2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

theories that attempt to explain their impacton individuals, groups, societies and cultures.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): CM 2770.CM 3500 Media Effects 3 creditsExplores the effects of mass media exposureon individuals, groups and societies, as investigatedthrough classic and contemporaryresearch endeavors in the social-scientifictradition. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):CM 2770.CM 3510 Approaching Communication,Media, and Wellness: Theory andPractice of Leisure 3 creditsContemporary scholars suggest we haveentered a second media age that has transformedhow human beings live their lives anduse their minds. With the sophistication ofmass media and technological advancementsinfiltrating our everyday existence, humanbeings are experiencing a technological supersaturationof their interiority. Examines leisurefrom historical, philosophical, phenomenologicaland cultural perspectives. A distinctionbetween leisure and recreation is centralto understanding the value of leisure in oureveryday lives. Illuminates the connectionbetween the mind and body, the theory andpractice of leisure and the contribution thatleisure makes to our human lives. Leisure cultivateslife experiences that promote individualpotential, inner transformation and one’s abilityto participate in community. Emphasizesleisure as a communicative mode of wellnessfor a lifetime. Fall of even years. Prerequisite(s):CM 2910. (WECO)CM 3640 Communication Theory 3 creditsReading, discussion and application of currenttheories of communication in thiswriting-intensive course. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): CM 2910. (WRIT)(WRCO)CM 3650 Communication ResearchMethods3 creditsIntroduces course participants to qualitativeresearch methods, quantitative research methodsand statistical procedures that are usedregularly by communication studies scholars.Designed to enable students to design, implementand analyze their own methodologicallysound research studies and to effectively critiquethe completed research studies of others.No prior research-design or statistical expertiseis required. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):CM 3640. (QRCO)CM 3700 Film as Popular Culture 3 creditsExamines the phenomenon of film as a powerfulform of popular culture in a variety ofsubstantive domains. Fall of odd years.CM 3750 Film and Video ProductionTechniques4 creditsProvides a hands-on introduction to thevarious pre-production, production and postproductionprocesses and techniques usedin the creation of intriguing film and videoprojects. In a supportive workshop environment,participants receive training in conceptgeneration, storyboarding and basic scriptform, and they gain practical experience inproducing, directing, lighting, shooting andediting actual video field productions of narrative,documentary and/or experimental forms.Falls. Prerequisite(s): CM 3480 or CM 3490or CM 3500.CM 3760 Advanced Digital VideoProduction4 creditsProvides advanced training in digital video productionwith an emphasis on effective screenwritingapproaches and narrative storytellingtechniques. Spring 2009. Prerequisite(s): CM3750.CM 3770 Advanced Video ArtProduction4 creditsProvides advanced training in digital videoproduction with an emphasis on avant gardeand experimental approaches and representationalstrategies pertaining to independentvideography, including innovative uses of lighting,sound and images and communicatingcomplex messages through shape, structure,repetition, rhythm and tempo. Spring of evenyears. Prerequisite(s): CM 3750.CM 3800 Analyzing Television 3 creditsExplores various approaches to analyzing televisionprograms from the 1950s to the present,incorporating insights from several academicdisciplines and perspectives (including history,literature, political science, sociology, culturalstudies, film and media studies and genderstudies). Springs. Prerequisite(s): CM 2770 and(junior or senior status). (INCO)CM 3870 Introduction to Game Designand Development 3 creditsProvides students with the theory and skillsneeded to begin to design and develop digitalgames. The focus is on using game-developmenttools to engage in the design-and-developmentprocess. Includes a significant hands-oncomponent. Falls. Prerequisite(s): CM 2700.CM 3910 Topics in Film and MediaStudies3 creditsExplores specialized topics pertaining to filmstudies, television studies, print media andemerging technologies that are not coveredregularly in other Communication and MediaStudies courses. These topics are investigatedprimarily from the critical, cultural and/orsocial-scientific perspectives. Topics vary bysemester and instructor. May be repeated forcredit with a different topic. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): CM 2770.CM 3920 Topics in Screenwriting andVideo Production 1–4 creditsExplores specialized topics pertaining toscreenwriting and video production that arenot covered regularly in other course offeringsof the Department of Communicationand Media Studies. Topics vary by semesterand instructor. May be repeated for credit witha different topic. Occasionally. Prerequisite(s):CM 3750.CM 3950 Internship3 creditsStudents engage in a work program to apply,in a practical manner, knowledge gainedfrom their academic coursework at a siterelated to their major and option. To participatein an internship, students must applyto the Communication and Media StudiesDepartment Chair. Once placed at a site, studentswill have both an on-campus supervisorand an immediate work supervisor. Studentsmust register for CM 3950 prior to beginningtheir internship. No retroactive credit will begranted for internships that have already beencompleted. May be repeated for a maximum ofsix credits. With permission. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): CM 2770 and CM 2910.CM 4000 Capstone Senior Project 3 creditsA capstone course in which CommunicationStudies majors produce a comprehensiveresearch paper or creative project that integratescommunication theory with one (ormore) of their primary areas of study. Springs.Prerequisite(s): CM 3640, CM 3650, and permissionof the instructor.CM 4550 Capstone Internship 3–6 creditsStudents engage in a work program to applyin a practical manner both the knowledgegained from Communication Theory andtheir primary areas of study. To participate ina Capstone Internship, students must applyto the Communication and Media StudiesDepartment Chair. Once placed at a site, studentshave both an on-campus supervisorand an immediate work supervisor. Studentsmust register for CM 4550 prior to beginningtheir internship. No retroactive credit will begranted for internships that have already beencompleted. With permission. Prerequisite(s):CM 3640; Communication Studies major,senior standing; minimum 2.70 GPA.CM 4700 Film and IdentityPolitics3 creditsExplores the representation and social constructionof non-dominant, co-cultural identitiesof various groups as communicated innarrative cinematic offerings. Through theoreticalreadings and weekly film screenings,CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 251