Jul 01, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


The course information (including course titles, descriptions, credit hours, prerequisites, repeat/retake information, and active status) contained in this catalog is effective as of Fall Quarter 2008-09. This information is necessarily subject to change at the discretion of Ohio University.

 

Media Arts and Studies

  
  • MDIA 100 - A Mediated World


    The course exposes entering freshman in the School of Telecommunications to the use of telecommunications as a means of exploring, analyzing, and responding to the social world. It introduces freshman to the nature of the field and its cultural implications, and presents the structure and operation of the school and its programs.
    Prerequisites: FR ONLY & MDIA MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
  
  • MDIA 105 - Introduction to Mass Communication


    No credit if taken JOUR 105. All forms of mass communication including newspapers, magazines, radio-television, book publishing, public relations, advertising, and photojournalism. Begins with analysis of communication process and ends with media career opportunities.
    Prerequisites: NO CREDIT IF JOUR 101 OR 105

    Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 110 - Telecommunications Writing and Production Planning


    Introduction to nondramatic script writing in telecommunications. Examination of elements of the preproduction process.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 100 OR VICO INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 170 - Media Perspectives


    Studies role of electronic mass media in American popular culture through examination of uses, forms, themes, and implicit values. Combines lecture, discussion, and analysis of personal media uses.
    Prerequisites: NON-MAJORS ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 184 - TV/Film Comedy


    Analyzes media comedy, including theories of humor and types, styles, techniques, and varieties of TV and film comedy from the silent-movie greats through comedy teams, slapstick, sentimental, screwball, and situation comedies.
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 200B - Audio Production


    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 201 - Media, Culture, And Tech


    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110 & SOPH OR JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 202 - Media, Culture & Tech


    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 201 & SOPH OR JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 203 - Media and the Creative Process


    This course introduces the process of creating media products. Examines how different media industries apporach the creative process, how media artists find creative inspiration, and how to locate and utilize a variety of resources to express a creative vision for media audiences/buyers.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 100 OR 101

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 204 - The Business of Media


    This course provides an intensive overview of how business is conducted in the media industries. Students will examine: (1)the fundamental relationsips between art and commerce in the media industries; (2)the structure of media companies; (3)the strategies media companies use to attract audiences/buyers; (4)the various ways media evaluate their products, and (5)the ethical issues that impact current media practices.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 101

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 205 - Media Analysis and Criticism


    Introduction to the techniques and practices of media analysis. Designed to provide critical skills to understand media products for the messages embedded within them, the different interpretations that various audience members or users take away from them, and how those products can change or not in a global culture.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 101

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 209A - Basic R Tv Tech


    Prerequisites: MDIA 208

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 209B - Basic R Tv Tech


    Prerequisites: TCOM 208

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 211 - Radio Prod-Direct


    Prerequisites: MDIA 208

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 214 - Adv Radio Prod-Perf


    Prerequisites: MDIA 211 & 122

    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 216 - Intro To Tv Prod


    Prerequisites: MDIA 208

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 220 - Introduction to Audio Production


    Introduction to basic audio theory and production skills, including desktop audio production, commercial production, mixing, microphone theory and techniques, sound design, and digital audio basics.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110 & (MDIA MEDIA OR MUSIC OR AUDIO POST PROD OR VICO INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA MAJOR)

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 221 - Lighting For Video


    Prerequisites: TCOM 240 & TCOM VIDEO PROD SEQ MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 231 - Short-form Media Scriptwriting


    Writing for a variety of short form broadcast formats, including radio and television features, talk shows, documentaries, and instructional programs.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 240 - Introduction to Video Production


    Introduction to basic video production skills and aesthetics.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER MDIA 110 & (MDIA VIDEO PROD SEQ OR AUDIO POST PROD OR VICO INTER- ACTIVE MULTIMEDIA MAJOR)

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 250 - Introduction to Multimedia Production


    Introduction to the processes and tools involved in the production of interactive multimedia projects involving sound and moving images.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 203

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 251 - Non-Traditional Storytelling


    Examines various approaches to the story creation process including writing non-linear or interactive stories for entertainment and instructional applications.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER TCOM 203

