SUMMER 2011

8/1/11
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
COURSE LISTING

All majors meeting the pre-requisites of a class will be allowed to enroll during WebReg. WebReg times are allocated by class standing so declared majors should not suffer any adverse effects from the system. If you try to WebReg for a class that is full, put yourself on the waitlist as the university now uses an automatic waitlist system to add students into classes. If a seat opens you will be added into this class automatically.

For course descriptions please
visit the UCSD catalog at: http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/courses/COMM.html

SUMMER SESSION II - 8/1/2011 – 9/3/2011

GENERAL COMMUNICATION: LOWER DIVISION

COGN 20
(course description)
Introduction to Communication (4) Erin Cory
Prerequisites: none
Lecture: TuTh 5:00-7:50PM WLH 2112
Section ID:

A01 719283 Th 3:00-4:50PM WLH 2114

COMMUNICATION UPPER DIVISION

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

COCU 132
(course description)
Gender and Media (4) Denise McKenna
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 11:00-1:50PM WLH 2112
Section ID: 719277

COCU 140
(course description)
Television, Culture & the Public (4) Kelli Moore
Prerequisites: COGN 20
Lecture: MW 2:00-4:50PM SEQUO 147
Section ID: 722534

COCU 160
(course description)
Performance & Cultural Studies (4) James Perez
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: MW 2:00-4:50PM YORK 3000A
Section ID: 719279

COCU 177
(course description)
Computer Game Studies (4) Ayhan Aytes
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 2:00-4:50PM CENTR 201
Section ID: 719281

GENERAL COMMUNICATION

COGN 150
Required Senior Seminar (4) Camille Campion
Title: The Immigrant Media in the U.S.
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Lecture: MW 5:00-7:50PM MCC 201
Section ID: 719284

Description: Immigrants create media in order to adjust to their new reality in the host country, especially at the local level, but also this media helps to foster and maintain their organizations and civic groups, in the transnational level and offers a space for self-representation, sometimes in response to either exclusion or discrimination in the mainstream English media. This course is a critical take on the classic book “The Immigrant Press and its Controls” written by sociologist Robert E. Park in 1922 in which the immigrant press is seen as an instrument of assimilation of immigrants into the United States. The course follows with a contemporary account on various immigrant media, such as the German, the Irish and the Jewish Press, among others. After that there will be an account of the Asian Immigrant Media (including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese media in the US), and an comprehensive account of the Hispanic/Latino media, which is one of the biggest and expanding "ethnic media markets" in the US. The class focuses on different academic discussions on transnationalism, assimilation, incorporation, policies of language, civic organization, citizenship, diversity, and culture, and their relationship with the immigrant media, and the immigrant experience in general.

COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING

COHI 100
(course description)
Introduction to Communication and the Individual (4) Marisa Brandt
Prerequisites: COGN 20
Lecture: MW 5:00-7:50PM PCYNH 122
Section ID:

A01 721445 W 3:00-4:50PM CSB 001

COHI 123
(course description)
Children and Media (4) Lauren Berliner
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 2:00-4:50PM WLH 2206
Section ID: 724996

COHI 130 Cancelled

COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA METHODS

COMT 175A
Advanced Topics in Communication Media Methods (4) Lindy Laub
Title: Introduction to Screenwriting
Prerequisites: COGN 21 and 22
Lecture: MW 11:00-1:50PM MCC 201
Section 719288

Description: This is a roundtable writing course in which you will learn the nuts and bolts of screenwriting. Create interesting characters and dialogue that zings, discover the structure for your tale and the secrets of description, format and style as you author and workshop your short screenplays.

