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COMM 208H - Technology And Society
Credits: Four (4)
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
Is technology making our lives better or harming us in irreparable ways? What are the ways that technology has made our workplaces better? In what ways has it made us feel more overwhelmed than ever at work? How can we incorporate technology into our lives in measured, healthy ways? In this class, we will explore the latest writings about technology from many great contemporaries writing about its role in our life. We will have several formal and informal debates where we will take opposing views and flush out the arguments that seek to answer some of the biggest questions of our time.
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COMM 219 - Principles of Visual Communication
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores how visual images are used and manipulated to generate responses by various audiences. The written assignments, readings, and discussions will focus on the analysis and critique of visual communication, as well as how to create meaningful visual messages for mass audiences. Students will also study the role and the function of visual media in a variety of environments. This course will cover aesthetic aspects of both print-based and electronic media production.
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COMM 223 - Professional and Organizational Communication
Credits: Three (3)
This course has two objectives: (1) to help students understand organizations’ cultures and structures as places of employment and work; and (2) to give students guidance in developing their resumes and portfolios, and mapping out their individual job searching and interviewing networks and strategies. Students will develop their own resumes and portfolios in the class.
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COMM 231 - Introduction to Digital Media
Credits: Three (3)
Students are introduced to the computer as a tool for producing digital media and imagery. Students will gain basic software skills to produce illustrations, edit photographs, and create documents. They will learn the basics about three programs: Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator; as well as basic design principles.
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COMM 232 - Introduction to New and Social Media
Credits: Three (3)
This class explores what is new about the new media landscape and why we should care about these changes in the media landscape. Starting with social implications of the new media, the course will delve into how the new media landscape influences aspects of public relations, advertising, and journalism. New and social media are transforming communication for individuals, organizations, and society and this course focuses on the way language, discourses, and meaning have been and continue to be created and altered within the interdisciplinary area of social media. Students will become familiar with many current social media tools during the course of the class and they will also learn to think critically about how individuals and organizations talk about and create meanings within the world of new and social media.
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COMM 241 - News Writing and Editing
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on reporting and news writing for print, broadcast, and online media, including newspaper, radio, television, and the Internet. Students will learn the basics of writing, rewriting, editing, and proofreading news copy, as well as how to identify and write for different audiences.
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COMM 250 - Strategic Comm in Leadership
Credits: Three (3)
This course concentrates on public relations theories, strategies, and tactics to meet organizational goals. Some areascovered include media relations, campaign development, social and new media, persuasion, and crisis communication. Students will be able to describe how these elements can be combined to create seamless programs that positively and ethically affect an organization. Students investigate issues that challenge contemporary organizations by analyzing case studies, conducting research, designing possible creative solutions, and gaining hands-on opportunities.
Cross-listed: ORGL-250
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COMM 251 - Principles of Strategic Communication
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This course concentrates on the principles, evolution, functions, and applied theories of public relations, including the social, ethical, and legal issues that impact the public relations function.The strategic practice of public relations in different contexts and environments, from corporate to non-profit, is discussed, as are careers in the profession.
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COMM 281 - Pawprint: Digital Writing
Credits: One (1) to Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-181
Students participate in on-campus media, including the online Pawprint news site, as reporters, editors, advertising sales representatives, and promotions coordinators.Opportunities are also available to work withpodcasting and video production.Students select their work from a number of activities, including writing and reporting, editing, digital photography, and graphic illustrations.
Note: This course is open to all Maryville students who may participate for as many semesters as they wish, but cannot be repeated for credit.
Cross-listed: COMM-181, COMM-381
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COMM 296 - Independent Study
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Independant study courses are developed with the professor and requries Program Director’s approval.
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COMM 297 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Three (3)
This topics course is offered periodically based on student demand, interest, and needs.The course content is developed by the individual course instructor and is based on topics of special interest to communication majors.
