University of Calgary : Communication and Culture CMCL

Communication and Culture CMCL

CMCL 301 303 501 503 507 509

Instruction offered under the direction of the Department of Communication, Media and Film Studies.

Senior Courses

Communication and Culture 301

Culture Foundations

A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of the Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian Heritage of Western Civilization. Focus will be on major ideas, principles and their implications within the time-frame of the Ancient and Medieval periods (i.e., 3000 B.C. - 1350 C.E.) and in comparison with non-Western traditions.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1T)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Communication and Culture 301 and General Studies 300 will not be allowed.

Communication and Culture 303

Roads to Modernity

A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of how the Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian traditions were transformed into the Modern West. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles and their implications within the time-frame of the Early Modern Period (1350-1790) and in comparison to non-Western traditions.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Communication and Culture 301.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Communication and Culture 303 and General Studies 300 will not be allowed.

Communication and Culture 501

Modernity

A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of the meaning of Modernity in Western and non-Western contexts. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles and their implications within the time frame of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 48 units (8.0 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Communication and Culture 501 and General Studies 500 will not be allowed.

Communication and Culture 503

Contours of Contemporary Culture

A critical and inter-disciplinary examination, via classic texts, of how modernity has been transformed within the framework of an evolving global culture. Focus will be on the major ideas, principles and their implications within the time-frame of the middle twentieth to early twenty-first centuries.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): 48 units (8.0 full-course equivalents).
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Communication and Culture 503 and General Studies 500 will not be allowed.

Communication and Culture 507

Collaborative Learning and Peer Mentoring

Students will become familiar with learning theories and learning processes and will receive practical experience by helping learners in a University of Calgary undergraduate course under the supervision of that course's instructor. Activities may include facilitating discussion in classrooms or online, discussing topics for term papers, organizing and assisting study groups, or coaching peers in their oral presentation or writing skills.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): 48 units (8.0 full-course equivalents) and consent of the Department of Communication, Media and Film.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Communication and Culture 507 and Science 511 will not be allowed.
Notes: Prospective students must submit an application to the Department of Communication, Media and Film.
Also known as: (formerly General Studies 507)

Communication and Culture 509

Research in Peer Mentoring and Higher Learning

Students continue to support peers in their learning processes using a facilitative, collaborative approach. As part of their mentoring hours, students will assist new peer mentors to grow into their roles. Students will conduct a textual and field research project related to their peer mentoring roles.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Communication and Culture 507, or General Studies 507 and consent of the Department of Communication, Media and Film.
Notes: Prospective students must submit an application to the Department of Communication, Media and Film.
Also known as: (formerly General Studies 509)

Graduate Courses

Courses offered by the Graduate Program in the Department of Communication, Media and Film Studies in the Faculty of Arts are now listed in the Communication and Media (COMS) section of the calendar.

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