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Chemistry (Undergraduate Courses) |
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CHEM-462 Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics including applications of green chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, recycling and remediation, and natural products chemistry. Meets with CHEM-662 . Usually offered alternate falls. Prerequisite: CHEM-210 .
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CHEM-465 Biochemistry I (3)
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. This course, the first of a two-course sequence, focuses on structures and function of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, DNA and RNA; enzyme kinetics; DNA replication; gene expression and protein synthesis; recombinant DNA technology; and DNA-based information technology. Meets with CHEM-665 . Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: CHEM-320 .
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CHEM-466 Biochemistry II (3)
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. This course, the second of a two-course sequence, focuses on principles of signal transduction; principles of bioenergetics and metabolic regulation; catabolism and anabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides; and hormonal regulation of mammalian metabolism. Meets with CHEM-666 . Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: CHEM-310 and CHEM-320 , and BIO-320 or CHEM-465 .
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CHEM-467 Introduction to Proteomics (3)
An introduction to genomics and protein production from genes. Includes protein activities and functions; networks of proteins and protein expression; structural biological method for determining protein structures and interactions of small molecules such as pharmaceuticals, with protein targets; and methods for identifying protein functions and protein-protein interaction networks. Meets with CHEM-667 . Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite: CHEM-466 .
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CHEM-470 Principles of Biochemistry (3)
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. This course delivers a comprehensive overview of the main principles of biochemistry. In particular, it delivers an overview of the structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, DNA and RNA; an overview of the functioning of oxygen binding proteins and enzymes; a survey of the function of DNA and RNA and their relationships with proteins; a brief overview of the main principles of signal transduction; and a survey of human metabolisms and metabolic regulation. Usually offered every Spring. Prerequisite: .
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CHEM-471 Experimental Biological Chemistry I (3)
Students are introduced to the department’s student-led research project developing technologies and basic understanding of protein nanoparticle conjugates. They gain familiarity with these materials as well as proficiency in techniques usually used in labs associated with analytical, biophysical, and biochemistry courses. Meets with CHEM-671 . Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: CHEM-322 .
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CHEM-472 Experimental Biological Chemistry II (3)
In this course students design and execute experiments to expand their understanding and increase the functional properties of protein nanoparticle conjugates from CHEM-471. Students projects are the basis for lab development and students are encouraged to publish their work in scientific journals. Meets with CHEM-672 . Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: CHEM-471 .
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CHEM-481 Experimental Chemistry I (3)
Chemistry is inherently an experimental science. In this course students learn and become familiar with the experimental techniques necessary to answer some of the most challenging questions in modern chemistry. Meets with CHEM-681 . Usually offered alternate falls. Corequisite: CHEM-415 .
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CHEM-482 Experimental Chemistry II (3)
Good research practices require chemists to develop experiments that effectively probe relevant or interesting scientific problems. Students apply the knowledge gained in CHEM-481 to develop and carry out experiments of their own design. Meets with CHEM-682 . Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite: CHEM-481 . Corequisite: CHEM-450 .
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CHEM-490 Independent Study Project in Chemistry (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-491 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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CHEM-498 Honors: Senior Year (1-3)
Independent chemical laboratory research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: CHEM-460 . Permission: department chair and university honors director.
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CHEM-499 Honors: Senior Year (1-3)
Independent chemical laboratory research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. A senior thesis must be written and the results of research presented at a departmental seminar. Usually offered every spring. Permission: department chair and university honors director.
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Chemistry (Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses) |
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CHEM-590 Independent Reading Course in Chemistry (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-596 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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Chemistry (Graduate Courses) |
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CHEM-602 Research Method Design (3)
The development of laboratory skills and chemical communication. An introduction to laboratory safety, eye protection, and dealing with hazardous materials, and how to search literature indexes by formula and structure. Presentation of the purpose and strategy of research method design, and preparation of a research proposal. Usually offered every fall.
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CHEM-605 Separation Science (3)
Presentation and practice of modern separation techniques including thin layer chromatography, analytical and preparative high pressure liquid chromatography, gel permeation chromatography, gas chromatography, ion chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, GC-MS and LC-MS, ion exchange, and differential centrifugation. Theory behind the processes, sample extraction methods, sample preparation techniques, methods used to standardize instruments and troubleshooting experiments are discussed. Students prepare a white paper proposal and present the experimental results of their research project. Usually offered every fall.
