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Spring 2018
Apr 28,2024 |
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The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
COMM 290: WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA -- Students gain an understanding of the various publics for which they can write across social media platforms. They will learn how to tailor strategic messages for target audiences in order to communicate in a way that connects, informs, engages and/or relates to the social media user. Written formats will include blogging and posting across platforms.
COMM 290: FUNDAMENTALS OF ILLUSTRATION -- In this course, students investigate illustration’s capacity for personal expression within the arena of public communication. As a part of this, they work with various modes of picture building, conceptual development and materials applied to some of the major creative outlets in contemporary illustration. They make artwork in reaction to several outside sources, including various forms of the written word. Illustrators thrive when they learn to funnel their creative process through the professional and interactive system of sharing and feedback. Students will adopt this mode of working in order to see the potential for personal expression within it. Lectures and discussions of the history of Illustration as it relates to the illustrator’s multifaceted role as maker, thinker and communicator.
COMM 290: WRITING AND NEW MEDIA FOR PROFESSIONALS -- This course will focus upon professional writing and the influence of new media. Students will gain exposure to examples of new media writing, including blogs, social media and other online platforms.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab, Lecture, Online Course Communications Department |
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