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CIE 340 - Introduction to Structural Analysis
The cyclic process of analysis and design. Structure idealization and modeling. Design methodologies and loads considerations. The analysis of determinate trusses, beams and frames. Introduction to indeterminate structures. (1.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3 (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
MEE 251.
Credits: 4
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CIE 350 - Hydraulics
An elementary course presenting fundamental principles of fluid flow and their applications to engineering problems. Includes study of hydrostatics, liquid measuring devices and channel and pipe flow. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
MEE 150. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MAT 258.
Credits: 3
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CIE 351 - Hydraulics Laboratory
Application of hydraulic principles in laboratory experiments. Includes experiments on buoyancy and flotation, forces on submerged planes, venturi meter calibration, pipe friction, losses, weirs and others. (0.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lab 2 (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350 or concurrently.
Credits: 1
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CIE 365 - Soil Mechanics
An introduction to fundamental physical properties, engineering behavior and performance of soils and rocks. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
MEE 251 or concurrently.
Credits: 3
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CIE 366 - Soil Mechanics Laboratory
Covers geotechnical laboratory testing including classification, density, permeability, shear strength, and consolidation tests. Project reports are also submitted to ECP 366. (0.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lab 2. (Spring.).
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
None. Corequisites: CIE 365, ECP 366.
Credits: 1
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CIE 410 - Engineering Ethics
Introduces students to ethics theory, general concepts and principles pertaining to engineering ethics and handling ethical situations in practice. Throughout the course, students will be presented with a combination of lecture, engineering ethical situations using a case or example approach and discussion sessions.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 or equivalent and junior standing.
Credits: 1
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CIE 411 - Engineering Project Design
Student design teams develop the conceptual design of an active civil engineering
project. Topics include: consulting firm practice, the design process, evaluation
of alternatives, regulatory constraints and the permit process, legal, ethical
and social aspects of professional engineering practice, cost and scheduling estimations.
Oral presentations and written technical reports are required. Open only to civil
engineering students during their last spring semester. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 2,
Lab 3. (Spring.)
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 413.
Credits: 3
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CIE 412 - Engineering Decisions
Application of various analysis methods to engineering design decisions. Evaluation of economic, financial, legal, and ethical factors affecting engineering design. Topics include: engineering economy, consideration of risk and uncertainty, and evaluation of ambiguous and intangible factors in engineering design. (0.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 2. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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CIE 413 - Project Management
Role of civil engineer in the implementation process of engineering projects from project conceptualization through design, construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations. Topics include: project life-cycle, project manager’s tools, quality and risk management, required deliverables of design, cost and time estimates, and dispute resolution. (1.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 2. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior Standing or permission; Corequisite: ECP 413
Credits: 2
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CIE 424 - Urban Transportation Planning
Basic concepts and practices in the field of transportation planning, including the process and policy surrounding urban transportation planning, characteristics of urban travel, air quality - noise, energy - land use, the elements of decision making, data management and diagnosis, demand and supply analysis, project evaluation and implementation. A transportation demand management study constitutes a major part of the course. (2.0 ED/1.0 ES) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225.
Credits: 3
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CIE 425 - Transportation Safety
Fundamental theory on transportation safety processes and evaluation methodology. Topics: vehicle/road/driver interaction, countermeasure effectiveness, enforcement, education and engineering measures. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES). Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225.
Credits: 3
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CIE 426 - Advanced Roadway Design
Principles of highway location, design of vertical and horizontal alignment,
design and construction of surface treatments, pavement structures and roadway
drainage systems. Student project preparing necessary plan-profile and cross section
drawings required to construct a 3,000 foot section of roadway, which is evaluated
with respect to road-user travel time, comfort and safety; impact on surrounding
environment including aesthetical aspects; and construction cost. (3.0 ED/0.0
ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 225.
Credits: 3
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CIE 427 - Highway Curves
Covers horizontal curves, compound curves, reverse curves, and spiral curves, along with curve design parameters. Vertical curves, including unequal tangent curves are also covered. (1.0 ED/0.0 ES). Lec 1.
