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Course-Based Experiential Learning Opportunities at SOC

Below is a sampling of SOC courses that have incorporated experiential learning opportunities for students. For more specific information or to learn which courses may be available next semester, please check the AU course catalog or reach out to your Academic Advisor. Learn more about experiential learning at SOC.

Communication Studies
 

COMM-365-001 Digital Media and Culture; Instructor: Adrienne Massanari

COMM-365-003 Digital Media and Culture; Instructor: Adrienne Massanari

COMM-378 Introduction to Communication Research Methods; Instructor: Aras Coskuntuncel

COMM-378-001 Introduction to Communication Research Methods; Instructor: Alptug Okten

COMM-467-001 Communication, Copyright, and Culture; Instructor: Aram Sinnreich

COMM-467-002 Communication, Copyright, and Culture; Instructor: Aram Sinnreich

COMM-750-001 Advanced Media Theory; Instructor: Benjamin Stokes

COMM-751-001 Advanced Media Research Methods; Instructor: Chelsea Butkowski

COMM-860-001 Seminar in Doctoral Research; Instructor: Adrienne Massanari

COMM-100-004 Understanding Media; Instructor: Chelsea Butkowski

COMM-100 Understanding Media; Instructor: Aras Coskuntuncel

COMM-100-001 Understanding Media; Instructor: Alptug Okten  

COMM-100-003 Understanding Media; Instructor: Alptug Okten  

COMM-468/668 Music, Cultures, and Industries; Instructor: Aram Sinnreich

Film and Media Arts

 

COMM-105 Visual Literacy; Instructor: Various

COMM-105 Visual Literacy; Instructor: Chung-Wei Huang

COMM-105-007 Visual Literacy; Instructor: Kyle Brannon

COMM-282 Writing for Visual Media; Instructor: Jen Clements

COMM-331 Film and Video Production I; Instructor: Chung-Wei Huang

COMM-331 Film and Video Production I; Instructor: Kyle Brannon

COMM-400 Community Documentary; Instructor: Laura Waters Hinson

COMM-413 Producing Film and Video; Instructor: Jamie Sisley

COMM-435 Television Studio Production; Instructor: Sarah Menke-Fish

COMM-476 Photojournalism and Social Documentary; Instructor: Bill Gentile

COMM-477 History of Photography; Instructor: Leena Jayaswal

COMM-486 Directing the Documentary; Instructor: Larry Engel

COMM-506 Writing the Short Film; Instructor: Claudia Myers

COMM-524 Producing for Documentaries; Instructor: Maggie Stogner

COMM-556 Cross-Cultural Film and Video Production; Instructor: Sarah Menke-Fish

COMM-560 Backpack Documentary; Instructor: Bill Gentile

COMM-568 Environmental Filmmaking for Public Television; Instructor: John Paulson

COMM-600 Community Documentary; Instructor: Laura Waters Hinson

COMM-613 Producing Film and Video; Instructor: Jamie Sisley

COMM-631 Film and Video Production and Direction; Instructor: Various

COMM-638 Production Practicum; Instructor: Maggie Stogner

COMM-664 Directing Acting for Camera; Instructor: Claudia Myers

COMM-666 Writing the Feature Film; Instructor: Max Kapow

COMM-676 Photojournalism and Social Documentary; Instructor: Bill Gentile

COMM-682 Writing for Visual Media; Instructor: Claudia Myers

COMM-686 Directing the Documentary; Instructor: Various

COMM-591 Professional Internship; Instructor: Sarah Menke-Fish

COMM-544 Foreign Correspondence; Instructor: Bill Gentile

COMM-691 Professional Internship; Instructor: Larry Engel

COMM-??? Advanced Directing; Instructor: Claudia Myers

COMM-?? Advanced Writing for Film and TV; Instructor: Claudia Myers

COMM-420/620 Environmental Media; Instructor: Maya Livio

COMM-105 Visual Literacy; Instructor: Maya Livio

Journalism

 

COMM-420/620 Topics in Mass Media: Investigative Broadcast Journalism; Instructor: Chris Halsne

COMM-260 Quantitative Methods for Journalists; Instructor: John Sullivan

COMM-270 How the News Media Shape History; Instructor: Natalie Hopkinson

COMM-305-001 Digital Skills; Instructor: Whitney Harris

COMM-305-002 Digital Skills; Instructor: Whitney Harris

COMM-305-003 Digital Skills; Instructor: Whitney Harris

COMM-320-001 Reporting; Instructor: Wendy Melillo

COMM-320 Reporting; Instructor: Lynne Perri

COMM-385-001 Digital Audio and Podcast Production; Instructor: Jill Olmsted

COMM-432-001 Backpack Video Journalism; Instructor: Terry Bryant

COMM-445/465 Global Journalism: Issues and Trends in the Twenty First Century; Instructor: Natalie Hopkinson