COMMUNICATION AS A SOCIAL FORCE

COSF 100
(course description)
Introduction to Communication and Social Force (4) Sam Martin
Prerequisites: COGN 20
Lecture: MTuWTh 9:30-10:50AM PCYNH 122
Section ID:
A01 719290 W 11:00-12:50PM PCYNH 122

COSF 140C
(course description), Michaela Walsh
Comparative Media Systems: Latin American & Caribbean (4) Magali Muria
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 11:00-1:50PM MCC 133
Section ID: 719291

COSF 175 -Cancelled
Advanced Topics in Communication Social Force (4) Reece Peck

SUMMER SESSION I 6/27/2011 – 7/30/2011

COGN 20
(course description)
Introduction to Communication (4) Barbara Bush
Prerequisites: none
Lecture: TuTh 11:00-1:50PM WLH 2208
Section ID:

A01 718568 Th 9:00 – 10:50AM WLH 2114

COGN 21
(course description)
Methods of Media Production (4) Zeinabu Davis
Prerequisites: none
Lecture: MW 11:00-1:50PM PCYNH 120
Section ID:
A01 724998 MW 3:00-4:50PM MCC 201

COMMUNICATION UPPER DIVISION

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

COCU 100
(course description)
Introduction to Communication & Culture (4) Chuk Moran
Prerequisites: COGN 20
Lecture: MW 11:00-1:50PM CSB 004
Section ID:
A01 718563 W 9:00-10:50AM CSB 004

COCU 125
(course description)
How to Read a Film (4) Patricia Montoya
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 6:00-8:50PM MCC 201
Section ID: 718564

COCU 172
(course description)
The Culture Politics of Sport (4) Michael Hanson
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: MW 5:00-7:50PM MCC 201
Section ID: 718565

COCU 175
Advanced Topics in Communication and Culture (4) Ryan Ellis
Title: Comics and Sequential Art
Prerequisites: COCU 100 or upper division standing
Lecture: TuTh 2:00-4:50PM CENTR 218
Section ID: 718566

Description: This course introduces the medium of comics and sequential art. Through
readings, lecture, and class discussion we will place this often overlooked
medium into a larger aesthetic, historical, cultural, and economic context.
Additionally, we will consider the form, structure, and possibilities of the
medium in relation to the wider study of communication. The course touches
upon the history of comics, public debates about the merits of the medium,
the growth of fan culture, and issues of representation. Ultimately, the
course will help students develop skills to critically read comics, as well
as the ability to apply and relate comics to cultural issues and discussions
of communication more broadly. The course is intended for fans and non-fans
alike; all are welcome.

GENERAL COMMUNICATION

COGN 150
Required Senior Seminar (4) Patrick Anderson
Title: Oral Histories
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Lecture: TuTh 11:00-1:50PM MCC 201
Section ID: 718569

Description: This seminar will focus on the practice of Oral History. Students will read about methods of preparing for, recording, transcribing, and interpreting oral histories and sample histories drawn from a variety of communities. For their final written projects, students will then plan and record a oral history from a community of their choosing, in consultation with the professor.

COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING

COHI 130
(course description)
Cross-Cultural Communication (4) Deborah Wilson
Prerequisites: COHI 100
Lecture: MTuWTh 8:00-9:20AM MCC 201
Section ID: 718572

COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA METHODS

COMT 105
(course description)
Media Stereotypes (4) Issac Artenstein
Prerequisites: COCU 100
Lecture: MW 11:00-1:50PM PETER 102
Section ID: 718573

COMT 175A
Advanced Topics in Communication Media Methods (4) Wolfgang Hastert
Title: Facebook, YouTube, Social Networking, and the Culture of the Clip
Prerequisites: COGN 21 and 22
Lecture: TuTh 2:00-4:50PM MCC 140
Section ID: 718574

Description: Online video is becoming contagious. Short filmmaking is evolving rapidly and distribution is immediate on the internet. This workshop style production class examines the new frontier of online publishing for video narratives and explores editing and distribution tools for social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube/Vimeo. Through lectures, discussions and readings. The class will examine the new tools, issues, possibilities, and dangers of user generated content. The students will produce & broadcast weekly personal online projects and be part of class projects throughout the course. This class will demand significant self-guided research, writing, and production work outside of class time and a dedication to being available as crew member for all class projects. Grades will be determined by participation and completion of projects. The class will be taught in the Media Center's TV studio/ multi-camera environment.

COMMUNICATION AS A SOCIAL FORCE

COSF 128
(course description)
Cultural Industries (4) Nadine Kozak
Prerequisites: COSF 100
Lecture: MTuWTh 3:30-4:50PM MCC 133
Section ID: 718575

COSF 186
(course description)
The Film Industry (4) Carl McKinney
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Lecture: MW 8:00-10:50AM CENTR 207
Section ID: 718576