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BISMCS 234 Media and Communication Techniques (1-5, max. 10) A&H
Develops beginning to intermediate skills and techniques in one or more forms of communication practice and media production.
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BISMCS 240 Working with Video (5) A&H
Introduction to conceptual foundation and principles of video production. Develops beginning to intermediate skills in video production.
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BISMCS 260 Working with Audio (5) A&H
Introduction to the conceptual foundation and principles of audio production. Develops beginning to intermediate skills in audio production.
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BISMCS 333 Media and Communication Studies (5) A&H/SSc
Emphasizes the skills of critical media analysis and creative media production. Addresses media representations and the importance of media in structuring contemporary society. Prerequisite: either BIS 176, BIS 177, BIS 178, BIS 179, or COM 200.
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BISMCS 343 Media Production Workshop (1-5, max. 15) A&H
Provides hands-on experience in communicative practice and the production of media. Combines production and theory.
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BISMCS 402 Community Media Practice (2-5, max. 20) A&H
Provides an opportunity to undertake practice-based work in community media organizing and media production. Students gain skills initiating and maintaining community-based efforts in the context of media. They also gain experience using relevant media hardware and software, developing programming ideas, and recording, editing, and distributing media content.
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BISMCS 471 Advanced Topics in Media and Communication Studies (5, max. 15)
Advanced study of a topic in media and communication that includes a practice component.
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BISMCS 472 Advanced Media Production Workshop (1-5, max. 15) A&H
Provides focused study and production in a specific area of media arts and practice.
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BISMCS 473 Visual Communication (5) A&H/SSc
Examines the everyday world of images, image-making, design, and visual culture. Introduces students to different visual methodologies, modes, and sites of contemporary visual production.
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