Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011 - SNHU Academic Archive ...

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dents in the class to have a common language of image
analysis and creation. Readings and discussions on topics
such as cinematography, narrative meaning, image and
sound design, editing, genres, and culture will be included.
Creative interpretative and expression of ideas will be exercised
in the production of media.
COM 212 Public Speaking (3 credits)
This course is designed to help students develop abilities,
including organization and delivery skills, for all speaking
situations. The evaluation and improvement of voice, diction,
articulation and posture also are studied. May not be
used as a literature elective. Prerequisite: ENG 120.
COM 222 Introduction to Film History (3 credits)
As an overview of film history and aesthetics, this course
explores film history from 1895 to the present. Emphasis is
on the development of film as a technology, an art form, an
industry, and a cultural institution. The class will research
and discuss genres, movements, directors, and landmarks
in film history including the cultural impact of film, the
influence of film movements on filmmaking techniques
worldwide, and the economic and cultural connectivity of
filmmaking across the globe. Global Marker.
COM 227 Public Relations (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice
of public relations in the United States. Students study the
major figures in this field as well as organizations, their
behavior, and the relationships between organizations and
their publics. Prerequisite: ENG 121.
COM 230 Graphics and Layout in Print Media (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the principles and practices
of graphic design. Students are introduced through lecture,
demonstration and hands-on computer work to the basic elements
of graphic visual communication. Adobe Illustrator is
used as a primary tool in exploring visual perception through
a variety of creative exercises that familiarize the student
with basic visual principles such as figure/ground manipulation,
shape grouping, letterform shape creation, and grid and
system creation. Formal elements of graphic design such as
line, shape, color, texture, pattern, balance, symmetry,
rhythm, space and unity are thoroughly explored by example
and hands-on computer exercises. Special topics included
are designing with type, layout strategies, logo design, symbol
and pictogram development and stationery systems.
COM 232 Desktop Publishing (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the software application
QuarkXpress designed for the novice user. The Macintosh
platform is used in the classroom studio lab, and the student
is introduced to the creative and practical aspects of the
desktop publishing program considered indispensable in the
contemporary communications and design industries. This
course is based on a series of introductory exercises and a
regimen of hands-on practice that teaches software and
design skills. Students learn how to combine the use of
QuarkXpress with other professional graphics and word processing
software such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
and Microsoft Word. Prerequisites: ENG 121 and COM 230,
or permission of instructor.
COM 235 Introduction to Journalism (3 credits)
This writing practicum introduces students to writing for
print and electronic media under deadline. Gathering information
by using records, documents, observation, interviewing,
and the Internet. Emphasis on library resources,
electronic databases, and current events. Basic style and
editing based on AP Stylebook and Libel Manual and AP
Broadcast News Handbook.
COM 237 Journalism Practicum (maximum 6 credits)
The option for this practicum is print journalism. Students
have the opportunity to publish the student newspaper, The
Observer. Students interested in receiving credits for this
practicum must present portfolios of their work. The newspaper’s
editorial board and faculty advisor assign credits.
COM 238 Radio Practicum (maximum 6 credits)
Students have the opportunity to participate in the university
radio station, Radio SNHU, as on-air disc jockeys, on the
governing board, or both. Students interested in receiving
credits for this experience must present portfolios of their
work. The Department of Communications in association
with the station’s faculty advisor(s) assigns credits.
COM 244 Digital Video Production: Level I (3 credits)
This course introduces the student to video aesthetics, and
techniques, as well as providing students with hands-on production
experience. Video will be approached as a creative
visual communication tool for the exploration of abstract
concepts, creative endeavors and the human condition.
Skills covered in the class will include the fundamentals of
all stages of production, use of the camera as a visual tool,
audio, lighting, and editing in a digital non-linear environment.
Students attend lectures and technical demonstrations,
view work of various video and film directors,
complete production planning and coordination, and produce
creative projects. Prerequisite: COM 128 or permission
of the instructor.
COM 302 Environmental Communications (3 credits)
Research in mass media and science communication reveals
the need for professionals in various disciplines to acquire
skills to inform and educate the public about environmental
and other science issues via the media. Communication of
environmental issues is essential for public awareness, information
and action in an era of rapid population expansion
and resource depletion; which leads to global unsustainability.
Research indicates that since the general public receives
most of its information from the mass media, professionals
need to be adequately trained in media information dissemination
styles and techniques. This class will cover the spectrum
of media available for conveying environmental and
science information to the public and will teach writing and
speaking skills for media and other communication channels.
The course will also teach principles of an ecologically and
economically sustainable future and how these principles can
be effectively and persuasively communicated to people.
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