INTRO TO MEDIA ARTS (MCOM 120) - This course examines the visual and media arts through a theoretical, aesthetic and practical framework. Students explore the history, theory and practice of image making, sound production, and new technologies through collaborative and individual projects, readings, interactive exercises and written assignments. Students will develop critical thinking and visual literacy proficiency through screenings of narrative, documentary, and experimental media and the production of short film projects.
WRITING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA (MCOM 200) - Introduces the form and style of writing in three contexts: conveying information, storytelling, and cultural analysis. Students develop basic writing skills that are important to media fields such as journalism, public relations, film, podcasting, and media criticism. The course will focus on the writing process, including conception, research, organization, initial draft, and revising. Students will also read and analyze examples of published digital writing.
MEDIA & THE PUBLIC (MCOM 350) - Examines the role of media in the formation of the public sphere and public culture, with an emphasis on the framework of social justice and cultural inclusion. Analyzes media institutions, forms, and practices in the formation and representation of community and culture. The focus is on alternatives to the dominant commercial form of media and the alignment of media with efforts to create a more just society and a more inclusive culture.
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