Communication

This course covers the history of photography and modern photojournalism as well as techniques, technologies, and ethics in photojournalism. It also addresses the language of photography and the construction of narrative in photojournalism, multimedia photojournalism. It includes reporting, essays, and documentation.

This course explores the technology involved in digital image creation and multimedia production. It discusses the main digital creation and design tools, classic design principles for effective communication, and the creative and technical phases involved in creating a multimedia design piece. Students develop skills to visualize ideas, plan multimedia campaigns, and present projects coherently and effectively.

This course offers a study of work models and crisis communication management. Topics include: the nature of crises; crisis communication plan; factors that contribute to a crisis; online crises; how to manage a crisis; crisis response-- when to speak; after a crisis; case studies; leadership; crisis communication training processes.