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CHEM-615 Advanced Physical Chemistry (3)
Advanced physical chemistry course covering quantum chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, group theory, molecular spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, and modern physical chemistry research topics. Meets with CHEM-415 . Usually offered alternate falls. Corequisite: CHEM-681 .
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CHEM-621 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
Principles of physical organic chemistry. Bonding and conformational analysis; nucleophilic substitution at carbon; elimination and addition reactions; carbene chemistry; and cycloaddition reactions. Meets with CHEM-421 . Usually offered every fall.
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CHEM-635 Topics in Biological and Organic Chemistry (3)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics include advanced techniques in QSAR and drug discovery. Meets with CHEM-435 . Usually offered alternate springs. Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-640 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3)
Techniques of chemical analysis; theory of acid-base, complexation, precipitation, and redox equilibria; volumetric and gravimetric analysis; statistical analysis of data; separation and analysis of complex mixtures; ion-selective electrodes, polarography; amperometry; atomic and x-ray spectroscopy; chromatography, microscopy; radiometric techniques; and neutron activation analysis. Meets with CHEM-440 . Usually offered alternate springs
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CHEM-642 Chemical and Enzyme Kinetics (3)
Study of reactions, catalysis, and enzymes. Reversible, concurrent, and consecutive reactions. Steady state approximation, transition states and mechanisms. Reactions in solutions and on surfaces. Meets with CHEM-442 .
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CHEM-650 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3)
This course covers topics historically taught in inorganic chemistry, including bonding theory, molecular symmetry, spectroscopy, acid-based chemistry, coordination chemistry, and eletrochemistry. It also covers modern applications of transition-metal catalyzed reactions, metals in biology, and solid-state chemistry. Meets with CHEM-450 . Usually offered every fall. Corequisite: CHEM-682 .
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CHEM-655 Topics in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (3)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics include organometallics or advanced techniques in NMR and mass spectrometry. Meets with CHEM-455. Usually offered alternate springs. Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-662 Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics including applications of green chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, recycling and remediation, and natural products chemistry. Meets with CHEM 462 . Usually offered alternate falls. Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-665 Biochemistry I (3)
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. This course, the first of a two-course sequence, focuses on structures and function of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, DNA and RNA; enzyme kinetics; DNA replication; gene expression and protein synthesis; recombinant DNA technology; and DNA-based information technology. Meets with CHEM-465 . Usually offered every fall.
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CHEM-666 Biochemistry II (3)
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life. This course, the second of a two-course sequence, focuses on principles of signal transduction; principles of bioenergetics and metabolic regulation; catabolism and anabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides; and hormonal regulation of mammalian metabolism. Meets with CHEM-466 . Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: CHEM-665 .
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CHEM-667 Introduction to Proteomics (3)
An introduction to genomics and protein production from genes. Includes protein activities and functions; networks of proteins and protein expression; structural biological method for determining protein structures and interactions of small molecules such as pharmaceuticals, with protein targets; and methods for identifying protein functions and protein-protein interaction networks. Meets with CHEM-467 . Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite: CHEM-666 .
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CHEM-671 Experimental Biological Chemistry I (3)
Students are introduced to the department’s student-led research project developing technologies and basic understanding of protein nanoparticle conjugates. They gain familiarity with these materials as well as proficiency in techniques usually used in labs associated with analytical, biophysical, and biochemistry courses. Meets with CHEM-471 . Usually offered every fall.
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CHEM-672 Experimental Biological Chemistry II (3)
In this course students design and execute experiments to expand their understanding and increase the functional properties of protein nanoparticle conjugates from CHEM-671. Students projects are the basis for lab development and students are encouraged to publish their work in scientific journals. Meets with CHEM-472 . Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: CHEM-671 .
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CHEM-681 Experimental Chemistry I (3)
Chemistry is inherently an experimental science. In this course students learn and become familiar with the experimental techniques necessary to answer some of the most challenging questions in modern chemistry. Meets with CHEM-481 . Usually offered alternate falls. Corequisite: CHEM-615 .
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CHEM-682 Experimental Chemistry II (3)
Good research practices require chemists to develop experiments that effectively probe reverent or interesting scientific problems. Students apply the knowledge gained in CHEM-681 to develop and carry out experiments of their own design. Meets with CHEM-482 . Usually offered alternate springs. Prerequisite: CHEM-681 . Corequisite: CHEM-650 .
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CHEM-690 Independent Study Project in Chemistry (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-691 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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CHEM-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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CHEM-796 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)
Grading: SP/UP only.
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Communication (Noncredit Courses) |
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COMM-070 Discover the World of Communication (0)
Noncredit workshops in current practices and trends in the film, video, and television professions. High school students select courses in film and video production, direction, writing, design, and management, post-production editing, and other related fields. Small classes and active participation are stressed. Usually offered every summer.
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COMM-080 Film and Digital MediaWorkshop (0)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated. Noncredit workshops covering a variety of skills in both technical and business aspects of film and digital media. Grading: Pass/Fail only.
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Communication (Undergraduate Courses) Note: The program track or tracks of each undergraduate professional course are noted in the course descriptions below: (BJ) Broadcast Journalism, (CS) Communication Studies (FM) Film and Media Arts, (PJ) Print Journalism, (PC) Public Communication. Media Studies courses are identified by (MS).
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COMM-100 Understanding Media FA4 (3)
(BJ, PJ, PC, FM) Building on students’ individual and collective experiences of mass media (print, film, radio, television, and digital media), this course analyzes American media institutions: their development and social role; the economic and political constraints they face; and their effect on us as a society and as individuals. Usually offered every term.
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COMM-102 National Student Leadership Conference Topics (1)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Topics include public speaking. Usually offered every summer. Restriction: National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC).
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COMM-105 Visual Literacy FA1 (3)
(PC, FM) (MS) Introduces students to ways of understanding visual images in art, design, photography, film, and digital media. Students create an online website that showcases their work over the semester, including creative and written assignments and a final client project. Includes a Community-Based Learning component wherein students collaborate directly with a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Usually offered every term.
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COMM-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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COMM-200 Writing for Communication (3)
(BJ, CS, FM, PC, PJ) A course stressing basic writing techniques for unique audiences. Intensive practice in writing for print, web, broadcast, public communication and public service. Usually offered every term. Restriction: SOC major, Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (BA) , Environmental Studies (BA) or Business and Entertainment (BS) .
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COMM-209 Communication and Society FA4 (3)
(CS, PC) The role communication processes play in society, with consideration of applied and theoretical implications. Focus is on media and its effects from a public communication perspective, including the role and impact of public relations, advertising, and journalism, with emphasis on digital media. Usually offered every term.
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COMM-250 Digital Imaging (3)
An introduction to the technical aspects of digital imaging and basic techniques in Adobe Photoshop. The course includes how to effectively use layers, channels, and masks to edit and composite images with discussions focusing on creating and recognizing effective visual communication concepts. Student create projects to amass a tool set on how to apply the program to photography, design and video graphics. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-105 or GDES-200 . Restriction: SOC major.
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COMM-251 AU Abroad Communication Program (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics focus on communication in a foreign language and/or culture. Taught at an international university or AU study center abroad.
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COMM-260 Quantitative Methods and Data Visualization (3)
This course provides students with a core competency in quantitative methods and data visualization and demonstrates how an understanding of statistics and probability are essential to the profession of journalism. Usually offered every fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 .
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COMM-270 How the News Media Shape History FA2 (3)
(BJ, CS, PJ) (MS) The impact that the print and broadcast news media have had on America. The role and value of a free press, always powerful and usually responsible. How radical writers helped start the American Revolution to how today’s reporters influence contemporary political events. Usually offered every term.
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COMM-275 Dissident Media: Voices from the Underground FA4 (3)
(BJ, CS, PJ) (MS) The evolution and impact of alternative media as forces for social change. How dissident groups have used non-establishment media such as suffragist and Socialist journals, African-American and gay presses, counterculture tabloids, Christian- right newsletters, and the “zines” of the 1990s to organize and bring about reform. Also examines the power of communication, the interplay between media and society, and the complex role of politically dissident media in American history. Usually offered once a year.
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COMM-280 Contemporary Media in a Global Society FA3 (3)
(BJ, CS, PJ) (MS) An exploration of the relationship between international communication and foreign policy, with an emphasis on the traditions, practices, legal aspects, government controls, and attitudes in various countries and their impact on freedom of thought and expression. Usually offered every fall and spring.
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COMM-291 Communication Field Experience (1)
Students explore a professional field with faculty guidance and employer supervision and evaluation. They apply what they have learned in classes and discover if the field is the right fit. Students reflect on their experience to define their position in the organization; explain the knowledge, skills, and talents required in the work they are doing; compare what they have learned in the classroom to the field experience; share the experience in class and online discussions; and articulate the key lessons of the field experience in a classroom presentation. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA. Permission: instructor and program director. Note: This course is governed by internship regulations.
