Timeroom: Fall 2020

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 545 (2SY) - Media, Religion, and Culture

Media, Religion, and Culture

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16495

This course examines the impact of media on religious belief, practice, and institutions in an American context. We cover the rise of evangelicalism; the development of religious denominations and political parties; the birth of religious broadcasting including the rise of televangelism; and the decline of institutional religion with the emergence of a "spiritual marketplace." We examine religious representations in popular film, music, and news, and ask whether digital technologies have become imbued with religious meaning. Prereq: CMN 455 with a grade of C or better; or by permission.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 572 (1SY) - Analysis of Language and Social Interaction

Analysis Lang & Soc Interactn

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 15177

In this mid-level course, students develop the observational and analytic skills necessary for the in-depth study of interaction in a variety of everyday and institutional social settings. Settings may include dialogue, multiparty interaction, non-verbal communication and embodiment, identity talk, and communication in organizations. Special attention to developing the reading and research skills used in upper level interpersonal communication courses. Prereq: CMN 457 with C or better, or by permission.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 572 (2SY) - Analysis of Language and Social Interaction

Analysis Lang & Soc Interactn

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15178

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 607 (1SY) - Persuasion in American Politics

Persuasion American Politics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16814

Study of the forms and strategies of persuasive discourse employed by contemporary American political leaders. Analysis of important political addresses of the 20th century, with attention to theoretical and critical issues in political communication and public address. Discussion of the status of rhetoric in modern politics, and the impact of persuasive discourse on campaigns, policy decisions, crisis management, political scandal, and the national identity. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	TR	5:10pm - 6:30pm	ONLINE

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 627 (1SY) - Great Speakers and Speeches

Great Speakers and Speeches

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15179

Historical and critical survey of masterpieces of oratory examining the rhetorical situation and artistic features of great works of spoken discourse. Demosthenes, Cicero, Edmund Burke, Daniel Webster, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton may be among the orators studied. The course will engage students in critical assessment of eloquence by emphasizing study of historical circumstances, ethical choices, and artistic virtue of the most effective and admired public speakers in Western tradition. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457, and two 500-level courses, or permission. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): CMN 557

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

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CMN-627

Great Speakers & Speeches

Back in the 1890s, students entering UNH were required to pass an entrance examination that included a three-page essay on the merits of Daniel Webster's oratorical style. Incoming freshmen were also expected to be intimately familiar with Edmund Burke's "Speech on Conciliation with America." Although the status of oratory in American culture has declined since the time of your academic forebears, familiarity with the greatest specimens of eloquence remains an important part of a university education in the liberal arts. This course will expose you to orations that have been considered for many years by educated citizens to be the most important and eloquent speeches in American history and the Western tradition. It is, in essence, a "canon" of great oratory.

Some of the orators we may study include:

Demosthenes . Angelina Grimke . Franklin Roosevelt

Cicero . Frederick Douglass . Winston Churchill

Jesus . Daniel Webster . Richard Nixon

Jonathan Edwards . Ralph Waldo Emerson . Dwight Eisenhower

Edmund Burke . Abraham Lincoln . John Kennedy

Fisher Ames . Elizabeth Cady Stanton . Martin Luther King

Thomas Jefferson . Theodore Roosevelt . Barbara Jordan

Susan B. Anthony . Rufus Choate . Ronald Reagan

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 630 (1SY) - Psychology of Communication

Psychology of Communication

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16501

Recasts human psychology as a communicative accomplishment, offering a critique of the individualist tradition. Emphasis on the ways in which identity, knowledge, values, and beliefs are constructed in daily social engagements and the pragmatic, political, and moral implications of this view. Implications for our major cultural institutions such as education, health, and politics. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, and CMN 457 with C or better and two 500-level courses with a C- or better, or by permission. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 635 (1SY) - Contemplative Media Studies

Contemplative Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16502

Contemplative Media Studies involves the application of contemplative practices and principles to the critical analysis of media content, technology, and institutions. It links Media Studies to Contemplative Studies, which integrates empirical social-science research (neuroscience, psychology) to first-person practices like meditation, yoga, and art therapy. Through academic essays and arts-based assignments, students strive to become more mindful digital citizens-creative yet critical, hopeful yet judicious with regard to the current and future course of technical development. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457; two 500-level CMN courses, or by permission.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	9:40am - 11:00am	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 680 (1SY) - Perspectives on Culture and Communication

Perspectv Cult & Communcation

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 12342

Critical interpretation of culture focused on the communication practices and resources of diverse groups. Examination of the reciprocal relationship between communication practices, forms of culture, and cultural identity. Exploration of the conditions necessary for dialogue between differing cultural groups. Emphasis on the role of communication in constructing race, power, cultural domination, and globalization. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, and CMN 457 with C or better and two 500-level courses with a C- or better, or by permission. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Full Title: Perspectives on Culture and Communication.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (3SY) - Seminar in Media Studies

Seminar in Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 14635

Variable topics in media research, theory, and practice. May be repeated for different topics. Topic descriptions available in department office during preregistration. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission.

Section Comments: Full Title: Vlogging

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	ONLINE

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (4SY) - Seminar in Media Studies

Seminar in Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2020 - Full Term (08/31/2020 - 12/11/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 13
CRN: 15396

Section Comments: Full Title: Short Documentary Production

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	M	5:10pm - 6:30pm	ONLINE
8/31/2020	12/11/2020	W	5:10pm - 6:30pm	ONLINE

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