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 253 - Nonlinear Video Editing


    Deep exploration of the processes and tools of digital nonlinear editing of video material.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER MDIA 240 & PERM REQ

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 260 - Mass Communication Theories


    Readings course surveying literature in mass communication theory. Special emphasis on telecommunications.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 279 - History of Telecommunications


    Covers social, political, and economic aspects of technologies ranging from telegraphs and Babbage enumerators to broadcasting, cable, satellite distribution, and video streaming over the Internet.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 110

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 297T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 298 - Independent Study


    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 298T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 299T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 308 - Technical Basis of Telecommunications


    Electronic principles of reproduction and transmission of sounds and images; functions of audio and video equipment.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 110 OR COM MGT MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 308L - Technical Bases-Telecomm


    Prerequisites: MDIA 110

    Credit Hours: 5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 310 - Prin Of Video Prod


    Prerequisites: NOT OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 313 - Field Audio Production


    Location audio production techniques, including planning, acoustics, live recording and live sound reinforcement, among others.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 220 & 308 & MDIA MEDIA PROD MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 318 - Multiple-Camera Producing and Directing


    Multiple camera producing and directing. Lab experience in production of original studio programming.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 240 & MDIA VIDEO PROD SEQ MAJOR & PORTFOLIO REVIEW

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 319 - Advanced Single-Camera Producing and Directing


    Producing and directing original video productions using single-camera film style technique. Includes all phases of production process from concept to post production.
    Prerequisites: MDIA VIDEO PROD SEQ MAJOR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 323 - Computer Animation


    Advanced animation and computerized graphic design for video.
    Prerequisites: B OR BETTER IN MDIA 240 & VIDEO MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 350 - Evolution of Multimedia


    This course aims to define Multimedia by studying the historic uses of multi-modal and digital projects. Through discussion and research, students will develop a more accurate and concrete sense of the development and future of Multimedia.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 351 - Introduction to Computer Animation


    Exploration of the processes and tools of digital nonlinear editing of video material.
    Prerequisites: B OR BETTER IN TCOM 240

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 352 - 3D Modeling and Animation I


    Introduction to fundamental modeling and animation techniques applied to a 3D world. Major emphasis is on the creative process and modeling forms.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER TCOM 351 & JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 353 - 3D Modeling and Animation II


    Development of intermediate modeling and animation techniques applied to a 3D world. Major emphasis is on animation and movement.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 352

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 354 - Interactive Video Production


    Deep exploration of the processes and tools of interactive digital video authoring.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 253

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 355 - Broadcast and Cable Programming


    Broadcast and cable programming principles and practices; analysis and evaluation of programs and program formats.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 356 - Game Development


    Introduction to the producer’s role in the development of digital games.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 250

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 360 - Electronic Media Management


    Intensive overview of bases of telecommunications management; includes concepts relating to management theory, personnel motivation, organizational communication, and management’s relationship to various aspects of organizational operation.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 367 - World Broadcasting


    Analysis of national telecommunications systems in terms of political, social, economic, and cultural factors.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 202 & JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 371 - Effects of Mass Communications


    Course is designed to acquaint students with social effects of mass media.
    Prerequisites: (C OR BETTER IN MDIA 202) & 260

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 384 - Media Criticism


    Survey of contemporary methods of critical analysis as applied to television. Screenings include television programs of past, present, avant garde, and mainstream.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 390 - On-Campus Practicum


    Practical experience in Ohio University telecommunications facilities, including the All Campus Radio Network, Athens Video Works, and the Telecommunications Center training program.
    Prerequisites: MDIA PRE-MAJOR & MAJORS ONLY

    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
  • MDIA 397T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 398T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 399T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 405 - Research Internship


    Opportunity for student to implement and complete major research study under supervision.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 202

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 413 - Commercial Music Recording and Production


    Advanced studio production techniques in music production with introduction to digital multitrack recording, recording studio procedures and business practices, typical equipment set-ups, ancillary equipment, advanced microphone techniques and advanced digital audio workstation applications. Aesthetic topics as they relate to music recording and production and current commercial music industry trends.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 220 & 308 & MDIA MUS PROD MAJ

