Comm 150 introduces you to the types of film- narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental – and shows you how to think cinematically about all moving image media.  You’ll see examples of US and international filmmaking. You’ll learn how to analyze film as a unique artistic form, and as a set of cultural, political, and commercial institutions. 

CAS 100A explores how people use techniques of oral communication to address practical, professional and civic problems. It is designed to introduce students to principles of effective public speaking, implemented through the design and presentation of individual speeches. Drawing upon concepts from the study of both rhetoric and communication science, the course aims to foster habits of ethical self-reflection alongside practical speaking skills.