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.
1428 8:00a-9:20a TTh LS 152 Rosenberg V L
1429 9:30a-10:50a MW AET 120 Mitchell S V
Above section 1429 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1430 9:30a-10:50a TTh LS 152 Munoz M E
1431 11:15a-12:35p MW AET 120 Mitchell S V
Above section 1431 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1432 12:45p-2:05p TTh LS 110 Munoz M E
1433 3:45p-5:05p MW BUNDY 127 Brewer S L
Above section 1433 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
1434 3:45p-5:05p MW LS 117 Riggs L E
1435 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1435 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1436 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1436 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1437 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1437 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
1438 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Brewer S L
Above section 1438 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4101 6:45p-9:50p M LS 117 Riggs L E
4102 6:45p-9:50p T 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.
1452 12:45p-3:50p T LS 106 Dawson F R
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 American Cultures 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.
1439 8:00a-11:05a MW LA 236 Gougis M J
Above section 1439 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 11 to Apr 02.
1440 8:00a-11:05a MW LA 236 Gougis M J
Above section 1440 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 04.
1441 9:30a-10:50a MW LS 117 Munoz M E
1442 9:30a-10:50a TTh MC 7 Schofield J E
1443 11:15a-12:35p MW AET 203 Horwitz J T
Above section 1443 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1444 11:15a-12:35p MW LS 117 Munoz M E
1445 11:15a-12:35p TTh MC 8 Schofield J E
Above section 1445 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
1446 12:45p-2:05p MW AET 203 Horwitz J T
Above section 1446 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.
1447 12:45p-2:05p TTh AET 203 Horwitz J T
Above section 1447 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.
1448 12:45p-3:50p MW AET 120 Gougis M J
Above section 1448 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 14 to Jun 04, at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
NEW 3319 12:45p-3:50p TTh MC 12 Pernisco N
Above section 3319 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 15 to Jun 05.
1449 2:15p-3:35p MW LS 117 Munoz M E
1450 2:15p-3:35p TTh LS 117 Charles H E
1451 3:45p-5:05p TTh LS 117 Charles H E
4103 6:45p-9:50p M LA 236 Goldstein Martin M
4104 6:45p-9:50p T LS 117 Goldstein Martin M
4105 6:45p-9:50p W MC 7 Schofield J E
9:00a-12:00p Sat MC 7 Schofield J E
Above section 4105 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 16 to Jun 07.
4106 6:45p-9:50p W LS 117 Martinez L C
4107 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.
1453 Arrange-1 Hour Baird B T
COMM 88B, Independent Studies in Communication 2 units
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
1454 Arrange-2 Hours Baird B T
Above section 1454 meets for 17 weeks, Feb 19 to Jun 10.