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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
This course analyzes great examples of nonfiction writing from the last century to appreciate what makes for enduring non-fiction writing— journalism that rises to the level of literature.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize what makes works of journalism last beyond the moment in which they were written.
- Read and learn to analyze classic works of journalism.
- Understand the historical, social, and intellectual importance of these works of journalism.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors Status, Open only to Major Corequisites: None
This course will consider the intersections of science, media, and society. With a focus on both theory and practice, it explores the media's role in understanding and communicating about the most critical science and environmental issues of the day.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and describe the theories and concepts used to explain public perceptions of and attitudes towards science and environmental issues.
- Explain how the media, in interaction with other factors, influence public engagement with science and environmental issues.
- Develop persuasive, evidence-based arguments about the intersections of science, media, and society.
- Critically analyze and evaluate science media content and practices.
- Apply relevant theories and concepts to develop media-based strategies to effectively engage the public around science.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors Status, Open only to Major Corequisites: None
Analyzes global production, distribution and consumption of news. Issues include: global news flows, journalistic cultures and practices, international news coverage.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Examine of the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. coverage of international news.
- Promote understanding of the differences among media systems around the globe.
- Identify major international media outlets.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors Status, Open only to Major Corequisites: None
Examines laws and regulations governing U.S. mass media.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand key communication law issues as the First Amendment, libel, privacy, and copyright.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Juniors or Seniors Status, Open only to Major Corequisites: None
In this course we will discuss one of the most powerful social, cultural, economic and political institutions of our day: intellectual property (IP). How did we arrive at the notion that creative works and ideas can be owned, bought and sold like tangible commodities? What impact does this concept have on the way we view the world? How does it help us achieve our social goals, and how does it present obstacles to reaching those goals? And, in the age of digitized information and networked communication, how can we understand the role of IP in light of the rapidly changing developments in the way culture is produced and consumed? In our efforts to better understand these issues, we will read both primary and secondary materials, covering subjects ranging from the birth of copyright to the latest developments in the global “copyfight” over information in the digital age, view relevant and interesting documentary films, and enjoy guest lectures from a variety of knowledgeable speakers.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the origins and function of intellectual property law.
- Describe the role of copyright in regulating culture and commerce.
- Distinguish among different points of view and formulate complex arguments related to intellectual property law.
- Debate the strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate limits of intellectual property law.
- Create a written or multimedia argument that advocates for a given interpretation of use of intellectual property law, to achieve a given business or social result.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 Corequisites: None
Topic to be determined each semester
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Write and report about sports, sports-related, and sporting events.
- Describe and identify the issues and events which merit reporting to the public.
- Analyze and deconstruct the historical, societal, and economic forces that impact sports and our culture.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206; Open only to Major; Permission of Instructor Corequisites: None
A comprehensive introduction to sports broadcasting and reporting in various media outlets. Subject matter will include preparing radio and television sportscasts, interviewing, sideline reporting, podcasting, creating sports packages, and discussions on hosting sports talk shows and radio and television play-by-play.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Construct radio, podcasts, television, or streaming sports broadcasts
• Conduct on- and off-camera interviews
• Create an in-depth long form sports package
• Produce programming for sports media outlets
• Understand the process of preparing for podcasts, sports talk show programming, and play-by-play broadcasts -
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:212, Open all to Major Corequisites: None
This course will explore the many facets of multimedia sports reporting, from conventional newspaper websites to robust sports sites and the use of social networking services to transmit sports news.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Compare, contrast, and properly evaluate video and print materials for online publishing with the express purpose of creating, designing and devising their own sports publishing entity on the internet.
- Understand the many aspects and tools that are used in the development of sports-related websites and digital journalism.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Major Corequisites: None
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define, describe, and identify the issues which have contributed to the impact of sports on America and the world.
- Analyze and deconstruct the historical, societal and economic forces that have taken the games people play and made them an integral part of our culture.
- Compare and contrast the attitudes about race, gender, and politics and the impact on sport and society.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Prerequisites: 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217 or 04:567:319; Open only to Major Corequisites: None
This course will look at how media industries – such as TV, film, music, book publishing, and journalism – are using data analytics, algorithms, and generative AI to compete in a fierce battle for audiences’ attention.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the data, algorithms, and AI tools that are commonly used in a range of media industries.
- Describe the factors – cultural, economic, and technological – that contributed to the rise of data-driven media.
- Analyze what a media environment based on data-driven predictions of popularity means for democracy, art, and culture.