110 COMM 4210. Intercollegiate Debate (1) Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Course may be repeated for credit four times. Prerequisite: COMM 2210 or equivalent. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor for non-Communication majors/minors. COMM 4400. Public Relations Media and Campaigns (3) Apply communication principles to internal and external publics; research, plan and evaluate social interrelationships; study of the controlled and uncontrolled media and their role in public relations; prepare a major public relations campaign for a selected client. Prerequisite: COMM 3400. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor for non-Communication majors/minors. COMM 4500. Topics in Communication (3) variable title The study and application of Communication in contemporary society is dynamic and ever changing. This course will provide students with opportunities to explore specialized topics in contemporary journalism, electronic mediated communication, human communication studies, and public relations in a seminar format. This course may be taken more than once with different designations. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor for non-Communication majors/minors. COMM 4750. Advanced Audio and Video Production (3) Capstone course for audio and video production. Emphasis is placed on combining production types to produce longer and more complex programs. Prerequisites: COMM 1560, COMM 2200, COMM 2751; pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor for non-Communication majors/minors. COMM 4760. Electronic Media Management (3) Analysis of complex systems necessary to manage media companies such as radio stations, television stations and cable outlets. Students will develop a master plan for a new media company. Prerequisite: COMM 1500. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor for non-Communication majors/minors. COMM 4800. Special Study and Individual Projects (1-3) Work with an assigned faculty member on a project of special interest. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major. Pre/co-requisite: Communication major with advanced standing; COMM 3000; and permission of instructor. COMM 4840. Teaching Journalism and Advising Student Media in the Secondary School (3) Prepares students to be teachers of journalism and advisors of student media in secondary schools. Designed to confront problems involved in organizing a staff, gathering material and publishing a newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. Prerequisite: Communication Teaching Major or Minor with Junior or Senior standing. Restricted to Communication Teaching majors or minors. Pre/co- requisite: COMM 3000. COMM 4850. Teaching Speech and Directing Speech Activities in the Secondary School (3) Methods and techniques for teaching speech communication in secondary schools. Techniques and practices for coaching and supervising high school speech activities such as individual events, legislative forum, and debate. Prerequisite: Communication Teaching Major or Minor with Junior or Senior standing. Restricted to Communication Teaching majors or minors. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000. COMM 4890. Communication Internship (1-3) An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the job learning experiences within certain commu nication areas of emphasis. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major. C/NC only. Prerequisites: COMM Major with Junior or Senior standing. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000. COMM 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. COMM 4990. Senior Seminar (3) A capstone course that prepares students to do a senior project and a portfolio to be used in job interviews or application to graduate school. Prerequisite: Communication major, COMM 3000, COMM SI3150, and senior-level standing. DEPARTMENT English Language and Literature Chain Dr. Gary Dohrer Location: Social Science Building, Room 314 Telephone Contact: Kimberly Webb 801-626-6251 Professors: Gordon T Allred, Shannon Butler, Donna R. Cheney, Merlin G. Cheney, M. Diane Krantz, Gary Dohrer, Judith Elsley, Kathleen Herndon, Robert Hogge, Mark LeTourneau, Karen Marguerite Moloney, John Schwiebert, Sally Bishop Shigley, Mahalingam Subbiah, L. Mikel Vause, Michael Wutz, James E. Young; Associate Professors: James Russell Burrows, Timothy R. Conrad, Hal Crimmel, Scott Loughton, Susan McKay, Becky Jo McShane, Victoria A. Ramirez; Assistant Professors: Scott Rogers, Shelley Thomas; Instructor Specialist Brad Roghaar; Instructors: Laurel Barlow, John Beal, Giana Curtis, Ronald Deeter, Susan Holbrook, Kyra Hudson, Colleen ElwellHuerta, Sylvia Newman, Mark Peterson, Mary Quiroz-Whisler I he Department of English Language and Literature offers a broad spectrum of language, literature and writing courses. English majors and minors, English teaching majors and minors, English majors with professional and technical writing emphasis and professional and technical writing minors, and English majors with creative writing emphasis, in consultation with English department advisors, can select programs individually designed to satisfy academic requirements. Furthermore, students preparing for careers in law, medicine, business, public relations and government service may find departmental courses highly beneficial. In addition, the Department of English has designed several courses essential to the general student, including programs in Introduction to Writing and English as a Second Language. Students transferring to Weber State as English majors, with most of their junior and senior status completed, are required to take a minimum of 9 upper division credit hours, minors a minimum of 6 upper division credit hours. This requirement also applies to transfer graduate students. English Composition Requirement Students seeking the Associate of Applied Science degree must pass English ENIOIO with a "C" grade (2.0) or better in order to satisfy the Composition requirement. Students seeking any other degree must pass both English ENIOIO and EN2010 with "C" grades. Students placed in developmental English courses ND0900 and ND0955 must also pass those courses with "C" grades or higher. Please note that English composition courses, whether developmental or not, are sequential and can not be taken out of numerical order. Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog