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Description: This course is a focused study of anatomical and expressive figure rendering. Students will study and draw muscle and skeletal structures as the foundation of understanding the human form. Direct observation and drawing of the model will be an essential component of this class. For centuries artists have rigorously studied human anatomy in order to create dynamic and convincing drama in visual narrative. Contemporary artists continue to pursue the study of anatomy as a central skill in visual communication and artistic expression. Prerequisite: AR 221.
Description: The introduction of the advanced concepts, systems, tools, and techniques concerned with the specific use of line, value, visual texture, and color to render form and space constitutes the subject matter of this course. Emphasis will be placed on developing a working understanding of the interdependent nature of the relationship between the image drawn and the techniques used to reproduce it graphically. Prerequisite: AR 221.
Description: Work with the figure, still life, and landscape enables students to resolve more advanced problems of pictorial structure and organization and to arrive at a keener appreciation of the interaction of color and its luminous effects. Prerequisite: AR 221.
Description: The aim of this course is to introduce the student to, and develop a basic proficiency with, computer-based animation. Through a series of exercises and assignments, the student will be introduced to: (1) the basic concerns of the animator, (2) a wide range of animation approaches and styles, and (3) the techniques associated with the reproduction of computer-based animation. Macintosh computer skills required.
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Description: This course provides a broad survey of communication and its various components. Topics include interpersonal, public and mass communication, as well as the study of language and meaning, listening, and nonverbal communication.
Description: The goal of this course is to help students gain ease and confidence speaking in front of an audience. Students learn to research, organize, develop, and deliver a variety of public speeches. 3 weeks: 6/28-7/15
Description: This course explores the role of public relations in the profit and not-for-profit areas today. It provides the history and background, as well as the legal and ethical aspects of the field. The course also focuses on the principles of persuasion, identification of internal and external publics, the use of audience research, and the tools and techniques of the public relations profession. Prerequisite: EN 105 or with instructor permission.
Description: A study of twelve major films representative of significant developments in the history of American cinema. Critical analysis and discussion will focus on historical-social influences, prominent directors, genres, and major themes. The loss of the female voice and distortion of women in American filmmaking will be examined.
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the visual dynamics and history of filmmaking. It will cover the structure, styles, and various approaches to analyzing and interpreting film. The overall aim is to help students to understand how the various elements of film fit together. Examples of film styles, structure, and technology will be drawn from classics of world film from the beginning to the present.
Description: An historical overview of the development of the communication media since the Communication Revolution of the 19th Century. The nature, scope and function of the print, film, sound and electronic media will be examined. Includes critical discussion of the problems and potentials of each medium, with particular emphasis given to the moral values of free and responsible mass communication.
Description: This course offers students an opportunity to learn about different types of writing for professionals within the communication field. It includes a combination of lecture, guest speakers, writing workshop,peer critique, and independent outside-of-class research. Writing and project presentation skills will be stressed. Public relations, marketing, in-house communication (company newsletters, etc.), advertising, and promotional writing will be covered. Prerequisite: EN 105 or with instructor permission.
Description: An overview of the workings of the electronic broadcast media, focusing on radio, television and the Internet. Specific areas discussed include organizational structure, programming formats, government regulation and career opportunities. Special attention will be given to current trends and controversies as new technology continues to emerge.
Description: Prepares students for entry-level positions in video production and editing. Students develop the basic skills and techniques required to produce and edit video projects. These include using a video camera, lighting, sound recording, video and audio editing and basic special effects. The course utilizes standard video and audio software, such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, GarageBand, Soundtrack Pro and iTunes. In addition, the program covers cinematography, basic narrative structure, direction and production planning. This is course that provides both practical and theoretical experience
Description: This course will review the traditional criteria of news value and the basic skills essential to the journalists role as reader, writer, reporter, and ethicist. Students will produce six major papers utilizing current computer technology.
Description: The course focuses on feature writing for publication in contemporary print or online media and emphasizes the basic skills of the non-fiction writer: interviewing, reporting, writing, editing, and revising. Students write and critique a wide range of non-fiction writing forms. Prerequisite: EN 105 or with instructor permission.
Description: An exploration of visual communication with special emphasis on the role of the visual in perception, on techniques for visual thinking, and on the creation of visual messages utilizing current visual technology. Students will have hands-on experiences with a variety of digital technologies, their uses and applications in the field of communication. Preference to majors.
Description: A basic course in black and white photography which includes instruction in the use of 35mm camera, filters, lenses, basic darkroom techniques for developing and printing, and critique of the photographic work. SLR manual camera required.
Description: Beginning Screenwriting provides students the opportunity to develop a film script while increasing their use of individual voice, creative method and screenwriting technical skills. All students will produce a completed treatment, script outline and first act of a feature length screenplay. As every writer has an individual working style, each student will be encouraged to develop a creative approach appropriate to his or her needs and subject matter.
Description: Involves detailed study of one or a few communication issues by analyzing and synthesizing relevant research studies. Designed within a thematic framework in order to incorporate behavioral, historical, legal and/or international approaches to communication from the perspective of human values. Probable topics include: right of privacy vs. publics right to know, evolution of First Amendment, women in communication, new technologies.
Description: Film Theory and Criticism explores theoretical and critical approaches to the study of cinema. Theories and methods in this course will examine issues relating to production and authorship in the film arts, political ideology, ethics, aesthetics, cultural diversity, and schools of thought within the liberal arts such as psychoanalysis, gender criticism, queer theory, Marxism, postmodernism, postcolonial theory, post-structuralism, transnationality, and reception theory. Students should expect to read extensively and complete critical writing assignments.
Description: The purpose of this course is to further develop the student's skill to communicate before an audience. Components of this course will include longer prepared speeches, impromptu talks, analysis of notable speeches, and the use of visual aides to enhance communication. Prerequisite: CO 204
Description: This course emphasizes the study and This course emphasizes the theory of small group communication and provides students the opportunity to apply the principles of the course to several discussion formats including the panel, symposium and round-table discussion. Topics include problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, group climate, as well as the influence of culture, status and power on group effectiveness. PREREQUISITE:CO 203 or permission from instructor
Description: Interpersonal relationships are an important aspect of an individual's personal and professional life. This course will focus on the various elements of interpersonal communication and will provide a theoretical and practical approach to understanding and improving one's interpersonal awareness and communication. PREREQUISITE:CO 203 or permission from instructor
Description: In this course students will develop an understanding of the utilization and applicability of new media technology for a variety of purposes. The course will feature web-based tools for social networking (Youtube, Wordpress, Second Life, Flickr), mobile communications (Twitter and location-based media tools), and digital audio and syndication (iTunes and Evoca). Team projects will allow students to develop collaborative skills and demonstrate proficiency in using these communication technologies for business and professional purposes. Prerequisite: CO 221 or CS 103. Preference to CO majors.
Description: This course will examine the nature and importance of communication in organizational settings. Theoretical and cultural perspectives on the organization will be examined and topics such as conflict management, leadership style, ethics, teamwork and issues of gender and diversity will be explored. PREREQUISITE: CO 203 or permission from instructor
Description: A course in the fundamentals of color photography for the advanced student. Color composition and color theory will be studied. An introduction to the basics of digital photography and printing will be included. SLR manual camera required. Prerequisite: CO 222.
Description: Course will deal with a broad spectrum of factors affecting international and intercultural communication; cultural, economic, political, social and ethical. Communication problems of third world nations as well as cross-cultural issues in developed countries will be explored. Particular attention will be given to the changing role of women in the process of development. PREREQUISITE:CO 203 or permission from instructor
Description: This course examines specific uses of public relations in a variety of areas including healthcare, education, entertainment, sports, and travel. Relevant public relations cases, in both national and international practice, are studied. Written, oral, and visual tactics,including the use of new technologies, are emphasized. Prerequisite: CO 206.
