Concentration Course Requirements Prior to Spring 2005

Communication in Contemporary Society Concentrations
(For students admitted to the program prior to the Spring 2005 semester)

The concentrations listed below have been changed for new students, this listing applies only to existing students who enrolled prior to the Spring 2005 semester. New students should view the current concentrations page.

All students earn an MA in Communication in Contemporary Society. In addition, they may identify a concentration in one or occasionally two of the below fields. A concentration requires at least four of the courses in an area. Each course can only count toward one concentration.

Concentration in Digital Technologies
480.601 Introduction to the Digital Age
480.626 Cultural Differences and the Net
480.627 Digital Security, Privacy and Civil Liberties
480.628 Digital Rights Management: American & European Perspectives
480.629 IT Policy Issues: History and Future
480.630 Emerging Technology: Legal and Social Implications
480.631 Information Age Ethics
480.632 Digital Promotion Strategies: A Cultural Perspective
480.635 Communication.org: Not-for-Profits in the Digital Age
480.636 Ecommerce
480.637 The Library in the Digital Age
480.638 Internet Strategies: Commerce, Communities, Government
480.639 Publishing: Foundation and Future
480.641 Museums in the Digital Age
480.643 Digital Cinema
480.649 MP3 Culture
480.650 Music and Technology

Concentration in Political Communication and Public Relations
(This concentration no longer available to new students)
480.603 Political Economy of Mass Communication
480.638 Internet Strategies: Commerce, Communities, Government
470.640 Media and Politics
470.622 Interest Groups, Lobbying and Policymaking
480.623 Political Communication: Campaigns
480.624 Press Secretary: Theory and Practice
480.632 Digital Promotion Strategies: A Cultural Perspective
480.635 Communication.org: Not-for-Profits in the Digital Age
480.655 Public Affairs: Shaping Public Opinion, Driving Public Policy
480.656 Contemporary Journalism
480.657 Introduction to Public Relations
480.658 Public Relations and Public Affairs From a British Perspective
480.659 Crisis Communication
480.660 Media Relations
480.661 Ethnic Marketing and Political Communication
480.662 The Social Psychology of Political Communication
480.663 Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communication
480.665 The Information Professions: Power, Knowledge and Ethics
480.667 Media and Politics in the UK
480.668 Media and Terror
480.669 Emergency and Disaster Communication
480.670 Communications Law and Policy Making
480.673 Communication and Media in the Arab World

Concentration in Film and Media
(This concentration no longer available to new students)
480.603 Political Economy of Mass Communication
480.604 Media Theory
480.625 History of Communication Technology (formerly 480.602)
480.670 Communications Law and Policy Making
480.640 Arts, Politics, and New Media
480.641 Museums in the Digital Age
480.642 American Cinema
480.643 Digital Cinema
480.646 Documentary Film
480.647 Movies, Race, and World War II
480.648 Media, Violence, and Pornography
480.649 MP3 Culture
480.650 Music and Technology
480.651 The Global Media
480.658 Public Relations and Public Affairs From a British Perspective
480.667 Media and Politics in the UK

Concentration in Digital Libraries
(This concentration no longer available to new students)
480.601 Introduction to the Digital Age
480.603 Political Economy of Mass Communication
480.604 Media Theory
480.625 History of Communication Technology (formerly 480.602)
480.626 Cultural Differences and the Net
480.627 Digital Security, Privacy and Civil Liberties
480.628 Digital Rights Management: American & European Perspectives
480.629 IT Policy Issues: History and Future
480.630 Emerging Technology: Legal and Social Implications
480.631 Information Age Ethics
480.637 The Library in the Digital Age (required for concentration)
480.670 Communications Law and Policy Making
480.641 Museums in the Digital Age
480.648 Media, Violence, and Pornography