COMM 1307 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, ECC, NLC, RLC Introduction to Mass Communication This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Core Curriculum course selected by the colleges of DCCCD. Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading. Course Description: Study of the media by which entertainment and information messages are delivered. Includes an overview of the traditional mass media: their functions, structures, supports, and influences. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025106 |
COMM 1316 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC News Photography I This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Introduction to problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, digital and print media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015506 |
COMM 1317 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC News Photography II This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite Required: COMM 1316. Course Description: Advanced problems and practices of photography for newspapers, and/or fine art purposes/commercial output. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, digital and print media. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015506 |
COMM 1335 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at EFC, NLC, RLC Introduction to Electronic Media This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Study of the development, regulation, economics, social impact, and industry practices in broadcasting and cable communication. Includes non-broadcast television, new technologies, and other communication systems. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025206 |
COMM 2300 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC Media Literacy This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Criticism and analysis of the function, role, and responsibility of the mass media in modern society from the consumer perspective. Includes the ethical problems and issues facing each media format, with the effect of political, economic, and cultural factors on the operation of the media. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0901025306 |
COMM 2302 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC Principles of Journalism This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite Required: COMM 1307, 1316, 2311, and 2315. Course Description: Exploration of ethical and legal boundaries as well as issues and problems facing today's journalist. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015206 |
COMM 2311 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC Media Writing This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite Recommended: Typing ability. Course Description: Fundamentals of writing news for the mass media. Includes instruction in methods and techniques for gathering, processing, and delivering news in a professional manner. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015706 |
COMM 2315 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC News Reporting This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite Required: COMM 2311. Course Description: Continuation of the aims and objectives of news gathering and writing with emphasis on advanced reporting techniques. (2 Lec.,3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904015806 |
COMM 2327 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC Introduction to Advertising This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Fundamentals of advertising including marketing theory and strategy, copy writing, design, and selection of media. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0909035106 |
COMM 2330 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, NLC, RLC Introduction to Public Relations This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Exploration of the history and development of public relations. Presentation of the theory behind and process of public relations, including the planning, implementation, and evaluation of PR campaigns. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0909025106 |
COMM 2331 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at EFC, NLC, RLC Radio/Television Announcing This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Principles of announcing: study of voice, diction, pronunciation and delivery. Experience in various types of announcing. Study of phonetics is recommended. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0907015406 |
COMM 2332 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at EFC, NLC, RLC Radio/Television News This is a Texas Common Course Number. Course Description: Preparation and analysis of news styles for the electronic media. (3 Lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 0904025206 |
COMM 2389 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC Academic Cooperative This is a Local Need Course. Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading and Writing. Course Description: This instructional program is designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience in Communication. In conjunction with class seminars, the student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of Communication. This course is cross-listed as SPCH 2389. The student may register for either COMM 2389 or SPCH 2389 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (1 Lec., 5 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2401035212 |
Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.