Credits: 1
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CIE 430 - Water Treatment
Introduction to environmental chemistry as related to water treatment technology, and anlaysis and design of water treatment systems. (3.0 ED/1.0 ES) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 431 - Pollutant Fate and Transport
Introduction to environmental transformation processes which controls the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment and in engineered systems. Topics include reaction energetics and kinetics, reactor engineering concepts, interphase mass transfer and phase partitioning. (3.0 ED/1.0 ES). Lec 3, Lab 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and MAT 258 or permission.
Credits: 4
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CIE 432 - Water and Wastewater Process Design
Theory and design of water supply and wastewater treatment facilities. Design projects cover processes such as sedimentation, coagulation and filtration, biological treatment and disinfection. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES). Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 434 - Wastewater Process Design
Theory and design of wastewater treatment facilities. Design projects cover processes such as sedimentation, biological treatment, aeration and disinfection. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES). Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231 and CIE 350.
Credits: 4
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CIE 439 - Solid Waste and Air Pollution
This course covers the basic theory and design of solid waste handling systems and air pollution generation, effects and control. Topics include solid waste characteristics and generation, collection, recycling, composting, incineration and landfilling; air pollutants, meteorology and dispersion modeling, and emission control. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 440 - Structural Analysis I
Classical and matrix methods in the analysis of linear redundant systems. The basic concepts of equilibrium, stress-strain relations, and compatibility are emphasized. Manual and introductory computer aided solution techniques are utilized. (0.0 ED/4.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 442 - Reinforced Concrete Design
The behavior design and detailing of reinforced concrete structures: beams, columns, beam-columns, slabs, footings, retaining walls. Microcomputer aided design project. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 443 - Structural Steel Design
The design and detailing of steel structures: tension members, beams, columns, beam columns, and connections. Covers composite construction. Introduces the Load and Resistance Factor Design concept. Microcomputer aided design project. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340.
Credits: 4
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CIE 450 - Open Channel Hydraulics
Covers uniform and nonuniform flow in open channels, gradually and rapidly varying flow, computational methods for flow profiles, open channel flow structures. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 455 - Hydrology
Application of statistical analysis of rainfall and runoff processes for the development of design parameters of water resources projects, including uncertainty of these parameters. Includes collection and presentation of rainfall and runoff data, methods for developing hydrographs and flood control, development of design hydrographs for urbanizing watersheds. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350.
Credits: 3
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CIE 456 - Groundwater Hydrology and Hydraulics
Fundamentals of the hydrodynamics of flow through porous media, and the development of methodology for solving the many open-ended problems of groundwater flow, supply and pollution. Concepts of groundwater modeling design. Aspects of field variability and uncertainty. (1.0 ED/2.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 350 and MAT 258 or MAT 451 or permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 460 - Geotechnical Engineering
The application of geotechnical engineering to practical engineering design and construction problems including consideration of economic and safety constraints. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 3
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CIE 498 - Selected Studies in Civil Engineering
Topics in civil engineering not regularly covered in other courses. Specific topics vary. May, with permission of the department, be repeated for credit. (Fall and Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CIE 533 - Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
Fundamental aspects of aquatic chemistry emphasizing environmental engineering applications. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 2, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 534 - Environmental Microbiology
Fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry as related to natural and engineered treatment processes; microbial ecology, physiology, metabolism and genetics; energetics and kinetics of microbial growth; public health microbiology; introduction to pollution microbiology. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 231.
Credits: 3
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CIE 537 - Water Pollution
An introduction to the major water pollution issues. The major nutrient cycles, and the sources, fates and effects of organic and inorganic pollutants will be discussed, along with technologies to control and prevent pollution.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 540 - Experimental Analysis of Structures
Stress and strain measurement techniques. Applications to small and full scale structures, dynamic measurements, modal analysis, fracture toughness, nondestructive evaluation. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440.