Description: The events of 9/11 have changed the our country sees itself and the way the world views the United States. This course provides opportunities for students who grew up in post 9/11 America to investigate how various media messages shape their lives. The course will take a multimedia approach by examining television programs and news broadcasts, print, Internet, political speeches, cinema, and videogames. Ultimately, the course seeks to understand what these media say about our culture since 9/11. In addition to looking at ourselves through media, the course will make interdisciplinary connections to international law, business practices, events as historical shifts, sociological theory, philosophy, and politics.
Description: This course will provide students with the opportunity to understand the process of and gain experience in planning and implementing meetings, conferences and events. The course will focus on understanding the essential components of the planning process for meetings, conferences and events; communicating effectively with the various stakeholders; and, identifying potential obstacles in the planning of as well as during the meeting, conference and/or event. Students will work on an actual conference to help connect the theoretical and practical sides of meeting, conference and event planning.
Description: Can voters make good decisions if they don?t have the right information? What do we do (as citizens and as communicators) if our news media are failing us? This unique course will take advantage of the 2012 Presidential and US Senate elections by having students explore the ways in which various campaigns are getting their messages out ? and the degree to which broadcast media succeed in communicating those messages to the voting public. Class time will be spent analyzing coverage, with the goal of making the students more critical consumers of news stories. There will be very little lecturing; this course depends on engaged students ready to talk about the problems facing political communication and prepared to develop ideas to fix those problems. Guest speakers and hands-on projects will round out the experience.
Description: Designed to be an integrating experience which enables students to draw upon the various individual communication opportunities each has had through elective course work, study in an outside field and internships. Aim is to help students to come to an understanding of the ways in which their individual activities are part of a larger theoretical schema.
Description: A guided practical field experience required of communication majors involving a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 16 hours per week. Public and private organizations in the media, advertising, public relations, and journalism fields may be selected, subject to the approval of the instructor. Scheduled meetings with the instructor will be required.
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Description: The course provides an in-depth study of the human communication process as it operates in the challenging, global framework of today?s world. Understanding the various factors operating in the diverse approaches to communication found in all sectors of human society around the globe will enable students in this course to develop strong leadership skills that are applicable in the workplace and in the political realm, as well as in the health and education fields. An appreciation of cultural differences and their impact on one?s own communication styles and outcomes will be gained through individually designed, project-based research topics, selected according to the needs and interests of the student.
Description: Students research, organize, and present a variety of professional presentations, including technical proposals and sales presentations. The course is designed to help students refine and enhance their own verbal and nonverbal skills. Students will develop and utilize computer-generated graphics in their presentations. Communicating in organizational groups and teams will also be incorporated in the course.
Description: An overview of major communication theories with an emphasis on communication styles and approaches operative in today?s workplace environment. Strategic planning, analysis, and critical thinking in light of contemporary trends and issues will be studied. Students will be involved in developing and presenting a comprehensive communication plan.
Description: Course examines the theoretical principles of persuasion, as well as the tools, techniques, and strategies for effectively influencing others. Persuasive tactics such as advertising, direct marketing, and e-marketing will be studied and evaluated. Students will construct persuasive messages and will design an actual persuasion campaign. 12/S1:5/16,5/26,6/2,6/9,6/16,6/23
Description: The course focuses on the transmission of knowledge and information using contemporary communication technologies. It examines strategies for successful implementation of such technologies in order to reach a worldwide audience. Topics such as computer-based media design and the role of the Web in communication will be studied. Hybrid Course.
Description: Focus of this course is on strategies and tactics for reaching internal audiences. The need for gender and diversity training, whole work-life planning for employees, and developing assessment tools within the framework of the corporate culture of an organization will be explored.
