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• COMM 408: Media Field Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A hands-on course to help students learn about the production process involving on-location production. Has three distinct phases: Students begin with research and preproduction tasks on campus, may travel to a remote site to collect additional information and images, and use those images to complete a production; students are responsible for travel expenses.
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• COMM 414: Music, Media, and Culture

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the intersections between media technologies, popular music, and culture. May include constant influence of technology in musical performance, production, and distribution; the marketing of popular music by the music industry; the relationship of popular music to cultural identity (e.g., race, gender, sexuality); and music as a cultural practice.
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• COMM 420: Media Portrayal of Crime

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An examination of the portrayal of crime in the media (television, film, newspapers, music, video games, electronic/Internet). This includes, but is not limited to, victims, offenders, criminal justice actors, and the criminal justice system. Of importance is how the media select what is newsworthy and how they describe and/or alter criminal justice issues. Attention is paid to media influence on perceptions of crime, the ethics behind media influence, criminology and criminal justice issues of the general population, and the resultant criminal justice policies. Seminar based. (Also offered as CRIM 420; may not be taken as duplicate credit.)
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• COMM 440: Multimedia Production

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Presents the processes and techniques of planning, designing, and producing used with interactive multimedia. Provides hands-on experiences in the use of graphics, audio, animation, video, and authoring software applications to produce an aesthetically acceptable product that meets specific objectives. Meets the needs of educational media, corporate training, and communications specialists.
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• COMM 445: Cinematic Directors

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Analyzes examples of classical cinematic techniques, identifies, through research and watching film, classical techniques of cinema as well as the preproduction, production, and post-production required to successfully utilize them. Offers a context and critical tools for a better understanding of the moving image in its different manifestations.
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• COMM 449: Advanced Audio Recording Techniques

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Sound recording utilizing advanced techniques and concentrating on specific applications. Students participate in an intensive lab experience utilizing the most advanced equipment available. Emphasizes application, editing, signal processing, and multitrack recording. Student is expected to produce a sound recording for a specific use of professional quality. May be offered under a different topic area such as: COMM 449 Advanced Audio Recording Techniques: Music Recording or COMM 449 Advanced Audio Recording Techniques: Instructional Media. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits under a different topic area. Students who need to D/F repeat COMM 449 may repeat the course under a different variable title.
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• COMM 451: Multimedia News Production

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Engages in reporting and presenting broadcast news programs. Content and assignments include analysis of news and public affairs broadcasting.
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• COMM 460: Disturbing Trends in Communication Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines recent and developing trends in media technology, with particular attention to technologies and applications that come at some social cost. Engages in the broader cultural debates surrounding technologies and their use. Draws on historically rooted ethical frameworks to assess how we can develop and implement new technologies that are responsible in their real-world applications.
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• COMM 470: Media Management and Sales

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Explores two essential functions of contemporary media: management of media organizations and content, and providing economic viability to media outlets through the selling of commercial time and space to clients. Investigates the fundamental theories and principles of managing media organizations as well as sales strategies including the use of audience ratings and analytics. Examines the process of researching media organizations and developing strategies to sell media content to clients.
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• COMM 471: Advanced Image Editing

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An introduction to the use of electronic still photography (ESP) for the capture, recording, and transfer of still images and the use of computers for the storage, manipulation, and output of color and black and white photography. Extensive training in the use of software packages for image enhancement, restoration, and manipulation is provided. Students learn the applications of this technology to the print media and examine the ethical and legal issues of image manipulation.
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