COMM 1129 (1 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Publications I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: Demonstrated competence or approved by the instructor. Course Description: All publication courses must be taken in sequence. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015406
COMM 1130 (1 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Publications II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 1129. Course Description: All publication courses must be taken in sequence. Individual assignments are made for student media. Assignments may be in writing, advertising, photography, cartooning, and editing. Students are required to work at prescribed periods under supervision and must attend staff meetings. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015406
COMM 1238 (2 Credit Hours) Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Television Production III This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 1337 or DRAM 1337 or instructor approval. Course Description: Practical experience in the operation of television studio and control room equipment, including both pre- and post-production needs. (2 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1002025206
COMM 1307 (3 Credit Hours)New course added May 12, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Introduction to Mass Communications This is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course. Course Description: This course surveys the field of mass communications. Emphasis is on the role of mass media in modern society. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025106
COMM 1316 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Photography I This is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course. Course Description: Introduction to problems and practices of photography for newspapers. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, digital and print media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015506
COMM 1317 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Photography II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 1316. Course Description: Advanced problems and practices of photography for newspapers. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, digital and print media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015506
COMM 1318 (3 Credit Hours)New course added May 12, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Photography I This is a Texas Common Course Number.This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course. Course Description: (1st semester, journalism emphasis) ( Also see ARTS 2356 for fine arts emphasis) Introduction to the basics of photography. Includes camera operation, techniques, knowledge of chemistry, and presentation skills. Emphasis on design, history, and contemporary trends as a means of developing an understanding of photographic aesthetics. This course is cross-listed as ARTS 2356. The student may register for either COMM 1318 or ARTS 2356, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5006055126
COMM 1319 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Photography II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 1318. Course Description: Extends the students' knowledge of technique and guides them in developing personal outlooks toward specific applications of the photographic process. This course is cross-listed as ARTS 2357. The student may register for either COMM 1319 or ARTS 2357, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec. 4 Lab)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5006055226
COMM 1335 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Survey of Broadcasting This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: This course stresses broadcast organization and operations and includes the theoretical and historical aspects of broadcasting. It introduces students to the social, political, technical and economic aspects of the broadcasting industry. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025206
COMM 1336 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at ECC, RLC.
Television Production I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: Journalism 1307 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. Course Description: This course introduces the student to station organization, studio operation, and the use of studio equipment. Topics include continuity, camera operation, sound, lighting, and videotape recording. This course is cross-listed as DRAM 1336. The student may register for either COMM 1336 or DRAM 1336, but may receive credit for only one of the two courses. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1002025206
COMM 1337 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at ECC, RLC.
Television Production II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: Communications 1336. Course Description: This course is a continuation of Communications 1336. Emphasis is on the concept and technique of production of television broadcasts in practical situations. This course is cross-listed as DRAM 1337. The student may register for either COMM 1337 or DRAM 1337, but may receive credit for only one of the two courses. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1002025206
COMM 2129 (1 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Publications III This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 1130. Course Description: All publication courses must be taken in sequence. Individual assignments are made for student media. Assignments may be in writing, advertising, photography, cartooning, and editing. Students are required to work at prescribed periods under supervision and must attend staff meetings. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015406
COMM 2130 (1 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Publications IV This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 2129. Course Description: All publication courses must be taken in sequence. Individual assignments are made for student media. Assignments may be in writing, advertising, photography, cartooning, and editing. Students are required to work at prescribed periods under supervision and must attend staff meetings. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015406
COMM 2300 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Media Literacy This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Criticism and analysis of the function, role, and responsibility of the mass media in modern society from the consumer perspective. Includes the ethical problems and issues facing each media format, with the effect of political, economic, and cultural factors on the operation of the media. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025306
COMM 2302 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Principles of Journalism This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Exploration of ethical and legal boundaries as well as issues and problems facing today's journalist. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015206
COMM 2303 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Radio/Television Production This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Concepts and techniques of sound production, including the coordinating and directing processes. Hands-on experience with equipment, sound sources, and direction of talent. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1002025106
