Communication

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be take taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course introduces fiction narratives, both literary and cinematic. Students learn the fundamental concepts of the storytelling art, through the analytical interpretation of fundamental literary and film works.

Students study how marketing strategies, tactics, and analytics tie together to create a digital marketing campaign, learning how a market position is selected and bolstered by the appropriate marketing tools to achieve success, critically considering the advantages and disadvantages of different digital marketing choices, and applying a range of tools to create realistic and viable marketing campaigns. 

This course provides an overview of some of the major changes, challenges, and evolutions of global media starting in the late 19th century and until the current moment. Drawing on historical and more recent examples of the best work of print and broadcast journalists, it explores the development of the institution of journalism and address topics such as: the changing economic pressures on journalism; the evolution of the role and work of the reporter; the shifting values, practices, ethical standards, and social roles that have been linked to the practice of journalism; and the changes of what core ideals of journalism mean, including truth and objectivity.