Description: The various theoretical approaches and ethical responsibilities of conducting research in communication will be analyzed. Students will study ways by which researchers find and evaluate documents and will learn about both qualitative and quantitative design and research. Students will write their thesis/project proposal during the course of the semester.
Description: (see Graduate Program Director for details) Prerequisite:CO 607
Description: Students will examine the,nature,types,process,styles,and strategies of conflict in a variety of interpersonal and organizational settings. Using a case study approach, students will analyze the various ways in which conflict is negotiated and managed with a view toward selecting the most effective strategies for each situation. 12/FA:Meeting Alt. Saturdays beginning September 15th.
Description: Crisis communication is an increasing concern for all businesses and professions. Students will explore the components of crisis communication and will study pre-crisis planning, including the formation of a crisis management team, as well as effective responses to organization crisis through timely communication. Through case studies and research, students will learn appropriate communication strategies to manage all phases of crisis
Description: This course presents the theory and practice of public relations and how it operates within organizations. Students will study the professional development of the field; concepts, issues, and principles; and models and theories guiding the practice. The course emphasizes the need for well-informed, ethical practitioners with skills and abilities in key areas such as relationship building, strategic planning, management counseling, monitoring, open communication, and writing. The course focuses on the changing nature of public relations, the increasing use of new technologies, and the inclusion of public relations in the total marketing communications mix through the use of case studies, field trips, guest speakers, and hands-on assignments.Course geared toward health professionals. 13/SP:1/26,2/9&23,3/23,4/6&20
Description: This course explores the communication demands of health care and health promotion, examines current issues and problems in the modern health care system, and identifies communication strategies health care providers or managers can employ to achieve their health care goals. 13/SP:1/19,2/2&16,3/2&30,4/13
Description: Graduate students from various disciplines practice the skills necessary to produce such documents as are appropriate to their present workplace positions or to the positions they are preparing to take. These documents include but are not limited to proposals, progress reports, and instruction manuals. Students will consider audience (including multiple audiences) and the purpose of the document; they will gather and synthesize information from multiple sources and execute appropriate document designs.
Description: A guided practical field experience, this course allows students in the program to apply theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to actual work settings in the communication field. Sites within public relations, corporate communication, human resources, event planning, health communication and training and development are just some of the areas one might choose. The course is especially useful to students as a preparation for CO 608: Thesis/Project since within the work environment selected a number of practical topics for research or project development should emerge.
Description: This course presents the theory and practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) with an eye toward practical application. Students will study origins and concepts of the practice, the evolution of CSR; examine economic and societal issues; and the impact, criticisms and future of CSR. This course emphasizes the need for well informed communications professionals with skills and capacity to anticipate and understand the influence and impact that local and global stakeholders have on today?s brands and organizations.
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Description: This is an oral survival course for students who have never taken Spanish or have had very little experience with the language (No more than one or two years of high school Spanish). Emphasis is placed on speaking ability and students will develop a basic communicative competence in Spanish through a series of lessons designed specifically for today's health professional. Issues of cultural sensitivity are discussed. Note: This course counts towards the Core Requirement for Expressive Arts for students in Nursing and Nuclear Medicine. PLEASE NOTE: If you are a native speaker of Spanish, have a strong background in the language, an AP Spanish score of 4 or 5, and you are a student in the health professions seeking to fulfill the Expressive Arts Requirement in the Core, you are encouraged to take Portuguese for Health Professionals or one of the other courses that fulfill the requirement.
Description: This is an oral survival course for students who have a basic background in Spanish or have had two to four years of high school Spanish. Emphasis is placed on speaking ability and students will develop a basic communicative competence in Spanish through a series of lessons designed specifically for today's health professional. Issues of cultural sensitivity are discussed. Note: This course counts towards the Core Requirement for Expressive Arts for students in Nursing and Nuclear Medicine. PLEASE NOTE: If you are a native speaker of Spanish, have a strong background in the language, an AP Spanish score of 4 or 5, and you are a student in the health professions seeking to fulfill the Expressive Arts Requirement in the Core, you are encouraged to take Portuguese for Health Professionals or one of the other courses that fulfill the requirement.
