New School University
New York, NY, United States
http://www.newschool.edu/

Journalism Basics

Writing a well-structured, quality newspaper or magazine story is not easy. Students interested in journalism are challenged to write clear, evocative, and compelling prose by way of exercises, assignments and deadlines, specific tips, and plenty of encouragement. Students examine contemporary newspaper and magazine writing including current stories in the New York Times, Newsday, and the Washi......
 

A skill-building, introductory course for people whose job responsibilities or career interests require knowledge of basic management principles. The class studies concepts of business organization, communication, decision-making, planning, motivating, controlling, group dynamics, leadership, and change. Examples of common day-to-day management and supervisory problems provide realistic case st......
 

From Eisenstein and Bunuel to Godard and Pasolini, ideology has been a significant formative force defining both the content and language of cinema. In film, unlike any other medium, the line between ideological and aesthetic elements blurs and almost ceases to exist. This course examines the relationship between cinema and political thought in the 20th century--a relationship often full of con......
 

How often do we see only a still image on screen? Photographs, illustrations, and text are commonly multilayered and moving in many directions. Like special effects for still graphics, animating techniques enhance designs and provide additional meaning when applied with knowledge and skill. Technical instruction concentrates on Adobe After Effects and Flash and covers basic concepts and techniq......
 

This course concentrates on producing media for Web streaming and downloading to portable devices, commonly known as podcasting. Equal attention is given to the conceptualization of content for the small screen and the technologies required to create it. Students produce their choice of commercial, journalistic, or personal projects in video and audio. Special attention is paid to compression o......
 

Beginning with a survey and critique of several common approaches to website design, students begin mapping the architecture and collecting content for a simple website of their own. Individual projects are created using basic HTML coding, tables, and frames. Students also learn about the differences between file formats and platform and browser compatibility issues....
 

Typography plays a major role in all graphic design, from use in still image creation to animated text in video and websites. After a series of typographic exercises, including an introduction to the major type families, letter forms, and type history, assignments are given that encourage an exploration of working with type for legibility and creative expression. Prerequisite: Introduction to D......
 

Just what--and who--is a journalist? This may be the last generation of "dead tree" journalists. The writers and editors of the next decades will operate in an increasingly multimediated, interactive environment that allows consumers considerable sway over both format and content. We look at what the present has to teach the future, experiment with emerging technologies and develop a ......
 

Technology has brought the world closer than ever. We learn about countries and peoples from regions previously distant and closed to external observers. But what exactly do we know? From whose perspective is the story told? This course contrasts what foreign coverage tells us about life in African, Asian, Latin American, and Eurasian countries with local reporting. We explore the print and bro......
 

This course serves as an introduction to the major concepts and historical circumstances informing architecture and urban design in the 20th century. Central themes include the impact of advances in modern technology on building forms; changing attitudes toward ornament and eclecticism; the rise of the metropolis and the suburb; and the socio-political concerns underlying most of these issues. ......
 

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