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Spring 2005

Course & number
Title of course
Section(s)
Time
Days
Instructor
Fee
PRQ
Special Info
C203 Interpersonal Communication 1 800-850 MWF Henningsen D      
C251 Introduction to Media Studies 1 100-150 MWF Swan $15    
C252 Introduction to Communication Studies 1 900-950 MWF Brookey      
C252 Introduction to Communication Studies 2 1000-1050 MWF Brookey      
C252 Introduction to Communication Studies 3 800-915 TTh Whidden      
C252 Introduction to Communication Studies 4 & H 1100-1215 TTh Doederlein      
C304 Persuasion 1 & H 1100-1215 TTh Henningsen M      
C304 Persuasion 2 & H 1230-145 TTh Henningsen M      
C305 Argumentation & Debate 1 200-315 MW Happe      
C305 Argumentation & Debate 2 330-445 MW Happe      
C309 Performance in Speech Communication 1 900-950 MWF Swan $20 C100 +TBA
C309 Performance in Speech Communication 2 800-915 TTh Santacaterina $20 C100 +TBA
C309 Performance in Speech Communication 3 200-315 TTh Larry $20 C100 +TBA
C309 Performance in Speech Communication 4 600-840 W Larry $20 C100 +TBA
C309 Performance in Speech Communication Extension 630-915 M Larry $20+fees C100 +TBA; Naperville; Ref # 9060
C355 Media Writing 1 1100-1150 MWF Swan $20    
C355 Media Writing 2 200-250 MWF Swan $20    
C355 Media Writing 3 930-1045 TTh Larry $20    
C355 Media Writing 4 1230-145 TTh Larry $20    
C356 Critical Interpretation of Film/Television 1 & 2 & H 930-1045 TTh Chown $20   Gen Ed
C356 Critical Interpretation of Film/Television 1 & H 600-840 T Chown "   "
C356 Critical Interpretation of Film/Television 2 600-840 W Chown "   "
C357 Introduction to Studio Production 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1000-1050 MWF Larson $60   +TBA
C357 Introduction to Studio Production 1 1100-1150 MWF Larson "   "
C357 Introduction to Studio Production 2 1200-1250 MWF Larson "   "
C357 Introduction to Studio Production 3 100-150 MWF Larson "   "
C357 Introduction to Studio Production 4 200-250 MWF Larson "   "
C358 Introduction to Field Production 1 & 2 1230-145 TTh Vazquez $60    
C358 Introduction to Field Production 1 900-1050 MW Vazquez "    
C358 Introduction to Field Production 2 300-450 MW Vazquez "    
C359 Interactive Media Production I P1 & 1 200-315 MW Gunkel $80    
C359 Interactive Media Production I P2 & 2 200-315 TTh Duncan $80    
C361 Business & Professional Communication P1 & 1 800-850 MWF Baldwin $30 C100  
C361 Business & Professional Communication P2 & 2 200-315 TTh Hamlet $30 C100  
C361 Business & Professional Communication P3 & 3 330-445 TTh Hamlet $30 C100  
C364X Television News Producing & Directing 1 200-315 MW May & Wiertelak $60 C357 or J357 Cluster J364
C370 Principles of Advertising P1 & 1 200-315 MW Holt      
C380 Corporate Advocacy & Issue Management Extension 630-915 Th Bryan + fees   Rockford; Ref # 9061
C400 Rhetorical Theory & Criticism 1 930-1045 TTh Whedbee   C252  
C400 Rhetorical Theory & Criticism 2 1100-1215 TTh Whedbee   C252  
C401 Contemporary Speakers & Speeches 1 900-950 MWF Bryan      
C402 Group Communication P1 & 1 1000-1050 MWF Henningsen D      
