Graduate Courses: The division exists not only to educate young professionals in the fields represented within its scope, but also to prepare any student to be a more discerning consumer of mass communications. In this light, the division offers graduate-level courses to students in any University graduate program.

5301-5304. Topics in Mass Media. Courses for the study of timely issues.

5318-5321. Pro-Seminars in Producing and Directing. The workshop is a class that continues each semester with the end project of a made-for-TV film/video.

5397. Mass Media and National Development. Analysis and evaluation of communications planning and policy for development and social change. Emphasis is placed on the influences acting on mass communication systems in developing countries and societies.

6313. Mass Communications Research. Survey of research methods used to assess the effects of print, broadcast and film communications on audience attitudes, opinion, knowledge and behavior. Basic concepts of research design and data analysis in communications research. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

6315. Ethics of Communications. Exploration of ethical issues that are the foundation of all communications fields. Topics include free speech, privacy, government regulation and censorship. Using a problem-solving approach, this course is designed to help students develop their own philosophical and ethical standards concerning the communications arts.

6316. Law of Communications. Exploration of the historical and philosophical bases for freedom of expression. Practical applications of the law in such areas as libel, censorship, access, privacy, obscenity, copyright and government regulations affecting broadcasting, advertising and the press.

6335. Mass Communications Theory. Theories and philosophies of communications systems and their roles in cultural systems; communications phenomena and principles of communicating. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

6345. Media and Politics. Analysis of news media influence on policy formulation and election outcomes, study of techniques of campaign coverage and candidates' treatment of the press, uses of political advertising and basic campaign techniques.

6360. Social Effects of Mass Media. Critical analysis of research on the influence of mass media messages on individuals and groups. Attention is focused on communication theory and how society puts such theories into practice in using the media for information, entertainment and persuasion.

5301-5304. Topics in Cinema. This graduate-level course focuses on a specific topic pertinent to the cinema. Topics vary from term to term, and may include the areas of film history, critical theory, the film business, etc.

5316. Producers Seminar. Lectures and discussions by both faculty and guest speakers from the industry provide an overview of the basic business and legal aspects of film and television production.

5110, 5210, 5310. Directed Studies. Opportunity for individual studies by advanced students.

5300. Cinema-Television Seminar. Intensive study of an area in cinema or television.

5301-5304. Topics in Cinema-Television. These courses address a specific subject in broadcasting and may be offered in any term.

5325. Internship in Cinema-Television

5328. Broadcast Management. This course explores the relationship between the theory and practice of broadcast and cable management with emphasis on the legal and economic constraints on these media outlets.

5339. Television Criticism. This course examines various contemporary critical methodologies as they apply to mass communications media.

5361. Broadcast Programming. This course provides an analysis of the development of program ideas and the research and strategies involved in programming media outlets.

5374. TV Production Process. This course examines the process of program production from conception to completion with an emphasis on the various elements that affect the process: staff, genre, format and technology. A field study of a production is a required part of the course.

5390. Technology and the Mass Media. This course examines the way in which technology develops and is assimilated into the mass media.

5393. Television Production II. This course teaches basic principles and practices of electronic field production and video editing techniques. Students rotate through various exercises to become familiar with many facets of field production and post-production, including computer editing.

5395. History of Broadcasting. This course studies the origins and development of the electronic media with an emphasis on the key people, events and issues which influenced that development.

5396. Broadcast Research Methods. This course studies different designs and methodologies employed in researching media usage, structure and development.

5399. International Broadcasting. This course analyzes the interrelationship between broadcasting media in various areas of the world and the system of government under which they developed. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

6100, 6200, 6300, 6301. Thesis or Project in TV-Radio.

6303. Television Production I. Basic principles and practices of television studio production are taught while rotating students through the various studio positions in a series of television production exercises.

6328 Media Economics. Examination of corporations and industries involved in the mass media. Emphasis is on understanding the interplay of markets, buyers, sellers, consumers and costs. Microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis are used in studying media organizations and industries.