2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

CMST .3103COMMUNICATION POLICY AND LAWAn examination of the role of government policy, regulation, and law onthe structure and functioning of the. mass media. Topics include culturalpolicy, communication technology·policy, free speech, and privacy rights.Three lectures; one term .Prerequisite: Registration in Level III or above of a program in CommunicationStudiesCMST 3K03 MEDIA AUDIENCI;:S AND EFFECTSAn examination of the media/audience relationship inli,g~t of differenttheories of media effects including social learning, agenda-setting, usesand gratifications, active audiences and cultivation analysis ..Three lectures; one term .Prerequisite: CMST 2A03 and registration in Level III or above of a programin Communication Studies .. CMST 3L03 THEORIZING GUL TURETHROUGH PERFORMANCEStudents will explore artists' ,practises in making performances and willanalYse how artists work with theories, texts, spaces, bodies, audi-,ences and produce challenges to artistic, social and political· norms.Three hours; one term ' , .Prerequisite: One of ART HIST 2E03,3AA3, CMST 2G03, 2P03, 2803,THTR&FLM 2C03, 2003, 2EO$Cross-list: ART HIST 3L03, THTR&FLM 3103'Not open to students with credit in DRAMA 2803, NEW MEDIA ANDPERFORMANCE, i(taken in 2001-2002, or credit in THTR&FLM2E03if taken in 2002-2003.Offered in ;alternate years.This cou(se is administered by' Theatre & Film.CMST 3M03 THEATRE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTStudents will explore the different approaches to co~munity-based theatregenerated in a range of social and cultural milieus and will analyze thesense of community implicit in a variety of popl,llar and community-basedtheatre projects. /Three hours (lectures .and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level 1I.0r above;. Cross-jist: THTR&FLM 3G03 (formerly DRAMA 3M03)Offered in alternate years.'This course is administered by the School of the Arts.CMST 3MM3 THE INTERNET AND PUBLIC LIFE.This course examines how the internet and other digital media may bereshaping political and. personal relationships and altering the nature ofthe public sphere.'Three hours; one term . ,Prerequisit~: CMST 2Z03 or POL' SC12Z03; ,and registraton in Level III or aboveCross-list: POL SCI 3MM3Not open to students with credit in CMST 3A03, TOPICS IN COMMUNI-. CA TION, if the topic was Public Life in a Digital Age.This course is administered by the Department of PQlitical Science. .CMST 3N03 ETHICAL I$SUES IN COMMUNICATIONThis course will exam'ine ethical issues as they arise in interpersonalcommunication and mass communication. The dominant moral theoriesand approaches to moral decision-making will be analysed and put touse to help students understand and eva:luate' concrete examples.Three hours (lectures and discussion groups); one termPrerequisite: CMST 2C03; and one of CMST 2A03 or 2B03; and registrationin Level III or above of a program in Communication StudiesNot open to students with credit in CMST 3A03, TOPICS1N COMMUNI­CA TlON, if the topic was Ethical Issues in Communication.CMST 3P03HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHYThis course examines historical and contemporary photographic imagesin the visual arts and. considers-the conne.ctions and distinctions betweenartistic and media uses of the ri1ed~um. "Three hours (lectures and discussion); one t~rmPrerequisite: Registration in Level II or aboveCross-list: ART HIST 3PP3 'This course is administered by the School of the ,Arts..CMS'" 3Q03 'TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONThis course focuses on communication as an effective management tool -for issues including consensus-building, corporate culture, leadership andmotivation, decision-making, cultural diversity and communicating change.Three hours (lectures and discussion groups); one'termPrerequisite: CMST 2C03; and one of CMST 2A03 or 2B03; and registra­, tionin Level III or above of a program in Communication Studies.COMMUNICATION ST.UOfES· .1 83.CMST 3SS3 FILM, VIDEO AND ENTERTAINMENT CULTURECritical approaches to forms of entertainment culture which permeateour everyday lives (e.g., popular films, video culture,' televisioo). Topicsmay include the cultural meanings of popular ima,gery, star-gazing, andcommercialization.Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrereq~isite: CMSt 2X03 or 2X06Cross-list: THTR&FLM 3M03Offered in alterriate years.This course is administered by the School of the .Arts.CMST 3T03 TOPICS IN NATIONAL CINEMAS IThis course examines film in relation to' nations and national contexts.Areas of. investigation may include filmiC production of a particular coun~try, national belonging and transnational identities .Two hour lecture and"discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite:' One ofCMST 2S03, 2X03 or 2X06 'Cross-list: CaMP LIT 3V03, THTR,&FlM 3003 (formerly ,DRAMA 3T03)'Offere.d on an irregular rotation basis. ' .This, course' is administereq by the SchoOl of the Arts.CMST 3TT3 ,TOPICS IN NATIONAL CINEMAS IIthis course examines'film in relation to nations and national contexts. Areas'. of investigation include filmic production of global/local characteristics.Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one termPrerequisite: One of DRAMA 2803, 2X06, THTR&FLM 1 B03, 2E03, 2F03Cross-list: CaMP LIT 3VV3, THTR&FLM 3003Antirequisite: DRAMA 3TT3Offered on an jrregula)r rotation basis., ThiS' course ,is administered by the School of the Art$.'CMST 3U03 PERFORMANCE ARTThis course will examine historical and contemporary concerns related( to performance art including 'the relevance of traditional categories ofartistic production, the roles of the audience, the institution and .market,and the body as artistic medium. 'Three hours (lectures and' discussion); one term'Prerequisite: Registration in . Level II or .above. Cross-list: SOTA 3B03This course is administered by the Scbool of the Arts .., CMST 3UU3 INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEOAn exploration of artists' 'film and video produced outside of dominantinstitutions, including such practises as documentary, autobiography,community projects, experimental film, short film, and video art.Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening;one termPrerequisite: One of CMST 2S03, 2X03