Updated 2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog
Mass Communications Courses
All Mass Communications Courses
MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society
(3 credits)
MASC 1840 Introduction to Media Writing
(3 credits)
MASC 2100 Minorities in the Media
(3 credits)
MASC 2190 International Communication
(3 credits)
MASC 2223 Audio Production
(3 credits)
MASC 2233 Video Production
(3 credits)
MASC 2460 Digital Photography
(3 credits)
MASC 2600 Principles of Advertising
(3 credits)
MASC 2690 Principles of Public Relations
(3 credits)
MASC 2700 Reporting and Writing
(3 credits)
MASC 2760 Documentary Film
(3 credits)
MASC 2900 Topics in Mass Communication
(1-3 credits)
MASC 2925 People and the Environment: Mass Media Perspectives
(3 credits)
MASC 2970 Internship
(3 credits)
MASC 3100 Media Ethics
(3 credits)
MASC 3107 Politics and the Media Workshop
(1-3 credits)
MASC 3150 Photojournalism
(3 credits)
MASC 3270 Media Theory and Criticism
(3 credits)
MASC 3310 Directing Visual Media
(3 credits)
MASC 3330 Audio/Video Studio Production
(3 credits)
MASC 3340 Editing
(3 credits)
MASC 3450 Single Camera Field Production
(3 credits)
MASC 3460 Multimedia Production
(3 credits)
MASC 3500 Media Design
(3 credits)
MASC 3760 Documentary Film Workshop
(3 credits)
MASC 3770 Ethnographic Reporting
(3 credits)
MASC 3780 Environmental Journalism
(3 credits)
MASC 3790 Screenwriting
(3 credits)
MASC 3820 Literary Journalism
(3 credits)
MASC 3880 Communication Law
(3 credits)
MASC 3900 Topics in Mass Communication
(1-3 credits)
MASC 3970 Internship
(3 credits)
MASC 4110 Media Research Methods
(3 credits)
MASC 4330 Engineering for Electronic Media
(3 credits)
MASC 4340 Digital Cinema
(3 credits)
MASC 4350 Media Management
(3 credits)
MASC 4892 Senior Thesis/Project
(3 credits)
MASC 4900 Topics in Mass Communication
(1-3 credits)
MASC 4970 Internship
(3 credits)
MASC 4340 Digital Cinema (3 credits)
Introduction to the theory and practice of motion picture filmmaking as it applies to digital media. Topics include familiarity with filmmaking equipment; basic cinematic techniques; converting ideas to images; the use of lighting, editing, and sound in cinema; scheduling, casting, and location scouting; and the role of acting, directing, and good storytelling in the filmmaking process. Students work in small groups to make short digital video films that manifest their ideas and beliefs in content and process. Forms of distribution are also explored, including DVD, the Internet, and Web streaming. Prerequisites: MASC 1840 and MASC 2233. (Might not be offered every year.)
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