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COMM 310 - Digital Film Making
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-231 or ADGD-265
Students will pursue understanding of the language of film, storytelling, and the principles of shooting and editing through the utilization of digital video production software and equipment. Course will include technical instruction covering camera and lighting equipment, editing software, and digital distribution.
Cross-listed: ADIN-310
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COMM 321 - Cultural Relativism and Social Deviance
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
Students in this course will understand and evaluate basic quantitative and qualitative research approaches common to different kinds of communication practice, including research used in strategic communication, applied media projects, and contemporary journalism.Common topics include learning how to conduct and evaluate formal and informal research from surveys, focus groups, and content analysis.
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COMM 322 - Communication Law and Ethics
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This course will cover contemporary communication issues that apply to journalism, public relations, advertising, and broadcasting. Topics include copyright andamp; privacy law, media ownership rules andamp; regulations,libel andamp; privacy issues, news and national security, and use of the Freedom of Information Act.Throughout the course, ethical issues are considered, as well as the “why” of the law.
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COMM 324 - Gender and Communication
Credits: Three (3)
This course surveys the changing ways women and the women’s movement have been depicted by the media over the years. Special focus is placed on the media’s treatment of women as consumers, employees, and advertising targets. The course also examines the vital roles that women have played in the development and popularization of newspapers, magazines, film, radio, and television. Lectures, discussions, readings, research, videotapes, movies, and guest appearances by women currently working in media are part of the course content.
Cross-listed: WS-324
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COMM 327 - Social Media Campaigns
Credits: Three (3)
Designing and creating innovative social media campaigns is a powerful process in contemporary society and an essential tool for helping organizations craft a public narrative about their value in society. In this course, students will learn to evaluate organizational social media efforts, create and design social media campaigns for a variety of purposes, and provide recommendations to organizations about how to improve their social media efforts. Additionally, students in this course will be able to articulate, find, and digest the latest academic research that lies at the intersection of how technology is impacting organizations.
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COMM 342 - Advanced Media Writing
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-141
This course concentrates on advanced reporting, writing, and editing skills for a variety of journalism environments from traditional to online applications.Special attention is given to interviewing techniques and in-depth background research.
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COMM 345 - Critical Approaches to Communication
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This class explores the foundational concepts in the field of communication, with a specific focus on the history, theories, and models that have and continue to guide the discipline. Additionally, this course focuses on broader philosophical concepts that communication students must be exposed to for a strong and solid education.
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COMM 347 - Strategic Communication: Writing
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-141
Students will learn the basics of developing and writing persuasive and creative messages as part of achieving an organization’s strategic communication goals and objectives. Emphasis is placed on using research to develop strategic platforms for message production, evaluating message writing and message effectivness in achieving communication goals and objectives.
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COMM 363 - Strategic Communication: Research and Strategy
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-251
This course focuses on developing research-based strategy and tactics that form the basis of an organization’s internal and external communication to create new campaigns or solve organizational problems.Course topics include understanding the best practice models and case studies and how to manage communication situations.The course provides opportunities to develop strategy for a class client.
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COMM 381 - Pawprint: Digital Writing
Credits: One (1) to Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-281
A continuation of COMM 281. Students participate in on-campus media, including the online Pawprint news site, as reporters, editors, advertising sales representatives, and promotions coordinators.Opportunities are also available to work with podcasting and video production.Students select their work from a number of activities, including writing and reporting, editing, digital photography, and graphic illustrations.
Note: This course is open to all Maryville students who have completed COMM 281.
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COMM 390 - Advanced Web Site Design
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This course focuses on the technical and aesthetic considerations for designing web sites using HTML, CSS and Flash Animation. Usability, basic graphical user interface design, navigation, production of web graphics, web aesthetics and web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and wikis will be topics of discussion.
