EXPERIENCE

BACHELOR OF ARTS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES/ UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

• Writing  for Publication: Examined freelance markets, article genre and rhetorical skills needed to design and produce articles for specific audiences and publications.

• Professional Editing: Learned to perform different types and levels of editing on a range of print and online texts from business and non-profit contexts.

• Writing in Digital Environments: Study and practice of new media/internet writing and publishing covering a range of online and multimedia genres.

• Creative Writing: The techniques of literary genres; the practice and critique of original work by peers; critical reading of established authors. Designed for non-majors.

• Principles of Advertising: Overview of the field of advertising; purposes, techniques, the role of agencies, advertisers and the media. 

• Mass Media: Introduction to the nation's mass media, including newspapers, radio, television, magazines, advertising, and public relations.

• Social Media as Mass Communication: Principles and practices of social media and its role in communicating to mass audiences.

• Public Relations: Principles and practice of Public Relations including techniques, research tools publicity, and management.

• Development and Structure of Electronic Media and New Technology: Nature of the media, the mechanics of operation of analog and digital systems, history, economics, programming, and internal and external controls.

• Visual Communication: study of human visual systems and influences of visual media on modern society.

• Language and Meaning: A study of language and meaning in social, civic, cultural, and professional settings.

• Global Politics of Energy: International/national dimensions of global energy policy within developed and underdeveloped countries.

• Environment and Society: Applies the sociological perspective and sociological methods of analysis to the relationships between human behavior and the environment. 

• Social Problems: Analysis of major social problems such as mental disorders, sexual deviance, racial discrimination, poverty, community disorganization, and violence.

• Social Determinants of Health: Examination of the ways social characteristics structure or shape health patterns in the U.S. population.