C402 Group Communication P2 & 2 1100-1150 MWF Henningsen D      
C403 Freedom of Speech & Communication Ethics P1 & 1 200-315 TTh Keehner      
C403 Freedom of Speech & Communication Ethics P2 & 2 330-445 TTh Keehner      
C404 Communication Theories 1 1000-1050 MWF Doederlein   C252  
C404 Communication Theories 2 1230-145 TTh Valde   C252  
C405 Advanced Interpersonal Communication P1 & 1 300-350 MWF La France      
C405 Advanced Interpersonal Communication P2 & 2 400-450 MWF La France      
C407 Practicum P1 only TBA   Doederlein     1-3 credits
C407 Practicum P2 only TBA   Doederlein     1-3 credits
C410 Communication & Gender P1 & 1 & H 1100-1215 TTh Bisplinghoff     Gen Ed
C426A Advanced Field Production: Documentary P1 only & Grad 330-500 MW Vazquez $80 C358 & C457 & portfolio +TBA
C446 Designing for the Internet P1 & 1 330-445 TTh Vazquez $80   Not open to BFA art majors
C449 Audio Production P1 only & Grad 300-540 M Larson $80 C357 & instructor approval  
C455 Media Law & Ethics P1 & 1 & Grad 600-840 Th Miller      
C456D History of Film After 1950 1 & Grad 330-545 TTh Miller $20    
C457 Documentary Tradition 1 & Grad 330-545 TTh Bisplinghoff $20    
C459 History of Broadcasting 1 & Grad 600-840 T Miller $10    
C461A Organizational Communication: Internal P1 & 1 800-915 TTh Valde $30    
C461A Organizational Communication: Internal P2 & 2 930-1045 TTh Valde $30    
C465 Computer-Mediated Communication P1 & 1 330-445 MW Gunkel $80    
C469 Interactive Media Production II P1 & 1 600-840 M Gunkel $80 C359  
C491 Methods of Research in Communication 1 330-445 MW Holt $25 Jr & C252  
C495A Capstone Project: Senior Thesis P1 only & H TBA   Doederlein   Sr & Mjr & C252 1 credit
C495B Capstone Project: Senior Portfolio P1 only 800-915 TTh Scudder $50 Sr & Mjr & C252 1 credit; First 5 weeks
C495B Capstone Project: Senior Portfolio P2 only 930-1045 TTh Scudder $50 Sr & Mjr & C252 1 credit; First 5 weeks
C495B Capstone Project: Senior Portfolio P3 only 1100-1215 TTh Scudder $50 Sr & Mjr & C252 1 credit; First 5 weeks
C496C Special Topics in Communication Theory 1 200-315 MW Scudder $30   3 credits; Topic: Evidence in Government Reports
C496M Special Topics in Media Studies Extension Sked A Sa Chown $20+fees   Cluster C550; Naperville; Topic: Films of the 1950s; Ref # 9062
C496R Special Topics in Rhetoric 1 1230-145 TTh Butler     Topic: War Rhetoric
C496R Special Topics in Rhetoric 2 300-540 W Brookey     Cluster w ILAS 350; Topic: LGBT Studies
C497 Internship P1 only TBA   Doederlein     3-9 credits
C498A Tutorial: Nonproduction P1 only & H TBA   Doederlein     1-3 credits
C498B Tutorial: Media Production P1 only & H TBA   Doederlein $50   1-3 credits
C502 Contemporary Rhetorical Theory 1 600-840 M Keehner      
C505 Theory & Uses of Argument 1 600-840 T Butler      
C508 Special Topics in Communication Studies 1 600-840 W Holt     3; Topic: Internet and Discourse
C519 Seminar in Presidential Rhetoric 1 600-840 M Bryan      
C539 Internship in Communication Studies P1 only TBA   Chown     1-12 credits
C550 Seminar in Media Studies Extension Sked A Sa Chown $5+ fees   Cluster C496M; Naperville; Topic: Films of the 1950s; Ref # 9063
