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Students use modern technology when they take mass communications courses.

Although regional campuses maintain computer laboratories for use by mass communications students, the primary computer laboratories of the School of Mass Communications are located on the first and third floors of the Communication and Information Sciences Building on the Tampa campus.

Four laboratories with 47 Apple and Windows computers are located on the first floor of the CIS Building.

The laboratory in CIS 1020 is for multimedia journalism classes and also is available for open use by all currently enrolled mass communications majors. The laboratory contains one Apple Power G4/D800 computer with an 80 gigabyte internal hard drive and several external hard drives for digital video non-linear editing using Media 100 software. The laboratory also contains 11 Apple Intel iMac 1.86 and 2.0 dual boot computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities. Each iMac computer has a 250 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 17-inch monitor and is networked to a laser printer. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2004 or later software, as well as recent versions of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Macromedia DreamWeaver, FireWorks and Flash, and Internet-related programs. Several iMac computers also are equipped with Media 100 video editing software programs.

The laboratory in CIS 1021 is for photojournalism classes and contains six Apple Intel iMac 1.86 dual boot computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities and four Power PC G3/266 computers. Each iMac computer has a 250 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 20-inch monitor. Each G3 computer has a six gigabyte internal hard drive and a 17-inch monitor and is connected to a 35mm Nikon Coolscan film scanner and a photographic-quality color printer. Each computer uses recent versions of Adobe Photoshop and Internet-related programs.

The laboratory in CIS 1048 is for design classes and contains 21 Apple Power PC iMac 2.0 computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities. Each computer has a 450 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 17-inch monitor and is connected to twin laser printers. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2004 or later word processing software, as well as recent versions of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Macromedia DreamWeaver, FireWorks and Flash, QuarkXPress and Internet-related programs.

In addition, there is a four-terminal Windows-based writing laboratory in CIS 1010 for use by telecommunications students who produce a daily newscast. All computers are networked to a printer. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2004 or later word processing software and recent versions of internet-related programs.

Three laboratories with 58 Apple and Windows computers are located on the third floor of the CIS Building.

The laboratory in CIS 3012 is for use by all currently enrolled advertising sequence students and contains 21 Dell Optiplex 2.4 Windows computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities. Each computer has a 250 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 20-inch monitor and is networked to a laser printer. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2007 or later software, as well as the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection, specialized advertising software and recent versions of Internet-related programs.

The New York Times Regional Media Group Laboratory in CIS 3075 is for advanced writing and editing classes and contains 18 Apple Intel iMac 1.83 dual boot computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities. Each computer has a 250 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 17-inch monitor and is networked to a laser printer. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2004 or later software, as well as Adobe Creative Suite 2 software and recent versions of Internet-related programs.

The laboratory in CIS 3077 is for beginning writing classes and contains 19 Apple Intel iMac 2.0 dual boot computers with CD and DVD publishing capabilities. Each computer has a 250 gigabyte internal hard drive and a 17-inch monitor and is networked to a laser printer. Each computer uses Microsoft Office 2004 or later software as well as recent versions of Internet-related programs.

Telecommunications students at USF Tampa use a modern facility that includes two fully-equipped multi-camera television studios as well as electronic field production cameras and 12 Apple-based Power PC and Intel digital video non-linear editing stations using Media 100 software. In addition, analog audio consoles are available.

Students taking classes at USF Tampa also have access to Nikon D-50 digital single lens reflex still cameras, a complete still photography studio and a photographic laboratory with chemical facilities.