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2015-2016 Shepherd University Catalog

2015-2016 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication and New Media, B.A. or B.S.

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Curriculum for a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communication and New Media

Required courses, 39 + 12 Language Hours:

In addition to the 39 required COMM credits, students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts must satisfy the B.A. Foreign Language Requirement . Students take core classes, elective practicum and capstone sequences, and choose one of four concentrations: 1) digital filmmaking, 2) new media, 3) media studies, or 4) strategic communication.

Required core courses, 18 Hours:

Students must complete lower-level core courses before taking 400-level courses. However, students are encouraged to begin taking their concentration courses concurrently.

COMM 203 - Communication and New Media (3 cr)
COMM 302 - Narrative Screenwriting (3 cr)
OR COMM 335 - Writing Across Platforms (3cr)
COMM 304 - History of Film (3 cr)
OR COMM 305 - History of TV (3 cr)
COMM 352 - Computer-Mediated Communication (3 cr)
Select 6 credits from the following:
COMM 400 - Media Law and Ethics (3 cr)
COMM 402 - Seminar in Communications (3 cr)
COMM 403 - Media Studies (3 cr) ***
COMM 406 - Advertising and Imagery (3 cr) ***

Select one concentration, 12 Hours:

Digital filmmaking concentration, 12 Hours:

Select 9 credits from the following:
COMM 329 - Sound Design (3 cr)
COMM 350 - Single Camera Production (3 cr)
COMM 333 - Music Video (3 cr)
COMM 354 - Experimental Video (3 cr)
COMM 360 - Studio Production (3 cr)
One course from new media or strategic communication concentrations (3)
Required:
COMM 420 - Advanced Production (3 cr)

New media concentration, 12 Hours:

Select 9 credits from the following:
COMM 339 - Public Relations Writing and Design (3 cr)
COMM 343 - Graphic Novel (3 cr)
COMM 344 - Game Design (3 cr)
COMM 345 - Animation and Communication (3 cr)
COMM 346 - Motion Graphics (3 cr)
One course from digital filmmaking or strategic communication concentrations (3)
Required:
COMM 447 - Advanced Internet Media (3 cr)

Media studies concentration, 12 Hours:

Select any 9 credits from the 300-level courses in the digital filmmaking, new media, or strategic communication concentrations (9)

Required:
COMM 420 - Advanced Production (3 cr)
OR COMM 447 - Advanced Internet Media (3 cr)
OR COMM 470 - Strategic Campaigns (3cr)

Strategic Communication concentration, 12 Hours:

Select 9 credits from the following:
COMM 321 - Public Relations Principles (3cr)
COMM 322 - Social Media (3cr)
COMM 435 - Communication Research (3 cr)
One course from the New Media or Digital Filmmaking concentration
Required:
COMM 470 - Strategic Campaigns (3cr)

Required practicum** (one course from the following), 3 Hours:

COMM 348 - News Practicum (3 cr)
COMM 349 - New Media Practicum (3 cr)
COMM 326 - Radio Practicum (3 cr)

Required capstone courses, 6 Hours:

COMM 450 - Internship in Communication (3 cr) OR
COMM 392 - Cooperative Education in Communications (1-6 cr) OR
COMM 402 - Seminar in Communications (3 cr) ****
COMM 461 - Senior Capstone (3 cr)

Four-Year Course Progression

**Communication and New Media, B.A.**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	First-Year Experience (FYEX)	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102 or 103	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MS)	3
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	1	History	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM-GL with advisor	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-MD with advisor	3
		Elementary Modern Language I				Elementary Modern Language II
Elective		Elective	2	COMM 203		Communication and New Media	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	Life Sciences (LS)	4	Core Curriculum	1	Life Sciences (LS)	4
Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM with advisor	3	COMM 352		Computer-Mediated Communication	3
		Intermediate Modern Language I		COMM 305		History of TV	3
COMM 302		Narrative Script Writing OR		Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-MD with advisor	3
COMM 304		Hilstory of Film (WM)	3			Intermediate Modern Language II
Elective		Elective	1			TOTAL	16
		TOTAL	14

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
COMM		300-level Concentration	3	COMM		300-level Concentration	3
COMM		300-level Concentration	3	COMM		300-level Concentration	3
COMM		Practicum	3	Minor		Minor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Minor		Minor	3
COMM 406		Advertising and Imagery OR		COMM 406		Advertising and Imagery	3
		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
COMM 400		Media Law and Ethics	3	COMM		Internship, Co-op, or Seminar	3
COMM 403		Media Studies	3	COMM 461		Senior Capstone	3
COMM 420		Advanced Production	3	COMM		Concentration or Minor	9
Minor		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
COMM		Concentration or Minor	3
		TOTAL	15			DEGREE TOTAL	120
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Curriculum for a Bachelor of Science, Major in Communication and New Media

Required courses, 45 Hours:

Students take core classes, elective practicum and capstone sequences, and choose one of four concentrations: 1) digital filmmaking, 2) new media, 3) media studies, or 4) strategic communication.

Required core courses, 21 Hours:

Students must complete lower-level core courses before taking 400-level courses. However, students are encouraged to begin taking their concentration courses concurrently.