Description: An introduction to the study of the Spanish language with attention to developing ability in speaking and listening, comprehension in reading, and correctness in elementary writing. Language Learning Center: one hour weekly.
Description: An introduction to the study of the Spanish language with attention to developing ability in speaking and listening, comprehension in reading, and correctness in elementary writing. Prerequisites SP 101 or equivalent.
Description: Review of grammar. Additional practice in the language. Reading of selected texts for acquiring an acquaintance with the Hispanic world. Language Learning Center: one hour weekly. Prerequisites: SP 101, SP 102 or two or more years of high school Spanish.
Description: Review of grammar. Additional practice in the language. Reading of selected texts for acquiring an acquaintance with the Hispanic world. Prerequisites: SP 101,102, 201 or two or more years of high school Spanish.
Description: A study of selected texts representative of the various genres. Development of appreciation of literary values. Practice in the oral and written use of the language. Brief review of grammar. Prerequisite: SP 202.
Description: This course exposes the student to various aspects of culture in the Spanish-speaking world, as reflected in art, music, history, customs and literature.
Description: A detailed study of the evolution of literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Intensive study of the life and works of the outstanding authors of each period. Second semester: Focus on Don Quijote. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306.
Description: A detailed study of the evolution of literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Intensive study of the life and works of the outstanding authors of each period. Second semester: Focus on Don Quijote. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306.
Description: An advanced course designed to develop clarity of expression in the written language. Intensive review of grammar. Extensive writing assignments. Prerequisite: SP 205.
Description: An intensive course designed to develop fluency with emphasis on business, medical, travel, and food vocabulary. Prerequisite: SP 305 or equivalent.
Description: An examination of Theater: Lope de Vega, Tirso, Calderón, García Lorca, and others. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306.
Description: A study of the main writer and trends in Latin American literature. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306. (Not offered in 2002-2003)
Description: A study of the main writer and trends in Latin American literature. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306. (Not offered in 2002-2003)
Description: An examination of the work of Luis Buñuel, considered the father of modern cinema. A video course in English examining the films as literature. Spanish majors and minors will be required to do the written assignments in Spanish. PLEASE NOTE: This is a distance learning course where there is no set meeting time. Students need to schedule a midterm and a final exam with the instructor on an individual basis. Weekly written assignments need to be completed on time and all films to be viewed will be on reserve in the Regis College Library. Since students will view approximately two films per week plus have extensive written assignments (homework, Discussion Forums on Moodle, and several analytical papers) the workload for this course is considerable. Prerequisite: SP 305.
Description: In this course we will examine recent Spanish literature in its various genres (novel, short story, poetry and drama) from the twentieth century to the present. Famous writers such as Lorca, Guillén, Salinas, Matute, Delibes, Machado, Alberti, Unamuno, Goytisolo, Cela, Fuertes, Martin Gaite, Montero and others will be studied and discussed. The latest literary trends in Spain will be examined. Prerequisites: SP 305,SP 306.
Description: In this course you will learn to view literature in a new way. The Ecocritical approach, born out of our current environmental crisis, focuses on the environment, especially on the depiction of nature and animals. It has been said that the problems we are facing now have been caused by man?s ego- (not eco-) centered view of the environment. This anthropomorphic view of our planet comes from a Medieval world-view where Nature was thought to have created for the use of humans. This helps to explain the exploitation of the natural world, especially by the Conquistadores in Latin America. In this course we will see how literature in Spain, Central America, and Latin America that has been written throughout the centuries, reflects the sources and consequences of this view. Pre-requisite: SP 305 and SP 306 or equivalent
Description: The study of literary and cultural contributions by Latino/a writers in the United States. Reading of literary examples from the major immigrant groups that comprise Latino/a communities in the United States: Mexican-Americans, Cuban- Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans. Course taught in English. Spanish majors and minors are required to do some readings in Spanish and submit written work in Spanish. Prerequisites for Spanish majors and minors: SP 305, 306, or equivalent.
