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Department of Communication
Garey Hall room 28
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: (610) 519-4750
Fax: (610) 519-7749
Email: loretta.chiaverini@villanova.edu

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Media Studies

Introductory Courses (1000 level)

Students must complete the 4 required introductory courses:

  • COM 1000 - Surv of Communication Studies
  • COM 1100 - Public Speaking
  • COM 1200 - Intro to COM Research
  • COM 1300 - Film Analysis *
    * Students are encouraged to take this class to satisfy the Fine Arts Core Curriculum requirement.

Theory Courses (2000 level)

Students must choose at least one (1) theory class from the following:

  • COM 2300 - Theories of Mass Communication
  • COM 2340 - Theories of Visual Com & Cultu

Students may choose one (1) additional theory class from the following:

  • COM 2200 - Theories of Rhetoric
  • COM 2280 - Theories of Persuasion
  • COM 2440 - Theories of Organizational Com

Advanced Topics Courses (3000 level)

Students must choose three (3) Media Studies course from the following:

  • COM 3340 - Film History
  • COM 3341 - Gender and Film
  • COM 3342 - International Cinema
  • COM 3343 - Contemporary Cinema
  • COM 3351 - Media & Society
  • COM 3352 - Media & Technology
  • COM 3353 - Media & Politics
  • COM 3354 - Media Criticism
  • COM 3355 - Media Effects

Students must also complete the following class:

  • COM 3301 - Intro to Film & Video Prod

Students must choose any other (1) non-media studies/production course at the 3000 level.

Advanced Research Course (4000 level)

Students must take either:

  • COM 4001 - Qualitative Research in COM
  • COM 4002 - Quantitative Research in COM

Capstone Course (5000 level)

Students must complete the Capstone Course:

  • COM 5000 - Communication Research

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Dr. Emory Woodard

Associated Full-Time Faculty:
Dr. Gordon Coonfield
Dr. Thomas Ksiazek
Dr. Susan Mackey-Kallis
Dr. John O'Leary
Dr. Leonard Shyles
Dr. Jie Xu
Prof. Nasser Chour
Prof. Hezekiah Lewis

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