340 Audio Production and Presentation (3)
Producing and presenting content in radio and non-broadcast audio media, using both studio and portable facilities. Studio, control room, and field production procedures, recording and editing, music and sound effects. Every semester. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours.
345 Video I (3)
Writing and producing news, commercials, and public service and promotional announcements. Fall semester. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231.
350 Television News Production (3)
Principles and skills of producing television newscasts. Includes the production of two half-hour newscasts. Fall semester. Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231.
361 Advanced Reporting (3)
Reporting and writing news from city and county sources, with emphasis on researching public documents. Explorations and discussions of news and its relationship to society. On demand.Laboratory 4 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231.
363 Feature Writing (3)
Nonfiction writing for newspapers, magazines and specialized publications. Spring semester. Laboratory 4 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231 or approval of the instructor.
366 Creative Editing (3)
Principles and basic skills in newspaper , magazine, electronic and specialized publication copy editing. Fall semester. Laboratory 4 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231.
400r Special Topics (3)
Specialized study of mass media designed to meet interests of students and faculty. On demand. Approval of instructor or head of the department.
410 Public Communication and Environmental Issues (3)
Seminar concerning environmental policy, information, and education, environmental reporting, and environmental public relations. Also discusses risk communication and the multiracial environmental justice movement. On demand. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Completion of natural science/lab requirements, or approval of instructor.
420 Senior Seminar (3)
Current issues in mass media and completion of a research project. Every semester. Prerequisite: Communication 320.
445 Video II (3)
Television field production: scripting, shooting and editing. Spring semester. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 345.
451 Mass Communication Law and Ethics (3)
United States legal system, elements of constitutional law, the law of mass communication. Personal and professional ethics as they apply to communications disciplines. Every semester. Lecture 3 hours.
461 Newspaper and Newsletter Editing and Design (3)
Principles and practices of editing and evaluating news copy, writing headlines and captions, newspaper and newsletter layout and design practices, electronic editing, and newspaper and newsletter production processes. Every fourth semester. Laboratory 4 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 231.
465 The Advertising Campaign (3)
Principles of campaign research, planning, implementation, and presentation applied to an account. On demand. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: Communication 333.
470 The Public Relations Campaign (3)
Principles of campaign research, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and their application. Spring semester. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: Communication 271 and 333.
480 Directed Project (3)
Guided project designed to demonstrate proficiency at professional level in a specific area. Every semester. Prerequisites: senior standing and approval of the department in the semester preceding enrollment.
485 Individual Internship (3)
Working experience in a professional situation. Every semester. Prerequisites: senior standing and approval of the department in the semester preceding enrollment.
495r Departmental Honors (1- 3 hours per, 4 hours for the two).
Every semester. See Departmental Honors. Student must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
497r Research (1- 3 hours)
Every semester. Prerequisite: approval of the department head. Student must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
498r Individual Studies (1- 3 hours)
Every semester. Prerequisite: approval of the department head. Student must submit an Individual Studies/Research Contract to the Records Office at the time of registration.
499r Group Studies (1- 3 hours)
On demand.
Computer Science and Engineering
See College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Education
See College of Health, Education and Professional Studies.
Engineering
See College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Criminal Justice
Professor Helen Eigenberg, Head
The Criminal Justice program promotes an understanding of the justice systems on the undergraduate and graduate levels to both majors and nonmajors. Emphasis is placed on intellectual, experiential, and problem solving activities. Students acquire conceptual knowledge and learn basic skills, i.e., interpersonal, computer, legal research, for entry level employment in criminal justice systems and social service agencies. At the graduate level, students engage in rigorous study in preparation for managerial and leadership roles throughout the justice system.
2176 - Criminal Justice (B.S.)
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition (6 hours).
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component ( 7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
