Course Listing For TELE

TELE 3010. Introduction to Telecommunications. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TELECOM.
The structure of world telecommunication systems with emphasis on the United States. Special attention is given to the regulatory features of the systems, the impact of technology, the economic dynamics, and the range of career possibilities.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 3010H. Introduction to Telecommunications (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TELECOM HONOR.
Not open to students with credit in TELE 3010.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Global telecommunication systems, the evolution of broadcast technologies, and the production processes and audience research techniques of rapidly converging industries. The course also encompasses the regulatory, legal, and economic mechanisms influencing the marketplace. Class projects will emphasize strategies to affect social change via media channels.
Offered fall semester every year.

TELE 3110. Writing for Electronic Media. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WRITING ELECT MEDIA.
Not open to students with credit in TELE 3110H.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of department.
The problems of writing for the telecommunications industry. Introduction to special scripting requirements of radio, television, film, recording, and cable formats. Emphasis will be upon working from the creation of the idea to final script.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 3110H. Writing for Electronic Media (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WRITING ELECT MEDIA.
Not open to students with credit in TELE 3110H.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of Honors.
The problems of writing for the telecommunications industry. Introduction to special scripting requirements of radio, television, film, recording, and cable formats. Emphasis will be upon working from the creation of the idea to final script.

TELE 3210-3210L. Introduction to Production Basics. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO PROD BASICS.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of department.
Basic methods of pre-production, production, and post-production of radio, television, and electronic field production with additional emphasis on the creative, persuasive, and ethical application of these media in today's society.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 3310. Media Programming and Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MEDIA PROG MGT.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of department.
The methods by which radio and television program schedules are developed, tested, implemented, and revised. Topics include program budgeting and finance, syndication, local origination, automation, ratings, and qualitative program research, program strategies, formats, and adapting radio/television programs for alternative distribution systems.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 3410. Media Research and Theory. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MEDIA RSCH THEORY.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of department.
Major contemporary theories and research techniques relevant to the electronic media. Includes quantitative, qualitative, and critical approaches to media studies.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4110/6110. Advanced Screen Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV SCREEN WRITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (TELE 3110 or TELE 3110H) and permission of department.
Graduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Exploration of the politics, poetics, art, and craft of writing for the screen from a variety of theoretical, aesthetic, and politico-economic perspectives. The student will write a feature length theatrical screenplay for either film or television. The course is structured as a discussion/workshop.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 4250-4250L. Video Production. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: VIDEO PROD.
Prerequisite: TELE 3210 and permission of department.
The theory and techniques of informational video production. A studio production course with emphasis on video cameras, production switchers, character generators, microphones, audio mixers, lighting instruments and dimmers, basic set construction, lighting design, and program blocking. Extensive in-class production projects.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4270. Audio Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AUDIO PRODUCTION.
Prerequisite: TELE 3210 and permission of department.
Sound design, editing, and recording. Creative editing, sound layering, multi-track mixing of dialogue, music, and sound effects to achieve a sonic styling for radio, television, or film.
Not offered on a regular basis.

TELE 4290/6290-4290L/6290L. Digital Media Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIGITAL MEDIA PROD.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Production of digital audio and video materials. Topics will include the technology of digitization, compression techniques for digital media, the manipulation of digital content, delivery methods for digital media, applications for digital media.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4350/6350. Broadcast Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BROADCAST MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: TELE 3310 and permission of department.
Theory and application of management practices in the administration of telecommunication businesses. Cost and revenue management, use of research, rate setting, capital and operations budgeting, personnel management, and program syndication.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 4420/6420. Telecommunications Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TELECOM RSCH.
Undergraduate prerequisite: TELE 3410 and permission of department.
Major analysis techniques commonly found in telecommunications research, including basic audience research techniques (such as ratings research, audience profiling, concept and program testing) and studies of the impact of production economics. Student participation in laboratory and field studies may be required.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 4450. Emerging Media Technologies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EMERGING MEDIA TECH.
Prerequisite: (TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and permission of department.
New and proposed telecommunication technologies, including theoretical perspectives, techniques of analysis, and management strategies. Investigation of the social and psychological factors influencing the adoption and impact of these new technologies.
Offered fall semester every year.

