Directed Study
Prerequisites: Department Consent, Student must develop a project with a full-time faculty member in their SOC major, Paperwork is required.
Course may be taken for variable credit (1-3 hours). Students will work independently in their area of interest with a supervising faculty member whose expertise is in that area. Projects may include, but are not limited to: a reading course, where a student contracts to read and create an annotated bibliography of research materials; a writing course, where a student has developed a strong paper for a course and wants to refine it for possible conference presentation and/or publication, etc.
Outcomes: Conduct thorough research and collect quantitative and qualitative information for a research project or a creative project; Produce polished, professional-grade media content using the latest technology, such as 1) a documentary, experimental, or narrative film, 2) written long-form journalism, 3) a video or audio journalism project, 4) an advertising or public relations campaign, or 5) a marketing campaign for a non-profit organization; Apply advanced knowledge of narrative structure, visual storytelling, or media production equipment; Critically analyze, evaluate, and contextualize media messages or theoretical concepts in the field; Identify the social, historical, and ideological forces that shape media.
Course may be taken for variable credit (1-3 hours). Students will work independently in their area of interest with a supervising faculty member whose expertise is in that area. Projects may include, but are not limited to: a reading course, where a student contracts to read and create an annotated bibliography of research materials; a writing course, where a student has developed a strong paper for a course and wants to refine it for possible conference presentation and/or publication, etc.
Outcomes: Conduct thorough research and collect quantitative and qualitative information for a research project or a creative project; Produce polished, professional-grade media content using the latest technology, such as 1) a documentary, experimental, or narrative film, 2) written long-form journalism, 3) a video or audio journalism project, 4) an advertising or public relations campaign, or 5) a marketing campaign for a non-profit organization; Apply advanced knowledge of narrative structure, visual storytelling, or media production equipment; Critically analyze, evaluate, and contextualize media messages or theoretical concepts in the field; Identify the social, historical, and ideological forces that shape media.