Also see courses listed under Broadcasting, Film Studies, Journalism, and Speech.
COMM 1, Survey of Mass Media Communications 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4G (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces aspects of communications and the impact of mass media on the individual and society. The survey includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cable, motion pictures, online media, advertising, public relations, theories of communication, and mass communication modes, processes and effects.
1420 8:00a-9:20a TTh LS 152 Rosenberg V L
1421 9:30a-10:50a MW AET 120 Mitchell S V
Above section 1421 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1422 9:30a-10:50a TTh LS 110 Munoz M E
1423 11:15a-12:35p MW AET 120 Mitchell S V
Above section 1423 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1424 12:45p-2:05p TTh LS 110 Munoz M E
NEW 3484 1:00p-4:05p TTh DRSCHR 115 Simmons R D
Above section 3484 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 21 to Dec 11.
1425 2:15p-3:35p TTh LS 110 Munoz M E
1426 3:45p-5:05p MW LS 106 Riggs L E
1427 3:45p-5:05p MW BUNDY 127 Brewer S L
Above section 1427 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
1428 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1428 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1429 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1429 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1430 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1430 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1431 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1431 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4107 6:45p-9:50p M LS 117 Riggs L E
4108 6:45p-9:50p Th LS 106 Simmons R D
COMM 2, Reading Media: Acquiring Media Literacy Skills 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course will acquaint students with the inquiry process as applied to electronic and print media texts from sources such as television, radio, film, podcasting, World Wide Web sites and video games. Students will gain the necessary skills to understand their multi-media world and its many layers of meanings and messages. Students will learn to “read” and design visual, as well as print messages through the processes of analysis, deconstruction and decoding. This course is designed to meet Information Competency guidelines.
1446 12:45p-3:50p T LS 106 Pernisco N
COMM 10, Journalism, Gender, and Race 3 units
Transfer: UC (meets UC Berkeley American Cultures graduation requirement); CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social and Behavior Sciences) • Prerequisite: None.
This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s Global Citizenship requirement.
This multi-media course is an overview of print and broadcast journalism in the U.S. from World War I to the present. Using readings from selected texts, old newsreels, clips from movies, radio and television broadcasts, as well as period literature, students will analyze and debate the changes in journalism with particular focus on social class, gender, and ethnicity. Critical thinking will be stressed in this course.
1432 8:00a-9:20a TTh LS 117 Pernisco N
1433 8:00a-11:05a MW LS 152 Gougis M J
Above section 1433 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 25 to Oct 15.
1434 8:00a-11:05a MW LS 152 Gougis M J
Above section 1434 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 20 to Dec 10.
1435 9:30a-10:50a MW LS 117 Baird B T
1436 9:30a-10:50a TTh LS 105 Schofield J E
1437 11:15a-12:35p MW AET 203 Horwitz J T
Above section 1437 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1438 11:15a-12:35p MW LS 117 Baird B T
1439 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUS 252 Schofield J E
Above section 1439 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
1440 12:45p-2:05p MW AET 203 Horwitz J T
Above section 1440 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street. Above section is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
1441 12:45p-3:50p MW LS 117 Gougis M J
Above section 1441 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 20 to Dec 10.
1442 2:15p-3:35p TTh LS 117 Charles H E
1443 3:45p-5:05p TTh LS 117 Charles H E
1444 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Munoz M E
Above section 1444 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1445 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Munoz M E
Above section 1445 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4109 6:45p-9:50p M LA 236 Goldstein Martin M
4110 6:45p-9:50p T LA 236 Charles H E
4111 6:45p-9:50p T LS 117 Martinez L C
4112 6:45p-9:50p W LS 117 Goldstein Martin M
4113 6:45p-9:50p W MC 7 Schofield J E
11:30a-2:30p Sat MC 7 Schofield J E
Above section 4113 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 22 to Dec 13.
4114 6:45p-9:50p Th LS 117 Goldstein Martin M
COMM 88A, Independent Studies in Communication 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1447 Arrange-1 Hour LS 131E Dawson F R
COMM 88B, Independent Studies in Communication 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1448 Arrange-2 Hours LS 131E Dawson F R