Summer Courses

This course concentrates on an introduction to American Sign Language and American deaf culture. Students are introduced to commonly used signs and basic rules of grammar. The course also explores information related to the deaf community, interaction between deaf and hearing people, and deaf education. Fulfills the General Education World Languages requirement.

Students study the structure of the biological systems that underlie speech, language, and hearing with an emphasis on the processes and neural control of respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation. Clinical disorders are used to elucidate dysfunction of these normal processes as substrates for human communication.

Students explore the theoretical and practical aspects of the language learning process and its relation to other aspects of cognitive and social development. The course includes discussion of the development of speech and language skills throughout the life span, from birth to adulthood. This course includes a required service learning component involving weekly participation in an area preschool program throughout the semester.

This course provides an overview of articulatory and acoustic foundations of speech. The course emphases include coverage of articulatory phonetics and phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and acoustic phonetics, including acoustic analyses of speech signals using instrumentation. (This course is not open to Emerson undergraduate CSD majors)

Students spend four to eight hours per week as an intern in a setting where there is ongoing clinical or research activity involving children or adults with speech, language, or hearing problems. Students observe professional activities and engage directly with professional staff, families and clients/patients. Specific student responsibilities vary according to guidelines set by the field experience supervisor. Students write a final paper that integrates a particular aspect of their field experience with the research in that area. Open to seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and permission of the Field Experience Coordinator.

The focus of this course is assessment, intervention, documentation, and legislation related to work with school-aged children.

As students progress through the program, they will be assigned to a variety of clinical opportunities both on- and off-campus. Students enroll in CD 605 for a minimum of five semesters.

This course presents a survey of theoretical perspectives in phonological development and practical views of the etiology, assessment, and treatment of disorders of articulation and phonology. Course material is presented in relation to traditional and current approaches to clinical intervention and research in select areas. Students examine relationships between phonology, language, and literacy development.

As a survey of the swallowing and swallowing disorders that occur from infancy through adulthood and old age, this course addresses feeding and swallowing mechanisms and processes as well as current assessment procedures and management options.

The purpose of this seminar is to provide a framework for determining appropriate speech and language assessment techniques, therapeutic objectives, and intervention strategies for children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders. The seminar includes a review of current perspectives on differential diagnosis, etiology, and the core challenges faced by this population of children at various stages in development. The unique learning style characteristics of children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders is reviewed along with appropriate intervention/educational models and tenets of recommended practice.

Subjects pertaining to failures in craniofacial growth and development are covered. Speech-language disorders associated with cleft lip and palate, dental malocclusions, and neuromuscular dysfunctions of the head and face are reviewed. Current etiological, developmental, and habilitative problems are considered. The role of speech-language pathologists in diagnosis and treatment within interdisciplinary models of case management is emphasized.

This seminar provides a survey of approaches to counseling with emphasis on application of counseling theories to persons with communication disorders and their families, and includes an exploration of strategies for assessing and working with the family system.

Students who have completed all clinical and academic requirements for the degree except for the comprehensive examination must register for 1 credit of CD 666 Continuing Student Status in order to be graduated.

This course is an introduction to the clinical considerations involved in the identification of candidacy for augmentative communication strategies, including domains of AAC assessment across disciplines and selection of AAC strategies as part of a total communication approach. Students become familiar with assessment and intervention considerations with persons who are non-speaking, and develop an understanding of population characteristics, evaluation considerations, and feature matching within each domain/discipline, and within varied intervention techniques.

This course is an introduction to the clinical considerations involved in the identification of candidacy for augmentative communication strategies, including domains of AAC assessment across disciplines and selection of AAC strategies as part of a total communication approach. Students become familiar with assessment and intervention considerations with persons who are non-speaking, and develop an understanding of population characteristics, evaluation considerations, and feature matching within each domain/discipline, and within varied intervention techniques.

All Comm Disorders students are required to take comprehensive exams as a requirement for graduation. Students enroll in the Comprehensive Exam course in their final semester; grade is pass/fail and is recorded on the students' official transcript. Permission of the instructor is required.

Pathophysiology and epidemiology of aphasia, its nature, assessment, and diagnostic procedures, and approaches to intervention, are presented. Issues surrounding recovery and prognosis, and treatment efficacy and outcome are also included. All areas are presented with reference to the current literature in the field and to its clinical application.

Independent work in Communication Sciences and Disorders includes, but is not limited to: readings and a critical review of the literature in a particular area; and a small data-based study or project resulting in a diagnostic protocol, treatment program, or videotape. An Independent Study is carried out with the permission and supervision of one faculty member. This independent project can substitute for 1 to 3 of the seminars. (Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.)

What do you do with your screenplay now that it's done? This seminar will cover pitching your screenplay, finding an agent or producer, writing query letters that will get your screenplay read, entering screenplay contests, film festivals, networking, how to market one screenplay while writing another, and other concepts to ready you for the life of the working screenwriter.

The focus of this first workshop will be on screenwriting basics  the three-act structure, proper formatting, screenplay theory and analysis, how to develop ideas into screenplays, the four-page treatment, and writing the first act of your screenplay.

Participants will complete their first draft and write acts two and three in this workshop. Class is conducted in a workshop format, with script pages read, discussed, and analyzed in class by participants and instructor.

