2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

,182 COMMUNICATION STUDIESCMST 2V03 CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: ,THEORY AND PRACTICE,An ~xamination of ways of preventing, resolving and transforming conflictsin everyday'life, in our ,own culture and others; and in the arenas offamily, business" the law,schools andJarge-scale political, conflicts., Three; hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration in level II or above or permission of the Directorof Peace Studies ' 'Cross-list: PEACE, ST 2A03This course is administered by Peace Studies. "CMST 2W03' CRITICAL THINKING, This course aims to improve skills in analyzing and evaluating arguments,and presentation?' found in everyday' life anc~ academic contexts, and toimprove critical judgement. ' ,Two lectures, one tutorial; one termPrerequisite: Registration in level II or aboveCross~list: HUMAN 2C03 "Antirequisite: ARTS&SCI 1 B06This course is administered by the Department of Philosophy.CMST 2X03 . FILM HISTORY TO THE SECOND WORLD WARAn introduction 'to·thehistory of narrative film from its beginnings to theiSecond World War; It focuses on- narrative cihema'sdeveIopment froma~sthetic, social, technological' and economic perspectives while alsotouching on a s,elected number of issues in film theory.Two lectures, plus one weekly film screening;' one termPrerequisite: Registration in level II or aboveofa program in Theatre andFilm Studies or Communication Studies (Cultural Studies Stream)Cross-jist: ART HIST2G03, THTR&FlM 2F03Antirequisite: CMST 2X06This course is administered' by Theatre & Film.Enrolment is limited, to 150 students.CMST 2Y03 THE ANCIENT WORLD IN FILMThe emphasis is on myth (Amazons, Hercules) and history. (slave re-'volts;~banquets,decadent emperors)-studiedvia' Greek ,and L'atinac-­counts (in translation) and cinematicversions (e.g. Electra, Medea, MightyAphrodite, Apocalypse Now, Spartacus, I Claudius).Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in level II or aboveCross-list: CLASSICS 2E03, THTR&FlM 2G03This course is administered by the Department of Classics.,CMST 2ZQ3 POLITICS .AND THE MEDIATheories and practices of the reciprocal relationship between the communicationsmedia a'nd the political system.Three hours (lectures and tutorials); one termPrerequ'isite: CMST 1 A03 and 1 B03; or POL SCI 1 G06Cross-list: POL SCI 2Z03,This course is administered by the Department of Political Science~CMST 3B03 P'RACTICAL ASPECTS OF, MEDIA PRODUCTIONIn consultation with a faculty member, students will complete an independentproject or an applied placement on an approved topic involvingthe application of communication skills, theories and methodologies. It is, the student's, responsibility to obtain the agreement of the instructor and,to complete a proposal form (available in the Communication StudiesOffice).. Independent Study proposals must be approved by the Committeeof Instruction during the term before the project is to be done.Prerequisite: Registration in level III or iVof a program in CommunicationStudies with a Cumulative Average of at least 8.5 and permission of theCommittee of Instruction. ,'CMST 3BB3 WOMEN AND VISUAL CULTUREStudents will explore ideas about representation, spectatorship and productionin relation to issues of social difference, such as gender, raceand class. Emphasis is on visual modalities such as film, video, television,advertising, 'et cetera.Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level III or above and one of ART HIST 2A03,CMST 2F03, 2103, DRAMA 2X06, THTR&FlM 1 B03 or WOM EN ST 1 A06Cross-list THTR&FlM 3P03, WOMEN ST 3BB3 ' ' ,Not open to students with credit or registration in WOMEN sf 3803' Iitaken in 2001-2002. 'This course is administered by Women's Studies..CMS! 3C03 MEDIA AND SOCIAL ISSUESMedia representations of, social problems such as homelesshess andviolence are, examined comparatively in light of journalistic ethics andideology"the relationl3 between media and sources, and the constraints, on objectivity~, Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: Registration in level III or above of a Communication Studies'or SoCiology program ' ,,',Cross-list: SOCIOl 3C03Enrolment is limited. ,This course i~ administered by the Department of Sociology.CMST 3CC3 ' READING FILMA critical examination of selected films and film genres as cultural texts,using methods drawn from film theory and cultural studies.Three hours, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or above of a program in Art History,Communication Studies, Comparative Literatur~, Cultural Studies andCritical Theory, or Theatre and Film Studies. It is recommended that stu-'dents should already have takenCMST 2X030r,2X06.Cross-list: COMP LIT 3l03, CSCT 3CC3, ENGLISH SCC3, THTR&FlM 3R03(formerly DRAMA 3H03) , .This course is administered by the Department of: English and CulturalStudies. " '" , ,CMST 3003 POLITICAL COMMUNICATION', The' rela,tionship beiw~en 'politics and the media is analyzed in terms ofissues such,as political news coverage,electioneering, political marketing,policy formation and publicity, and agenda-setting and public opinion.Three lectures; one term, ,:,' .,,',Prerequisi,te:Registrationi'n a Communication ~tudies or Political Scienceprog~m'Cross-list: POL SCI 3BB3, This course is aqministered by the Department of Political Science._ CMS.T 3E03 ARGUMENTATION THEORY. The tneory ofargumentatiQn is centrai to any sortor sociai or diaiecticaiapproach to the theory ,of. knowledge. The theoretical issues discussedin this course would include the concept of im argument, the analysis of,arguments and the evaluation of, arguments.'Three hours (lectures and discussion); one 'termPrerequisite: CMST 2W03 or PHllOS 2B03; and registration in level IIor aboveCross-Jist: PHllOS 3M03This course is administered by the Department of Philosophy.CMST 3F03 TOPICS IN VISUAL CULTURE 'This course will examine a variety of topics in the critical, stlJdy of visualculture, including, gender and spectatorship, consumerism and the arts,a:nd visual literacy in the 21st cen~ury.Three hours' (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration inlevel II or abo~e'Cross-list: SOTA 3C03 'This coUrse is administered' by the School 6f the Arts.CMS! 3G03 INTRODUCTIONTO SOCIOLINGUISTICSAn, introduction to sociolinguistics with particular emphasis on the socialsituation of the major European languages. Topics covered inClude linguisticvariation (regional, .social, situational), language and gender, ,language'anddisadvantage/power, language choice, language ch9nge,pidgin and creole languages.Three lectures; one term 'Prerequisite: Registration in level III or IV of a program in Communicatio~, Studies (language and -Social Life Stream), or Linguistics; or permissionof the Department of Modern languages and Linguistics, Cross-list: LINGUIST 3X03 'Antirequisite: ANTHROP 3X03This course is administered by the Department of Modern Languagesand Linguistics. ' .CMST 3H03CREATIN~ CEREMONIES, An examination of the performative aspects of ceremonies and rituals- such as weddings, funerals, political iriaugurations, parades, mass, festivitiesaround such religious celebra:tions as Christmas and Hanukkah,and the rituals associated with theatre and concert ,going.Three hours (lectures and discussion); ohe termPrerequisite: Registration in level III orabove of a program in CommunicationStudies