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of public relations problems in the light of public relations and other communica-
tion theory.
COM 615-SEMINAR IN PROBLEMS OF NEWS GATHERING AND
 PRESENTATION. 4 credits
 Internal problems of news media operation. Status of personnel, effects of
technological developments, news decision making, defining objectivity, improving
news coverage.
COM 616-SEMINAR IN JOURNALISM TEACHING. 4 credits
 Research and training for journalism teaching and supervision of student publi-
cations.
COM 619-INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION. 4 credits
 Prerequisite: JM 519. Barriers and stimuli to international communication,
 relationships of media systems with other institutions, international political com-
 munication, formation of cultural images, mass media in national development.
 COM 620-INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. 4 credits
 Current news issues in correlation with background social science courses; writing
 investigative, interpretive, and editorial articles and columns; depth reporting.
 COM 621-ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS. 4 credits
 Prerequisites: COM 601; STA 602 or equivalent. Scientific method, measure-
 ment, analysis.
 COM 623-BROADCAST PROGRAM AND PRODUCTION PROBLEMS. 4 credits
 Lecture and laboratory in planning and production of complex programs.
 COM 628-RADIO AND TELEVISION IN EDUCATION. 4 credits
 The broadcast media in public school education and adult education; current
 usages in direct and indirect teaching and continuing education.
 COM 630-INDIVIDUAL WORK. 1 to 5 credits
 A reading or research course in such areas of mass communication as are
 needed by graduate students. May be repeated with change of content up to a
 maximum of 10 credits.
 COM 632-CREATIVE ADVERTISING STRATEGY AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR.
 4 credits
 Using findings of the social sciences as guides for decisions in creative ad-
 vertising planning; surveying the effects of consumer behavior concepts in shaping
 advertising message content and improving media selection.
 COM 660-COMMUNICATION COLLOQUIUM. 1 credit
 Research exchange, methodology, new techniques. May be repeated with change
 of content up to a maximum of 4 credits. Graded on an S/U basis.
 COM 697-SUPERVISED RESEARCH. 1 to 5 credits
 Credit not applicable toward degree. May be repeated.
 COM 698-SUPERVISED TEACHING. 1 to 5 credits
 Credit not applicable toward degree. May be repeated.
 COM 699-MASTER'S RESEARCH. 1 to 17 credits


 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

 (College of Arts and Sciences)
 A description of the several degree and certificate programs in Latin
 American Studies may be found in the section Special Programs. Listings of