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Fall 2013 Credit Courses: Communications/Writing

BA in Liberal Studies: Communications/Media Studies

College Writing
Students are guided through the writing process: rehearsing, drafting, conferring, revising, and editing. The course combines informal writing activities (e.g., journal writing, free writing) with more formal assignments, such as a research paper. Students are encouraged to discover their own “voices” and to write clearly and effectively about a given topic or reading assignment.
AWR1100.20 / 4 credits
John Battenfeld
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 4–Dec. 18
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Creative Writing Workshop
This course allows students to explore various genres, including poetry, the short story, and the memoir. Students should be prepared to write, revise, and share portions of their work with the class and to read a selection of works by contemporary authors.
AWR2120.45 / 4 credits
AWR3120.45 (Advanced) / 4 credits
AWR9120.45 / noncredit option / $625
Theresa Benaquist
Thurs., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 5–Dec. 19
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Creative Nonfiction
Students examine how experience, research, and imagination are integrated in this evolving genre. Discussions focus on traditional published works and those that play with the boundaries of the nonfiction, integrating traditional styles to create new ones. Students analyze one another’s attempts to artfully place the subjective in the context of the larger world and create their own original works.
AWR3260.45 / 4 credits
AWR9260.45 / noncredit option / $625
Katherine Hurley
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 9–Dec. 16
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Introduction to Mass Media and Communications
The history and impact of communication technologies are examined, beginning with speech and moving forward through print and digital media, advertising and public relations, media regulation and potential, and ending with a consideration of the future.
CSO1540.45 / 4 credits
CSO9540.45 / noncredit option / $625
Matthew Sampson
Sat., 9 a.m.–12:50 p.m.
Sept. 7–Dec. 14
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Advanced Psychology of Communication
This course focuses on understanding communication in relationships (interpersonal) and within the mind (intrapsychic: thinking, alone time, analyzing, understanding the external world and how one communicates internally). Topics include communication styles and communication in the intimate relationship, within the family, and at the workplace. Also offered as BPS 3369.
CSS3369.45 / 4 credits
Donna Hart
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 3–Dec. 17
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Law, Ethics, and the Media
The First Amendment allows the mass media certain freedoms to publish, broadcast, advertise, and promote. Yet with those rights come responsibilities. This course examines the legal and ethical dimensions and issues involved with contemporary American mass media. Also offered as FTF 3755.
CSS3755.45 / 4 credits
CSS9755.45 / noncredit option / $625
John Breslin
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Sept. 3–Dec. 17
Room: Refer to the online schedule

Updated May 31, 2013

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