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Spring 2023 Courses

Undergrad Students

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