Students will complete their Internship experiences

Prerequisites:

CM 300, CM 310, CM 330

An in-depth study on a topic of particular interest to the student. Project must be approved by project supervisor and department chairperson.

A course designed to improve students' understanding in communication, including the areas of interpersonal, nonverbal, listening, small group and public speaking.

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

A course in communication principles to develop skills in the analysis and presentation of speeches.

Goal Areas:

GE-1B

A course blending theory and practice to help individuals build effective relationships through improved communication.

Goal Areas:

GE-02

Nature, functions, responsibilities and effects of the media in contemporary society.

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides practical experience in writing and editing stories for campus news entities, such as the newspaper or radio station or other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Goal Areas:

GE-09

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course provides practical experience in public relations for campus media entities, such as university media relations, esports or sports media, and other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty adviser. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Development of communication skills for working with others in small group situations.

Investigation of the concepts and theories of nonverbal communication. Designed to assist students in increasing their awareness and understanding of their nonverbal communication and in analyzing and understanding the nonverbal communication of others.

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Goal Areas:

GE-07, GE-08

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

This course is designed to provide students with skills of effective listening, and the ability to apply that knowledge in a variety of educational and professional settings.

Beginner skills-building course that introduces students to hands-on speech and debate construction and practice. Students receive one-on-one coaching in outlining, research, organization, and delivery. Requirements vary based on number of credits and course can be repeated.

Goal Areas:

GE-11, GE-1B

Basic techniques of gathering information and writing readable and accurate media stories.

Survey of current practices and problems in the field of public relations. Emphasizes successful case histories and planning techniques.

Special interest courses devoted to specific topics within the field of communication studies. Topics vary, and course may be retaken for credit under different topic headings.

Introduction to advocacy through communication and mass media, including principles, theories, practices, and ethics.

Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-07

Diverse Cultures:

Purple

xplores social media and their impacts on society through consideration of technologies, social networks, markets, communities, politics and social movements, and major companies. Special focus on individuals¿ roles as users, producers, consumers, and laborers toward becoming responsible online citizens.

Goal Areas:

GE-06, GE-09

Introduces students to the study of communication and media including research and career paths.

Course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the history, scholarly writing, and academic journals in the communication discipline, thus preparing the student for more advanced courses in the Department of Communication Studies.

An exploration of the field of argument, addressing structure, types and critical analysis. Students will learn to identify types of reasoning, argument fallacies and pseudo-reasoning. Students will apply concepts in the construction and refutation of argument positions.

An introduction to the theory and practice of conducting research in communication and media.

This course is designed to develop the skills to complete the artistic process of studying literature through performance and sharing that study with an audience.

Designed to help students improve oral communication skills in the workplace. The emphasis is on the preparation and presentation of public messages in formats commonly used in business and professional settings. Listening as an oral communication skill in the workplace will be explored, as will the role of intercultural communication in the workplace. Individual speeches, group presentations, and interviews are the major presentations.