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FoA [11-12] 26. Format V.4 – Revised October 2009 Date received by Secretariat Office__________ Tracking # __[11-12] 136___ UNB SAINT JOHN SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FACULTY CALENDAR SUBMISSION SUMMARY Faculty: _______ARTS______________ Department: __Social Science____________ Date submitted to Faculty Curriculum Committee: November 25, 2011 Revision date: November 29, 2011 Date submitted to Faculty Council: December 2, 2011 Revision date: Date submitted to Senate Curriculum: Revision date: SECTION D. Changes to regulations and programs including new program proposals Attach the Information Services & Systems Assessment for new programs or significantly modified programs. Attach the UNB Program Modification form if program changes are significant. D.1 Program affected: Information & Communication Studies New: ____ Existing: X Description of new program or changes to existing one: The two currently-listed IT courses that are required by ICS students have been deleted and/or changed by the Department of Computer Science & Applied Statistics (CSAS). The ICS program will set new, lower-level ICS course requirements to compensate for this change by CSAS. Instead, the program will require all majors, minors and double- majors to take ICS 1002 – Foundations of Information & Communication Studies – and one of ICS 2102 – Popular Music, Culture & Communication – OR ICS 2103 – Understanding Comics & Manga. We are also removing POLS 4411 and POLS 4211 from the list of options for the advanced research requirement and inserting ICS 4101 in that list instead. Rationale for new program or regulation change(s): The Dept of CSAS has changed the IT courses that were requirements by ICS, necessitating a change in lower level required courses in ICS. Also POLS so rarely offers POLS 4411 and POLS 4211 that it is better to delete these options from the listed possible options for the advanced research course and to add our own offering (ICS 4101) which has often been used as a substitute over the last several years. Effective date for change: September 2012
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FoA [11-12] 26. Format V.4 – Revised October 2009
Date received by Secretariat Office__________ Tracking # __[11-12] 136___
UNB SAINT JOHN
SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FACULTY CALENDAR SUBMISSION SUMMARY
Faculty: _______ARTS______________ Department: __Social Science____________ Date submitted to Faculty Curriculum Committee: November 25, 2011
Revision date: November 29, 2011 Date submitted to Faculty Council: December 2, 2011
Revision date: Date submitted to Senate Curriculum:
Revision date:
SECTION D. Changes to regulations and programs including new program proposals
Attach the Information Services & Systems Assessment for new programs or significantly modified programs. Attach the UNB Program Modification form if program changes are significant.
D.1
Program affected: Information & Communication Studies
New: ____ Existing: X
Description of new program or changes to existing one: The two currently-listed IT courses that are required by ICS students have been deleted and/or changed by the Department of Computer Science & Applied Statistics (CSAS). The ICS program will set new, lower-level ICS course requirements to compensate for this change by CSAS. Instead, the program will require all majors, minors and double-majors to take ICS 1002 – Foundations of Information & Communication Studies – and one of ICS 2102 – Popular Music, Culture & Communication – OR ICS 2103 – Understanding Comics & Manga.
We are also removing POLS 4411 and POLS 4211 from the list of options for the advanced research requirement and inserting ICS 4101 in that list instead.
Rationale for new program or regulation change(s): The Dept of CSAS has changed the IT courses that were requirements by ICS, necessitating a change in lower level required courses in ICS. Also POLS so rarely offers POLS 4411 and POLS 4211 that it is better to delete these options from the listed possible options for the advanced research course and to add our own offering (ICS 4101) which has often been used as a substitute over the last several years.
Effective date for change: September 2012
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
General Information
The University of New Brunswick at Saint John offers a Bachelor of Arts in Information and Communication Studies (ICS), a Double Major in ICS, and a Minor in ICS. The ICS program seeks to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the social, political, economic and cultural impact of information and communication technologies and practices. As an interdisciplinary Arts program based in the tradition of the social sciences and humanities, the ICS approach combines theoretical, historical, empirical, and practical study, with an emphasis on emerging media of communication and information gathering and distribution. Course offerings are grouped into three primary areas: Media and Culture; Technology and Communication Practices; and Information Gathering, Governance and Policy. These areas of concentration, combined with the interdisciplinary organization of the program, provide students with broad exposure to a variety of perspectives in information and communication studies.
