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2011 - 2012 Catalog
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COMM 1129 (1 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 1130 (1 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 1307 (3 Credit Hours)
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
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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
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COMM 1317 (3 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 1318 (3 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 1319 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, 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
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COMM 2129 (1 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 2130 (1 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 2300 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, 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
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COMM 2302 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, RLC
Principles of Journalism
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: COMM 1307, 1316, 2311 and 2315.
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
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COMM 2303 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, 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
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COMM 2305 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, 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
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COMM 2311 (3 Credit Hours)
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
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COMM 2315 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
News Gathering and Writing II
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Prerequisite: COMM 2311.
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
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COMM 2327 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, RLC
Intro to Advertising
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Course Description: Fundamentals of advertising including marketing theory and strategy, copy writing, design, and selection of media. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0909035106
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COMM 2330 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, 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
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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.
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