Credits: 3
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CIE 543 - Introduction to Composite Materials in Civil Engineering
An introduction to the mechanics of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials in civil engineering with a view to structural design. Understanding of material properties, fabrication processes, fundamental mechanics, experimental procedures and methods of analysis and design. (2.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior or graduate standing in Engineering or Wood Science and Technology; CIE 340 and MEE 251 or equivalents. At least one course each in mechanics, calculus/linear algebra and computer programming.
Credits: 3
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CIE 544 - Design of Wood Structures
Study of unique mechanical and design characteristics of structural wood and wood composite members and design of systems containing these members. (4.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 340 or WSC 425.
Credits: 4
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CIE 545 - Structural Dynamics
Examines free vibration and response to harmonic and general dynamic loading of the single degree of freedom system, Fourier analysis and response in the frequency domain, response spectra, framed structures modeled as discrete multi-degree-of-freedom systems, dynamic analysis of nonlinear systems. Response of structural systems to earthquake excitation. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440.
Credits: 3
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CIE 547 - Prestressed Concrete Structures
Design and behavior of prestressed concrete components and structures; pretensioning and post-tensioning technology. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 442.
Credits: 3
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CIE 548 - Bridge Engineering
History and aesthetics of bridges, construction materials, bridge shapes and types, bridge components, design philosophies, loads on bridges, slab-on-steel beam bridges, plate girder bridges, composite design, box girder bridges, overview of arch, truss, cable-stayes and suspension bridges, bridge evaluation and maintenance. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 443 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 549 - Numerical Methods in Engineering
Modern numerical methods for engineering analysis, including numerical linear algebra, numerical methods for solving nonlinear systems of equations, the solution of initial-value problems, finite-difference methods for boundary-value problems, iterative methods for large sparse systems of equations, and an introduction to optimization techniques. This course is identical to MEE 549.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 258 or MAT 259 and an introductory programming course, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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CIE 555 - Environmental Hydrology
A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative treatment of hydrologic processes above and below the land surface, including an understanding of approaches to hydrologic measurements and the uncertainties involved in those measurements and hydrologic perspectives of surface and subsurface pollution. Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
At least one semester of calculus. Not open to engineering majors.
Credits: 3
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CIE 562 - Earthwork Design
Design and construction of earth structures including earth dams, landfill liners and roadway embankments. Economic, safety, reliability, ethics, social impact and legal constraints are considered in design decisions. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 3
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CIE 563 - Thermal Soil Mechanics
A study of the thermal properties of soils, heat transfer, and methods for predicting soil temperature under freezing conditions. Design of pavements, foundations, and excavations to resist the effects of freezing. (1.0 ED/1.0 ES.) Lec 2. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 365.
Credits: 2
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CIE 564 - Deep Foundations
The theories, design concepts, and construction of pile and caisson foundations for buildings and bridges. Economic, safety, and reliability constraints are considered in design decisions. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460 or concurrently.
Credits: 3
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CIE 565 - Foundations and Underground Structures
Covers design of shallow foundations for buildings and bridges including effect of economics and reliability on choice of foundation system. Design of dewatering systems, buried pipes, and tunnels. Legal and ethical aspects of geotechnical practice. Intended for structural and soils students. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460 or concurrently.
Credits: 3
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CIE 566 - Retaining Earth Structures
Geotechnical analysis and design for structures which retain earth. Economic, safety and reliability constraints are considered in design decisions. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 567 - Ground Improvement Techniques
Practical techniques to overcome unfavorable ground conditions applied to foundation, roadway, and embankment design. Covers compaction in-situ densification, stone columns, chemical stabilization, reinforced embankments, preloading, sand drains, and wick drains. (3.0 ED/0.0 ES.) Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460.
Credits: 3
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CIE 592 - Civil Engineering Seminar I
Individual oral presentation and discussion of current research and topics of civil engineering interest. Required of all civil engineering graduate students. (Fall and Spring.)
Credits: 1
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CIE 593 - Civil Engineering Seminar II
Individual oral presentation and discussion of current research and topics of civil engineering interest. Required of all civil engineering graduate students. (Fall and Spring.)