UNB Saint John also offers a Bachelor of Information Sciences (BISc). This program is interdisciplinary, with core courses in Business Administration, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics. The focus of the degree is on the collection, analysis and management of information encountered in other academic disciplines as well as in business, industry, government and other areas. Additional detail and program requirements can be found in this section of the Calendar under Bachelor of Information Sciences.
Major
Students are eligible to declare an ICS Major during the session in which they will complete 20 term-courses towards a Bachelor of Arts degree. To graduate with a Major in ICS, students must complete 1545 term-courses (656 lower level/9 upper level) comprised of the following courses:
Lower Level: 6 term-courses
ICS 1001 History of Communication
ICS 1002 Foundations of Information and Communication Studies
ICS 2001 Transformations in Media
SOCI 2251
Film and Society
ICS 2102 Media Living: Audio-visual and New Media in Everyday Life
AND
One 2 term-course selected from the following:
IT 1703 Introduction to Computing Concepts IT 1713 Multimedia and the Information Highway
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IT 2773 Java Programming for the Internet
ICS 2101 Popular Music, Culture and Communication
ICS 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga
Upper Level: 9 term-courses
ICS 3001 Theories of Information and Communication
ICS 3003 Electronic Research or an upper-level research methods course approved by the ICS co-ordinator
AND
1 term-course selected from the following:
POLS 4411 Special Topics in Political Theory; OR POLS 4211 Special Topics in Canadian Politics; OR SOCI 4503 Research Seminar in Popular Culture, OR ICS 4001 Research Seminar in ICS, OR ICS 4101 Advanced Topics in ICS
AND
2 term-courses at the 3000/4000 level in ICS [See Notes 1 & 2]
4 term-courses of 3000/4000 electives from the “ICS-eligible” list [See Notes 1 & 2]
No grade lower than a C in an ICS course or an ICS eligible elective will count for credit towards a Majors degree in ICS.
Notes:
1. The list of current ICS-eligible courses is updated annually, and is posted each spring on the ICS website: http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/ICS. Students seeking credit for courses not on this list must have written approval from the ICS Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.
2. ICS students are responsible for ensuring they have completed appropriate pre-requisites for their ICS-eligible electives.
Double Major
Students are eligible to declare an ICS Double Major during the session in which they will complete 20 term-courses towards a Bachelor of Arts degree. To graduate with a Double Major in ICS, students must complete 12 term-courses (5 lower level/7 upper level) comprised of the following courses:
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Lower Level: 5 term-courses
ICS 10021 Foundations of Information and Communication StudiesHistory of Communication
ICS 2001 Transformations in Media
SOCI 2251
Film and Society
ICS 2102 Media Living: Audio-visual and New Media in Everyday Life
AND
2 One term-course selected from the following:
ICS 2101 Popular Music, Culture and Communication
ICS 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga
IT 1703 Introduction to Computing Concepts IT 1713 Multimedia and the Information Highway IT 2773 Java Programming for the Internet
Upper Level: 7 term-courses
ICS 3001 Theories of Information and Communication
ICS 3003 Electronic Research or an upper-level research methods course approved by the ICS co-ordinator
AND
1 term-course selected from the following:
POLS 4411 Special Topics in Political Theory; OR POLS 4211 Special Topics in Canadian Politics; OR SOCI 4503 Research Seminar in Popular Culture, OR ICS 4001 Research Seminar in ICS; OR ICS 4101 Advanced Topics in ICS
AND
4 term-courses of 3000/4000 electives from the “ICS-eligible” list [See Notes 1 & 2]
No grade lower than a C in an ICS course or an ICS eligible elective will count for credit towards a Majors degree in ICS.
Notes:
1. The list of current ICS-eligible courses is updated annually, and is posted each spring on the ICS website: http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/ICS. Students seeking credit for courses not on this list must have written approval from the ICS Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.
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2. ICS students are responsible for ensuring they have completed appropriate pre-requisites for their ICS-eligible electives.
