2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

202 FLAGLER COLLEGE
COMMUNICATION
among the techniques which will be examined. The course includes screenings
COM 403 – PR/Strategic Communication Theory and Research (3)
(equivalent to COM 402)
Prerequisites: COM 208 Introduction to Media and COM 224 Foundations of
Strategic Communication. An examination of pertinent theories of persuasion
and media and related research methods, for the process of research and
evaluation in strategic communication. Students will be expected to carry out a
COM 405 – International Communication (3)
Prerequisite: COM 222 or COM 217 ororor permission
of instructor. This course is a survey of international communication. It closely
examines the global mass media and the historical, theoretical, cultural, economic,
intriguing legal, ethical, and cultural issues regarding the media in the world today.
COM 420 – Media Law (3)
or PLA 380. A study of the legal rights and responsibilities
of the mass media and their relationship to contemporary law. Includes problems of
COM 431 – Videogaming (3)
Prerequisites: Junior Standing. This course is designed as an advance study
of video games and video game culture in our society. We will seek to explore
of gaming today. Further, we will explore the intersection of production and
reception. This course also features the use of analytical frameworks, such as
textual analysis, gender analysis and reception analysis to examine video games.
We will explore the potential negatives and positives of video games. You will be
expected to use these analytical frameworks to understand video game texts and
to explore game culture. You will interact with these frameworks through class
discussions, exams, journal entries, and a short paper.
COM 435 - Senior Seminar in Media Studies (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of 100 credit hours. This course is emphasizes
research, planning, and rewriting drafts. Students meet in a collaborative
read theoretical essays, workshop, and develop a large-scale research project.
Each instructor chooses a research interest on which to base the course, and
establishes a seminar/workshop environment in which students become experts-