Cross-listed: ISYS 390
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COMM 395 - Model United Nations
Credits: Three (3)
This course consists of a study of the politics and constitutions of selected international organizations. Students will acquire advanced practical training as public speakers and rhetors, and refine their skills in parliamentary procedure, issue advocacy, persuasion, argumentation, and consensus building. Students may repeat the course for credit.
Cross-listed: PSCI-395
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COMM 397 - Special Studies
Credits: Three (3)
These courses are offered periodically based on student needs and interests. The courses may focus on skill development, special interest topics, or current events.
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COMM 416 - Issues and Crisis Management
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
Based in the scholarship of issues and crisis management, this course prepares students to fulfill the vigilant communication role important to dealing with issues in a timely fashion to prevent crises, as well as managing and/or mitigating a crises in its various stages.
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COMM 422 - Global Communication
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This course focuses on communication systems in world cultures with an emphasis on understanding the social, cultural, political, and economic effects on different systems.Students will also explore intercultural communication and the challenges of communicating in a global environment.
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COMM 423 - Professional and Organizational Communication
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-121
This course has two objectives: (1) to help students understand organizations’ cultures and structures as places of employment and work; and (2) to give students guidance in developing their resumes and portfolios, and mapping out their individual job searching and interviewing networks and strategies.Students will develop their own resumes and portfolios in the class.
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COMM 471 - Strategic Communication Campaigns
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-347
This capstone experience course gives students the opportunity to use all of their previous coursework to develop, create, implement, and evaluate a communication campaign for a client/organization.Key elements of this course include the ability to apply theoretical concepts to a real-world situation, to negotiate and advise the client on best courses of action, and to experience how the professional communication world works.
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COMM 472 - Strategic Communication Campaigns I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 347
This class has been created and designed for students like you – students who are ready to move from being a student to being a member of a group ready to put what you’ve learned in other classes to work in this two-part capstone experience. You will be expected to act as if you’re working in a strategic communication agency. This class serves as the first step in the capstone experience, in which you’ll bring together what you’ve learned throughout the program about the process of developing integrated campaigns. You will then develop a full campaign for a fictitious client. You will also begin work on your final Portfolio and receive feedback from real professionals in your area.
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COMM 473 - Strategic Communication II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM-472
This class has been created and designed for students like you – students who are ready to move from being a student to being a member of a group ready to put what you’ve learned in other classes to work in this two-part capstone experience. You will be expected to act as if you’re working in a strategic communication agency. This class serves as the second and final step in the capstone experience. In addition to mastering the process of developing integrated campaigns, you will develop a full campaign for a real client. In this class, you will also complete your Portfolio along with receiving feedback from real professionals in your area. Finally, you will gain skills in leveraging your Communication degree in the work world.
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COMM 481 - E-Media & Digital Writing
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COMM-141
This class is designed to move you from being a student to being a member of a group ready to put what you’ve learned in other classes to work in this capstone experiences. You will be expected to act as if you’re working in a digital communication agency. You will develop a full digital campaign for a real client. You will learn how to develop, create, write, and evaluate messages for online and digital channels and environments from traditional web sites to social media applications. You will also learn to determine the most effective mix of digital and media messages for different audiences and situations.
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COMM 482 - E-Media & Digital Writing Campaigns I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM-141
Welcome to the World Wide Web environment. This class is designed to move you from being a student to being a member of a group ready to put what you’ve learned in other classes to work in this two-part capstone experiences. You will be expected to act as if you’re working in a digital communication agency. This class serves as the first step in the capstone experience, in which you’ll bring together how to write intelligently, clearly, creatively, and credibly for the web to develop a digital campaign. You will then develop a full campaign for a fictitious client. You will also begin work on your final Portfolio and receive feedback from real professionals in your area.