Participants focus on rewriting their completed script, or develop and work on a new script. Individuals enrolled in the certificate program or graduated from the certificate program may attend as many semesters as desired.

This technical workshop is designed for individuals who write movies that they plan to flim themselves. The workshop covers the basics of camera operation, editing, and location shooting. Participants will be encouraged to enter local short film contests. The workshop will culminate in shooting short films.

Participants, with or without drawing experience, will work at creating the best images for their story and develop their plot through graphic presentation. (Required for certificate candidates)

Participants will focus on rewriting their graphic novel or develop new work.

Participants will focus on completing the best images for their story and develop their plot through graphic presentation.

Participants will learn survival strategies on artistic collaboration, self-promotion, publication, marketing, copyrights and other pertinent topics related to real world work as a graphic novelist.

Participants will focus on rewriting their feature article/critique or beginning a new feature. They will appraise their own work, respond to the work of others and rewrite to reflect adjustments.

Investigate the world of punk rock and underground music in this media-intensive writing workshop. Participants will explore the various art forms that have contributed to and been spawned from the punk and rock underground musical genre and practice crafting critical musical reviews.

With the decline of arts coverage in major newspapers, many arts reviewers and journalists are turning to the web to communicate with the arts audience. This course will examine the rise of online arts journalism and how to use weblogs, podcasts, video and social networking to report and review on the arts.

Participants will learn the basics of non-synchronous 16-mm flimmaking, including basic camera operation, principles of cinematography and lighting, black and white film stock information, introduction to non-sync sound recording and transfers, and picture and sound editing.

Participants use "hands-on" techniques to learn the principles of pre-production, production, and post-production for the studio, as well as control room procedures. Participants will also prepare their own productions, from concept to completion. Each project is shot multi-camera, live on tape, in the studio. (Prerequisite: CE0405-9 - Introduction to Video Filed Production)

This course provides an introduction to the effective management of the non-profit performing arts organization. Topics examine mission and purpose, management and organizational structure, profit versus non-profit, budgets and financial management, working with artists, contract negotiations, artistic programming and developing partnerships. (Required course for certificate candidates.)

Participants will learn how to develop strategies for creating clear and effective written materials for public relations, advertising, directing marketing, sales promotion and e-communication. (Required course for certificate candidates.)

Participants will discover the preparation process of producing a season at a regional theatre from the artistic standpoint. The course will investigate the mechanics of getting each and every show off the ground starting with the development and adhesion to a mission statement to selecting a balanced season. Participants will also learn about the collaboration the artistic department shares with marketing and education departments who both support and enhance the vision for individual productions and for the theatre as a whole.

Participants will examine issues related to house management of indoor, outdoor and festivals of performing arts, including staffing, customer service, concessions, special events, emergency preparedness, parking and accessibility issues.

This intensive class integrates the material from other courses in the GMCA program and provides the student an opportunity to experience the planning environment for global marketing communication decisions. Students will design and present a global marketing communication plan for an organization serving as the class client for the semester. This project requires students to demonstrate their knowledge of marketing communication planning in the global environment, as well as to work within a team environment to execute the assignment. (Global Marketing Communication and Advertising students only.)

This 200-hour internship is meant to acquaint Global Marketing Communication and Advertising students with the realities of the international marketing communication and advertising community and economy. Students must have the approval of the Global Marketing Communication and Advertising Graduate Program Director to register. (Global Marketing Communication and Advertising students only.)

This course will examine history in a variety of non-Western contexts. The content will vary based upon the non-Western context selected for the semester. Students will focus upon historical events and the impact of these events for civilization in Asian, African, or Middle Eastern contexts.

This course asks you to seriously consider how gender is performed and performative, both in your own life and in the world around you. The course is designed for students with some experience and a definite interest in Gender Studies and Performance Studies who wish to explore gender identity--and related aspects of identity such as class, race and ethnicity, and sexuality--through critical response to an ever-growing, interdisciplinary body of scholarship that includes scholarly books and essays, films, ethnographic and autoethnographic performance, and creative non-fiction. This course is reading and writing intensive, in that it requires close readings of key texts, and applied critique of these texts through class participation, short analysis papers, and a semester long research project.

In this intensive course, students produce, write and anchor radio newscasts on deadline, building them in part on original reporting. They conduct in-depth analyses of writing, story selection, agenda setting and the gate-keeping processes. They also learn how to format, to include sound in newscasts and to manage time. Prerequisite: JR 205.

Students learn how to produce all facets of the Journalism Students' Online News Service (JSONS). Student reporters, who use the city and the college as their news sources, write news in text form and produce audio and video news stories. Student editors process the news for the daily news site. Students work individually and in teams, utilizing state of the art Internet-ready equipment and often operate in a "newsroom without walls" environment.

A critical examination of the American legal system and its relationship with the press. The course will focus on laws that govern the role of journalists in U.S. society and also will touch on the ethical issues journalists must confront even when they are operating within the law. Students will learn how to conduct research within the legal system.

A review of the communication theories used in the analysis of news dissemination processes and the performance and role of journalists in a contemporary society. Also, a review of the qualitative and quantitative research methodologies used to assess media and media messages as well as their impact on news consumers. (Prerequisite: JR 601.)