NOTE: Upper division courses count for credit in ONE major field only (e.g., SOCI 4503POLS 4411 credit assigned to an ICS Double Major will not be counted for credit towards a Sociology Politics Major or Double Major, or vice-versa).
Minor
Students are eligible to declare an ICS Minor during the session in which they will complete 20 term-courses towards a Bachelor of Arts degree. To graduate with a Minor in ICS, students must complete 8 term-courses (5 lower level/3 upper level) comprised of the following courses:
Lower Level: 5 term-courses
ICS 10021
History of CommunicationFoundations of Information and Communication Studies
ICS 2001
Transformations in Media
SOCI 2251
Film and Society
ICS 2102
Media Living: Audio-visual and New Media in Everyday Life
AND
One2 term-course selected from the following:
ICS 2101 Popular Music, Culture and Communication
ICS 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga
IT 1703 Introduction to Computing Concepts IT 1713 Multimedia and the Information Highway IT 2773 Java Programming for the Internet
Upper Level: 3 term-courses
ICS 3001
Theories of Information and Communication
ICS 3003
Electronic Research or an upper-level research methods course approved by the ICS co-ordinator
AND
1 term-course of a 3000/4000 elective from the “ICS-eligible” list [See Notes 1 & 2]
No grade lower than a C in an ICS course or an ICS eligible elective will count for credit towards
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a Minor in ICS.
Notes:
1. The list of current ICS-eligible courses is updated annually, and is posted each spring on the ICS website: http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/ICS. Students seeking credit for courses not on this list must have written approval from the ICS Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.
2. ICS students are responsible for ensuring they have completed appropriate pre-requisites for their ICS-eligible electives.
FOA [11-12] 27. Format V.4 – Revised October 2009
Date received by Secretariat Office__________ Tracking # __[11-12] 137___
UNB SAINT JOHN
SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FACULTY CALENDAR SUBMISSION SUMMARY
Faculty: _______ARTS______________ Department: __Social Science____________ Date submitted to Faculty Curriculum Committee: November 25, 2011
Revision date: November 29, 2011 Date submitted to Faculty Council: December 2, 2011
Revision date: Date submitted to Senate Curriculum:
Revision date:
SECTION B. Changes to course number, title, credit hours, description or prerequisite B.1 Indicate changes with an X
Current Course Number and Title: ICS 3005 The Digital Revolution Proposed Course Number and Title: ICS 3005 Intellectual Property and the Information
Commons Number change _____ Title change X Description change X Prerequisite ____ Credit hour change _____ Other (specify): ______ Course Description (proposed Calendar copy including prerequisite and other course description elements (i.e. 3ch, 3C1L): This course will explore the emerging importance of copyright as a pertinent
regulatory issue facing both the communication industries and western society. We will examine the development of copyright and its transformation as a result of technological, economic and cultural changes in the global cultural industries. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 14 term-courses in any discipline plus ICS 2001, or permission of the Instructor. (3ch)
Were consultations made with other faculties that may be affected by the modifications?: N/A
Are there any resource implications?: N/A
Rationale for course modification(s): Better reflects the needs of the program and current state of the
relevant literature.
Effective date for modification: September 2012
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ICS
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
ICS 1001 History of Communication 3 ch (3C)
A survey of the great revolutions in human communication of speech, literacy, printing and electronic communication. Examines how new media of communication come into being, their impact on earlier forms of communication, their impact on society, and the influence society and culture have on communication technologies.
ICS 1002 Foundations of Information and Communication Studies 3 ch (3C)
This course is a basic introduction to the social, cultural, political, economic and technological aspects of the information and communication revolution.
ICS 2001 Transformations in Media 3 ch (3C)
This course will explore the nature and evolution of media since the development of the Internet. The course will provide students with a framework for thinking about media institutions and technologies.
ICS 2101
Popular Music, Culture and Communication (O)
3 ch (3C)
A general introduction to the study of Western popular music as both a cultural industry and as a form of communication which presents students with an overview of post-war popular music genres from rock n’ roll to contemporary dance music.