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COMM 483 - E-Media & Digital Writing Campaigns II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM-482
Welcome to the World Wide Web environment. This class is designed to move you from being a student to being a member of a group ready to put what you’ve learned in other classes to work in this two-part capstone experiences. You will be expected to act as if you’re working in a digital communication agency. This class serves as the second and final step in the capstone experience, in which you’ll bring together how to write intelligently, clearly, creatively, and credibly for the web to develop a digital campaign. You will develop a full digital campaign for a real client. In this class, you will also complete your Portfolio along with receiving feedback from real professionals in your area. Finally, you will gain skills in leveraging your Communication degree in the work world.
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COMM 494 - Portfolio Defense
Credits: Zero (0)
Prerequisite: Senior Status
All students completing a communication major are required to complete a portfolio defense. For students taking courses on campus, COMM 494 satisfies this requirement in a student’s final Spring semester of enrollment. This portfolio defense will occur on an afternoon toward the end of the semester and students will be required to develop a physical portfolio and an online portfolio to display on the day of the portfolio defense.
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COMM 496 - Independent Study
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Prerequisite: Application to, and approval by, the Communication Program Director and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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COMM 497 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Three (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director
These courses are offered periodically based on student needs and interests.The courses may focus on skill development, special interest topics, or current events.
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COMM 498 - Communication Seminar
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director
These courses focus on various cultural, political, economic, technological, sociological, commercial, behavioral, or functional aspects of Communication.
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COMM 499 - Internship
Credits: One (1) to Six (6)
Prerequisite: Application to and approval by the Communication Internship Coordinator
Variable between 1 and 6 Prerequisite: Application to and approval by the Communication Internship Coordinator.
Note: Note: This course can be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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COMM 501 - Foundations of Leadership
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores the process of leadership through the framework of contemporary leadership research and theory.Emphasis is placed on integrating theory and practice through a variety of methods, including student case studies and experiential learning.Drawing on current leadership research and tools, students explore options to practice leadership and affect positive change from any position in an organization, community, or society.
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COMM 502 - Foundations: Theories and Application
Credits: Three (3)
This course provides an intensive examination of a variety of strategic communication theories in public relations, advertising, and marketing communication; the background and perspectives of scholars who developed the strategic communication theories; and the application of these theories in academic and professional work.
Cross-listed: COMM-402
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COMM 503 - Best Practices: Models and Systems
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on the systems and models of communication practice that have been studied and developed by academics and applied by practitioners in their work. The emphasis in this course is understanding the synergy created when academic knowledge and scholarship are incorporated in strategic decision making as illustrated by case studies and other practical-world analysis.
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COMM 516 - Issues and Crisis Management
Credits: Three (3)
Based in the scholarship of issues and crisis management, this course prepares students to fulfill an advanced level of crisis communication within an organization. This course discusses at an advanced level thecommunication role important to dealing with issues in a timely fashion to prevent crises, as well as managing and/or mitigating a crisis in all its various stages and across all the various channels (including social media platforms).
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COMM 520 - Evidence Based Research
Credits: Three (3)
A core competency of strategic leadership is the ability to gather information, analyze and critically evaluate that information, and then use that information to make important decisions. In this course, students will learn to become effective consumers of research and data, as well learn to use traditional methods of research and analysis, such as surveys, focus groups, field experiments, program evaluations, and descriptive and inferential statistics to evaluate organizations, communication strategies, products, services, processes, and performance.
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COMM 522 - Global Communication
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on the advanced communication systems present in a variety ofcultures with an emphasis on deeply understanding the social, cultural, political, and economic effects on different organizational systems.Students will also explore advanced nonverbal and intercultural communication competencies, and the many strategic challenges of communicating in a global environment.
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COMM 523 - Organizational Communication
Credits: Three
This course addresses key communication theories and best practices within the context of work. Graduate students will learn how to assess communicative issues, locate quality evidence, and apply the findings to everyday work situations to develop more effective organizational communication strategies both internally and externally. Furthermore, graduate students will learn effective communication strategies specifically in regards to leadership, change management, decision making, organizational culture, organizational identification, conflict management, and team management.
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COMM 525 - Professional and Organizational Ethics
Credits: Three (3)
This course examines ethical decision making and issues in the organizational context using a framework that is empirically informed and consistent with best practices and regulations. Emphasis is placed on understanding how interpersonal and group relations and values impact individual and corporate responsibility and ethical issues in relation to internal and external stakeholders.
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COMM 563 - Strategic Communication: Research and Strategy
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on developing advanced research-based strategy that together comprisean organization’s internal and external communication to create new campaigns or solve organizational problems with the stakeholders upon whomthe organizationdepends.The emphasis in this course is onunderstanding the best practice and currentmodels for strategy through case studies.Students will have opportunities to develop strategy for a class client.
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COMM 565 - Persuasion
Credits: 3
This course investigates and critically analyzes the systematic, academic, and practical study of persuasion. Persuasion, as defined by Perloff (2014), is “a symbolic process in which communicators try to convince other people to change their own attitudes or behaviors regarding an issue through the transmission of a message in an atmosphere of free choice” (p. 17). Persuasion may be viewed through the lenses of both art and science. This course extensively explores the key persuasive concepts of social influence, attitudes, attitude measurement, power, charisma, ethics, emotion, and the use of persuasive tactics in advertising and marketing. This course will also illustrate the importance of persuasive theories and their direct application to practice in both personal and organizational contexts. The purpose of this course is 1) to unveil the power of effective persuasive tactics and social influence, 2) to learn to ethically apply persuasive tactics in work life and personal life, and 3) to use ethical persuasive tactics to best strategically influence others.
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COMM 571 - Integrated Marketing Campaigns
Credits: Three (3)
This course gives graduate students the opportunity to be innovative in thedevelopment, creation, implementation, and evaluation ofan advanced communication campaign for a client/organization in the St. Louis community.Key elements of this course include the ability to apply theoretical, evidence-basedconcepts and strategies to a particular client situation, to negotiate and advise the client on best courses of action, and to experiencethereal-world outcomes of evidence-based strategies.
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COMM 580 - Conflict Resolution and Negotiations
Credits: Three (3)
In this course, students will learn theoretical models and frameworks to help you better understand the differing types of conflict that can arise within an organization, why conflict arises, when conflict can help versus hurt an organization, and how conflict can be negotiated and resolved. In addition, students will learn specific negotiation and mediation strategies and techniques.
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COMM 596 - Independent Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Formal application to, and approval by, the Communication Program Director and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences are required.
Variable between 1 and 4 credits Prerequisite: Formal application to, and approval by, the Communication Program Director and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences are required.
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COMM 605 - Digital Media Campaigns
Credits: Three (3)
Designing and creating innovative digital media campaigns is a powerful process in contemporary society and an essential tool for helping organizations craft a public narrative about their value in society. In this course, students will learn to evaluate organizational digital media efforts, create and design digital media campaigns for a variety of purposes, and provide recommendations to organizations about how to improve their digital media efforts. Additionally, students in this course will be able to articulate, find, and digest the latest academic research that lies at the intersection of how technology is impacting organizations.
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COMM 610 - Digital Mkt Metrics & Analytics
Credits: Three
This course provides an intensive examination of a variety of digital media metrics and analytics
necessary to measure and evaluate marketing communication campaigns. Furthermore, it
provides an evidence based approach to digital marketing that can measure an organization’s
return on their marketing investments. Graduate students will learn practical, up to date tools
that will help in analyzing, creating and measuring effective digital marketing campaigns.
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COMM 630 - Digital Visual Communication
Credits: Three (3)
The objective of this course is to educate students on how to use and understand photography as a tool in communication. Students will learn how to create professional photographs with their iPad or Digital Camera and grasp an understanding on how to read those photographs from an objective lens. There will be a survey of topics ranging from photojournalism ethics to fashion model objectification that will widen one’s appreciation of how photography changes society for the good and bad. The course will be deep rooted in photography theory and critical thinking. Students will graduate will the basic skills of an entry level photographer and have a portfolio of images to illustrate their competency. The experience will accumulate in a final photo-thesis where the student will argue with media theory (Punctum and Studum Theory) why the images they created are powerful.
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COMM 673 - Social Network and Search Engine Optimization
Credits: Three (3)
Develop knowledge, understanding and concepts related to direct and web marketing techniques,
tactics and strategies that enable a manager to make sound business decisions. Topics include web
media and databases, target audiences, forecasting and cost control, research and testing of creative strategies.
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COMM 685 - Capstone: Comprehensive Examination
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: Approval by Program Director required
Note: Comprehensive examination must be taken in the last semester of coursework before graduation.
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COMM 698 - Strategic Communication Capstone
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: Program Director Approval Required
Students will choose between a thesis and a project.Thesis:Students completing a thesis will identify a topic on which to conduct original research with the goal of adding to the theoretical body of knowledge in strategic communication.Project:Students completing a project will use applied research and theory to construct a comprehensive plan to address a problem/opportunity in a selected setting, such as the student’s place of work or an organization or cause the student is interested in.
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COSC 150 - Intro to Java Programming
Credits: Three (3)
This is an introductory to intermediate level hands-on programming
course intended primarily for students who have interests in Java
programming. WINDOWS-based JBuilder is used.
Note: No previous programming experience is required.
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COSC 151 - Computer Science I: C++
Credits: Three (3)
This is an introduction to computer programming in C/C++ language.
The course covers structural programming concepts, simple data
types and algorithms in addition to basic C++ syntax, operators,
control structures, arrays, pointers, and function parameter
passing. Lab assignments are required for coding techniques,
program design, and debugging.
Note: No previous programming experience is required.
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COSC 152 - Computer Science II (C++OOP)
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: COSC-151, Minimum grade C-
This course covers the concepts of encapsulation and Object
Oriented Programming. Topics include the OOP fundamentals such as
inheritance, polymorphism, and in addition overloading and
exception handling. OOP programming environment in JAVA may be
presented at the later part of the course.
Note: Lab assignments are required at the intermediate level of OOP design.
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CPAR 101 - Roles and Responsibilities of the Community Paramedic
Credits: Two (2)
This course will introduce the student to the role and responsibilities of the Community Paramedic. The Community Paramedic’s specific role and responsibilities as a part of the healthcare team and community will be addressed. Interdisciplinary work will be explored and defined as it relates to population-focused care and the Community Paramedic.
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CPAR 120 - Community Assessment
Credits: Three (3)
This course will introduce the role of the Community Paramedic in community assessment. Effects of social, cultural, ecological, political, and economic factors are studied as they impact families and communities.
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CPAR 200 - Management of Chronic Diseases
Credits: Four (4)
This course will describe the care and management of the patient with chronic diseases. Patient assessment, medications, and additional therapies are emphasized in this course. Course content includes the Community Paramedic’s responsibilities for documentation during patient encounters.
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CPAR 220 - Community Paramedic Practicum
Credits: Three (3)
Clinical activities are concentrated in the community and encourage students to practice community paramedicine with families and populations.
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CRIM 102 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Credits: Three (3)
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and frameworks used
in the criminal justice studies. It provides a survey of the
various agencies making up the U.S. criminal justice system,
primarily the criminal court, law enforcement, and corrections.
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CRIM 119 - MURDER TO TRIAL
Credits: Four
This course introduces students to the interrelationship between the investigation of a crime, the process of forensic evidence and the use of that evidence at trial. Students will be taken to a mock crime scene where they will learn through experience as they collect evidence they will process in the lab and conclude with a mock trial.
Cross-listed: FRSC 119
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CRIM 201 - Police Management
Credits: Three (3)
This course examines contemporary approaches in police management
at the local, state, and federal levels. Attention is paid to the
fiscal and personnel management techniques utilized by law
enforcement agencies, plus the recruitment and maintenance of
officer staffing.
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CRIM 203H - Sexual Violence and Aggression
Credits: Four (4)
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
Even though there have been considerable monetary and time resources spent on violent crimes by local, state and federal agencies, law enforcement have had a difficult time prosecuting the sexually violent criminal because of societal views on personal freedoms. This course is a systematic introduction to the causation of violent offending and extreme aggressive behavior and the treatment and incarceration of this type of criminal. The readings and course framework will stress a criminological approach to sexual violence and aggression.
Cross-listed: WS-203H
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CRIM 210 - Multicultural Policing
Credits: Three (3)
This course focuses on the challenges present in policing multicultural settings. Issues pertaining to understanding diverse cultures and effective communication across cultures from the standpoint of law enforcement are explored in detail.
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CRIM 211 - Introduction to Criminal Investigations
Credits: Three (3)
This course is a comprehensive approach to the examination and treatment of physical evidence as it relates to the criminal justice system. Students will be involved in an interactive learning experience tied to the securing and preserving of crime scenes and maintaining the integrity of trace evidence for future court proceedings.
Cross-listed: FRSC 211
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CRIM 220 - Corrections in Society
Credits: Three (3)
This course explores the evolution of correctional practices in the
United States. It also examines and assesses the variety of
correctional options utilized within the criminal justice system.
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CRIM 250 - Experiential Policing
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: CRIM-102
This course introduces students to the dynamics of police recruit training. Student are familiarized with a myriad of law enforcement issues such as criminal and traffic law, juvenile justice, report writing, and investigative patrol tactics. In addition, this course introduces students to the physical rigor required for successful acceptance to St. Louis County Municipal Police Academy.
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CRIM 297 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty.
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CRIM 305 - Family Violence Through the Lifespan
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101 or CRIM-102; Minimum grade C-
Family Violence across the Lifespan explores the etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. A broad coverage of viewpoints and theories behind family violence are covered.
Cross-listed: SOC-305
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CRIM 311 - Criminal Law and Procedure
Credits: Three (3)
This course will examine substantive criminal law and the elements of specific crimes, including crimes against persons and property. Students also will be introduced to the sources of criminal procedural law and the steps involved in a prosecution. Defenses and immunities to crimes will be discussed also.
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CRIM 321 - Sociology of Deviance
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
This course studies the understanding of normative violations within society, specifically, how actions and/or actors come to be defined as deviant and what functions deviance serves in society.
Cross-listed: SOC-321
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CRIM 322 - Criminological Theory
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101, SOC-202H, or CRIM-102
This course offers an introduction to criminology and a survey of the major theoretical traditions within criminology over the past three centuries.
Cross-listed: SOC-322
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CRIM 323 - Juvenile Delinquency
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101 or SOC-202H
This course surveys the criminal and deviant conduct of youths. Theoretical and treatment patterns are also considered.
Cross-listed: SOC-323
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CRIM 405 - Domestic and International Terrorism
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: PSCI-110, SOC-101, or SOC-202H
This course surveys perspectives pertaining to the etiology of terrorism at both the domestic and international level. Study of the various tactics used by identified terrorist groups is explored. In addition, the techniques of counter terrorism are assessed.
Cross-listed: PSCI/SOC 405
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CRIM 454 - Gender and Crime
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101 or SOC-202H; Minimum Grade C-
This course explores variation in offending and victimization across the genders. Specific attention will be paid to theories that attempt to explain why such variation exists and such patterns changed over time.
Cross-listed: SOC/WS-454
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CRIM 477 - Police Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC-101, PSYC-202H, or CRIM-102
This course explores psychological principles as applied to aspects of police officer’s career. Some of the topics to be examined are: the unique psychological stresses of police work, the effects of that stress on both the officer and his or her family; identification and management of the problem police officer; psychology of crowds; riots and their effective control; and the application of psychological principles to detective work. The interpersonal dynamics of the police with civilian complainants, victims, and violent, aggressive individuals will also be covered.