In this class, we will be studying syntax and grammar, pronunciation and diction. The various methods used in class include translations, exercises and drills. In addition, written and oral quizzes will be given on a weekly basis to ensure that the new material and vocabulary are memorized and mastered. The goal of the course is to give students a solid knowledge of essential vocabulary and primary grammatical structures both in written and spoken French.

An historical overview and introduction to several genres of British Literature from the Renaissance to the 20th Century, focusing on writers such as More, Spenser, Milton, Defoe, Bronte, Eliot, Joyce, and Beckett. Prerequisite: WP 121 or HS 101. Fullfills the Literary Perspective of the General Education requirements.

A study of selected novels written after 1900 by writers such as Woolf, Lawrence, Joyce, Forster, Durrell, Lessing, Spark, Greene, Murdoch, Golding, Fowles, and others.

A survey of contemporary world literature written in English by writers from such places as India, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Fulfills the General Education Global Diversity requirement.

This course will follow the development of American hard-boiled and noir fiction from the appearance of the first hard-boiled detective stories in the early 1920s through to the present day. Though closely linked, "hard-boiled" and "noir" are not synonymous, so we'll examine where the two types of fiction overlap and where they differ, as we move from tough-talking detectives, to psychotic killers, to ordinary men trapped in webs of crime and deceit from which there's no escape. We'll look at hard-boiled fiction's nineteenth-century antecedents and also discuss, in detail, hard-boiled and noir fiction's relationship to film noir. The history of pulp magazines, and the sensational era of American paperbacks in the 1940s and 1950s, both crucial factors in the flourishing of this literature, will also fall under our scrutiny. Writers in the course include Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Patricia Highsmith, Chester Himes, Jim Thompson, Dorothy Hughes, and James Ellroy, among others.

Special offerings in autobiography, biography, travel writing, nature writing and other belletristic work from various periods.

Students are provided an opportunity to conduct research and to write in an area not covered in the regular curriculum. Prerequisites: Senior standing, completion of a course offered on the subject or equivalent. Directed Studies or Projects may not duplicate existing courses. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty member and the department chair prior to the end of the examination period of the preceding semester. A student may not count more than 12 credits of any combination of directed study, directed project and internship courses toward the total graduation requirements.

We'll survey the writing of the major poets linked to the New York School John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara, and James Schuyler. Although their name, derived from their association with the New York School of painters, was at first a marketing ploy the poets shared aesthetic tactics and a range of economic, historical and sociological influences. This course will consider their responses to surrealism, modernism, art, movies, pop culture, music, gay culture and Manhattan. We'll also read the poems of a 2nd wave of NY Schoolers, including: Ted Berrigan, Barbara Guest, Alice Notley and Ron Padgett. Finally, we'll conclude by reading 4 contemporary poets whose writing is inspired by the original cadre. Prerequisite: HS 102 or a 300-level literature course (undergraduate).

The course examines the work of Haruki Murakami, Yasunari Kawabat and Ryo Murakami with a view toward learning how to create atmosphere. Every great work of fiction has a unique tone, register or atmosphere that makes it memorable. This is something Japanese novelists seem to have a special feel for. We'll look at some examples of how they balance action, movement and energy with silence and interiority to achieve their effects.

Students will study the adaptation of novels into films with the aim of understanding the narrative conventions that govern each medium. Texts include the works of such writers as Patrick McCabe, Stella Gibbons, Alberto Moravia, and Patricia Highsmith; films include the work of directors such as Neil Jordan, Lynne Ramsay, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Liliana Cavani. Prerequisite: HS102 or a 300-level literature course (undergraduate).

Analytical and critical study of a variety of short stories, mostly modern and contemporary, that explores their approaches to form, theme, and technique

Starts from the ground up, building the foundation of basic Spanish. The objectives of this course are to maximize the exposure to the Spanish language, and to gain basic Spanish skills in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Within the context of lexical groups (e.g. the classroom, in a restaurant, etc.) students will learn basic structure and pronunciation. Students will take advantage of exposure to genuine Spanish-language resources in order to complete level-specific activities.

This course is an introduction to marketing and processes for developing strategy directed at customers, consumers, and publics. The course focuses upon the delineation of marketing strategy and identification of target markets, actions necessary to the development of marketing strategies. Students will examine all elements of the marketing mix including product development and management, pricing, distribution and communication. Marketing communication elements including advertising, public relations, direct/database marketing, sales promotion, event management, and interactive marketing are explored and their implementation discussed. The course utilizes case studies and/or projects to emphasize the importance of a customer-centered orientation and the planning process, particularly as they affect marketing communication.

This course is an introduction to the field of public relationsits history, current practices and challenges, and future trends. The course covers the fundamentals of public relations including the relationship practitioners have with both internal and external publics who are affected by, and affect, an organization's actions. The course examines how public relations and publicity fit into the larger context of marketing communication from a strategic perspective. Students will learn about media relations, publicity, community relations, public and governmental affairs, financial relations, development and fundraising, and special events.

Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor. In this course, students will learn about advertising strategy including how to set advertising objectives, establish an advertising budget, determine the message to be disseminated, identify the media through which the message will be disseminated, and evaluate an advertising program. Students will be exposed to both the creative aspects of advertising as well as the managerial considerations inherent in the implementation of advertising strategy. Mini-projects and applications are used in this course.