COMM-462-001 Journalism Capstone; Instructor: Wendy Melillo

COMM-487-001 Advanced Broadcast Journalism; Instructor: Terry Bryant

COMM-503 Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism Management; Instructor: WAMU staff

COMM-509 Politics and the Media; Instructor: Jane Hall

COMM-521 Opinion Writing; Instructor: John Watson

COMM-588 Race, Ethnic, and Community Reporting; Instructor: Sherri Williams

COMM-618-001 Data-Driven Journalism; Instructor: Theo Fransis

COMM-621-001 Community News Reporting; Instructor: Chris Halsne

COMM-621-002 Community News Reporting; Instructor: Chris Halsne

COMM-621-003 Community News Reporting; Instructor: Chris Halsne

COMM-622-001 Writing and Editing for Convergent Media; Instructor: Rema Rahman

COMM-625-001 Innovation and the Mass Industry; Instructor: Jennifer Mizgata

COMM-632-001 Backpack Video Journalism; Instructor: Whitney Harris

COMM-700-001 Investigative Journalism Practicum; Instructor: John Sullivan

COMM-720-001 Capstone Seminar in Journalism; Instructor: Amy Eisman

COMM-721 Digital Audio and Podcast Production; Instructor: Jill Olmsted

COMM-724-001/002 Reporting of Public Affairs; Instructor: Jill Olmsted/Amy Eisman

COMM-740 Reporting of Public Affairs; Instructor: Jill Olmsted/Amy Eisman

COMM-588 Race, Ethnic, and Community Reporting; Instructor: Sherri Williams

COMM 717-001 Photography and Visual Storytelling; Instructor: Madeline Marshall

COMM 719-001 Past, Present, and Future of Long-Form Storytelling; Instructor: Amy Nutt

COMM-325 Feature Article Writing; Instructor: Natalie Hopkinson

COMM-??? Music, Mass Movements, and Democracy; Instructor: Natalie Hopkinson

Public Communication

 

COMM-209 Communication and Society; Instructor: Ros Donald

COMM-291 Communication Field Communication Internship; Instructor: Scott Talan

COMM-296 Strategic Communication and Event Management; Instructor: Rajul Bhaskar

COMM-301 Public Relation; Instructor: Lenny Steinhorn

COMM-301-011Public Relations; Instructor: Dario Bernardini

COMM-310 Public Speaking; Instructor: Gemma Puglisi

COMM-346 Public Relations Case Studies; Instructor: Pallavi Kumar

COMM-346-004 Public Communication Case Studies; Instructor: Dario Bernardini

COMM-380-001 Public Communication Research; Instructor: Paula Weissman  

COMM-380-002 Public Communication Research; Instructor: Paula Weissman

COMM-391 Entertainment Communication; Instructor: Rajul Bhaskar

COMM-391Career Internship; Instructor: Scott Talan

COMM-408 Social Media Strategies and Tactics; Instructor: Jason Mollica

COMM-420 Storytelling Changemakers (SOC3); Instructor: Pallavi Kumar

COMM-420 Presidential Primaries: On the Trail in NH; Instructor: Molly O’Rourke

COMM-437-002 Public Relations Portfolio; Instructor: Gemma Puglisi

COMM-441 Crisis Communication; Instructor: Christie Parell

COMM-469 Digital Strategic Communication Analytics and Certifications; Instructor: Jason Mollica

COMM-473-001 Reputation Management; Instructor: Dario Bernardini

COMM-491 Senior Professional Internship; Instructor: Scott Talan

COMM-540 Social Marketing for Social Impact; Instructor: Anya Karavanov

COMM-551 Grassroots Digital Advocacy; Instructor: Filippo Trevisan

COMM-620 Presidential Primaries: On the Trail in NH; Instructor: Molly O’Rourke

COMM-620 Public Relations; Instructor: Rajul Bhaskar

COMM-628 Public Relations Writing; Instructor: Rajul Bhaskar

COMM-639 Political Communication; Instructor: Joe Graf

COMM-640 Principles of Strategic Communication; Instructor: Lenny Steinhorn

COMM-738 Research for Strategic Communication; Instructor: Anya Karavanov

COMM-738-001 Research for Strategic Communication; Instructor: Anya Karavanov

COMM-??? The 1960s in America; Instructor: Lenny Steinhorn

COMM=??? The Presidential Campaign; Instructor: Lenny Steinhorn