COMM 2304 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Introduction to Cinematic Production This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Basic single-camera production concepts and techniques. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 1002025106
COMM 2305 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Editing and Layout This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Editing and layout processes, with emphasis on accuracy and fairness, including the principles and techniques of design. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015106
COMM 2309 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Editing & Copy Reading I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Copy editing for errors of fact and interpretation of English. Includes newspaper style, headline writing, proofreading, and page makeup. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015306
COMM 2311 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Gathering and Writing I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: Typing ability. Course Description: This course focuses upon recognizing newsworthy events, gathering information and writing the straight news story. It provides a basis for future study in newspaper and magazine writing, advertising, broadcast journalism and public relations. Students are required to write for the campus newspaper. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015706
COMM 2315 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
News Gathering and Writing II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 2311 or professional experience approved by the instructor. Course Description: This course is a continuation of COMM 2311. Students study and practice writing more complex stories, such as features, profiles, follow-up stories, and sidebars. Students are required to write for the campus newspaper. (2 Lec.,3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015806
COMM 2316 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Interviewing This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Application of communication concepts in selected interview settings with emphasis on dyadic communication, questioning techniques, interview structure, and persuasion. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901015206
COMM 2324 (3 Credit Hours)New course added June 2, 2009 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Practicum in Electronic Media This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Lecture and laboratory instruction and participation. (2 Lec. 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 090701530
COMM 2325 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Practicum in Electronic Media This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 2324. Course Description: Lecture and laboratory instruction and participation. (2 Lec. 4 Lab)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0907015306
COMM 2326 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Practicum in Electronic Media This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 2325. Course Description: Lecture and laboratory instruction and participation. (2 Lec. 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0907015306
COMM 2327 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Principles of Advertising This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Fundamentals of advertising, including advertising appeals, print and broadcast copy writing, and design and selection of media will be covered. Typography as it relates to advertising is stressed. The course will provide students with the concepts they will need to go into the advertising field and into advanced advertising courses. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0909035106
COMM 2328 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Advertising Art I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Communication of ideas through processes and techniques of graphic design and illustration. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004025126
COMM 2329 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Advertising Art II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: COMM 2328 or instructor approval. Course Description: Communication of ideas through processes and techniques of graphic design and illustration. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5004025126
COMM 2330 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Introduction to Public Relations This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Exploration of the history and development of public relations. Presentation of the theory behind and process of public relations, including the planning, implementation, and evaluation of PR campaigns. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0909025106
COMM 2331 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Radio/Television Announcing This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Principles of announcing: study of voice, diction, pronunciation and delivery. Experience in various types of announcing. Study of phonetics is recommended. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0907015406
COMM 2332 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Radio/Television News This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Preparation and analysis of news styles for the electronic media. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904025206
COMM 2339 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Writing for Radio, Television, & Film This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Introduction to basic script formats, terminology, and writing techniques, including the writing of commercials, public service announcements, promotions, news, documentary, and fictional materials. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904025106
COMM 2366 (3 Credit Hours)New course added April 28, 2010 Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC.
Introduction to Film This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Emphasis on the analysis of the visual and aural aspects of selected motion pictures, dramatic aspects of narrative films, and historical growth and sociological effect of film as an art. This course is cross-listed as DRAM 2366. The student may register for either COMM 2366 or DRAM 2366 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5006025126
COMM 2389 (3 Credit Hours) Offered at BHC, EFC, ECC, NLC, RLC.
Academic Cooperative in Communication This is a Common Course Number. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Course Description: This instructional program is designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience in Communication. In conjunction with class seminars, the student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of Communication. This course is cross-listed as SPCH 2389. The student may register for either COMM 2389 or SPCH 2389, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (1 Lec., 4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2401035212
Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
