2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

196 FLAGLER COLLEGE
COMMUNICATION
In a supportive workshop environment, we will examine the basics of the craft,
encourage productive writing habits, and visit the territory of your imagination.
Starting with a few simple ideas, each student will mold characters and spin
stories for those characters, with an emphasis on learning techniques for
character development, visualization, and structuring. These narrative elements
COM 234 – Writing for Television (3)
(equivalent to COM 315)
Prerequisite: COM 213 Media Literacy. A study of the techniques, style and
format of script preparation for the television media. Scripts include commercial,
news documentary, and dramatic programs.
COM 235 – Principles of Media Studies (3)
Prerequisites: COM 208 and COM 210.
and digital media from multiple perspectives: formal, cultural, and theoretical.
cultural issues of their time, including gender and race? What are the formal and
differently, as spectators, in relation to various media? These questions will be
on applying critical concepts to screenings and clips.
COM 242 – Photojournalism I (4)
A studio course designed primarily for students
pursuing a Journalism track as a Communication major. The course teaches basic
camera techniques and digital processes in the context of classroom projects
A lab fee is required for this course.
COM 253- Reporting I (3)
(equivalent to COM 306)
Prerequisites: COM 220 and COM 230. Instruction and practice in researching
and writing more complex news and feature stories and consideration of ethical
guidelines. Course offers practice in information gathering, fact checking, and
interviewing, as well as in column and editorial writing.
COM 255- Multimedia Production for Journalists (4)
(equivalent to COM 352)
Prerequisites: COM 208. This course offers instruction on reporting for
Internet news sites and other online media. You will learn how to use digital
tools to produce slideshows. The course will also include instruction on creating