For this seventh story of Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses at Camosun, I am showcasing Communication department programs.
The Communication department offers two programs: Digital Production, Writing, and Design (DPWD), and Comics & Graphic Novels (COGR). Each of these programs offers courses that are ZTC, and in fact 19 of 22 courses offered by Communications are ZTC, with readings and resources typically available online or through D2L.
According to the main Communications website, “Communication studies provide a fundamental understanding of why we communicate and how to understand each other. This is vital in any situation, from interpersonal relationships in a variety of settings (social, family, academic, and the workplace), to understanding intercultural communication and persuasive messaging.” In addition to the two programs, students can also take individual courses for university transfer or as electives for other Camosun programs.
And now, here the ZTC courses in Communications:
Digital Production, Writing, and Design Certificate: “In the Digital Production, Writing and Design program students use digital media tools to create products to be used in a variety of ways, such as advertising and marketing materials and to tell stories using media tools.”
- CMNS 105: Communication and Technology
- CMNS 160: Digital Journalism
- CMNS 165: Persuasive Writing for the Web
- DIME 115: Digital Production 1
- DIME 116: Digital Production 2
- DIME 125: Graphic Communication 1
- DIME 126: Graphic Communication 2
- DIME 145: Applied Digital Photography
Comic & Graphic Novels Certificate: “The Comic & Graphic Novels program teaches visual storytelling, a language composed of interconnected words and pictures. With the broad and diverse skill-set students will acquire, they can create comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comic strips in any genre, as well as storyboards for gaming, film, video, and animation!”
- CMNS 120: Culture of Visual Storytelling
- CNMS 140: Wordcraft for Visual Stories
- VIST 110: Storytelling Layout
- VIST 111: Character Design
- VIST 122: Structural Drawing 1
- VIST 123: Perspective Drasing
- VIST 125: Structural Drawing 2
- VIST 130: Technique 1: Traditional Tools
- VIST 131: Technique 2: Digital Tools
- VIST 151: Comics Publishing & Promotion
Additional ZTC course in Communications:
- CMNS 150: Introduction to Digital Media
I want to thank Lois Fernyhough, chair of the Communications department, and all the faculty in her area for taking the time to provide me with this information.