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233 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
COM 4710
Digital Editing
This course is a study of the basic terms and actions regarding the operation of a digital video-editing suite. You will gain a
comprehensive understanding of video post-production, using actual raw footage to further elucidate individual functions and tie them
into the overall production process. (3)
Prerequisites: COM 3712 and COM 3717
COM 4714
Digital Film Production
This course is a study of digital film production. You will examine scripting, blocking, editing, storyboarding producing, directing, and
pre-production, while focusing on actual location shooting and having hands-on, practical experience in group and individual projects.
Attention to the details that set an amateur film apart from a professional digital film production will be your goal. (3)
Prerequisites: COM
3712, COM 3717, and COM 3476
COM 4715
Live Production
This course will prepare you to develop production skills in a live performance setting involving conferences, meetings, worship
services, seminars and concerts. You will learn to stage and troubleshoot multi-camera video (iMAG), live sound (sound reinforcement),
lighting (stage and house, fixed and movable) and video projection (house and confidence monitors). You will also learn how to develop
and display presentations using ProPresenter, Media Shout and PowerPoint. Developing professional etiquette, maintaining
professional relationships and communicating effectively with peers, artistic team, and technical staff will also be explored. (3)
COM 4761
Motion Graphics
In this course you will examine the basic terms and processes involved in the designing of animation. You will also explore the free
flowing of images, either as created by the individual or by the assembling of ideas, images or objects. (3)
COM 4930
Internship in Communication
The Communication Internship Program is designed to provide in-depth experience in various facets of the communication field in
marketplace, mission, and ministry experience environments. The program is fundamentally an educational experience. You will use
observation and actual experience under the joint supervision of college faculty and experienced professionals serving as supervisors
to better prepare yourself to become a world Christian who serves God with excellence in cross-cultural, church, marketplace, and
other ministry roles. (3-6)
COM 5888
Communication Study Tour
Section 1: Digital Media Major (NY, DC, LA); Section 2: Media Arts Major (Orlando). This is a study tour that emphasizes the use of
media and creativity in culture and ministry. Students will travel to key media centers in order to see and experience the integration of
various aspects of media into professional ministries and organizations. Register through TraveLearn. (3)
Computers
CPT 2110
Introduction to Computers
This course is an introduction to productivity applications in personal computing from a Microsoft Windows or MAC platform. (A separate
section will be offered for each platform). You will receive hands-on experience with the current operating system, file management,
word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation programs. In addition, you will explore the various hardware components
that affect the user interface, hard drives, graphics cards, processor speeds, and wireless connectivity. You will also examine
information about computer selection and system evaluation criteria. (3)
Economics
ECN 2210
Microeconomics
This is a study in the principles of economics with a microeconomics perspective. Topics include marginal analysis, competition,
monopolies, the role of organization, the role of government, and market structures. (3)
ECN 2220
Macroeconomics
This is a study in the principles of economics with a macroeconomics perspective. Topics include fiscal and monetary policy, supply
and demand, economic history, and the role public policy has on economics. (3)
Education
EDU 2110
Foundations of Education
This course is an introductory study of the historical, social, philosophical, psychological and pedagogical “foundations” of education,
designed for those preparing to become professional educators. You will develop the tools to articulate a personal philosophy of
education, with an emphasis on the social context of urban schools and an understanding of biblical principles relating to education.
(3)
EDU 2540
Learning Environment and Classroom Management
A course designed to introduce a variety of learning environments and classroom management models, with analysis and application
emphases implications for both early childhood and elementary settings. Classroom environmental arrangements, community issues,
time management factors, children of differing backgrounds/needs, building self-esteem and confidence, conflict resolution,
collaboration, and preventive/supportive/corrective discipline are addressed. (2)