Spring 2023 Courses
Required Courses for Communication Studies Concentration
COMM 2381 – Oral Communication Credit Hours (3) Description: Principles and practices of public speaking using live and mediated formats; emphasis on researching, analyzing, writing and delivering effective spoken messages with appropriate visual support in informative persuasive settings.
COMM 2100 – Communication Inquiry Credit hours (3) Description: History and development of the discipline of communication; emphasis on rhetoric, social science and media; theories and models of communication. Examine definitions and models of the communication process and focus on the development of major theories in the discipline with a particular emphasis on how these theories apply to everyday life.
COMM 2101 – Media and Info Literacy Credit hours (3) Description: Critical examination and analysis of media and information products, focus on mediated construction of meaning and assessment of credibility online and in traditional mass media; basic research skills necessary to complete academic projects successfully.
COMM 3001 – Rhetoric/Civic Controversy Credit Hours (3) Description: Introduction to history and practice of rhetoric as the art of civic engagement in a democracy, focus on key terms, ethical assumptions and interpretative tools of rhetoric study; analysis of contemporary and historical cases in focal and national controversy.
COMM 3100 – Communication Ethics Credit Hours (3) Description: Exploration of principles, theories, and philosophical approaches to ethics of human communication; emphasis on decision-making, critical thinking and awareness of personal responsibilities as a sender and receiver of messages.
COMM 3330 - Communication Research Methods (4) Description: Examination and application of qualitative and quantitative methods of research. Three hours of lecture, one hour of laboratory per week. PREREQUISITE: COMM 2100 and COMM 2101.
COMM 4381 – Senior Capstone Credit Hours (3) Description: Synthesis and extension of knowledge in communication studies; demonstrated integration of learning and positioning to move on as individuals, citizens and/or professionals. Students will create a portfolio representing past course projects as well as carry out a capstone research project. PREREQUESITE: COMM 3330 and senior standing or permission of instructor.
Fall 2023 Online Courses
COMM 2100 - Comm Inquiry
COMM 2101 - Media Literacy
COMM 3012 – Health Communication
COMM 3100 - Comm Ethics
COMM 3330 - Research Ethics
COMM 3360 – Rhetoric of Pop Culture
COMM 4011 – Comm in Organizations
COMM 3321 - Argumentation and Advocacy
COMM 4341 - Interpersonal Comm
COMM 4343 - Small Group Communication
COMM 4364 - Gender and Social Change
COMM 4373 - Interracial Communication
COMM 4380 – Communication & Conflict
Fall 2023 On Campus Courses
COMM 3012 – Health Communication (TR) 1:00 - 2:25
COMM 2100 - Comm Inquiry (MWF) 9:10 - 10:05
COMM 2101 - Media Literacy (MWF) 10:20 - 11:15
COMM 3001 - Rhetoric and Civic Controversy (TR) 9:40 - 11:05
COMM 3003 - TV & Culture (M) 1:00 -4 :00
COMM 3330 - Research Methods (TR) TBD
COMM 4365 - Place/Community/Comm (TR) 9:40 - 11:05
COMM 4375 - Intercultural Communication (TR) 11:20 - 12:45
COMM 4340 - Listening (TR) 2:40 - 4:05
COMM 4859 - Monster Film (W) 1:00 - 4:00
COMM 4381 - Senior Capstone (TR) 1:00 - 2:25