Credits: 1
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CIE 598 - Selected Studies in Civil Engineering
Advanced topics in Civil Engineering not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit individual needs. May be repeated for credit with permission of department. (Fall and Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CIE 631 - Physiochemical Processes for Water Quality Control
Principles of physical and chemical unit operations applied to water and wastewater treatment including sedimentation analysis, gas transfer kinetics, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes, chemical coagulation and floculation, chemical oxidation and precipitation, corrosion control and disinfection. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 431 or CIE 432.
Credits: 3
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CIE 640 - Advanced Structural Analysis
Considers arches, cable structures, shear deformation, semi-rigid connections, material and geometric nonlinearities, stability, modeling of large structural systems, optimization techniques. Includes computer programs applicable to each topic. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 440 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 644 - Advanced Composite Materials in Civil Engineering
Advanced course on engineering mechanics and structural applications of composite materials. Fiber reinforced composites in civil-infrastructure; Viscoelastic response; Fracture, fatigue and impact behavior; Durability; Characterization of structural composite materials; Strength and stiffness design criteria; Engineered Interfaces; Connections; Bridge structures; Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete; Strengthening of Wood. Out of class laboratory assignments will be required. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 543; graduate standing in Engineering or Wood Science and Technology or permission.
Credits: 3
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CIE 648 - Fracture Mechanics
Theoretical foundations of fracture mechanics, including the role of defects in the brittle failure of materials and structures; stress concentrations and the analysis of stress fields around crack tips; fracture modes; crack growth criteria; fatigue effects; ductile failure; experimental analysis. Applications to metals, concrete and rock, wood, ceramics and composites. (0.0 ED/3.0 ES.) Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
MEE 455 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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CIE 660 - Advanced Soil Mechanics
Advanced study of soil properties and soil mechanics principles including the formation and structure of soil, effective stress principle, compressibility and shear strength of subsurface materials. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 460 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CIE 661 - Advanced Soils Mechanics Laboratory
Advanced laboratory investigation of soil compression and strength properties. Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CIE 366; Prerequisite or Corequisite: CIE 660 or equivalent.
Credits: 2
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CIE 698 - Selected Topics in Civil Engineering
Advanced topics in Civil Engineering not regularly covered in other courses. May be repeated for credit with permission of department.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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CIE 699 - Graduate Thesis / Research
(Fall and Spring.)
Credits: Ar
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CLA 101 - Greek Literature in English Translation
A survey of Greek literature. No knowledge of Greek is necessary.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Western Cultural Traditions and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Credits: 3
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CLA 102 - Latin Literature in English Translation
A survey of Latin literature. No knowledge of Latin is necessary.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Western Cultural Traditions and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Credits: 3
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CLA 201 - Women in the Ancient World
Investigates the social and literary context of the lives of women in several ancient Mediterranean cultures; Near East, Hebrew, North Africa, Greece and Rome.
Credits: 3
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CLA 202 - Mythology of the Ancient Near East, North African and Greece
Surveys the mythologies of the ancient Mediterranean Basin, including Hebrew Mythology. Through lectures, reading and video the major deities and heroes of each culture will be presented within their cultural context, including the stories associated with them.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 100 - Introduction to Mass Communication
Introduces the structure and operation of mass media and the social, political and economic implications of their activities.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 102 - Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
The basic elements of interpersonal communication, with special emphasis on developing knowledge and skills applicable to face-to-face interactions between individuals and in small groups. Participation in research to a maximum of 3 hours is expected.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 103 - Fundamentals of Public Communication
The nature and problems of public speech communication, with practical experience in representative speaking situations. Participation in research to a maximum of 3 hours is expected.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 106 - Oral Communication of Literature
An introduction to the oral communication of literature (storytelling, prose, and poetry) to an audience. Emphasis on gaining greater sensitivity and expressiveness as a communicator. Participation in research to a maximum of 3 hours is expected.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 201 - Communication Studies I
Introduction to historical and philosophical approaches to the study of communication. The course examines communication from the classical, modern and contemporary perspectives, with specific attention to the rhetorical theorists and theories that have been dominant in the history of communication.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 202 - Communication Studies II
Introduction to social and human science approaches in communication studies. The course examines communication theories and models, the function of language and symbolic behavior in society and culture, and the nature of interaction and interpretation. Not open to first-year students.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 203 - Mass Communication Studies
Introduction to mass communication theories and research in the social and human sciences.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to newly admitted First-Year Students.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 211 - History of Mass Communication
Social history of mass communication roles, technologies and processes with emphasis on interactions with political, economic and cultural institutions.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 225 - Sex, Gender and Communication
Examines various contexts and relationships influenced by sex and/or gender. Several theoretical frameworks and definitions are explored.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 236 - Writing for the Mass Media
Practical introduction to non-fiction writing styles in journalism, broadcasting,
advertising and public relations. Intensive stress on grammar, spelling, punctuation.