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COMM-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.
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COMM-300 Interpersonal Communication (3)
(PC) Principles of interpersonal communication: communication models and systems; the role of perception in communication; verbal and nonverbal message elements; and communication barriers, breakdowns, and methods of improvement. Classroom exercises in interviewing techniques, small-group problem solving, and public speaking. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-100 .
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COMM-301 Public Relations (3)
(CS, PC) An introduction to public relations that explores the strategy and tactics involved in this field. Learn the strategic concepts behind public relations and the ways that professionals practice it. Topics include audience targeting and research, message development, media relations, and using all possible tactics, including traditional and social media, to reach people and communicate with them. Students see how public relations works in such areas as business, society, entertainment, sports, and politics, among others, and learn how public relations professionals deal with crises, communications challenges, and different publics. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-209 or MGMT-201 , which may be taken concurrently. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-310 Public Speaking (3)
(PC) Principles of effective speaking. Practice in preparing and presenting several types of public address. Usually offered every term. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-320 Reporting (3)
Professional training in news gathering, writing, and news judgment for traditional news and new media platforms. Study of news sources, ethical reporting techniques, fieldwork, research, and interview methods for print, web, broadcast, and their convergence. Learning the mission of journalism in democracy. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-100 and COMM-200 . Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) or Foreign Language and Communication Media (BA) ; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-322 Editorial Policies and Methods (3)
(PJ) Instruction and practice in editing. Online and newspaper copy editing, editorial judgment, deadline writing, and design and layout. Prerequisite: COMM-200 and COMM-320 . Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-325 Feature Article Writing (3)
(PJ) Study of short and long-form feature articles for web-zines, blogs, newspapers and magazines, with a focus on the art of the interview, investigative techniques and in-depth writing skills. Class also gives professional instruction in the marketing for publication of these articles. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: COMM-320 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-326 Sports Journalism (3)
(PJ, BJ) The history of sports coverage and current issues in major sports. Examines legal, ethical, and social aspects including contract law, the relationship between home town news media and local teams, women in sports, and the lure of sports heroes in a changing society. Usually offered every spring. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-327 The PR Presidency (3)
(CS, PC) (MS) This course looks at the way public relations, communications, and the media have defined the modern presidency. Campaigning, governing, building public opinion, addressing the nation, making news-all are built on a foundation of public relations and image making, and all are examined in this course. Special attention is paid to the role of the media, especially television, in shaping the presidency. Usually offered every fall. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-331 Film and Video Production I (3)
(FM) Fundamental technical and aesthetic considerations involved in visual media production. Through projects in audiotape, 35mm slides, and small format video that are critiqued in class, students learn the principles and procedures of sound recording and editing, cinematography, editing visual images, and preproduction planning. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-105 and sophomore standing. Restriction: Communication: Film and Media Arts (BA) or Business and Entertainment (BS) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-337 Public Relations Writing (3)
This course teaches writing for strategic public relations in various formats and for different media, and develops skills for print, radio, visual media, and the web. Students gain experience writing message-driven public relations materials through such media tools as news releases, media alerts, pitch letters, public service announcements, speeches, and social media. Covers AP style. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-200 and COMM-301 with a grade of B or better. Restriction: Public Relations & Strategic Communication (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-346 Public Relations Case Studies (3)
(PC) Case studies and typical public relations problems in industry, labor, education, government, social welfare, and trade associations. Planning and preparation of communications materials for various media; application of public relations techniques. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-301 with a B or better. Restriction: Public Relations & Strategic Communication (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-351 AU Abroad Communication Program (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics focus on communication in a foreign language and/or culture. Taught at an international university or AU study center abroad.
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COMM-359 Decisive Moments in Communication (3)
This course examines major turning points in communication from Gutenberg to the emergence of cinema and the rise of the Internet. The course ranges from important events in which media coverage figured prominently to the development of new media forms and technologies. Usually offered every fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-360 Myths of the Media (3)
This course offers a wide-ranging critique of media performance by assessing the emergence, diffusion, and tenacity of media-driven myths. These are prominent stories about or by the news media that are widely believed, but under scrutiny, prove to be false. Examples studied include Watergate, crack babies, and Hurricane Katrina. Usually offered every spring. Restriction: SOC or CLEG major; and minimum 2.5 GPA. Note: Communication (Minor) consult with advisor.