ICS 2102 Media Living: Audio-visual and New Media in Everyday Life 3 ch (3C)
Explores the political, economic, ideological and organizational settings within which contemporary media operate and examines their importance in many aspects of contemporary life. Topics include: the rise of broadcast television; the role of television in everyday life; the rise of new media (such as the world wide web) and their growing significance in everyday life.
ICS 3001 Theories of Information and Communication 3 ch (3C)
This focuses on theoretical issues regarding the political and social implications of the information and communication revolution. Specific themes to be covered include society and technological change, communication technologies, globalization and the digital revolution. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3003 Electronic Research 3 ch (3C)
This course provides students with an advanced introduction to conducting web-based research and the use of electronic research tools. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3004 Media Production I 3 ch (3C)
Introduction to production and scripting techniques for Radio and Print. Students will explore aspects of production through individual and group projects as well as in class presentations. A strong writing component is required. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3005 The Digital RevolutionIntellectual Property and & the Information Commons
3 ch (3C)
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This course provides a historical, political, social and economic perspective on how digital technologies influence
practices of communication and information distribution. This course will explore the emerging importance of copyright as a pertinent regulatory issue facing both the communication industries and western society. We will examine the development of copyright and its transformation as a result of technological, economic and cultural changes in the global cultural industries. Prerequisites: Successful completion of
fourteen fifteen term-courses in any discipline, plus including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3006 Media Production II 3 ch (3C)
Introduction to production techniques for Television, Film and Web. Students will explore aspects of production through individual and group projects as well as in class presentations. A strong writing component is required. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3007 Digital Democracy 3 ch (3C)
This course examines technologically mediated political practices in liberal democracies. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3101 Special Topics in ICS (O) 3 ch (3C)
Exploration of specialized topics in media studies, technology and society, or communication policy issues. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3102 Gender, Media and Communication 3 ch (3C) This course will focus on the salience of gender in understanding media and communication. Course topics may include a focus on gender and the following: production, media texts (TV shows, movies, anime, blogs, forums, comic books, video games, etc.), reception of media content, communication technologies, and communication practices. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3103 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga 3 ch (3C) This course will focus on the study of comics and manga (Japanese comic books and graphic novels). Students will analyze the history of comics and the industry in both North America and Japan. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues pertaining to: gender, culture, readership, characterizations, artwork, fan communities, and creative
workers. Prerequisite: No prerequisites. ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 4001 Research Seminar in ICS 3 ch (3S)
This seminar provides majors with the opportunity to do basic research in an area of special interest. Prerequisites: ICS 2001, ICS 3001, ICS 3003.
ICS 4101 Advanced Topics in ICS (O) 3 ch (3S)
An advanced seminar in media studies, technology and society, or communication policy issues. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 4103 Independent Study in ICS 3 ch (3S)
This course provides an opportunity for students to engage in directed study of contemporary issues and debates in the fields of communication and media. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and ICS 3003, and permission of the instructor.
FoA [11-12] 28. Format V.4 – Revised October 2009
Date received by Secretariat Office__________ Tracking # __[11-12] 138___
UNB SAINT JOHN
SENATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FACULTY CALENDAR SUBMISSION SUMMARY
Faculty: _______ARTS______________ Department: __Social Science____________ Date submitted to Faculty Curriculum Committee: November 25, 2011
Revision date: November 29, 2011 Date submitted to Faculty Council: December 2, 2011
Revision date: Date submitted to Senate Curriculum:
Revision date:
SECTION B. Changes to course number, title, credit hours, description or prerequisite B.2 Indicate changes with an X
Current Course Number and Title: ICS 3103 Understanding Comics and Manga Proposed Course Number and Title: ICS 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga Number change X Title change Description change Prerequisite X Credit hour change _____ Other (specify): ______ Course Description (proposed Calendar copy including prerequisite and other course description elements (i.e. 3ch, 3C1L): This course will focus on the study of comics and manga (Japanese comic books
and graphic novels). Students will analyze the history of comics and the industry in both North America and Japan. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues pertaining to: gender, culture, readership, characterizations, artwork, fan communities, and creative works. No prerequisites. (3ch)
Were consultations made with other faculties that may be affected by the modifications?: N/A
Are there any resource implications?: N/A
Rationale for course modification(s): Allows the course to be more accessible to a broader range of
students and balances the program offerings at the 2nd
year level.