This course teaches the student about media research, planning, and buying. Target market analysis, research tools, media and vehicle analysis, buying techniques, negotiation, and computer applications are areas of concentration in the course.

Students are introduced to the research process, from problem definition to survey design, sampling, data analysis, and interpretation of results. In addition, students will examine qualitative research (e.g., focus group interviews) and secondary data analysis. Students participate in a research project or application.

This course introduces students to the principles of design/layout in marketing communication strategies. Students learn conceptual and computer software skills (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, etc.) and the application of these skills through projects and portfolio development.

An introduction to theories of consumer behavior with an emphasis on practical application of theory to various marketing contexts. The course will survey theories from several disciplines including communication, marketing, cultural anthropology, economics, sociology and psychology. Case studies will be used extensively. Our goal is to highlight the complexity of consumer decision-making and the multiplicity of elements that inform it.

This course is a comprehensive survey of writing techniques for marketing communication. Writing assignments include news releases, brochures, speeches, visual presentations, company and governmental publications, press kits, memos, newsletters, public service radio and television spots, and Internet communications.

This course emphasizes important issues in managing communication campaigns. Students learn how strategy guides other decisions in communication plans and gain practice in developing objectives, strategies and tactics. Attention is also given to creative concepts and strategy as part of communication planning. Materials in the course include cases, exercises, and conceptual reading.

This course involves students in the development and execution of marketing communication strategies for an existing organization and/or brand. The spring semester course is designed around the American Advertising Federation's annual competition.

Individual academic projects are planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests that are not satisfied by existing courses. Students must submit a proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and a bibliography before a directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete a directed study. This proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and Chair of the Department of Marketing Communication.

Individual academic projects are planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests that are not satisfied by existing courses. Students must submit a proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and a bibliography before a directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete a directed study. This proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and Chair of the Department of Marketing Communication.

This course is organized around the research process whereby students learn how to formulate a research question and define a research problem, decide upon a research design, assess data collection methods, define a sampling frame, determine types of data analyses, interpret data appropriately, and prepare a research report. Topics in both qualitative and quantitative research methods will be included. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the importance of research in the development of communication strategies.

Marketing Management is a course that examines value creation, value delivery, and the communication of value. The marketing orientation is explored in a strategic framework. Corporate marketing planning stages are covered with consideration given to the short/long range environment in a global, inter-functional context. After completing this course, students will understand marketing as a market-oriented philosophy and value-creation function. Students must demonstrate their ability to apply marketing concepts using case studies and exercises. The relationship between Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) and marketing will also be investigated in this course.

Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is a cross-functional process for creating and nourishing profitable relationships with customers and publics by strategically controlling or influencing all messages sent to these groups and encouraging purposeful dialogue with them. In this course, students learn how to integrate all of the marketing communication elements and why this integration is critical to an organization's success. Advertising, public relations, sales promotion, event marketing, direct marketing, e-communication, and selling must be integrated to present customers and publics with a consistent message, identity, or theme, and to contribute to brand equity for an organization. Case studies and exercises will be used to help students learn how to develop consistent messages across all marketing communication elements. (Co-requisite: MH 610.)

Students explore the role of public relations in the Integrated Marketing Communication mix. Students learn how to construct a public relations plan that requires them to analyze and interpret public opinion and attitudes that might impact the operations and plans of an organization, develop programs of action and communication to achieve public understanding (e.g., financial, media, or government relations), establish objectives, detail a budget, and describe evaluation techniques for measuring the impact of the public relations efforts. In this course, students are involved in developing all aspects of a plan, including constructing press releases and developing public service announcements, using case studies or field application. (Co-requisite: MH 610.)

This course exposes students to a comprehensive survey of writing techniques for public relations, publicity, and public affairs activities. Students learn how to improve their writing of news releases, brochures, speeches, organizational publications (e.g., annual reports), copywriting, and public service announcements. Intensive writing exercises will be employed to help students achieve their goals. (Co-requisite: MH 610.)

This course stresses the importance of the role of the brand in Integrated Marketing Communication strategies. Students will learn about why brands are important, what they represent to consumers, and what should be done by organizations to manage them properly. Students will learn how brand equity can be created, how to measure brand equity, and how to use brand equity to expand global business opportunities. Students will learn through exams, a brand simulation, readings, and class discussions. (Co-requisites: MH 610, MH 617, MH 618.)

This integrative capstone course examines the strategic roles of a variety of marketing communication elements including advertising, brand management, direct/database marketing, interactive marketing, media planning, public relations, sales promotion/event management, and sales/sales management. Students will develop an IMC plan for an organization as the culminating experience in the IMC program. This project requires students to demonstrate their knowledge of IMC and work with team members to either solve an organization's marketing communication problem or to help the organization to pursue an opportunity through the implementation of an integrated marketing communication strategy. Students must demonstrate competencies in market analysis and measurement, productivity and profitability analysis, strategy development, implementation of an IMC program consistent with selected marketing strategy, and evaluation. (Prerequisites: MH 604, MH 610, MH 617, MH 618.)