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COMM-365 Digital Media and Culture (3)
Examines the central role digital media technologies play in culture and society. Presents historical and contemporary theories about how digital media provide the structures in which individual identity is formed, social relations manifest, political discourse occurs, and economic power flows. Includes restrictions on media freedom, privacy, and surveillance online. Usually offered every term. Restriction: SOC major and minimum 2.5 GPA. Note: SOC minor should consult advisor.
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COMM-369 Personal Branding and Online Identity (3)
Managing a professional brand, both offline and on, is a 24/7 challenge. This course teaches students to create (making a website, etc.), maintain, and manage their brand. With more employers searching for employees on social networks, a large focus is on digital branding. Key communication theories and concepts supply the foundation for the course, along with various online tools. Usually offered every summer. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-380 Public Communication Research (3)
(PC) In this course students gain an understanding of why research is an essential aid for decision making in strategic communications. It is an introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students learn how to formulate a research questions and execute a research design, including the basics of sampling, data collection and analysis, and interpretation of results. They conduct research projects such as secondary research, focus groups, content analysis, and surveys and learn how to apply the results to strategic communication situations. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-301 with a B or better. Restriction: Public Relations & Strategic Communication (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-382 Writing for Visual Media (3)
(FM) Techniques of writing scripts for film and television productions. Students write treatments and screenplays for television, proposals for public service announcements, commercials and scripts for nontheatrical film and video productions. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-105 and COMM-200 . Restriction: Communication: Film and Media Arts (BA) or Business and Entertainment (BS) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-385 Digital Audio Production (3)
Writing, reporting, interviewing, and digital editing of audio stories. The class emphasizes radio news production, including commercial and public radio style, and narrative and non-narrative storytelling. Students work under deadline, creating radio newscasts and/or podcasts, and build an online portfolio of audio, web stories, and audio-photo slideshows. Usually offered every term. Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) or Foreign Language and Communication Media (BA) ; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-388 Collaboration and Team Communication (3)
(PC, PR) The ability to work with others in teams has become an imperative. This course introduces students to the communication concepts and skills of forming, monitoring, and managing effective teams, including team motivation, productivity, collaboration, and conflict management. Students develop competencies through in-class experiential learning exercises and guided team projects. Usually offered every fall. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-390 Independent Reading Course in Communication (1-6)
Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA. Permission: instructor and division director.
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COMM-391 Communication Careers Internship (2)
Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA. Permission: instructor and school.
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COMM-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-401 Communication Law (3)
(BJ, CS, PC, PJ) (MS) Practical introduction to the U.S. legal system and to laws, regulations, and current cases involving media. Includes a broad understanding of libel, copyright, advertising regulation and First Amendment protections across traditional and emerging media platforms. Introduction to legal writing and research, reasoning and analytic skills. Usually offered every term. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-407 Media in Britain (3)
(BJ, CS, FM, PC, PJ) (MS) Offered as part of the AU Abroad London Semester. An overview of the contemporary British media industry, its wider social and political contexts, and the historical development of the UK’s distinctive media culture. The course explores the roles, functions, and practices of Britain’s print and electronic media, including debates concerning content and structural regulation and implications for developing technology. Usually offered every term. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-408 Social Media Strategies and Tactics (3)
(PC) This course focuses on understanding how organizations, including corporations, nonprofits, and the government employ digital strategic communications in their public relations outreach. Search engine marketing, mobile communications, and viral campaigns are examined. The course features case studies, use of social media tools, and experts in social media from various fields. Meets with COMM-608 . Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-301 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-411 History of Documentary (3)
(BJ, CS, FM, PJ) (MS) Development of the documentary form from early cinema to the digital era. Explores documentary in terms of aesthetic strategies, ethical issues, and economic and historical context. Meets with COMM-611 . Usually offered every fall. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-412 Social Documentary (3)
(FM) (MS) Study of approaches to social issue documentary as a tool for public knowledge and action, including a focus on audience engagement strategies and impact research. Students develop proposals for social documentary projects. Meets with COMM-612 . Usually offered every spring. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-413 Producing Film and Video (3)
(FM) (MS) The business of fiction and nonfiction filmmaking with an emphasis on intellectual property/copyright, the development of a proposal, fundraising, marketing and distribution; practical work on scheduling, budgets and other production management topics such as unions and guilds, hiring a crew, releases, and music rights. Meets with COMM-613 . Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-382 and COMM-434 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-414 History of Cross-Cultural Cinema (3)
(FM) (MS) Cross-cultural analysis of film and video, drawing primarily on examples of feature production from Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East and focusing on the theme of cultural and ethnic identity. Film and video viewings, papers, lectures, and discussion. Meets with COMM-614 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-415 Children, Youth, and Digital Culture (3)
(BJ, CS, PC, PJ) (MS) Explores the roles that children, adolescents, and young adults are playing in contemporary media culture. Provides a historical overview of scholarship and policy debates over children and television, as well as technological, social, political, and economic forces that have shaped, and are shaping, the digital media system. Meets with COMM-615 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-416 Topics in Film and Media Arts (3)
(BJ, CS, PC, PJ) (MS) Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics in the business, history, or analysis of film, photography, and digital media from a variety of perspectives. Meets with COMM-616 . Usually offered every term. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-418 Data-Driven Journalism (3)
This course reviews the history and trends in computer-assisted reporting. The course provides students with the basic skill in using spreadsheets, databases, programming, and data visualization in a journalistic context. Meets with COMM-618 . Usually offered every spring. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) .