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 414 - Advanced Projects in Music Production


    Advanced music recording and product development. Album production from artist development to CD mastering and replication will be covered.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 413 & MDIA MUSIC PROD MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 415 - Audio Post-production for Moving Image


    Audio post-production for moving picture. The course will explore the technical and aesthetic aspects of sound as it relates to the moving image. Mixing to picture, SMPTE synchronization to video, Foley sound effects, dialogue replacement, and music for picture will all be covered.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 220 & 240 & 308 & MDIA AUDIO POST PROD MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 418 - Producing for Video


    Developing programs for commercial, public, and corporate television. Covers program research, development, testing of program concepts, and the production process.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 318

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 419 - Advanced Video Project Design


    Special projects in dramatic production for visual media.
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 421 - Nonbroadcast Video Systems


    Study of use and management of telecommunications media in corporate, industrial, medical, educational, military, governmental, and public service institutions.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 202 & 240 & JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 430 - Script Analysis


    Analysis of narrative media scripts, programs, and films with special concentration on their construction, audience response, and factors in effectiveness.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 431 - Screenwriting for Film and Television


    Writing and critique of form, structure, and presentation of dramatic programs, series, and films.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 432 - Advanced Screenwriting for Film and Television


    Advanced writing course in which the experienced student creates substantive scripts.
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 440 - Public Telecommunication


    Historical development, current status, and challenges to public broadcasting.
    Prerequisites: SR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 441 - Instructional Telecomm


    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 452 - Electronic Newsgath


    Prerequisites: (JR OR SR) & SAME AS JOUR 452

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 454 - Personal Values in Telecommunications


    Explores the nature of personal values and surveys the values that have shaped and are shaping American culture. Examines the role of the individual within media institutions and media within American culture.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 456 - Advanced Game Development


    Advanced issues and process in the development of digital games.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 356

    Credit Hours: 4
  
  • MDIA 457 - Digital Media Senior Capstone


    Deep exploration of the processes and tools of digital media production.
    Prerequisites: PORTFOLIO REVIEW & PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 459 - Audience Research


    Various methods, techniques, and applications of audience study in broadcasting and cable; includes study of current rating services.
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 461 - Electronic Media Financial Management


    Consideration of fiscal problems in operation of radio, television, and cable industries, with special emphasis on economics and financial policies.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 360

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 462 - Broadcast and Cable Sales


    Consideration of policies and practices with reference to sales management in radio, television, and cable.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 360 & ADM MGT MAJOR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 463 - New Technology


    Examination of emerging technologies of telecommunications, their origins, audiences, regulations, interrelations with other media, and specific applications.
    Prerequisites: SR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 464 - Cable Communication


    Prerequisites: SR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 465 - Satellite Communications


    Role of satellites in global communications from historical, technical, regulatory, economic, political, and programmatic perspectives.
    Prerequisites: SR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 466 - Tech, Comm & Culture


    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 473 - Motion Graphics


    Deep exploration of the processes and tools of motion graphics in video production.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 253

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 474 - Advanced Digital Video Postproduction


    Deep exploration of the processes and tools of digital nonlinear editing of video material.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER IN MDIA 253

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 475 - Politics and the Electronic Media


    Examines role of electronic media in election campaigns through study of campaign strategy, polling, commercial advertising, and news coverage.
    Prerequisites: SR ONLY

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 481 - Women in Media


    Examines representation of women in media through an exploration of individual attitudes and values with respect to culture, sexism, and content analysis of media.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 482 - Documentary Genres


    Investigates the construction of nonfiction film and televisual documentary imagery, from the inception of motion pictures (ca. 1895) through the current postmodern American landscape. In the class, a representative sampling of the documentary film canon by historical figures is screened, which will assist in gaining understanding of the contemporary context within which these documentary constructions were assembled. Because this course is taught within the School of Telecommunications, the second part of the course necessarily moves toward examining the influences American network television, cable, and video technology have had on the form.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 483 - Children and Television


