CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Bob Perilli/SUNY
Composed: 09/10/2003 05:32 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 08/30/2018
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Course Number: (prefix) ART (number) 222424 ESC 2.0 Course number: COMM-1025 COMM-1025Visual Literacy

Name: Media and Visual Literacy
Datatel Title: (30char) Media and Visual Literacy

Area Coordinator: Cindy Conaway Department Code: 10MC Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: LOWER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 8. The ArtsFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 1, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 1, Fall 1
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: Changed from Visual Literacy: Introductory to Media and Visual Literacy effective May 2014 term. Catalog updated 2/18/14. LWait
AC Changes:
BK Number: 25

Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the field of media studies. It is appropriate for students with concentrations or interest in media studies, communications, or art, gender, or ethnic studies, and may enhance a program in marketing. Students will learn to consider how media is created, and how to interpret media, including photography, film/video, television, social and web-based media. Students will analyze, interpret and understand the role the media plays in their lives and in our culture. They will learn to interpret media using the theory of semiotic analysis and also to consider media ownership and influence. Particular emphasis will include gender, race, and class in the media. Students will develop an understanding of the visual arts aspect of mass communications, and the creative processes inherent in them, including developing media artifacts. Students are also expected to create a blog and experiment with social media.

Prerequisite: Students must have taken College Writing, Introduction to College Reading and Writing, Composition, or have equivalent learning prior to taking this course.

Note: This course replaces Visual Literacy at both the upper and lower levels. Students should not take this if they have already taken either level of visual literacy. Students with Visual Literacy on their degree plans at the upper level should consider taking Media Arts.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in The Arts.

Generic:



Major Course Area
The Arts, Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies		Minor Course Area
Arts: Visual and Performing, Communications and Media		SLN Disciplines
Art
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


0


Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 8^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: The Arts