C554 Media & Society 1 600-840 W Larson      
C555 Theories of Television 1 600-840 Th Burns $5    
C556 Feminist Film Theory 1 600-840 M Bisplinghoff $5    
C563 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication 1 600-840 M La France      
C571 Seminar in Organization Leadership & Comm 1 600-840 T Scudder      
C591 Research in Communication Studies 1 600-840 T Burns $25    
C597 Directed Individual Study P1 only TBA   Chown     1-6 credits
C598 Access to Production Studios P1 only TBA   Chown $100 See Cat 0 credit
C599 Master's Thesis P1 only TBA   Chown     1-6 credits
C660 Seminar in Rhetoric 1 300-540 W Brookey     Cluster w ILAS 550; Topic: LGBT Studies
C660 Seminar in Rhetoric 2 600-840 Th Hamlet     Topic: Women & Public Advocacy
J150 Introduction to Mass Communication 1 330-445 TTh Chang $10   Gen Ed
J200A Basic News Writing 1 1200-1250 MWF Bassett $10 ENGL 104 or 105  
J200A Basic News Writing 2 100-150 MWF Bassett $10 ENGL 104 or 105  
J200A Basic News Writing 3 930-1045 TTh Batlivala $10 ENGL 104 or 105  
J200A Basic News Writing 4 1100-1215 TTh Batlivala $10 ENGL 104 or 105  
J200B Basic News Writing 1 930-1045 TTh Zacher $10 ENGL 104 or 105  
J302 News Reporting 1 900-950 MWF Davis $10 J200A or B  
J312 Graphics of Communications 1 600-840 M Batlivala $60 Soph  
J312 Graphics of Communications 2 1100-1215 TTh Killam $60 Soph  
J312 Graphics of Communications 3 600-840 T Najjar $60 Soph  
J312 Graphics of Communications 4 600-840 W Batlivala $60 Soph  
J335 Principles of Public Relations 1 & H 200-315 TTh Atkinson   Soph  
J354 Fundamentals of Broadcast News 1 200-315 TTh Zacher $10 J200A or B; CoRQ J356 +TBA
J355 Television Newswriting & Reporting 1 930-1045 TTh May $40 J354 & 356: CoRQ J357 +TBA
J356 Electronic News Gathering & Editing 1 1230-145 TTh Wiertelak $40 J200A or B; CoRQ J354 +TBA
J357 Advanced Practices in Television News 1 1100-1215 TTh May $40 J354 & 356; CoRQ J355 +TBA
J360 Public Relations Writing 1 1100-1215 TTh Atkinson $20 J200A or B & J312 & J335  
J364 Television News Producing & Directing 1 200-315 MW May & Wiertelak $60 C357 or J357 Cluster C364X
J401 Editorial & Opinion Writing 1 1320-145 TTh Thornton $10 J200A or B  
J415 Advanced Photojournalism 1 300-540 W Najjar $60 J315  
J435 Advanced Public Relations P1 & 1 & H 600-840 M Atkinson $30 C370 or C380 or J335  
J449 Media Management 1 & H 1100-1150 MWF Davis   Jr  
J480 Journalism Law & Regulation 1 & H & Grad 330-445 TTh Thornton   Jr  
J481 History of Journalism 1 & H 930-1045 TTh Thornton   Jr  
J485 Topics in Journalism 1 600-840 W Zacher $40   3 credits; Topic: Sports Journalism
J485 Topics in Journalism 2 100-150 MWF Davis $40   3 credits; Topic: Issues in On-line Journalism
J490 Ethnic Minorities & the News Media 1 & Grad 600-840 Th Najjar   Jr  
J492 Internship in Journalism P1 only TBA   Doederlein      
J495 Directed Individual Study P1 only TBA   Doederlein     1-4 credits
J496H Journalism Honors Seminar H only TBA   Doederlein   Sr & 3.25 GPA  
J521 Seminar in Special Topics in Journalism 1 600-840 T Chang     Topic: Global Mass Media
J590 Independent Study P1 only TBA   Chown     1-3 credits