Description: A study of the major tendencies of literature in Spanish, coordinated with the students previous literary background. Special emphasis on literary background and on literary genres and modes. Seminar papers presented and discussed. Prerequisites: SP 301, 302.
Description: This course focuses on the development of the fantastic genre in Latin American short fiction. Readings include the works of precursors of the genre in the 20th century such as María Luisa Bombal, Felisberto Hernández, and Horacio Quiroga; masters of the fantastic such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar; and, examples of varied modes of the fantastic, such writers as Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo, and Gabriel García Márquez. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306, or equivalent.
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Description: A detailed study of the evolution of literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Intensive study of the life and works of outstanding authors of each period. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306
Description: A detailed study of the evolution of literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Intensive study of the life and works of outstanding authors of each period. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306
Description: An examination of Theatre: Lope de Vega, Tiros de Molina, Calderón de la Barca, Federico Gracía Lorca, and others. Prerequisites: SP 305, 306
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Description: Representative Writers of the XX and XXI Century. Lucía Ortiz (Mon. and Wed. 3:30-4:45) This course studies the development of Latin American Literature from the Twentieth Century to the present. Readings range from the modernist writer Rubén Darío and Avan-Garde writers such as Vicente Huidobro, Pablo Neurda and Nicolás Guillén to major present figures such as Gabriel García Márquez, and non canonical writers such as Afro Colombian poet Jorge Artel.
Description: An examination of the work of Luis Bunuel, considered the father of modern cinema. A video course in English examining the films as literature. Spanish majors and minors will be required to do the written assignments in Spanish.
Description: In this course we will examine recent Spanish literature in its various genres (novel, short story, poetry and drama) from the twentieth century to the present. Famous writers such as Lorca, Guillén, Salinas, Matute, Delibes, Machado, Alberti, Unamuno, Goytisolo, Cela, Fuertes, Martin Gaite, Montero and others will be studied and discussed. The latest literary trends in Spain will be examined.
Description: In this course you will learn to view literature in a new way. The Ecocritical approach, born out of our current environmental crisis, focuses on the environment, especially on the depiction of nature and animals. It has been said that the problems we are facing now have been caused by man?s ego- (not eco-) centered view of the environment. This anthropomorphic view of our planet comes from a Medieval world-view where Nature was thought to have created for the use of humans. This helps to explain the exploitation of the natural world, especially by the Conquistadores in Latin America. In this course we will see how literature in Spain, Central America, and Latin America that has been written throughout the centuries, reflects the sources and consequences of this view. Pre-requisite: SP 305 and SP 306 or equivalent
Description: The study of literary and cultural contributions by Latino/a writers in the United States. The course presents students with literary examples from the major immigrant groups that comprise Latino/a communities in the United States: Mexican-Americans, Cuban- Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans. Course taught in English. Spanish majors and minors are required to do some readings in Spanish and submit written work in Spanish.
Description: This course focuses on the development of the fantastic genre in Latin American short fiction. Readings include precursors of the genre in the XX Century such as María Luisa Bombal, Felisberto Hernández, and Horcio Quiroga, masters of the fantastic such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar, and examples of varied modes of the fantastic such as Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo, and Gabriel García Márquez. Prerequisites: SP301, 302
Description: This course focuses on the development of the fantastic genre in Latin American short fiction. Readings include the works of precursors of the genre in the 20th century such as María Luisa Bombal, Felisberto Hernández, and Horacio Quiroga; masters of the fantastic such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar; and, examples of varied modes of the fantastic, such writers as Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo, and Gabriel García Márquez.
