Communication Core (27):

*This course may fulfill 3 credits of core requirements.

Film Studies Concentration (15-19)
Students interested in completing the film studies concentration at Providence, must complete the following courses:

Students interested in the Los Angeles Film Studies Program must compete the following courses (19):

Students must choose one of the following courses:

*C-LA courses will be completed through the Los Angeles Film Studies Center Semester.

Courses:

COM 101 Introduction to Communication
Before students can engage people and culture for Christ, they must understand people and culture. This course deals with understanding people, cultures, and the media through the use of visual and auditory perception. Active listening skills are taught as initial steps in a personal evangelism process. Cross-cultural ministry provides the context for understanding other cultures in relation to one’s own. Worldview discernment is taught through an examination of film and music media. (3 credits)

COM 111 Foundations of Communication
This course establishes a foundation for the study of communication: its breadth, various cultural contexts, and the major issues and concerns in the field. It sets the agenda for developing a Christian worldview on communication studies. (3 credits)

COM 231 Mass Media and Society
This course examines the nature of mass communication systems, the communication industries, the media support systems, and the impact of mass communication on society. Form, content, and consequences of mass media are emphasized through lectures, research, discussion and application to the student’s own media experience. (3 credits)

COM 301 Communication Theory
This course is an overview of theoretical perspectives on the dimensions and forms of
communication in diverse contexts such as interpersonal, group, organizational, and rhetorical. Prerequisite: COM 111. (3 credits)

COM 333 Communication Law and Ethics
This course examines the ethical and moral dimensions of human communication, exploring dilemmas in interpersonal, group, and mediated communication, with special reference to problems encountered in communications professions. Biblical criteria are used in the critique of these issues. Case studies serve as resources for study and discussion. Prerequisite: COM 111 and PHL 101. (3 credits)

COM 400 Capstone Course in Communication
TBD

ENG 321 Advanced Expository Writing
This course will continue to hone a student’s writing after an initial exposure with different forms of writing begun in ENG 101.The student will gain practice in various forms of writing and chose an area of specialization according to the student’s interest (some of which might include journalistic prose, advertising copy, or argumentative essays). Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)

COM 234 Aesthetics of Film
This course examines the influence of technique on film as an art form and on the audience as viewer and participant. Students also examine the interrelationship of technique and content as it expresses directorial and cultural concerns. Students view and critique films seen inside and outside of class. Prerequisite: COM 111. (3 credits)

COM 260 Film and Video Production I
The fundamentals of visual media production in the film and television media, including production planning, lighting, shooting, audio, directing, and editing. Various individual and group projects, and lab time. The second course focuses more on advanced non-linear editing techniques. (4 credits)

261 Film and Video Production II
This course is a continuation of COM 260. (4 credits)

265 Radio Production
This course provides basic instruction and practical experience in the preparation, direction, production, and editing of materials for radio and sound tracks. (4 credits)

COM 450 Field Experience
The student will undertake an internship with a direct connection to communication studies. This course is an internship for one semester in an off-campus location that provides students with real-life experience in applying their communication major. Students may also be required to regularly meet (at the discretion of the overseeing professor) with professors and/or other students regarding internship experiences, current issues in the field of communication, and to develop skills for the job-seeking process. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors by permission of the overseeing professor. (3-6 credits) 

Los Angeles Film Studies Program:

COM 365 Theology in Hollywood
This course encourages the development of the necessary skills for analysis of the culture of Hollywood, its role in popular culture and the theological intersections therein. The course seeks theological engagement with the culture of Hollywood and cinema by investigating some of the social, ethical, and psychological implications of film upon theology. The course is presented in four modules, each building on the content of the previous module: 1) an analysis of the culture of Hollywood; 2) a study of theology/Bible and engagement with Hollywood and cinema; 3) Christian ethics and the culture of Hollywood; and 4) a capstone examination of Christian vocation in Hollywood. All students participate in a team-taught lecture seminar led by a professor of theology. Students also participate in small group tutorials, service learning, and discussions. (4 credits)

COM 367 Hollywood Production Workshop
Students work collaboratively in groups to create a festival-ready piece, including all the legal documentation and rights to enable the finished production to qualify for festival submission. The course offers students the opportunity to make a motion picture production using Hollywood locations, resources, and protocol. Students participate in a competitive vetting process of scripts, pitches, and meetings much like the process of the professional industry. For example, those who want to direct submit reels for review by a selection panel. This course operates as a community-building experience in which all students participate in at least one key role in the production process. The course also offers small group tutorials for each student’s production position. The workshop environment is specifically designed to meet the needs of both novice and experienced students. The major emphases of the course are the importance of each contribution to a production, the process of production, and effective production management. This course compliments the more specialized, skill-focused elective courses and is taught by professional, experienced Christian filmmakers with credits in the Hollywood industry. (3 credits)

COM 373 Motion Picture Production
This is an intense, hands-on course in short film production. Students individually write, shoot, direct and edit their own projects. Visual storytelling is achieved through developing skills in directing, cinematography and editing. The course is designed to enable both novice and advanced students to develop their integration of story with technical skill. The course is taught by professional, experienced Christian filmmakers with credits in the Hollywood industry. (3 credits)

COM 375 Professional Screenwriting
This is a course in contemporary screenwriting, including an understanding of dramatic structure, character and dialogue development, and the writing process. Students complete a full-length screenplay for a feature film or "movie-of-the-week." Whether novice or advanced, students are expected to develop and improve their skills. Emphasis is given to the role of Christian faith and values as they relate to script content. The course is taught by a working, credited Christian screenwriter. (3 credits)

COM 377 Independent Study at LAFSC
This course may be setup by special request and arrangement. In order to be considered students may submit a portfolio and a project proposal. Students with approved projects will be appointed a mentor who is a professional in the Hollywood industry to supervise the project. Projects could include further development of a portfolio or reel, critical research, or a senior thesis project. (3 credits)

COM 451 Internship: Inside Hollywood
Students participate in an internship experience in some aspect of the Hollywood entertainment industry. These are nonpaying positions primarily in an office setting such as development companies, agencies, management companies, post-production facilities, etc. Students work 20 to 24 hours a week, spread over a three day schedule and accumulate 200-250 hours for the semester. Orientation to the internship includes an overview of the creative and operational aspects of the Hollywood entertainment business, including the Christian's role working therein. The internships do not include positions on actual filmmaking locations. Instead, students work in offices as support personnel to producers, writers, directors, agents, post-production personnel, and others involved in the total process of producing and distributing a major motion picture. LAFSC provides interns to many of the major companies within Hollywood. (6 credits)