Transfer Student Courses in Communication StudiesConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 12:42 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23)COMM 111. Workshop on Managing the Information Environment.
Instructor(s):Prerequisites & Distribution: First- and second-year students only; others with permission of instructor. (1). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Credits: (1). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is a hands-on workshop intended to develop student mastery of the rapidly developing and expanding electronic information environment. Skills developed include the use of electronic communication systems, data base searching, word processing, data management, and various research uses of public computer networks and the information superhighway. The course introduces students to a range of campus computing resources, including local area networks and available software, and remote access to the Internet and the World Wide Web. Problem-solving assignments are designed to teach strategies used in finding information and evaluating its validity and utility. This course is one of four prerequisites required for students to have completed before declaring a Communication Studies concentration.
COMM 439. Seminar in Journalistic Performance.
Section 003 — Terrorism, Islam & the Media. Meets with AAPTIS 491.001 and MENAS 591.004.Instructor(s): Lawrence Pintak (lpintak@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. "You're either with us or against us," President Bush declared when he launched his war on terror. That line in the sand has been reflected in a war of words between the West and much of the Muslim world. To what extent has the media in the U.S. and Islamic world driven the confrontation? How have governments and terror leaders used (and abused) the media? Why do "they" hate us, why has anti-Americanism in the Muslim world increased since 9/11, and why have U.S. "public diplomacy" efforts been a dismal failure? In what ways has coverage differed in various parts of the world? What has been the impact of the rise of satellite television and New Media in the Muslim world? These and other questions will be explored through discussions, readings and an examination of recent reporting from around the globe (with extensive use of recent and real-time TV, radio and print coverage in class). The course will provide students with a baseline understanding of Islam, U.S. policy toward the Muslim world, and the psychology of terrorism. We will examine the distinctions between Islam as a religion and Islam as a political force, between Muslim believers and Muslim fundamentalists, and between the varied societies of the Muslim world, from Morocco to Malaysia. We will examine in depth how the Iraq war has shaped Muslims perceptions both in that country and across the Muslim world, and we will look at the rise of political Islam as part of the democratic process in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election. All of that will provide the foundation for a critical analysis of the role of the media in defining the relationship between Islam and the West. An additional specialized module is available for Middle East, Southeast Asian and South Asian studies grad students.
COMM 484 / POLSCI 325. Mass Media and Political Behavior.
Instructor(s): Nicholas Valentino (nvalenti@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: COMM 361 or 381 strongly recommended. (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course focuses on the role and importance of mass media in the political process. The interaction between the press, politicians, and the public during political campaigns receives detailed attention. Topics include: how news is made; campaign strategies; political advertising effects; relations between Congress, the President, and the media; and the role of mass media in political campaigns. These topics are examined through a systematic review of research in both mass communication and political science.
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