Work is typed in desktop publishing lab.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 237 - Newswriting and Reporting
Provides intensive practice in newswriting with emphasis on accuracy, style, judgment and responsibility.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 236 with a ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 245 - Film Criticism and Theory
Offers a mass communication/media studies overview of contemporary film. Students will develop skills in the analysis of film form and content so that they will achieve a high degree of proficiency in the use of film studies vocabulary. After developing an understanding of how the different elements of film work to construct meaning within (as well as outside of) film, the course will survey major theories and methodologies of film studies. Likewise, participants will receive an overview of film history and will develop familiarity with major historical and technological development of film. Participants will learn to think critically about the media industry and to evaluate film as art form, individual psychological experience, technology, social text, and commodity. (This course is identical to NMD 245.)
Credits: 3
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CMJ 250 - Introduction to Advertising
Examines social and economic roles of advertising including rate structure, agency practices, effective use of media. Advertising principles analyzed and discussed from the media point of view.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 257 - Business and Professional Communication
Advanced study and practice in specialized audience analysis, strategies and tactics, conference procedures, interviewing techniques, and delivery of professional presentations.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 103, and Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 261 - Photographic Reporting and Storytelling
An overview of photojournalism history, theory and ethics. Exercises teach skills and strategies used by newspaper, magazine and on-line photographers and editors and challenge students to deal responsibly with issues of invasion of privacy, subject representation, copyright and fair use and image manipulation. (This course is identical to NMD 201.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 236.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 314 - International Mass Communication
Survey of media systems around the world and the role of mass media in political, social, economic and cultural development.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 324 - Interpersonal Communication in Everyday Life
The advanced study of interpersonal communication as it functions across a range of human relationship, such as family, friends, professions and organizations. Examines perspectives, theories, and research on communication in everyday life.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 330 - Copy Editing
A lab course in electronic copy editing designed to develop editorial judgment and skills for preparing news for publication. Covers headline writing, photoediting and basic page make up.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 237 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 332 - Public Affairs Reporting
Students cover public issues and institutions in surrounding communities and write for publication. Emphasis on local and state government.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 237 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 340 - Broadcast Newswriting and Reporting
Provides instruction in newswriting and reporting for radio and television. Students make the transition from print to broadcast writing, with emphasis on the preparation of newscasts for CMJ 343. Topics include: story types, leads and narrative flow, interviewing, voice work, and digital sudio editing.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 236. Corequisite: CMJ 343.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 343 - Radio News Practicum
Provides hands on experience in radio newscasting, the foundation for further work in radio and TV news. Topics include audio recording, digital editing, newscast production, and the conception and execution of feature stories and mini-documentaries. Serves as the companion course to CMJ 340.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 236. Corequisite: CMJ 340.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 345 - Small Group Communication
An introduction to the principles of the small group processes as involved in decision making, problem solving and negotiation. Practical application of these principles through classroom experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 347 - Argument and Critical Thinking
An introduction to the principles of decision-making through critical thinking applied to reasoned advocacy. Practical application of these principles through classroom experience.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 351 - Techniques of Video Production
Concentrates on the conception, design and development of non-linear video production for broadcast, non-broadcast and online uses. Explores the fundamental principles of digital video production as well as the creative use of cameras, lighting, sound, digital non-linear editing, graphics and visual effects in news features and mini-documentaries.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 100 and C- or better in CMJ 236.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 355 - Advertising Copy and Graphics
Provides theory and practice in creating advertising for print, direct mail and electronic media, with emphasis on the limitations of each and the responsibilities of the advertising practitioner.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 236 and CMJ 250 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 356 - Advertising Media
Covers problems and procedures for creating an advertising media plan with emphasis on basic media math skills. The knowledge covered addresses media selection, as well as other areas of advertising, including creative, research, management and marketing.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 250 or BUA 370 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 360 - Nonverbal Communication
Examines important non-linguistic variables related to human interactions. Specific emphasis on the effects of kinesics, proxemics, paralanguage and other code systems as they affect meaning in communication efforts.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to first-year students.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 361 - Documentary Photography and Audio
Provides the essential skills, concepts and processes used by documentary still photographers and audio producers to create professional quality digital mixed media products for the Internet and other interactive media. (This course is identical to NMD 301.)
