Journalism and Media Communication (JMC)

JMC 8346  MEDIA REGULATION & FREEDOM (3 credits)

Media and Internet regulation and free expression as defined and interpreted through First Amendment rights, prior restrain and obscenity case law, advertising and public relations, broadcast and cable TV regulation and deregulation policy, new telecommunication media, and privacy. (Cross-listed with JMC 4340).

Prerequisite(s): ENGL1160

JMC 8816  DIGITAL LITERACIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (3 credits)

This course addresses emerging issues in digital literacies such as the rhetoric of technology, technological competency, technology and information ecologies, critical awareness of technology and human interactions, judicious application of technological knowledge, user-centered design, networking and online communities, ethics and technology, and culture and technology. (Cross-listed with JMC 4810).

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor

JMC 8826  POLITICS AND FILM (3 credits)

This course introduces students to the analysis of politics and film, focusing on how politics is portrayed in film and the politics of film making. (Cross-listed with JMC 4820).

JMC 8896  CAPSTONE COURSE IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (3 credits)

In this capstone course, students will extend foundational skills learned in previous technical communication courses. Students will demonstrate their competency in the technical documentation process in organizational environments, the issues important to the technical communication profession, and the practices of writing and creating complex technical documents for specific purpose and audience. (Cross-listed with JMC 4890).

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

JMC 8906  SEMINAR MASS COMMUNICATION (3 credits)

A senior seminar applying historical and theoretical perspective to current issues and developments in mass communications. (Cross-listed with JMC 4900)

Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing