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Recent Changes in Communication Major

 

Two important curriculum changes have occurred in the Communications Program. The first is a slight change in the requirements for the major. The second is a change in the numbering of Communications courses. These changes will become fully effective in Spring 2008. These changes should not have any adverse effect on your study plan or graduation schedule. Please consult your adviser if you have any questions about how any of these changes affects you.

1. CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Students entering the program from Spring 2008 onward will not be required to take Visual and Video Editing. Instead, they will have to choose two visual communications courses  from a list of six courses which include:

COMM 215(3) Basic Photography, COMM 241(3) Graphic Design, COMM 363(3)Desktop Publishing, COMM 371(4) Visual and Video Editing, COMM 415 Advanced Photography(3), COMM 441(3)Advanced Graphic Design, COMM 482(4) Advanced Communications Workshop.

 

NOTE: This change does not apply to students admitted to the program before Spring 2008

2. CHANGES IN COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM

 

Beginning  Spring 2008, as part of the University-wide uniform course review, Communications courses in all Penn State campuses will have their course numbers changed to begin with the prefix COMM. As a result of this review, many of Penn State Harrisburg's courses will also have their course numbers changed. Two courses will  be completely replaced: COMMS 231W Journalistic Writing becomes COMM 260W News Writing; and COMMS 435 Advanced Reporting becomes COMM 474 Depth Reporting.

 

These change will not affect your graduation plans as your degree audit will simply replace the the old course numbers with the new course numbers and names beginning Spring 2008.

 

Below is a complete list of these changes.

 

1. NEW COURSE NUMBERING

 

OLD COURSE   COMMS 221 COMMS 225 COMMS 231W COMMS 462 COMMS 437 COMMS 325 COMMS 460 COMMS 416 COMMS 421 COMMS 410 COMMS 425 COMMS 451 COMMS 453 COMMS 454 COMMS 433 COMMS 435 COMMS 483 COMMS 491

TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW COURSE NUMBER/NAME     COMM 215           Basic Photography COMM 241           Graphic Design COMM 260W        News Writing and Reporting                    COMM 320           Introduction to Advertising                          COMM 346           Writing for the Screen I                                           COMM 363           Desktop Publishing                                       COMM 370           Public Relations                                            COMM 414           Media Management                                     COMM 415           Advanced Photography                                COMM 430           Mass Media and Politics                              COMM 441           Advanced Graphic Design                            COMM 457           Media Audiences and Contexts                    COMM 456           Media Criticism and Theory         COMM 458           Media Law and Ethics                  COMM 462           The Feature Article                                        COMM 474           Depth Reporting                                            COMM 482           Advanced Communication Workshop          COMM 488           Writer’s Seminar

2. NEW COURSE NAMES AND PREREQUISITES

COMM 100 (GS)   The Mass Media and Society (3 cr)

COMM 150 (GA)  The Art of the Cinema (3 cr)

COMM 160           Basic News Writing Skills (1 cr)

COMM 215           Basic Photography (3 cr)

COMM 230W        Writing for Media (3 cr)                                         Prerequisite: ENGL 015 and ENGL 202

COMM 241           Graphic Design (3 cr)

COMM 250 (GA)  Film History and Theory (3 cr)                              Prerequisite: COMM 150

COMM 251           The Nature of Media (3 cr)

COMM 260W        News Writing and Reporting (3 cr)                        Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or 030; COMM 160

COMM 320           Introduction to Advertising (3 cr)                          Prerequisite: 4th semester standing

COMM 332           Reporting (3 cr)                                                      Prerequisite: COMM 260W

COMM 346           Writing for the Screen I                                           Prerequisite: COMM 230W or COMM 260W

COMM 350 (IL)    Comparative Media Cultures (3 cr)                        Prerequisite: COMM 251

COMM 363           Desktop Publishing (3 cr)                                       Prerequisite: COMM 215 or COMM 241

COMM 370           Public Relations (3 cr)                                            Prerequisite: 4th semester standing

COMM 371           Visual and Video Editing (4 cr)                               Prerequisite: COMM 251

COMM 374           Audio Communication (3 cr)                                  Prerequisite: COMM 251

COMM 414           Media Management (3 cr)                                      Prerequisite: COMM 100 or COMM 251

COMM 415           Advanced Photography (3 cr)                                Prerequisite: COMM 215

COMM 430           Mass Media and Politics (3 cr)                              Prerequisite: COMM 100 or COMM 251

COMM 441           Advanced Graphic Design (3 cr)                            Prerequisite: COMM 241 or COMM 363

COMM 457           Media Audiences and Contexts (3 cr)                    Prerequisite: COMM 100 or COMM 251

COMM 456           Media Criticism and Theory (3 cr)                         Prerequisite: COMM 251

COMM 458           Media Law and Ethics (3 cr)                                  Prerequisite: COMM 251

COMM 459           Cyberculture (3 cr)                                                 Prerequisite: COMM 100 or COMM 251

COMM 462           The Feature Article (3 cr)                                       Prerequisite: COMM 230W or COMM 260W

COMM 474           Depth Reporting (3 cr)                                           Prerequisite: COMM 260W

COMM 482           Advanced Communication Workshop (4 cr)          Prerequisite: COMM 371 or COMM 242

COMM 488           Writer’s Seminar (3 cr)                                           Prerequisite: COMM 230W or COMM 260W

COMM 494           Research Project Courses (1-12 cr)

COMM 495           Internship (1-6 cr)

COMM 496           Independent Studies (1-18 cr)

COMM 497           Special Topics (1-9 cr)

COMM 499           Foreign Study—Mass Communications (1-12 cr)

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The following courses will have their course numbers changed beginning Spring 2008. A few of the courses