Effective date for modification: September 2012
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ICS
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
ICS 1001 History of Communication 3 ch (3C)
A survey of the great revolutions in human communication of speech, literacy, printing and electronic communication. Examines how new media of communication come into being, their impact on earlier forms of communication, their impact on society, and the influence society and culture have on communication technologies.
ICS 1002 Foundations of Information and Communication Studies 3 ch (3C)
This course is a basic introduction to the social, cultural, political, economic and technological aspects of the information and communication revolution.
ICS 2001 Transformations in Media 3 ch (3C)
This course will explore the nature and evolution of media since the development of the Internet. The course will provide students with a framework for thinking about media institutions and technologies.
ICS 2101
Popular Music, Culture and Communication (O)
3 ch (3C)
A general introduction to the study of Western popular music as both a cultural industry and as a form of communication which presents students with an overview of post-war popular music genres from rock n’ roll to contemporary dance music.
ICS 2102 Media Living: Audio-visual and New Media in Everyday Life 3 ch (3C)
Explores the political, economic, ideological and organizational settings within which contemporary media operate and examines their importance in many aspects of contemporary life. Topics include: the rise of broadcast television; the role of television in everyday life; the rise of new media (such as the world wide web) and their growing significance in everyday life.
ICS 3001 Theories of Information and Communication 3 ch (3C)
This focuses on theoretical issues regarding the political and social implications of the information and communication revolution. Specific themes to be covered include society and technological change, communication technologies, globalization and the digital revolution. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3003 Electronic Research 3 ch (3C)
This course provides students with an advanced introduction to conducting web-based research and the use of electronic research tools. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3004 Media Production I 3 ch (3C)
Introduction to production and scripting techniques for Radio and Print. Students will explore aspects of production through individual and group projects as well as in class presentations. A strong writing component is required. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3005 The Digital RevolutionIntellectual Property and & the Information Commons
3 ch (3C)
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This course provides a historical, political, social and economic perspective on how digital technologies influence
practices of communication and information distribution. This course will explore the emerging importance of copyright as a pertinent regulatory issue facing both the communication industries and western society. We will examine the development of copyright and its transformation as a result of technological, economic and cultural changes in the global cultural industries. Prerequisites: Successful completion of
fourteen fifteen term-courses in any discipline, plus including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3006 Media Production II 3 ch (3C)
Introduction to production techniques for Television, Film and Web. Students will explore aspects of production through individual and group projects as well as in class presentations. A strong writing component is required. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3007 Digital Democracy 3 ch (3C)
This course examines technologically mediated political practices in liberal democracies. Prerequisites: Successful completion of fifteen term-courses, including ICS 2001, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3101 Special Topics in ICS (O) 3 ch (3C)
Exploration of specialized topics in media studies, technology and society, or communication policy issues. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3102 Gender, Media and Communication 3 ch (3C) This course will focus on the salience of gender in understanding media and communication. Course topics may include a focus on gender and the following: production, media texts (TV shows, movies, anime, blogs, forums, comic books, video games, etc.), reception of media content, communication technologies, and communication practices. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 3103 2103 Understanding Comics and Manga 3 ch (3C) This course will focus on the study of comics and manga (Japanese comic books and graphic novels). Students will analyze the history of comics and the industry in both North America and Japan. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues pertaining to: gender, culture, readership, characterizations, artwork, fan communities, and creative
workers. Prerequisite: No prerequisites. ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 4001 Research Seminar in ICS 3 ch (3S)
This seminar provides majors with the opportunity to do basic research in an area of special interest. Prerequisites: ICS 2001, ICS 3001, ICS 3003.
ICS 4101 Advanced Topics in ICS (O) 3 ch (3S)
An advanced seminar in media studies, technology and society, or communication policy issues. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and 3003, or permission of the instructor.
ICS 4103 Independent Study in ICS 3 ch (3S)
This course provides an opportunity for students to engage in directed study of contemporary issues and debates in the fields of communication and media. Prerequisite: ICS 3001 and ICS 3003, and permission of the instructor.
