Covers studio productions for "Newsteam Boulder." Students also do field projects to sharpen their writing, video production, and editing skills. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3644 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Journalism (JRNL) or Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only.
Creates an immersive experience for students in regards to the history, business practices and current thinking of top industry companies. Students will first complete course work at CU Boulder and then travel to major industry hubs to visit advertising, design, PR and other marketing communication companies. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of APRD 1000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted College of Media, Communication & Information (CMCI) or Business (BUSN) majors only with 60-180 units completed.
This is primarily a skills course, designed to help students improve their personal conflict management styles and skills. We also examine theory about what causes conflicts, what makes conflicts constructive or destructive, and learn the theory and practice of transforming destructive conflicts into constructive ones. Same as PACS 3700. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Prepares students for the world of sport journalism. Combines the skills of a hard news reporter, the perspective of an entertainment reporter and the persuasive abilities of an editorial writer. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Introduces techniques, software and related concepts of digital design and image making through individual and group projects. Emphasizes digital animation, digital audio, digital video and website design and development as a means to formal and expressive ends. This course also introduces students to critical readings and theories related to digital media practice. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CMDP 2010 (minimum grade D-).
Examines culture in the form of discourse, symbols, and texts transmitted through the media. Explores the relationship between such mediated culture and social myth and ideology.
Combine writing with media such as video, music, animation, and podcasting on the computer. The course includes a unit on web-site design and ends with each student creating his or her own website and positing on it the project he or she created for the course.
Provides an understanding of methods associated with the study of communication in natural settings. Focuses on strategies of collecting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative data, including participant observation, in-depth interviewing, textual analysis, and ethnographic narrative. Recommended prereqs., COMM 1210 and COMM 1600. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM or COMN) majors only.
Introduces empirically oriented research methods in communication, critical review of the logic of social-scientific principles in communication, and analysis of quantitative data. Recommended prereqs., COMM 1210 and COMM 1600. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM or COMN) majors only.
Applies key concepts from rhetorical theory to the analysis of specific speeches, written texts, and social situations within the humanistic tradition. Students read a variety of types of criticism and are encouraged to develop their own strategies for critical analysis. Recommended prereqs., COMM 1210, 1600 and 3300. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM or COMN) majors only.
Provides an overview of how publishing in print and electronic forms has been tied closely to democratic ideals for centuries. Explores how the idea of the public is central to the theory and practice of media politics, and how the contested concepts of "the public sphere" and "public opinion" have long been linked to debates about the proper relationship between media and democratic citizenship. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCIU) or Program in Journalism & Mass Communication (JOURU) majors only.
Combining research, scripting methods and field trips, students produce short media non-fiction storytelling projects emerging from an engagement with historical events, contemporary issues and the world around us. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of CMDP 2600 and CMDP 2810 (all minimum grade D-).
Develop a performance vocabulary within the context of various media platforms. Through creating individual and collaborative performance projects, students will explore performance design issues such as movement, blocking and staging with projection, sensors, sound and other media tools. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CMDP 2600 (minimum grade D-).
Study practical, technical and theoretical strategies of performing with and through media. This is an in-depth course that investigates a narrow scope drawn from topics that may include dance/movement, the illustrated lecture, projection environments, digital sensing, responsive lighting or acoustic strategies for performance. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CMDP 3820 (minimum grade D-).
Explores the aesthetics of sound through the study of sound art and sound culture. Reading and discussion covers theories, technologies, and histories that drive the medium. Students apply concepts by designing and building their own soundscapes. Classes will be organized around hands-on activities, lecture, and discussion of readings. Department consent required. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CMDP 2500 or 2860 or MUSC 2081 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) or Department of Critical Media Practices (DCMP) undergraduate students only.
Surveys the various tools and techniques in the field of music technology. Topics include an introduction to basic synthesis, digital signal processing, MIDI and audio sequencing, music notation and a historical perspective on electronic music. Department consent required. Same as MUSC 4081 and MUEL 4081. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) or Department of Critical Media Practices (DCMP) undergraduate students only.
Learn aspects of professional development in media production. Through workshops, class trips and assignments students will learn of the many opportunities found within media production. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CMDP 2600 (minimum grade D-).
Analyzes special interest areas of communication theory, research, and practice. Course format involves lecture, discussion, investigative analysis, and practical application. May be repeated twice for credit on different topics. Recommended prereqs., COMM 3210 and COMM 3300. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM or COMN) majors only.
Assumes mastery of basic reporting and writing skills. Students produce more sophisticated stories on a variety of topics. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JRNL 2001 or JOUR 3001 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Journalism (JRNL) or News Editorial (NSED-BSJR or JNED-BSJR) majors only.
Explores the intersection between culture and marketing communication. Students will examine brand communities, brand and category culture as well as popular culture and the impact on and within marketing communication. The goal is for students to become more aware of the importance of culture in the ability of communication to disrupt the status quo within a market. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of APRD 2000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Strategic Communication (STCM) majors only with a minimum of 80 hours.
Provides the opportunity for students writing an honors thesis to develop their understanding of the research process and to improve their research and writing skills. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Communication (COMM or COMN) majors only.
Examine how owned, earned and paid (or traditional and non-traditional) media campaigns are planned, budgeted, executed and evaluated. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of APRD 2000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Strategic Communication (STCM) majors only with a minimum of 80 hours.
A brand's success is dependent upon several factors including economic, marketing, cultural and ethical. The purpose of this course is to explore some contemporary issues and ethics cases in advertising and public relations and how these practices impact the long-term success of a brand. Students will explore branding concepts and theories of ethics to examine some of the current controversies in which advertising and public relations campaigns are involved and how these issues can be dealt with in an ethical and socially responsible manner. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of APRD 2000 (minimum grade D-). Restricted Strategic Communication (STCM) majors only with a minimum of 80 hours.
Advanced course intended to give students a forum in which technical skills will be brought to professional standards. Build a polished portfolio of work to present to editors and buyers. Same as JRNL 5102. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR/JRNL 3102 (minimum grade D-).