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COMM-419 In-Depth Journalism (3)
(PJ) (MS) Introduces students to the history, purposes, power, and responsibilities of investigative journalism. Also introduces students to the specialized reporting and interviewing techniques of investigative reporting and requires students to develop these skills while participating in a group investigative journalism project. Meets with COMM-619 . Usually offered once a year. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA. Permission: school.
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COMM-420 Topics in Mass Media (3)
(BJ, CS, PJ) (MS) Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics in the analysis and working methods of specialized areas of mass media. Meets with COMM-620 . Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-422 Writing and Editing for Convergent Media (3)
(BJ, PJ) News writing and text editing for all platforms of digital journalism. The course covers text formats, breaking news, headlines, blurbs, writing for mobile, social media, search engine optimization (SEO) basics, blogs, and more. Meets with COMM-622 . Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-320 .
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COMM-425 Advanced Reporting (3)
(PJ) This course is designed to provide students with advanced skills in reporting, interviewing, writing, producing and distributing news content with a focus on reporting on and in Washington, D.C. Students learn and develop research and reporting skills for in-depth assignments, in print and digital media. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-320 . Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-426 Sports Writing and Reporting (3)
This course gives students the opportunity to become full-fledged sportswriters. The course is divided into three parts, the preseason, regular season, and post-season, and students work individually and in groups to produce game stories, features, columns, and blogs, culminating in each student writing and reporting an enterprise story. Much of the work centers on American University athletic teams, but students also get the chance to cover off-campus sports events. Usually offered every fall. Restriction: minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-428 Advanced Television and Video Production (3)
(BJ) Producing, writing, reporting, and non-linear editing of television newscasts and other television news magazine formats. Field reporting and line producing daily newscasts under deadline. Live production for television and post-production for digital platforms. News topics include local, national, and international news as well as health, sports, entertainment and weather. Usually offered every term. Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) or Foreign Language and Communication Media (BA) ; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-432 Backpack Video Journalism (3)
Instruction in shooting, editing, and producing of video stories; merging of script, video, and graphics into the final product. Working alone or in small teams, students learn to use digital cameras, microphones, lights, tripods, field shooting techniques, and nonlinear editing. Students produce a video résumé reel as a capstone project. Usually offered every term. Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) or Foreign Language and Communication Media (BA) ; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-433 Broadcast Delivery (3)
(BJ) (MS) Concentrated analysis of and training in the delivery of news on radio and television. All facets of broadcast news styles and performance are examined and developed. Obstacles to effective communication of news by the voice are identified, and remedies are attempted. Restriction: Communication: Journalism (BA) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-434 Film and Video Production II (3)
(FM) Includes 16mm silent and small-format video location production. Emphasis is on planning, treatment and shot scripting, development of scene and character, location lighting, refinements of continuity, location sound recording, and visual design. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-331 and COMM-382 (may be taken concurrently), or MGMT-301 . Restriction: Communication: Film and Media Arts (BA) or Business and Entertainment (BS) and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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COMM-435 Studio Television Production (3)
(FM) A hands-on laboratory course. Teaches basic studio skills, including director, technical director, audio engineer, teleprompter operator, floor manager, and camera operator as well as original production planning. Teamwork and professionalism are emphasized in the creation of an original short webisode series for NBC-4 or another client and an original live-on-tape television series. Meets with COMM-635 . Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: COMM-105 . Restriction: Communication: Film and Media Arts (BA) or Foreign Language and Communication Media (BA) ; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
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