2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Chairperson: Kurt P. Dudt
Faculty: Ausel, Handler, Kanyarusoke, Kornfeld, Lamberski, Lauber, Leidman-Golub, Lenze, Partridge, Piwinsky, Start, Wilson
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Website: www.iup.edu/cm
The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Communications Media and two minors, one in Communications Media and one in Educational Technology. The minor in Communications Media is an 18-credit program designed to complement any major. The minor in Educational Technology is a 24-credit program designed for students who are completing a teaching degree. The department also serves preservice teachers and other students who are required to complete COMM 103.
The philosophy of the Communications Media Department is to prepare generalists in the area of communications. Students may select from a number of elective courses, depending on their career interests.
The department faculty offers a wide variety of experience in all areas of communications media. With the combination of classroom work and the required internship program, departmental graduates are competitive for positions in various areas. Students graduating with a degree in Communications Media have obtained positions in such areas as radio, television, cable television, public relations, advertising media, media relations, and corporate media relations.
Students changing majors from other academic departments within the university are required to be in good academic standing before the transfer will be approved.
Bachelor of Science–Communications Media
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Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications: Mathematics: 3cr Social Science: PSYC 101 Liberal Studies Electives: 6cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101 (to be taken in the freshman year), no courses with COMM prefix |
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Major: |
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Communications Media in American Society |
3cr |
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Aesthetics and Theory of Communications Media |
3cr |
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Career Planning in Communications Media |
1cr |
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Senior Portfolio Presentation |
1cr |
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Internship (summer only) |
6, 9, or 12cr |
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Minimum of one course from the following: |
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Research in Communications Media |
3cr |
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Scriptwriting |
3cr |
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Instructional Design for Training and Development |
3cr |
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Broadcast Newswriting |
3cr |
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Minimum of two production courses from the following: |
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Communications Graphics |
3cr |
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Basic Audio Recording Techniques |
3cr |
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Television Production |
3cr |
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Beginning Photography |
3cr |
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Advanced Communication Graphics |
3cr |
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Radio Production |
3cr |
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Advanced Video Production |
3cr |
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Photography II: The Print |
3cr |
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Process of Digital Game Development |
3cr |
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Media Field Studies |
3cr |
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Multimedia Production |
3cr |
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Animation |
3cr |
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Advanced Audio Recording Techniques |
3cr |
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Broadcast News Process |
3cr |
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Electronic Imaging |
3cr |
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Documentary Photography |
3cr |
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Controlled Electives: Other COMM elective courses including
courses from the above lists not |
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Other Requirements: Courses outside Communications Media
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Free Electives: |
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(#) Total Degree Requirements: |
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(#) A maximum of 12cr of COMM 493 can be applied to requirements for graduation. |
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Required Courses: |
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Communications Media in American Society |
3cr |
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COMM XXX |
Electives in Communication Media |
15cr |
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Required Courses: |
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Microbased Computer Literacy |
3cr |
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Communications Media in American Society |
3cr |
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Emerging Trends in Communications Technology |
3cr |
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COMM XXX |
Electives in Communications Media |
15cr |
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