2007-2008 Academic Catalog

School of Humanities Communication Arts 68 Cedarville University 2007-08 Communication Arts Communication Studies The communication studies major prepares students for careers in public relations, personnel management, consultation programs, media communications, and corporate executive training. Because excellent communication skills are important in many professions, this major has also been chosen by those pursuing careers in sales or politics. It also serves as excellent preparation for those planning additional graduate professional training such as law, theology, and business. Graduating seniors in communication arts culminate their program of study with an individualized senior project under the direction of a faculty member. This project may take the form of a senior thesis, senior performance, or internship. The senior thesis emphasizes research and writing with a public presentation of the research findings. The senior performance is available to those communication studies students who have taken a theatre minor as listed below. The internship is a capstone for those studying in the political communication concentration and requires documentation of the experience with integration of the coursework. Course requirements involve 48 semester hours, including 24 semester hours in core requirements and 24 semester hours in an area of concentration chosen with the advice of the student’s academic advisor. An additional 16 hours in specific courses are required if the student performs a recital. Course requirements involve 48 semester hours including: Core requirements.......................................................................24 COM-1000 Introduction to Communication Arts....................... 3 COM-2000 Persuasive Theory. ................................................ 3 COM-2050 Communication Theory.......................................... 3 COM-2200 Communication in Applied Contexts....................... 2 COM-2220 Research in Communication.................................. 3 COM-3100 Advanced Public Speaking..................................... 3 COM-3240 Interpersonal Communication................................ 2 COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar........................................... 2 One of the following.................................................................. 3 *COM-4820 Senior Research Project ...............................3 *COM-4840 Senior Project in Theatre Performance..........3 *COM-4900 Internship in Communications........................3 The following electives are required as senior recital prerequisites for Senior Project in Theatre Performance........17 THTR-1230 Voice and Diction.................................................. 3 THTR-1410 Introduction to Theatre.......................................... 3 THTR-1430 Stage Movement................................................... 2 THTR-2350 Principles of Play Directing................................... 3 THTR-2410 Advanced Performance Techniques...................... 3 THTR-2430 Principles of Acting................................................ 3 Concentration...............................................................................24 *Capstone Course Senior Capstone This project requires students to identify a current communication challenge, analyze the role of the media in this area, and develop an innovation or solution with rationale. Concentrations Students should select a concentration by the end of the sophomore year from the following: Comprehensive Communication Intercultural Communication Media Communication Organizational Communication Political Communication Concentration requirements may be adjusted to the needs of individual students with the written permission of the department chairman. • • • • • Comprehensive Communication Concentration This unique concentration of study is designed to allow students to work closely with a faculty advisor to create an educational program that fits their life goals. After completing foundational courses in communication, students select from electives within the communication arts department or from other departments to build a course of study tailored to their specific career objectives. Comprehensive communication concentration............................24 COM-4110 History of Public Address........................................ 3 COM-4120 Contemporary Rhetoric.......................................... 3 COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar........................................... 2 COM-4830 Research Post Seminar......................................... 0 Electives*................................................................................ 16 *Electives may be selected from courses within the department or from other departments to meet the specific life goals of the student, and must be approved by the department chairperson and the student’s advisor. Intercultural Communication Concentration The intercultural communication concentration was developed with the awareness that there is a need to educate communication professionals to be competent in diverse cultural contexts. It has been structured to provide students with the opportunity to obtain a strong foundation in intercultural communication as an academic field; understand the research methods needed to answer questions and solve problems related to this area of study; apply their program of study in a supervised cultural immersion experience; and evaluate multicultural issues and integrate their understanding of the field and their responsibility within it in the context of a Christian worldview. Intercultural communication concentration..................................24 COM-2140 Intercultural Communication................................... 3 COM-3710 Communication and Cultural Literacy.................... 3 PYCH-3740 Qualitative Research............................................ 3 *Immersion Requirement.......................................................... 3 COM-3790 Cultural Immersion Clinic.................................3 (or one semester study abroad.....................................3) During the f reshman or s ophomore year, select at least one course from the following...................................................... 3 PYCH-1800 Cross Cultural Psychology.............................3 SOC-2300 Principles of Sociology.....................................3 During the junior or senior year select remaining elective courses from the following............................................................. 9-12 ART-3310 Art History 1.......................................................3 ART-3320 Art History 2.......................................................3 BEPT-3470 Cross-Cultural Ministry....................................3 BEPT-3510 Introduction to Urban Ministry.........................3 COM-2300 Voices of Diversity...........................................3 COM-3150 Gender, Politics, and Communication..............3 HLMU-2100 Jazz History: Music of the Multi-Culture.........3 HLMU-3400 Global Music..................................................3 THTR-2510 Theatre and Social Change............................3 *All immersion requirements must be completed in a cultural context different from the student’s culture of origin and are subject to approval by the department chairperson and the student’s advisor. Other electives may be included to meet specific academic goals of the student, and must be approved by the department chair and the student’s advisor. Media Communication Concentration Media concentration offers a new approach to the study of media that prepares students to lead media innovations, solve new problems, and address the unique challenges of convergent mediated communication. Students are taught to cultivate a unique approach to mediated communication that develops skills in creative problem-solving techniques, innovative adaptation of media forms and formats, and positive leadership.