2022 - 2023 Catalog
Course Descriptions for COMM
Course Number: COMM 1307 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, ECC, NLC, RLC
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: Study of the media by which entertainment and information messages are delivered. Includes an overview of the traditional mass media: their functions, structures, supports, and influences. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025106
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, ECC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: Introduction to Mass Communication
This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: Study of the media by which entertainment and information messages are delivered. Includes an overview of the traditional mass media: their functions, structures, supports, and influences. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025106
Course Number: COMM 1316 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Course Description: Introduction to problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. 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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: News Photography I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Course Description: Introduction to problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. 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
Course Number: COMM 1317 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Prerequisite Required: COMM 1316.
Course Description: Advanced problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. 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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: News Photography II
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Prerequisite Required: COMM 1316.
Course Description: Advanced problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. 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
Course Number: COMM 1318 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, NLC
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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, NLC
Course Title: Photography I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.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
Course Number: COMM 1319 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, NLC
Prerequisite Recommended: 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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, NLC
Course Title: Photography II
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Prerequisite Recommended: 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
Course Number: COMM 2302 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, RLC
Prerequisite Required: COMM 1307, 2311 and 2315.
Course Description: This course examines major issues facing the news media in a democratic society and explores journalism's role in shaping public perception and affecting policy. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015206
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, RLC
Course Title: Principles of Journalism
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Prerequisite Required: COMM 1307, 2311 and 2315.
Course Description: This course examines major issues facing the news media in a democratic society and explores journalism's role in shaping public perception and affecting policy. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015206
Course Number: COMM 2303 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, RLC
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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, RLC
Course Title: Audio 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
Course Number: COMM 2305 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, RLC
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
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, RLC
Course Title: 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
Course Number: COMM 2311 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Prerequisite Recommended: Typing ability.
Course Description: Fundamentals of writing news for the mass media. Includes instruction in methods and techniques for gathering, processing, and delivering news in a professional manner. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015706
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: Media Writing
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Prerequisite Recommended: Typing ability.
Course Description: Fundamentals of writing news for the mass media. Includes instruction in methods and techniques for gathering, processing, and delivering news in a professional manner. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015706
Course Number: COMM 2315 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Prerequisite Required: COMM 2311.
Course Description: Continuation of the aims and objectives of news gathering and writing with emphasis on advanced reporting techniques. (2 Lec.,3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015806
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: News Reporting
This is a Texas Common Course Number.Prerequisite Required: COMM 2311.
Course Description: Continuation of the aims and objectives of news gathering and writing with emphasis on advanced reporting techniques. (2 Lec.,3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015806
Course Number: COMM 2389 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC
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., 5 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2401035212
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC
Course Title: Academic Cooperative
This is a Local Need Course.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., 5 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2401035212
ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) 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.