Periodically, courses will be offered that capitalize on trends in the communication industries or which address topics not covered in other courses in the program. This course may be repeated when topics vary

Students interested in completing independent projects in their area of study can do so under this option. Students must collaborate with a full-time faculty member (see listing of full-time faculty members at the end of this section of the catalog) in the Department of Marketing Communication on their study proposals. These proposals must identify learning objectives, learning outcomes, a justification for taking the directed study, design of instruction, and a bibliography. Proposals must be submitted by the end of the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete the directed study. Directed studies cannot be used to fulfill a course requirement that is offered by the Department of Marketing Communication. Students must secure the commitment of a full-time faculty member and his/her signature along with the approvals and signatures of the Graduate Program Director and Chair of the Department of Marketing Communication respectively.

Students undergo a thorough study of mathematical methods in business and management. A brief review of basic algebra is followed by topics such as functions and graphs; mathematics and monetary matters (interest, discount, present value, annuities, amortization, taxation, insurance); investments and elementary linear programming.

This course provides an introduction to statistics with application to communication, social and behavioral sciences. Topics include the nature of statistical methods, descriptive statistics, probability distribution and the normal curve, correlation, hypothesis testing, and basic parametric and nonparametric tests.

A study of the evolution of jazz, a continuously evolving form synthesizing many different music styles. Attention is given to its African-American origins, historical identifications, anti-social tendencies, political aspects, and subjective effects which have affected cultural change. Emphasis is placed on listening to the works of Armstrong, Ellington, Davis, Gillespie, Parker, Monk, Coltrane, and Mingus. Fulfills the Aesthetic Perspective and the General Education U.S. Diversity requirements.

This course investigates music-making within a variety of cultures, including societies from Africa, the Caribbean, India, the Far East, and Native Americans. Musical experience is examined from both the sonic and social perspectives, including: musical form, instruments, and style, as well as music's role as a vehicle for defining and representing social values. Fulfills the Aesthetic Perspective and the Global Diversity General Education requirements.

For students for whom the study of piano is relevant to their professional goals. Students have a weekly, fifty-minute individual lesson. Prerequisite: Audition for placement by the Coordinator of Applied Music.

Study of conflict theory and principles and practices of dispute resolution. Includes everyday conflict, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution systems. Emphasis on interpersonal skills development.

Individual academic projects are planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests that are not satisfied by existing courses. Students must submit a proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and a bibliography before a directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete a directed study. This proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and Chair of the Department of Organizational and Political Communication.

Individual academic projects are planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests that are not satisfied by existing courses. Students must submit a proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and a bibliography before a directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete a directed study. This proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and Chair of the Department of Organizational and Political Communication.

Individual academic projects are planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests that are not satisfied by existing courses. Students must submit a proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and a bibliography before a directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in the semester preceding the semester in which the student wants to complete a directed study. This proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member and Chair of the Department of Organizational and Political Communication.

Students learn about the development of organizational and marketing communication strategies in crisis situations. Using case studies and fieldwork, students focus on the importance of internal communication and media relations during a crisis. Students also investigate preventive strategies that organizations should employ to avoid crises.

This course surveys the political, social and economic trends of the 21st century with an eye on the effects and uses of information technology in the shaping and reshaping of institutions. Students develop a media literacy that informs their own consumption of mediated content. Through a series of exercises and collaborative projects, they use this literacy to guide their strategic use of media formats, applications, and technology in developing every aspect of organizational communication-- from the narrowest internal communication to the broadest public communication campaigns.

Students interested in completing independent projects in their areas of study can do so under this option. Students must collaborate with a full-time faculty member in the Department of Organizational and Political Communication on their study proposals. These proposals must identify learning objectives, learning outcomes, a justification for taking the directed study, design of instruction, and a bibliography. Proposals must be submitted by the end of the semester preceding the semester in which the students want to complete directed studies. Directed studies cannot be used to fulfill a course requirement that is offered by the Department of Organizational and Political Communication. Students must secure the commitment of a full-time faculty member and his/her signature along with the approvals and signatures of the Graduate Program Director and Chair of the Department.

Students interested in completing independent projects in their areas of study can do so under this option. Students must collaborate with a full-time faculty member in the Department of Organizational and Political Communication on their study proposals. These proposals must identify learning objectives, learning outcomes, a justification for taking the directed study, design of instruction, and a bibliography. Proposals must be submitted by the end of the semester preceding the semester in which the students want to complete directed studies. Directed studies cannot be used to fulfill a course requirement that is offered by the Department of Organizational and Political Communication. Students must secure the commitment of a full-time faculty member and his/her signature along with the approvals and signatures of the Graduate Program Director and Chair of the Department.

Students are provided the opportunity to develop a research paper or creative project on a topic or level of experience not covered in the regular curriculum. Permission of the instructor and department chair are required prior to the end of the examination period of the preceding semester.

This course will consider ethical theories and theories of justice, expecially those related to questions of economic, criminal, political, and social justice. Fulfills the Ethics and Values Perspective of the General Education requirement.

Contemporary ethical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, and affirmative action are examined in light of major theories of ethics and morals from the history of western philosophy. Fulfills the Ethics and Values Perspective of the General Education requirements.