Cross-listed: PSYC-477
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CRIM 485 - Race, Ethnicity and Crime
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: SOC-101, SOC-101F, or SOC-202H
This course examines the interrelationship of race/ethnicity and criminal victimization/offending. In-depth consideration will be given to the issue of hate-crimes, racial profiling, wrongful convictions and disparities in sentencing.
Cross-listed: SOC-485
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CRIM 494 - Police Academy Training Program
Credits: Thirteen (13)
Prerequisite: Completion of 27 CRIM Credits
This course is part of a programmatic partnership with the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy. Students who meet the entrance standards for the Academy and choose to pursue Academy training can use this experience to earn 13 hours of college credit under CRIM 494.
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CRIM 495 - Internship
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: PSYC-101,PSYC-101F, PSYC-202H, SOC-101, SOC-101F or SOC-202H; Minimum grade C-
This course is designed as a culminating experience to integrate theory and practice in the context of an approved field-based experience under the supervision of the course instructor. Practicum requires completion of 135 clock hours on site along with coursework relevant to the student’s field experience.
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CRIM 496 - Independent Study
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Prerequisite: One 200 level or higher CRIM course
Junior or senior level students may design and conduct an
independent study project in a field of their interest under the
direction of a faculty advisor.
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CRIM 497 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Prerequisite: CRIM-102
These courses are offered periodically based on the interests of our students and faculty.
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DSCI 200 - Foundations of Data Science
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
The course develops the core concepts and skills in statistical inference and computational techniques through working on real-world data. The course is to introduce the foundation of data science to entry-level students who have not previously taken statistics or computer science courses.
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DSCI 201 - Math Modeling-Excel
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
Students receive basic training in Microsoft Excel. A variety of real-life math models will provide the context for developing spreadsheet proficiency, including functions and formulas, pivotal tables, statistical analysis, numerical solutions, optimization and graphical output. Other areas to be covered include database applications and basic application programming techniques.
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DSCI 297 - Special Studies
Credits: Variable
Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director
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DSCI 301 - Math Modeling-VBA
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
The content focuses on business applications including finance, statistics, and mathematical modeling. The applications provide the context for developing programming skills, using the Visual Basic Applications language as the programming vehicle.
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DSCI 302 - Introduction to R
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
This course covers practical issues in data analysis and graphics that includes programming in R, debugging R codes, Jupyter Notebook, cloud computing, data exploration and data visualization. Project based learning is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
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DSCI 303 - Introduction to Python
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
This course covers data types, statements, expressions, control flow, top Python core libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib and Seaborn) and modeling libraries (Statsmodels and Scikit-learn). Project based learning is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
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DSCI 304 - Introduction to SQL
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-117
This course covers practical issues in relational database systems that includes creating databases, updating data, retrieving data and saving data in databases. Project based learning is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
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DSCI 307 - SAS Programming
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: DSCI-200
This class is an introduction to the SAS programming language. Topics include reading, exporting, sorting, printing, and summarizing data; modifying and combining data sets; writing flexible code with the SAS macro facility; visualizing data; and performing descriptive and basic statistical analyses such as Chi-square tests, T-Tests, ANOVA, and regression. Project based learning is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
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DSCI 314 - Text Mining
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DSCI-303
This course covers text analytics extracting the useful information hidden in the unstructured text such as social media, emails and web pages using R/Python. Topics include corpus, transformations, metadata management, term document matrix, world cloud and topic models. Project based learnings is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
Cross-listed: DSCI-614
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DSCI 318 - Statistical Design
Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-316
This course covers principles of experiments and basic statistics using R/SAS. Topics include analysis of variance, different designs, analysis of covariance, mixed model, categorical data analysis , survey data analysis, sample size and power analysis and model comparison. Project based learning is used to help students develop effective problem solving skills and effective collaboration skills.
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