Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.
For course syllabi, see the departmental website.
EMF 121 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC AND NEW MEDIA (3)
Studies electronic media and interacting technologies; its organization, structure, and function; historical development and social aspects. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
EMF 123 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND FILM PRODUCTION (3)
Introduce the basic concepts, techniques, terminology, and equipment used in the production of electronic media and film programming. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
EMF 124 ANNOUNCING FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA (3)
Lecture-lab course to provide understanding of the importance and influence of the oral-aural process via electronic media. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
EMF 129 INTRODUCTION TO AUDIO/VISUAL STORYTELLING I (3)
Introduces various formats and styles of writing for radio, television, and related media with an emphasis on short form programming and various program genres. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
EMF 199 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
EMF 222 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA, FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING I (3)
An overview of 20th and 21st century entertainment programming from radio and cinema to television and the Internet. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
EMF 223 ELECTRONIC NEWS AND REPORTING (3)
Introduces news writing and reporting, including grammar and style; news gathering; news judgment; story leads, organization, and selection; interviewing, actualities, and production. 3 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab weekly. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: JLS 130 or JLS 130H or EMF 121
EMF 225 PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES (3)
Introduction to the theory and techniques of audio production and editing, shooting and lighting for video and film and nonlinear video editing. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: (EMF 121 or EMF 123) and (EMF 129 or EMF 223)
EMF 226 TELEVISION PRODUCTION (3)
Introduces the techniques of television production with emphasis on the function and operation of the primary tools including video, audio, and lighting; to develop awareness and understanding of proper studio and field procedures. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 121
EMF 229 SCREENWRITING 1 (3)
Development of scripts for short films and videos of fifteen minutes or more and a thirty-page treatment or the first act, or page equivalent, of an original feature length screenplay. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 129
EMF 251 CONVERGED MEDIA WORKSHOP 1 (1)
Professional hands-on production, post production, writing or sales experience in working as a staff member in one of the departments of student media operations of UTV or KJACK radio. 1 hr. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. EMF 251 AND EMF 252 may be repeated for a combined maximum of 12 units. Pass-fail or letter grade. Course fee required.
EMF 252 CONVERGED MEDIA WORKSHOP 2 (2)
Hand-on experience in supervising staff members, overseeing facilities, and managing departmental operation in a student media facility: UTV news, UTV production, KJACK radio. 2 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab. EMF 251 and EMF 252 may be repeated for up to 12 hrs. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
EMF 299 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
EMF 321 HISTORY OF ENTERTAINMENT I - RADIO, FILM AND TELEVISION FROM 1920S TO 1960 (3)
Exploration of the first four decades of radio, television and film entertainment with a focus on the major creators in each medium. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
EMF 322 HISTORY OF ENTERTAINMENT II - RADIO, FILM, TELEVISION AND INTERNET FROM 1960-PRESENT (3)
Exploration of entertainment programming from 1960 to the present with emphasis on technological developments and how they changed entertainment programming in radio, film, television and on the Internet. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
EMF 323W SPECIALIZED AND LONG-FORM WRITING AND REPORTING IN THE ELECTRONIC NEWS MEDIA (3)
Research, reporting and production techniques of various long-form and specialized documentary, news, and public affairs storytelling. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: JLS 131 and EMF 223 and EMF 225 JWRT
EMF 324 ADVANCED ANNOUNCING IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA NEWS (3)
Lecture-Lab course perfecting voice, performance and communication skills for on-air and production work with special attention to pronunciation, interviewing, TV performance, and audition tape preparation. 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 121 and EMF 124
EMF 325 POST PRODUCTION (3)
Post Production explores the more advanced aspects of video editing including: editing styles and techniques, professional non-linear editing technology, preparing for the edit, and creating video DVDs. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: EMF 225
EMF 326 ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND FILM FIELD VIDEO PRODUCTION (3)
Advanced course in field video as applied to entertainment, news, film and corporate media. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio weekly. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 225
EMF 327 MARKETING, PROMOTION AND SALES (3)
Principles, techniques, and methods of marketing, promotion and sales of entertainment and news programming in the electronic media and film. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
EMF 328W ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND FILM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (3)
Development, management, operations and standard practices of the various businesses in th electronic media and film industry. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 121 JWRT
EMF 329W SCREENWRITING 2 (3)
Develop and write original scripts for long form (90 minute) narratives. Students will write and revise approximately 90 pages of an original entertainment script. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 229 and Instructor Consent JWRT
EMF 333 NEWSCAST PRODUCING IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA (3)
Principle of producing a newscast; including news story selection, arrangement, editing and timing of newscasts with special attention to news writing, news judgment, and newscast critique. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EM 223 or EMF 223
EMF 389 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (1-12)
Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. Fee required. No repeat limit. Department consent required.
EMF 399 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
EMF 408 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
EMF 423C ELECTRONIC MEDIA NEWS PROCESS (3)
Examines the process of television news from story conception to finished news packages; visual storytelling including gathering, writing, reporting, and producing news packages. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: JLS 131 and EMF 223 and EMF 326 CAP
EMF 426C SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA PRODUCTION AND WRITING (3)
Integrates theories, concepts, and techniques in the writing and producing of electronic media projects and entertainment programs. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 326 or EMF 329W CAP
EMF 428C CAPSTONE SENIOR SEMINAR IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA MANAGEMENT (3)
The course will examine what managers do as well as the attitudes and value that must guide them to be successful in the electronic media industry. Letter grade only. Course fee required. Prerequisite: EMF 328W CAP
EMF 466 LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP (1-12)
Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring term. Students are selected on a competitive basis, and you must apply during the fall term. (To be eligible, you must be a candidate for a bachelor's degree, have completed all lower-division requirements, and have attained senior status at the end of the fall term preceding the internship.) Course enrollment is handled by the associate provost for academic administration after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only. Department consent required.
EMF 485 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (1-6)
Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Department consent required.
EMF 497 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-6)
Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit. Department consent required.