The American political system including national, state and local government, Constitutional foundation, citizenship, civil liberties, public opinion, political parties, the electoral system and the legislative process. The course will examine in detail the judicial history of these issues. In particular, the role of the Supreme Court will be studied in-depth. Fulfills the Historical Perspective of the General Education requirements.

The class explores the stage/age-related physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of individuals. Topics include physical maturation and sensory-motor development; thinking, reasoning and language processes; personality growth, social cognition and interpersonal interaction. Attention is also given to the discussion of contemporary controversial topics.

This course helps students develop knowledge and understanding of the major role that science plays in their lives and the role they can play in interpreting and applying scientific information. Science is viewed as both a process and as content, involving issues such as proof, fact, effects of observation, theories, laws, and similar concepts. Connections among science, technology, and the arts and the humanities will be viewed as an integrated means for society to function. The course includes analysis of case studies, readings, problem solving exercises, and exercises in developing critical thinking skills.

An introduction to the acting process designed for the non-performance major. Group and individual exercise work develops a relaxed instrument able to respond freely, in the body and the voice, to emotional and external stimuli. The course moves from fundamental explorations through improvisation to work on scripted material.

Students will examine American clothes and fashion in the twentieth century, with a primary focus on the visual elements of everyday dress. Six distinct periods will be studied according to the silhouette and decorative details of each. Further, each fashion period will be studied within the context of its indirect influences (social, cultural, historical, technological, economical). Particular focus will be given to concepts of masculinity and feminity, and gender ambiguity; challenges to gendered clothes (such as trousers on women, long hair on men); and anti-fashion (zoot suits, beatniks, hippies, punk, goth). Fulfills the Aesthetic Perspective of the General Education requirements.

A survey of theatre and drama from the Greeks through the Renaissance, with a focus on the major periods of Western theatre and dramatic literature: the Greeks, Roman theatre and drama, Medieval theatre, Elizabethan drama, and Italian, French, and English Neo-Classicism. In addition, a survey of Eastern classical theatre and drama with a particular emphasis on the Sanskrit theatre, the Chinese drama and the Peking Opera, and the classical theatre of Japan, including Kabuki, No, and the puppet theatre. Selected readings of plays in their historical context with particular attention paid to theatrical styles of plays and production.

Working from the reading and analysis of contemporary plays, from discussions of contemporary theatrical techniques, and from exercises through which the student writer gains access to personal material, the major focus of the semester will be the writing and revision of several drafts of at least one one-act play suitable for production on stage. Pieces, scenes, and whole plays will be read in class and active participation in the workshop process is a required component of the course.

Chekhov presents a daunting challenge to any actor. Unlike Shakespeare where there is no subtext and each character speaks what he is thinking and feeling, the characters in a Chekhov play rarely speak the truth of their feelings, a truth which must be uncovered in layers of subtext. It is therefore imperative for the actor to know precisely what s/he is "doing" in order to not only inhabit Chekhov's written character but also to enter into his always complicated, ever human world. The focus of this class will be to analyze, inhabit and communicate Chekhov's universal truths, by specifically unlocking the individuality of his characters.

Shakespeare monologue and scene study work will be addressed focusing on issues of style, character, structure of the verse as well as the actor's personal connection to the text. Together we will explore imaginative and technical tools which will allow you, through an integration of body, mind and voice, to unlock and "inhabit" heightened text.

Students in this course will engage in an investigation and exploration of plays written by contemporary women from various cultures and backgrounds. The course poses the following questions: 1) Is there a woman's aesthetic in playwriting? 2) If so, what is it? 3) Do women playwrights approach structure, character, style "differently"? 4) What is the history of critical response to plays written by women? In addition to reading primary material, students will also study a variety of critical responses to particular plays and to the work of women playwrights in general.

Students are introduced to the scope, purposes, and history of theatre experiences for children and adolescents. Topics include play reading and analysis, the examination of formal and participatory theatre and theatre-in-education techniques. Prerequisite: Senior standing.

This 8- to 14-week practicum provides supervised teaching activities at either the elementary, middle, or high school level. Students practice teaching in a school system which permits them to interact with students and teachers in their area of concentration. Working closely with the on-site cooperating practitioner, students develop instructional units and must be engaged in 300 hours of teaching. The practicum is open only to students who have completed their program sequence. Requirements and prerequisites may be obtained from the Theatre Education Program Director.

There is currently no description on file for this course. Please refer to the printed Emerson Graduate Catalogue or the department offering the course for details.

This course examines such topics as theatre-in-education, puppetry, playwriting with and for youth, theatre education outreach, and the teaching of dance and movement. Subject matter varies each semester. This course may be repeated for credit.

The second of a two-semester course exploring the historical development of the media arts. This course will focus on the continuing development of the film, broadcasting, and sound recording industries after 1950, as well as the development of video and digital technologies, including the organization, operation, and management of media organizations. The course will investigate the relationship between economics, industrial history, and social and political systems, and the styles and techniques of specific films and videos, broadcast programs, and new media.

This course combines lectures with hands-on workshops. It examines the relationships among photography, graphics, audio, film, video, and new media within the context of cross-media concepts, theories, and applications. The course traces the creative process from initial conception and writing through production and post-production. Students will proceed through a series of exercises that will lead to completion of a final project, which establishes a foundation for advanced production course work.

