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sussex.edu • 973.300.2207opportunity to work within or create a web page, via theCollege’s existing website. Skills to be developed include:using the Internet, the World Wide Web, E-mail, and otherelectronic sources; producing newsworthy stories andcreating attention-getting websites; finding and usingaccurate sources of electronic information; gathering,arranging, and analyzing data; using AP style; preparinginvestigative reports and creating in-depth feature pieces;as well as performing other electronic journalism-relatedassignments. At least 45 class hours of faculty attention willbe devoted to each student. A pre- and post-test will beadministered to all students. In addition, students may berequired to meet periodically with the instructor on campus.Prerequisite: ENGL101COMM220PHOTOJOURNALISM (3 Cr) (3:0)This course will provide students with a basic understandingof visual communications media, with particular emphasison digital still cameras. Students will be required to submita variety of short-term (i.e., spot news) and long-term(i.e., photo essay) assignments using their own 35mmand/or digital still cameras. The course will include a basicreview of lighting, color and digital imaging, exposure,composition, and special effects. Throughout the semesterstudents will be assigned to cover approximately a dozenphotojournalism assignments. By the end of the semester,students will have a proficiency in producing professionalquality photographic images for newspapers andmagazines, as well as digital photographic images forelectronic and Web publications.Prerequisite: ENGL215 or COMM219COMM223/ENGL223THE GOTHIC IN LITERATURE AND THE CINEMA(3 Cr) (3:0)The Gothic in Literature and the Cinema will survey literatureand cinema that are considered “Gothic.” Characteristicthemes will include authors’ and directors’ conceptions ofdeath and decay, desire and sexuality, obsession andmadness. The primary focus of the course will be on thestudy of literature and cinema. As a result, students will gainfamiliarity with and experience in: reading and analyzingliteracy texts; using literary and cinematic terminology (e.g.,genre, allegory, character narrative, misen-scene, montage,auteur, etc.); and writing critical essays that compare andcontrast literary and cinematic works. Novels and films willinclude: Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula,Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, Shirley Jackson’s The Hauntingof Hill House, and Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend. Inaddition, the short stories of Poe, Hawthorne, duMaurier,and others will be read, and films based on these authors’work and/or themes will be discussed.Prerequisite: ENGL102 – Grade of C or higherCOMM225PUBLIC RELATIONS (3 Cr) (3:0)This online course provides an overview of the keyelements involved in providing effective public relationsfor corporations, not-for-profit organizations, businesses,institutions, and government agencies. Elements to becovered will include methods of public relations research,strategic planning, preparing collateral materials, and writingeffective press releases -ones that will ensure placementwith media organizations.Prerequisite: ENGL101 – Grade of C or higher or permissionof InstructorCOMM230CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SURVEY OF THE CINEMA(3 Cr) (3:0)This course will explore the film genres, film terms, andstyles by examining the racially, ethnically, culturally andsexually diverse themes of producers and directorsthroughout the world. The course also will provide ahistorical survey of the cinema. Emphasis will be on writingcritical pieces that demonstrate knowledge of aestheticprinciples and culturally diverse themes as they apply tofilm as an art form.Prerequisite: ENGL101COMM250SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONThis course focuses on special topics in Communication.Since the topics may change each time the course isoffered, students should consult the course-offeringschedule each semester.COMM290INTERNSHIP PORTFOLIO: NEW MEDIA (2 Cr) (1:6)This course serves as a professional work experience withweb publishing jobs and new media assignments, eitherthrough co-op work placement or in-house assistance withdesign projects. Students will also be advised in assemblingand presenting work for a portfolio.Prerequisite: COMM219, COMM180, GRAD105COMM291PORTFOLIO PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION(1 Cr) (1:0)In this course, students will develop a portfolio ofprofessional quality that is representative of technicaland creative skills and career objectives. Excellent portfolioorganization and resume presentation will be stressed.Cover letters, interviewing styles, and image presentationwill be discussed. Students will write their goals, both shortand long range, create a resume and develop a digital andpresented portfolio for critique suitable for presentation toa school, client, or job interview.Corequisite: COMM290Prerequisite: 24 Credits in the Major Field of StudyCOMPUTER SCIENCECOMS110COMPUTER CONCEPTS & APPLICATIONS(3 Cr) (2:2)This course is designed to provide the student with a levelof knowledge necessary to function in today’s technologicalsociety. Topics include computer and network terminology,COURSE DESCRIPTIONS • 799