements of significant directors and their landmark films. Students may elect this course
as DRAM 231. Fall Term, odd years. 3 Hrs.
COMM 233 Television History/Criticsm
This course surveys television history, including broadcast milestones, the entertainment and
educational potential and the imprint on American society. Students will examine American
mass culture through the window of television programming, explore the economic dimensions
of the medium and investigate new technologies. Students may elect this course as DRAM
233. Fall Term, even years. 3 Hrs.
COMM 302 Elements of Actuality: Audio, Video and Performance
Beginning with classical rhetoric's emphasis on the ethos of a messenger (enacted in a
reporter's performance), this course introduces and develops student abilities as storytellers
across electronic media platforms. By studying the nature and contributions of the sound and
image elements required to communicate actuality on radio, television, film and multimedia,
students will find out how to tell an evocative story ethically. 3 Hrs.
COMM 304 Advanced News Writing: Print
Advanced study of the techniques of writing news, emphasizing the development of specialized
skills and research techniques. Prerequisite: COMM 204. Spring Term. 3 Hrs.
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