    Explores the many issues that define the relationship between children and television: the variety of television programming available for children; the unique perspective children bring to television; the public debates over the effects of television on children; and the responsibilities of the industry, the government, and adults.
    Prerequisites: C OR BETTER MDIA 202 OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 484 - Television Genres


    Provides an examination of the evolution of of television genres. Its intent is to provide students with an aesthetic, historic, and critical underpinning that informs the production of new genre formations, even as the historic programmatic flow has become increasingly niche driven. As such, the course triangulates media studies with political economy of television and audience and textual analysis.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 202

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 485 - African-American Televisual Images


    Investigates the construction of televisual imagery, stereotypes, and counter-images of African-American people from the inception of the television age (1948) to the present.
    Prerequisites: MDIA 202

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 486 - Colloquium in Telecommunications


    Intensive study of special topics in field of telecommunications.
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 1 to 5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 486A - Age, Class, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation


    Examines the representations of age, class, gender, race, sexual orientation in various media (mainstream and alternative), as well as perspectives for interpretation.
    Prerequisites: JR OR SR

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 486W - Afro-Am Tv Image


    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MDIA 486Y - Athens Video Works


    Colloquium and advanced practicum for producers, directors, and managers in Athens Video Works.
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 490 - Internship in Telecommunications


    Telecommunications experience under auspices of cooperating organization, with paper and journal submitted detailing intern’s experiences. Only 4 hrs can be used to satisfy TCOM electives.
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 2 to 16
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours.
  
  • MDIA 497 - Independent Production Projects


    Independent projects in audio and video production.
    Prerequisites: VIDEO OR AUD PROD MAJORS

    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours.
  
  • MDIA 497T - Telecom Tutorial


    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 498 - Special Problems


    [Seminar contents varies.]
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 498T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
  
  • MDIA 499 - Independent Readings in Telecommunications


    [Seminar contents varies.]
    Prerequisites: PERMISSION REQUIRED

    Credit Hours: 1 to 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.
  
  • MDIA 499T - Telecom Tutorial


    Individualized tutorial for HTC students only.
    Prerequisites: HTC

    Credit Hours: 1 to 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.

Medical Assisting Technology

  
  • MAT 101 - Introduction to Medical Assisting


    Introduction to the career of medical assisting. Roles and responsibilities of a medical assistant; overview of the health care profession; and the safety, liability, professional, and interpersonal relationships necessary in the medical field.
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
  
  • MAT 140 - Medical Terminology for the Medical Assistant


    Understanding and usage of medical terms used in the allied-health field. Emphasis is on the spelling of, definition of, and creation of medical terms through the understanding of prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Terminology learned through body system knowledge. Credit cannot be earned for both 140 and OTEC 141M.
    Prerequisites: NOT OTEC 141M

    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MAT 150 - Medical Transcription and the Medical Assistant


    Application of medical transcription rules to typical medical documents, including those used in both hospitals and ambulatory-care settings. Covers proper use and correct spelling of medical terminology, as well as increased production of documents.
    Prerequisites: (MAT 140 OR CONCURRENT) & OTEC 121

    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MAT 170 - Administrative Medical Assisting


    Introduction to the medical office and current administrative practices. Topics include confidentiality and the daily practices of the medical assistant.
    Prerequisites: MAT 101 & OTEC 121

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MAT 201 - Clinical Techniques


    Introduction to medical laboratory theory and practice in preparation for physical examination. Patient and exam room preparation, vital sign tests, taking health histories, aseptic techniques, infection control, and universal precautions are studied. 3 lec, 2 lab.
    Prerequisites: MAT 101 & BIOS 103

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MAT 202 - Clinical Techniques II


    Theory and practice in minor hematology, laboratory tests, urinalysis, administering medications, pharmacology, and venipuncture. Covers documentation and government regulations, and the processes of sterilization, quality control, and vision and blood testing. 2 lec, 4 lab.
    Prerequisites: MAT 201

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
  
  • MAT 203 - Clinical Techniques III


    Theory and practice in assisting with minor office surgery, office procedures, and diagnostic procedures. Operation, maintenance, and inventory control of equipment and supplies required of a medical assistant. 2 lec, 4 lab.
    Prerequisites: MAT 202

    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
 

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