TELE 4960H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UNG RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4970H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UND RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4980H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UND RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director.
Non-traditional format: Students in this course meet with their supervising professor as needed to successfully complete assignments and readings.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 5010. Mass Communication Internship. 1-3 hours.
Oasis Title: MASS COMM INTERN.
Prerequisite: [(TELE 3010 or TELE 3010H) and TELE 3210-3210L] and permission of department.
Supervised experience in mass communication.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 5170. Advanced Studies in Mass Communication. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV STUDY MASS COM.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of department.
Independent study or special project in any area of mass communication. Written proposal outlining the work to be undertaken must be submitted and receive the instructor's approval before registration for the course. Students will be responsible for insuring the funding of their projects. Course may be taken through the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Parma, Italy, and London, England.
Non-traditional format: This course is a directed study and has no lecture/lab hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 5250. Post-Production Techniques. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POST PRODUCTION.
Prerequisite: [(TELE 3110 or TELE 3110H) and TELE 3210-3210L and TELE 4250-4250L] and permission of department.
Post-production techniques in designing workflow, editing, and advanced digital finishing to DVD and personal devices. Managing production workflows for post-production teams, designing resume reels, and editing/re-editing story sequences.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 5260/7260. Advanced Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV PROD.
Undergraduate prerequisite: TELE 5250 and permission of department.
A capstone course that demonstrates the student's knowledge and abilities in production, with emphasis given to directional creativity, production techniques from the conception of idea through scripting, editing, and sound track for a completed project that demonstrates knowledge in these areas.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 5440. History and Analysis of Electronic Programming. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HIS ANALY ELEC PROG.
Radio and television entertainment and informational programs are traced from their roots to the present through socio-cultural, technical, legal, and economic influences.
Offered fall semester every year.

TELE 5550. Broadcast News Reporting. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BROADCAST NEWS REPT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The basics of journalistic reporting, with a particular emphasis on reporting for broadcast news outlets. Topics include ethics, finding stories, writing basics, researching, news conferences, interviewing, sensitive stories, and the visualization of stories. Students will be expected to both learn about and take part in the editorial process.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 5560. Electronic News Gathering Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEC NEWS GATH PROD.
Prerequisite: TELE 3210-3210L and TELE 5550 and permission of department.
Production of telecommunications for news using portable videotape equipment and both analog linear and digital nonlinear editing equipment. Students will participate in field exercises involving the videotaping and editing of information messages intended for inclusion in television newscasts.
Offered fall semester every year.

TELE 5570-5570L. Broadcast News Writing and Producing. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BCST NEWS WRIT PROD.
Prerequisite: TELE 3210-3210L and TELE 5550 and permission of department.
The gathering of information and writing of broadcast news copy as well as the processing of that information into radio and television news programs under deadline discipline, including the responsibilities and ethics of the broadcast news reporter.
Offered fall semester every year.

TELE 5580/7580-5580L/7580L. Advanced Television News Reporting. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV TV NEWS REPT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: TELE 5560 and TELE 5570-5570L and permission of department.
Undergraduate corequisite: TELE 5590/7590-5590L/7590L.
Advanced methodology in the gathering of television news. Students will write, edit, produce, shoot, report, anchor under deadline pressure. Analysis of news sources and problems unique to broadcast journalists is emphasized in this intensive practicum.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 5590/7590-5590L/7590L. Advanced Television News Producing. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV TV NEWS PROD.
Undergraduate prerequisite: TELE 5560 and TELE 5570-5570L and permission of department.
Undergraduate corequisite: TELE 5580/7580-5580L/7580L.
Advanced methodology in the production of television news. Student will manage an ongoing television news production under deadline pressure. Intensive practicum.
Offered spring semester every year.

TELE 5595. Broadcast News Seminar. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BROADCAST NEWS SEM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
An in-depth examination of concepts, issues, problems, and procedures in television news. Subjects will include the First Amendment, law, ethics, research and audience analysis, business and management, history, diversity, and criticism. Another primary purpose is to explore current situations that arise in the production of NewSource, and major local, national, and international events.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

TELE 5990. Seminar in Telecommunication. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR TELECOM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
A seminar designed to synthesize and integrate many of the theoretical and practical approaches of the study of mass communication, giving opportunity through a variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of mass communication and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific mass media modes of presentation and production.
Not offered on a regular basis.

TELE 5990H. Seminar in Telecommunications (Honors). 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR TELECOM.
Not open to students with credit in TELE 5990.
Prerequisite: Permission of department and permission of Honors.
A seminar designed to synthesize and integrate many of the theoretical and practical approaches of the study of mass communication, giving opportunity through a variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of mass communication and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific mass media modes of presentation and production.
Not offered on a regular basis.

TELE 7210. Telecommunications Project. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TELECOMM PROJECTS.
Prerequisite: JRMC 8000 and JRMC 8010.
Directed research resulting in written or electronic projects in selected areas of electronic media.
Non-traditional format: Individual/special project.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

TELE 7220. Telecommunications Internship. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TELECOMM INTERN.
Prerequisite: JRMC 8000 or JRMC 8010.
Supervised internship experience in a mass communication setting.
Non-traditional format: Supervised internship in a professional setting.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.