Concentration in Communication: Research Track

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION - LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE

Attention Communications Students who may be interested in a study abroad program in Rome, Italy - Winter Quarter 2010! The Department of Communication at UW Seattle will offer an interdisciplinary program of study at the UW Rome Center (UWRC), during Winter Quarter 2010. Please see attached flyer for details, click to review estimate costs, and if you are interested, complete the application and mail it to: Communication Advising Office, Box 353740, University of Washington Seattle, 98195 or feel free to contact: Prof. Anthony Giffard, Program Director (giffard@u.washington.edu). with further questions.

Overview

Concentration Coordinator: Chris Demaske

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Students of Communication gain theoretical knowledge and practical skill in the mass media through an interdisciplinary and multicultural curriculum. Students will learn about the social, cultural, economic, political and historical context within which media operate. This concentration focuses on the full range of communication media - including radio, television, newspapers, magazines, film, advertising, public relations and the Internet - and how it pervades every aspect of our society. Students will study the considerable power media wield in mobilizing public opinion, in cutting across the boundaries between private and public life, and the strong role they play in national development.

Career Options

Recommended for careers in print and broadcast writing, reporting and editing, Web design and in the rapidly growing and interdisciplinary field of media research.

Student Learning Outcomes

Through a critical and cultural studies framework that addresses power differentials in society and through a rigorous schedule of courses in media theory and skills, students in the Communication Concentration are expected to:

• Be able to conduct thorough and investigative research for both media theory and skills assignments, which is consistent with the LEAP learning outcomes of "Intellectual and Practical Skills" and "Integrative Learning."
• Understand the power of the visual image and the written word and their ability to convey and sustain ideologies of gender, class, ethnicity, and orientation, which is consistent with the LEAP learning outcome of "Personal and Society Responsibility."
• Understand the ethical, legal, political, and economic contexts of the mass media, which is consistent with the LEAP learning outcome of "Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World."
• Understand the cultural issues in international and US media and develop a critical approach to media production and consumption, which is consistent with the LEAP learning outcome of "Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World."
• Develop skills to write, edit, and produce print and broadcast products, which is consistent with the LEAP learning outcomes of "Intellectual and Practical Skills."
• Be prepared for a variety of jobs in mass media such as newspaper and magazine writing, reporting and editing, and television production.
• Be prepared for graduate studies in mass communication, international communication, women's studies, and film studies, to name a few areas.

*** Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP)

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