• CMCL-C 202 Media in the Global Context (3 cr.) P: SPCH-S 122,TEL-T 102 and sophomore standing; or consent of the instructor. This course focuses on the present and the future of global media and international advertising: understanding worldwide markets and strategic communication practices in very different cultural, regulatory and competitive conditions.

• CMCL-C 290 Hollywood I (3 cr.) An overview of film history from its beginnings to the present, emphasizing major developments in narrative cinema. Credit given for only one CMCL-C 290 or CMLT-C 290.

• CMCL-C 315 Advertising & Consumer Culture (3 cr.) P: SPCH-S 122 and TEL-T 102 or consent of the instructor . Critical examination of advertising's role in modern societies. Focuses on marketing and consumption as central activities in shaping personal identity and social relations.

• CMCL-C 392 Media Genres (3 cr.) May repeat once for credit.

• CMCL-C 427 CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3 cr.) A survey study of national, cultural, and cross-cultural persuasion in theory and practice.

• CMCL-C  324 Persuasion (3 cr.) P: TEL-T 102 and Junior standing or consent of instructor. This course is designed to introduce students to the theories, principles and practice of persuasive communication. First, students will review the basic principles of oral communication. Second, the course will familiarize students with key persuasion concepts and will provide an overview of theoretical approaches to the study and practice of persuasion. Third, the course will focus on factors that influence the success or failure of persuasive strategies and techniques in contexts of advertising, marketing, branding, and public relations. Students will have ample opportunities to directly apply knowledge acquired through the lectures, readings and in-class interactions to the analysis and production of persuasive materials.

• CMCL-C  337 New Media (3 cr.) P: TEL-T 102 and Junior standing; or consent of the instructor. Develops frameworks for understanding new media technologies in social contexts. Compares computing, networked digital media, and social media to prior eras of technological change, focusing on interactions among technological, industrial, regulatory, social, and cultural forces. Repeatable for credit up to 6 credit hours.

communication-and-culture-SSCI

• CMCL-C 424 Communication Research Methods (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 290 or TEL-R 311; MATH-A 118 or M 118 or higher with grade of C or better, and Junior standing; or consent of instructor. Focuses on the objective appraisal of behavioral data in the study of speech communication. Introduces the theoretical foundation of empirical social science and offers guidelines for conducting descriptive and experimental studies.

• CMCL-C 337 New Media (3-6 cr.) Develops frameworks for understanding new media technologies in social contexts. Compares computing, networked digital media, and social media to prior eras of technological change, focusing on interactions among technological, industrial, regulatory, social, and cultural forces. Repeatable up to 6 units.