This course explores theoretical and critical approaches to the study of photography, film, video, audio, and digital culture. Theories and methods in this course will examine issues relating to production and authorship in the media arts, audience reception and effects, political ideology, ethics, aesthetics, cultural diversity, and schools of thought within the liberal arts. Extensive critical writing and reading in media criticism and theory. Prerequisite: VM 101 and VM 120.

This course is survey of the aesthetic and technical development of photography from its invention to the present day. The emphasis will be on the twentieth century, and the course will include critical analysis of the medium, which is central to understanding the influence and appropriation of photography today. The course will include visiting permanent collections in the Boston area as well as recent exhibitions. Fulfills the Aesthetics perspective of the General Education requirements.

Participants will study the short subject within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, and experimental concepts and scripts (animation is included in any of these forms). Scripts will range from 3-15 minutes in length and should be suitable for shooting within the budget and time constraints of an Emerson College production class. Students will be expected to complete comprehensive revisions of their work. Prerequisites: VM 101 and VM 120.

This course will examine how to write for television in a variety of formats, including news magazine, reality TV, and children's television, but with a predominant emphasis on situational comedies, dramas, and movies of the week. Through a series of lectures, screenings, and readings, the elements of each genre will be analyzed. Each student will be challenged and encouraged to find his or her own unique "voice" and to find new and innovative ways to write stories within the confines of each established format. Each student will leave with a professional first draft of either a sitcom or drama, or the first 30 pages of a made-for-TV movie script. Prerequisite: VM 101 and VM 120.

An introductory level course in the basics of non-synchronous 16mm filmmaking, including basic camera operation, principles of cinematography and lighting, black-and-white film stock information, introduction to non-sync sound recording and transfers, and picture and sound editing.

An intermediate level 16mm film production class designed to introduce students to the technical, conceptual, and procedural skills necessary to successfully complete a short double system sync-sound film. Students will be introduced to pre-production, production, and post-production procedures and techniques, and will receive detailed hands-on instruction in the operation of sync-sound motion picture production and post-production equipment.

An introduction to single-camera video production. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students learn the equipment and techniques used in single-camera field production and post-production. Students write and produce a variety of projects, which are edited in digital non-linear mode and then downloaded for review in class.

An introduction to audio physics, sound principles, and the theory and practice of audio recording and mixing. The emphasis is on concept development for sound production; signal routing and the mixer console; analog and digital audio recording and editing techniques. Prerequisite: VM 101 and VM 120.

An introduction to basic techniques in drawing. Students will explore through their own drawing the use of line and image in contemporary art. The language of drawing in contemporary art and architecture will inform the practice of drawing.

An introduction to the fundamentals of black-and-white photography, including instruction in camera controls, film development, printing, and photo finishing. Assignments will generate critiques, which will develop the critical eye. Gallery visits, guest artists, and slide presentations on the history of photography will further enhance critical thinking. The student must have the use of a camera with adjustable speed and aperture.

An introduction to the fundamentals of black-and-white photography, including instruction in camera controls, film development, printing, and photo finishing. Assignments will generate critiques, which will develop the critical eye. Gallery visits, guest artists, and slide presentations on the history of photography will further enhance critical thinking. The student must have the use of a camera with adjustable speed and aperture.

This course examines the television comedy with a heavy emphasis on sitcoms. Areas of study include sketch writing and writing for late night TV. Also covered are a history of sitcoms, how to write physical comedy, how to write for existing shows and characters, sitcom structure, format, and how to write jokes. Each student will write a script for an existing sitcom that will be work-shopped in class. Prerequisite: VM 222.

This course combines performance as an expression of personality and production. "On camera" assignments include public service announcements, editorials, interviews, commercials, and other forms of studio presentation. Class members also receive instruction in basic studio operations. Copies of "on camera" assignments can be used as part of students' resume reels. Prerequisites: VM 230 or VM 240 or VM 241 or VM 250.

Intermediate course in black-and-white photography designed to present a variety of ways of seeing by examining frame, tone, point of view, scale, time, and sequence. Slide presentations, gallery visits, critiques, critical readings, as well as explorations of techniques that will enhance their communication skills are also included. The student must have access to a camera with adjustable speed and aperture. Prerequisite: VM 265.

This course is an intermediate-level 16mm film and video production workshop: it is designed to further students' understanding of and abilities to work with medium- to long-format post-production processes through editing assignments in film and video along with critical examination of completed motion pictures. Prerequisite: VM 230 or VM 240 or VM 241.

This seminar class explores the role and status of cinema and television in contemporary British culture 1980 to present. Whilst outlining the production/distribution models of the UK media during this period, a key theme will be the influence of American popular culture in Britain, and we will therefore consider the interdependence of the British and US film and TV industries. Other themes to be explored include: the response of British film-makers to the socio-political milieu, the construction of a 'national' identity through television texts, and social class and ethnicity in a changing Britain.

This course is a historical approach to the development of American film comedy. It will explore theories of comedy and their value to the critical interpretation of comic films. It will also consider the varying ways spectators are addressed, and the impact of performers and directors on various comedy styles. Prerequisite: VM 200.

This course is a hands-on production class especially for the photography student. It is designed to give a basic introduction to the elements of electronic, digitally realized, and manipulated photography. Students will learn to use computer-related input and output devices for photographic imaging, and to create work that is produced on the page as well as on the screen. The course addresses the need to understand the potential for the computer manipulation of photo-real images in design and illustration as well as the introduction of the computer as a tool within the context of photography classes that use traditional cameras and darkroom. Prerequisite: VM 365.

Special learning opportunities designed to allow a student to work closely with a faculty member on a creative project not available through existing courses. The College cannot guarantee logistical support for such projects, and equipment and facilities may need to be procured at the student's expense. No more than eight credits of any combination of directed projects (VM 497), directed studies (VM 498), and Internship (VM 499) may be counted toward the major. Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of appropriate production course(s), to be determined by the faculty member in consultation with the department chair; permission of instructor and department chair.

Special learning opportunities designed to allow a student to work closely with a faculty member on a scholarly project not realizable through existing courses. No more than eight credits of any combination of directed projects (VM 497), directed studies (VM 498), and Internship (VM 499) may be counted toward the major. Prerequisites: VM 200. The supervising faculty member and the Department Chair must approve proposals prior to the examination period of the preceding semester.

Through lecture and hands-on projects, students learn the organizational and creative skills of producing in the studio and in the field. Topics include program development, pitching, budgeting, hiring, scheduling, and coordinating the production and program evaluation. Prerequisite: VM 240 and VM 241.

The course focuses on strategic thinking and implementation of media projects from conception (pre-production) through release/distribution/exhibition. Material covered includes business plans; grant resources, writing, and package preparation; acquiring rights associated with production; preparing for feature production (optioning literary property, pitching ideas, offerings, prospectus); legal issues (rights, copyright, and intellectual property); insurance considerations; advertising; and marketing. Students are required to conduct database web research on the industry and festivals in addition to following current trends in global markets, financing, advertising, and marketing.

Combining lecture, workshop, and screenings, this course examines the fundamentals of writing for narrative feature-length film. Topics covered include idea generation, structure, character and dialogue, as well as the business of writing in the feature world both at the studio and independent levels. In addition to analyzing features, students will write an outline for a feature and the first act of that feature. Students will also work in groups to critique and polish work with the overall goal being to help each student realize his/her vision.

Directing and producing audio material. Designed for the individual who is changing careers, the course assumes no prior knowledge of audio production. Course includes rudiments of sound theory and basic audio production. Students work on production and writing for studio and field projects, from brief edited pieces through four-track feature projects.

An introduction to the aesthetics and practice of image and sound production. Topics include visual composition, preproduction skills, lighting, basic directing, camera operation, lens theory, and editing. Students will be creating projects using digital still photography and video. This course is a prerequisite for MA 614, MA 621, and MA 622. It is also a prerequisite for MA 618, or may be taken concurrently. Waivers possible with the permission of the Graduate Program Director.

There is currently no description on file for this course. Please refer to the printed Emerson Graduate Catalogue or the department offering the course for details.

Students in the MA program in Visual and Media Arts have the option of taking comprehensive exams and an additional course. Students who elect this option must register for VM687 in the semester in which they intend to take their exams. The grade is recorded as pass/fail.

This course is designed to prepare students to produce a Master's Project in video, audio ornew media. One section per semester is designated for linear video projects. The other is designated for audio, nonlinear and interactive projects. In the semester preceding the one in which they take this course, students must have a Master's Project Outline approved by the Department. Course topics wil include researching the topic and genre of proposed projects, preproduction and proposal writing. past projects and professional productions will be critiqued. Students will be required to produce a full Masters Project Proposal and have it approved by their Project Chair and second commitee member by the end of the semester.

Individual video, audio, or new media project directed by a committee of two faculty members. Student must have the consent of the Graduate Program Director and the Project Committee Chair to register. A maximum of 4 credits may be counted toward the degree. Video Project students meet weekly as a colloquium. Students must pass two semesters of Master's Projects: Video Colloquium to complete a Video Master's Project. Performance is recorded as Pass or Fail.

Individual video, audio, or new media project directed by a committee of two faculty members. Student must have the consent of the Graduate Program Director and the Project Committee Chair to register. A maximum of 4 credits may be counted toward the degree. Video Project students meet weekly as a colloquium. Students must pass two semesters of Master's Projects: Video Colloquium to complete a Video Master's Project. Performance is recorded as Pass or Fail.

Individual video, audio, or new media project directed by a committee of two faculty members. Student must have the consent of the Graduate Program Director and the Project Committee Chair to register. A maximum of 4 credits may be counted toward the degree. Video Project students meet weekly as a colloquium. Students must pass two semesters of Master's Projects: Video Colloquium to complete a Video Master's Project. Performance is recorded as Pass or Fail.

Individual video, audio, or new media project directed by a committee of two faculty members. Student must have the consent of the Graduate Program Director and the Project Committee Chair to register. A maximum of 4 credits may be counted toward the degree. Video Project students meet weekly as a colloquium. Students must pass two semesters of Master's Projects: Video Colloquium to complete a Video Master's Project. Performance is recorded as Pass or Fail.

Individual video, audio, or new media project directed by a committee of two faculty members. Student must have the consent of the Graduate Program Director