Communications
5 courses · Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
COM 122 Mass Media and Society
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an exploration of the effects and influences of mass media industries upon American culture and society. Study will involve the examination of the major modes of mass communication media such as radio, film, newspapers, and magazines, with emphasis upon television and news media. Applying elements of established communication theory, students will identify and analyze objective and subjective media messages and content, while exploring the effects of media upon individuals and society. This course will examine the influences corporate-media institutions, in progressively fewer numbers, exert upon culture, tastes, and opinions, through the mediation of news, entertainment, and advertisements. Students will become objective media analysts, reasoning beyond the accepted, conditioned response boundaries of conventional media consumers.
COM 125 Broadcasting: Fundamentals of Radio and Television
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides a study of the fundamentals of radio, television, and other mass media broadcasting, including history, theory, and legal aspects. Different forms of broadcasting are highlighted from network, Internet, cable, and first run syndication, concluding with an overview of developing technologies. The course includes debate on the innovators and issues such as the demise of financial interest in syndication rules, vertical integration, and the rise of broadband and its resultant changes in what constitutes a "broadcast."
COM 130 Broadcasting: Television/Film Aesthetics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
This is a survey course that teaches proper terminology and categories for analyzing television and films. Through lecture, visual presentations, and discussion, students will learn how television programs and films are made, both technically and creatively. Students will also learn how television and film influence our social values and ethics.
COM 132 Occupational Work Experience
- Units
- 1-6
- Corequisite
- Students must be available to work 4 to 40 hours per week for an approved business and must have an application on file each quarter enrolled.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Occupational Work Experience is for students who are employed in jobs related to their educational or occupational goals. This program extends knowledge gained in the classroom to the workplace, helps students identify new and challenging objectives at work, and encourages professional growth and advancement. Each 50 hours of paid work equals one quarter unit. Each 40 hours of non-paid work equals one quarter unit.
COM 133 Internship - Occupational Work Experience
- Units
- 1-6
- Corequisite
- Students must be available to volunteer 4 to 24 hours per week (if paid, hours per week increase as outlined in the work experience program) for an approved business and must have an application on file each quarter enrolled.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Internship - Occupational Work Experience is a supervised worksite placement the student earns which is related to the student's educational and occupational goals. The program will assist students in acquiring relevant work experience and awareness of career opportunities in their chosen field of study. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 24 units. Each 50 hours of paid work equals one quarter unit. Each 40 hours of non-paid work equals one quarter unit.