COMM 203 - Communication and New Media (3 cr)
COMM 302 - Narrative Screenwriting (3 cr)
OR COMM 335 - Writing Across Platforms (3cr)
COMM 304 - History of Film (3 cr)
OR COMM 305 - History of TV (3 cr)
COMM 352 - Computer-Mediated Communication (3 cr)
Select 9 credits from the following:
COMM 400 - Media Law and Ethics (3 cr)
COMM 402 - Seminar in Communications (3 cr)
COMM 403 - Media Studies (3 cr) ***
COMM 406 - Advertising and Imagery (3 cr) ***

Select one concentration, 15 Hours:

Digital Filmmaking Concentration, 15 Hours:

Select 12 credits from the following:
COMM 329 - Sound Design (3 cr)
COMM 350 - Single Camera Production (3 cr)
COMM 333 - Music Video (3 cr)
COMM 354 - Experimental Video (3 cr)
COMM 360 - Studio Production (3 cr)
One course from the new media or strategic communication concentrations (3)
Required:
COMM 420 - Advanced Production (3 cr)

New media concentration, 15 Hours:

Select 12 credits from the following:
COMM 339 - Public Relations Writing and Design (3 cr)
COMM 343 - Graphic Novel (3 cr)
COMM 344 - Game Design (3 cr)
COMM 345 - Animation and Communication (3 cr)
COMM 346 - Motion Graphics (3 cr)
One course from the digital filmmaking or strategic communication concentrations (3)
Required:
COMM 447 - Advanced Internet Media (3 cr)

Media studies concentration, 15 Hours:

Select any 12 credits from the 300-level courses in the digital filmmaking, new media, or strategic communication concentrations (12)

Required:
COMM 420 - Advanced Production (3 cr)
OR COMM 447 - Advanced Internet Media (3 cr)
OR COMM 470 - Strategic Campaigns (3cr)

Strategic Communication concentration, 15 Hours:

Select 12 credits from the following:
COMM 321 - Public Relations Principles (3cr)
COMM 322 - Social Media (3cr)
COMM 435 - Communication Research (3 cr)
One course from the New Media or Digital Filmmaking concentration
Required:
COMM 470 - Strategic Campaigns (3cr)

Required practicum ** (one course from the following), 3 Hours:

COMM 348 - News Practicum (3 cr)
COMM 349 - New Media Practicum (3 cr)
COMM 326 - Radio Practicum (3 cr)

Required capstone courses, 6 Hours:

COMM 450 - Internship in Communication (3 cr) OR
COMM 392 - Cooperative Education in Communications (1-6 cr) OR
COMM 402 - Seminar in Communications (3 cr) ****
COMM 461 - Senior Capstone (3 cr)

Note(s):

**Students may take practicum courses three times for a total of nine credit hours. The first three hours count toward a major and any additional hours are counted as general electives.

***COMM 403 - Media Studies and COMM 406 - Advertising and Imagery are also electives in the women’s studies minor.

****COMM 399 Special Topics and COMM 402 - Seminar in Communications are courses in new technologies, course content, or faculty research and publication. These courses may be taken more than one time if the topics or instructors are different. These classes may be used as substitutions for courses in the regular catalog; please obtain permission to substitute a course from the department chair prior to registration.

Four-Year Course Progression

**Communication and New Media, B.S.**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	First-Year Experience (FYEX)	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102 or 103	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	1	History	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM-GL with advisor	3	COMM 203		Communication and New Media	3
Elective		Elective (BS)	2			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	Life Sciences (LS)	4	Core Curriculum	1	Life Sciences (LS)	4
Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-CK with advisor	3	COMM 352		Computer-Mediated Communication	3
COMM 302		Narrative Scriptwriting OR		COMM 305		History of TV	3
COMM 304		History of Film (WM)	3	Elective		Elective (BS)	3
Elective		Elective (BS)	3	Elective		Elective (BS)	2
Elective		Elective	2			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
COMM		300-level Concentration	3	COMM		300-level Concentration	3
COMM		300-level Concentration	3	COMM		300-level Concentration	3
COMM		Practicum	3	Minor		Minor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Minor		Minor	3
COMM 406		Advertising and Imagery OR		COMM 406		Advertising and Imagery	3
Minor		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
COMM 400		Media Law and Ethics	3	COMM		Internship, Co-op, or Seminar	3
COMM 403		Media Studies	3	COMM 461		Senior Capstone	3
COMM 420		Advanced Production	3	COMM		Concentration or Minor	9
Minor		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
COMM		Concentration or Minor	3
		TOTAL	15			DEGREE TOTAL	120

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Communication and New Media, B.A. or B.S.

Curriculum for a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Communication and New Media

Required courses, 39 + 12 Language Hours:

Required core courses, 18 Hours:

Select one concentration, 12 Hours:

Digital filmmaking concentration, 12 Hours:

New media concentration, 12 Hours:

Media studies concentration, 12 Hours:

Strategic Communication concentration, 12 Hours:

Required practicum** (one course from the following), 3 Hours:

Required capstone courses, 6 Hours:

Four-Year Course Progression

Curriculum for a Bachelor of Science, Major in Communication and New Media

Required courses, 45 Hours:

Required core courses, 21 Hours:

Select one concentration, 15 Hours:

Digital Filmmaking Concentration, 15 Hours:

New media concentration, 15 Hours:

Media studies concentration, 15 Hours:

Strategic Communication concentration, 15 Hours:

Required practicum ** (one course from the following), 3 Hours:

Required capstone courses, 6 Hours:

Note(s):

Four-Year Course Progression