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Mass Communications (MC)
MC 5143 Diversity In Sports Media Description: This course examines sports media content, framing, personnel, and audiences in relation to diverse groups. Primary emphases are placed on race and ethnicity, gender, sex, LGBT, national identity, and disability. Sports media coverage of each group is examined from a historical perspective up through the 21st Century convergence of broadcast, online, and print journalism. Particular focus is placed on diversity among sport media gatekeepers. This course is taught fully online, with all lectures, assignments, exams, and activities completed online through D2L. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5163 Mass Communication Law Prerequisites: MC 2003 and graduate standing. Description: Major principles of media law by examining the important court decisions, statutory and regulatory enactments in each area of communication law. Relevant constitutional freedoms and legal issues affecting professional communicators and all participants in a self- governing society. Practice applying the law and precedents to specific situations to determine if potential legal problems exist. Meets with MC 4163. No credit for students with credit in MC 4163. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5223 Mass Communication Research Analysis and Interpretation Prerequisites: MC 5113. Description: Single- and multi-variate analysis, interpretation and reporting of mass communication research data. Use of computers in research analysis. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5253 International Mass Communication Description: Examination of the nature and flow of news and information within and among nations, states, and societies from a theoretical vantage point grounded in region-specific realities. The political, economic, social, cultural and historical forces determining media practice in a global environment. No credit for students with credit in MC 4153. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm
MC 5333 Media Theory Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Description: Mediating factors that affect interaction of ingredients in the communications process, and how these factors can affect the fidelity of information conveyed. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5383 Media Relations Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Description: Strategies for dealing with the news media. Students will gain hands-on experience in conducting media news conferences, pitching story ideas and preparing themselves and others for dealing with news media interviews. Meets with SC 4383. No credit for students with credit in SC 4383. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5520 Specialized Strategic Communications Applications Prerequisites: MC 3353 and graduate standing. Description: Professional strategic communications at an advanced level. Strategic communications study of non-profit, corporate, agency, international and other specialized applications. Course content varies by semester. No credit for students with credit in SC 4520 during the same semester or with the same subtitle. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm MC 5540 Specialized Multimedia Journalism Applications Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Description: Professional journalism at an advanced level. Special topics in areas such as announcing, performance; political, business, and investigative reporting; advanced layout and design or audio production; feature, column and editorial writing. Course content varies by semester. Meets with MMJ 4540. No credit for students in MMJ 4540 during the same semester or with the same subtitle. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Media & Strategic Comm
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