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 261 or C- or better in NMD 201.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 366 - Speech Play and Performance
Study of creative and aesthetic dimensions of communication and language. Examines how people use speech play and performance (e.g. word play, joking, storytelling, performing literature) and what happens when they do. Focus on performance as a cultural event in everyday life as well as in society and the media.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 367 - Public Relations
The study of those activities which help to create public understanding and acceptance of an organization’s policies and programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing. 3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 370 - Visual Communication
An introduction to modes of analysis of visual communication (which may include photography, the web, painting, film, television, sculpture, theater, advertising, etc.), with reference to social institutions and cultural norms that affect the interpretation of visual media.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 375 - Mass Media Law and Regulation
Topics include libel, privacy, contempt, copyright, obscenity, censorship, prejudicial pre-trial publicity.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 100 with ‘C-’ or better.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 376 - Modes of Media Criticism
Cooperative examination of modes of mass media criticism. Critical analysis of methods and techniques employed by scholars, journalists, and critics to evaluate contemporary trends and practices in the mass media industries.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 380 - Advertising, Media and Society
Examines advertising’s impact on U.S. society; especially on women, children, minorities, families and popular culture.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 398 - Topics in Mass Communication
Topics not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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CMJ 401 - Speech, Space, Event: Critical Applications
Introduction to the subject of criticism from a rhetorical perspective. Examines methods of critical reading, criticism of several kinds of texts, including speeches, social spaces, and events, and how texts are made meaningful and why. Involves application of evaluative criteria such as aesthetics, truth, effects and especially ethics.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 402 - Communication Research
An introduction to social science inquiry into the nature, forms and functions of human communication. Focuses on conceptualizing communication research problems and selecting appropriate methodologies and analyses for examining communication data.
Satisfies the General Education Mathematics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 403 - Persuasion and Social Influence
Study of the theory and principles involved in the process of influencing the beliefs, attitudes and values of others. Focus on social science and humanistic explanations of what makes messages persuasive in interpersonal and public contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours in CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 405 - Women and Communication
A systematic study of research by and about women with regard to language, speech, and communication pragmatics, discussed within a variety of communication contexts. Not open to first-year students.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hrs of CMJ or C- or better in WST 101.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 410 - Social Influence of Mass Communication
A study of the communicative impact of mass media (e.g., television, radio, newspapers), and uses of the media in other communicative contexts (e.g., small group and interpersonal situations.) Current mass communication theories and research studies are explored.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of CMJ courses.
Credits: 3
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CMJ 412 - Electronic Media Management and Programming
Overview of the tasks involved in managing electronic media outlets, with special emphasis on radio and TV. Begins with a general treatment of management and programming theory and practice and covers specific topics including finance, human relations, ratings, sales, and promotion. Other topics include the management of cable systems and public broadcasting stations, and telecommunications law and policy.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
C- or better in CMJ 236 and sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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