COMD-302 |
Video Production & Editing |
Students will learn video production in both the studio and in the field, with a focus on framing, lighting, microphone placement, composition, audio for video, and more. We will also cover post-production, editing |
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strategies and story-telling. This is a hands-on course. Opportunity to earn YouTube Certification. |
3.00 |
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COMD-304 |
Social Media Law & Ethics |
In many ways, regulations of digital and social media have been outpaced by the rate of their innovation. Lawmakers and ethicists address compelling issues such as cyberbullying, privacy rights, mental health impacts and intellectual property as they arise. Explore regulation and ethics related to free expression, privacy, and data collection from the perspectives of media professionals, content creators, audiences and college students. Recent cases such as Facebook ' s privacy breaches, Instagram ' s negative impact on the mental health of teen girls are integrated into the course. Online behavior such as revenge, defamation and attempts at regulation through |
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social media community rules and employer policies are addressed. |
3.00 |
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COMD-310 |
DigiCom Crew Production |
In this hands-on content creation course, students cover GMercyU events and issues with published video and audio content. Utilizing planning, interviewing, storytelling, production and post-production skills, students create a pre-professional portfolio of content. Pre-reqs: COMD301, COMD302 This course is repeatable up to 3 times for |
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a total of 3 credits. |
1.00 |
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COMD-400 |
Digital Media Economics & Budgeting |
Digital and social media, media convergence, connectivity and immediacy have disrupted media business models, created space for few major players in social and digital media, changed the way content is produced and distributed and altered advertising and public relations messaging and profit centers. This course explores the broad economic issues impacting digital and social businesses within today ' s media landscape. We will discuss key economic principles influencing the communication and media industries including broadcasting, newspapers, motion pictures, music, video games, advertising and public relations. Opportunity to earn Hootsuite |
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Certification |
3.00 |
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COMD-4000 |
Digital Communications Capstone |
This capstone course is project oriented and will require students to apply skills in strategic planning, messaging |
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to audience, gathering information, and producing content. |
3.00 |
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COMD-405 |
Digital Communications Internship |
This is a 120-hour work experience designed to afford the student a practical experience in social and digital |
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media fields, content production techniques and / or analytic practices. |
3.00 |
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COMD-437 |
Special Topics |
This course provides opportunity for investigation of a selected topic or topics designed to integrate and deepen |
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the student ' s comprehension and application of digital and social media theory and practice. |
3.00 |
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CRJ-102 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
A survey of the American criminal justice system and its components: police, courts and correction. The course is designed to describe the functions of the system from arrest through trial, appeal, sentencing, correction and parole. The object of the course is to provide the student with a procedural framework of the criminal justice |
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process.( Also SOC 102.) |
3.00 |
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CRJ-205 |
Stalking & Domestic Violence |
This course will introduce students to the topics of stalking and domestic violence from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. In this course students will look at the social factors that contribute to the incidence and prevalence of both stalking and domestic violence. Students will examine victim outcomes and the criminal justice response to these crimes. Students must be at least a sophomore or receive permission of the |
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Instructor. |
3.00 |
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