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Required Texts for Some CATA Classes

If you don't see a listing for the course you are taking, contact directly the CATA Faculty member teaching the course.

CATA\COMM 101g - Fundamentals of Communication (all sections)

J. Pearson, P. Nelson, S. Tittsworth, L. Harter. Human Communication (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill, 2007.   ISBN: 987-0-07-338501-3

CATA\THEA 171g - Introduction to Theatre and Cinema  (Doug Rankin)

Pramaggiore and Wallis.  Film: A Critical Introduction. ISBN: 0205433480

Tom Markus and Linda Sarver. Another Opening, Another Show (2nd Edition). ISBN: 0072562609

CATA\THEA 173g - Introduction to Technical  (Doug Rankin)

Parker, Wolf, Block. Scene Design and Stage Lighting (8th Edition).  ISBN-10: 0155061143

CATA\THEA 175g - Beginning Acting (Janeve West)

Benedetti, Robert.  The Actor in You.  (3rd ed.)  Pearson Education, Inc.  2006

CATA 230 - Introduction to Communication Studies (Trudi Peterson)

E. Griffin. A first look at communication theory (7th ed.). McGraw Hill  2008.  ISBN: 978-0-07-338502-0

CATA 231 - Interpersonal Communication (Trudi Peterson)

R. Adler, L. Rosenfeld, R. Proctor. Interplay: The process of Interpersonal Communication (10th ed.). Oxford, 2006.  ISBN: 0-19-530992-8

CATA 261 - Mass Media and Modern Society (Joe Angotti)

Richard Campbell, Christopher Martin, Bettina Fabos.  Media and Culture (5th or 6th edition). Bedford/St. Martin's.  ISBN-10: 0312455860 (2007 ed.)

COMM 263- Radio & TV Production (Chris Goble)

Zettl, H. Video Basics 5. 5th Edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth, 2007.

CATA\THEA 279 - Creative Dramatics (Janeve West)

McCaslin, Nellie.  Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond.  (8th ed.)  Pearson Education, Inc. 2006

Spolin, Viola.  Improvisation for the Theater.  Northwestern University Press.  1983.  (Most recent edition.)

CATA\COMM 233 - Advanced Public Speaking (Miranda Woolever)

Steven R. Brydon and Michael D. Scott.  Between One and Many:  The Art and Science of Public Speaking (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008.  ISBN: 0073385034

CATA\COMM 321 - Junior Colloquium (Lee McGaan)

No required textbooks

CATA\COMM 333 - Organizational Communication (Lee McGaan)

Katherine Miller. Organizational Communication : Approaches and Processes (4th ed.).  Wadsworth, 2006.  ISBN# 0-534-61788-3

CATA\COMM 335 - Argumentation (Lee McGaan)

T.A. Hollihan and K.T. BaaskeArguments and Arguing (2nd ed.).  Waveland, 2005ISBN: 1- 57766-362-4

CATA\COMM 363 - Media and Public Relations Writing (Jeff Roegner)

Wilcox, Dennis L.  Public Relations:  Writing and Media Techniques (5th ed.).  Allyn-Bacon, 2004.  ISBN-10: 020541849X ;  ISBN-13: 978-0205418497

Brooks, Brian S., et. al. Working With Words:  A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors (6th ed.).  Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006.   ISBN-10: 031244267X ;  ISBN-13: 978-0312442675

COMM 365- Media Production (Chris Goble)

Arntson, A. Graphic Design Basics, 5th Edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth, 2007.

Summers, K. & Summers M.  Creating Websites that Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

CATA\THEA 376 - Theatre Performance  (Doug Rankin)

No required textbooks

CATA\COMM 421 - Senior Colloquium (Lee McGaan)

No required textbooks

CATA in the NEWS

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Apply for IRTS EXPENSE PAID New York Media Internships

Drost and Alston revel in internships

Take a look at what the current crop of CATA Seniors are doing with internships.

Trinity Health Systems in the Quad Cities offers unique fall internship opportunities in Corporate Communications and Graphic Design

The "CATA" course prefix has changed

Read the latest edition of CATA News

CATA Majors! --A check list for tracking CATA Major Requirements and General Education Requirements under the new curriculum is now available on the CATA Web site from the "Current Students" page. 

ALUMNI NEWS
Tony Wash '02
Nick Gorogianis '07
Jeff Day '94
Chris Walljasper '07
Matt Fotis '01


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