Communication Studies
COM103 Communication Fundamentals: Interpersonal - 4 credits
Students examine their methods of interpersonal communication in various contexts including dyadic, small group, and mediated communication. Individual activities and group work include both oral and written components. Class discussions and small group activities provide opportunities to practice and refine interpersonal communication skills. Objective exams and quizzes focus on cognitive learning of the principles and concepts in the various communication contexts. (COM103 is one of the two choices for the communication general education requirement for all students. It is also a requirement for all communication majors.)
COM205 Group Communication and Facilitation - 4 credits
Students study and practice communication in small task groups, including leadership and facilitation of groups and group dynamics. A group project examining small groups is required from task groups. Course units include goal setting, cohesion and norms, power, leadership, decision-making and problem solving, conflict and facilitating task and interpersonal relations in groups. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM212 Public Speaking and Performance - 4 credits
Students prepare and deliver various types of public performances including speeches and oral interpretation. The evaluation and criticism of speeches is studied. Videotape helps students adjust to their performance style and improve presentation delivery. Course units include speech construction, presentation and delivery, audience and text analysis, informative, persuasive and special occasion speeches as well as visual aid construction. (COM212 is one of the two choices for the communication general education requirement for all students. It is also a requirement for all communication majors.)
COM222 Mass Communication - 4 credits
Students study and learn to critically appraise various media by exploring the weaknesses and strengths of each. The content of the course includes newspapers, magazines, books, radio and recordings, television and the new electronics, films, advertising and public relations. Media law and regulation, media ethics, and social responsibility will also be studied. Video production projects develop the skills of video recording, editing, switching, and titling. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM223 TV Studio Practicum - 1 credit, repeatable
This course is designed to give students introductory experience in television production as it relates to live shoots in a studio setting. Students will work with a producer to develop and promote weekly programming for the campus community via the campus cable channel. Previous video experience is not necessary. Students may repeat this course for credit up to a maximum of 4 credits.
COM224 Introduction to Video Production - 3 credits
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of video production. They will learn the basic uses of production equipment, both recording and editing, and will apply that knowledge to their own hands-on projects. Production theory will be studied both as it applies to their own projects and to classic and contemporary media examples.
COM309 Intercultural Communication - 4 credits
Students explore the principles and processes of communication between cultures. Course topics include intercultural communication models, the impact of different cultural patterns on the communication process, the anthropological concept world view and its impact on intercultural communication, detection of communication problems in intercultural situations, gender and diversity issues in intercultural communication, and constructing valid strategies for communicating interculturally. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM322 History of Film and Television - 3 credits
Students study film and television as it has developed throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Screenings of classic films and television are complimented by class analysis and discussion of how the moving image has changed over time. This is not a production course, as students will focus instead on understanding film theory and aesthetics.(Prerequisites: COM103 or COM212, COM222)
COM323 TV Producer Practicum - 3 credits
Students in this course are responsible for producing original programming for the campus cable channel. Responsibilities include overseeing all production aspects of a show as well as assigning roles to and managing other students during shoots. Students are encouraged to develop projects of personal interest. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. (Prerequisite: COM 223 Minimum Grade of C or COM224 Minimum Grade of C+)
COM324 Intermediate Video Post Production - 3 credits
This course is designed to give students intermediate to advanced experience in Adobe Premiere Pro as well as basic experience in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Encore DVD. Students are responsible for shooting and editing several projects over the course of the semester. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212, COM222, COM224)
COM327 Television News Gathering - 3 credits
This course is designed to give students both theory and hands-on experience in television news gathering. Students will learn the theories and means of putting a news program together and put that experience to use by taping and airing a news program for the campus cable channel on a weekly basis. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM363 Interviewing for the Professional - 2 credits
Students study and practice conducting interviews in professional activities such as: diagnostic interviews (as related to sexual harassment), discipline and termination interviews, performance appraisals, and focus groups. The interviewing skills used to develop those activities include preparing and developing a guide, questioning, probing, listening, recording, and concluding the interview. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM364 The Job Interview - 2 credits
Students study and practice interviewing skills as interviewee and interviewer in the job selection process. Interviewee skills will focus on resume writing and building, informational interviewing, interview preparation, verbal and nonverbal responses to questions, and assessing one's fit in an organizational culture. Interviewer skills will focus on creating a job interview guide, legal and illegal questions, nonverbal variables, and professionalism. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM403 Family Communication - 4 credits
Students examine communication patterns in functional families and interpersonal relationships. Reading and discussion are combined with experiential activities. Course units include diverse family systems, communication patterns, family roles, power, decision-making, conflict, stress and coping, ecology, and improving family communication. (Prerequisites: COM103 or COM212, or consent of instructor)
COM404 Conflict Management - 4 credits
This course offers a broad overview of the study of conflict from a communication perspective. It introduces students to current theoretical and applied issues in the study of conflict management using social science theories to help explain the process of interacting with others. Specifically, the course examines the nature, causes, and techniques for managing conflict across a wide variety of situations including societal clashes, psychological turmoil, group decision-making, intimate relationships, and organizational interaction. While each of these situations differs in important ways, there are commonalities in how conflict functions across them. We will look at those commonalities to understand the role of communication in conflict. The assignments and class activities focus upon the theories, models, principles, and concepts of conflict and their application to a variety of relationships. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM409 Intercultural Communication Seminar - 2 credits
Students study and explore special topics in intercultural communication in this advanced seminar course. Students apply intercultural communication concepts, theories, and models to various contexts, including educational, political, social, and religious institutions. The seminar format allows students opportunities to discuss ideas in depth and to cater projects and papers to individual areas of special interest. (Prerequisite: COM309 or consent of instructor)
COM424 Video Production Capstone- 3 credits
Students will produce a full-length capstone project on a topic/genre of their choice. Students will develop a pre-production plan, implement it in the production phase, and edit it in post-production. Projects will be screened to the campus community. (Prerequisites: COM103 or COM212, COM224, and COM324)
COM442 Communication Theory and Analysis: Interpersonal (Capstone 1) - 4 credits
Students study and apply human communication theories to the study of interpersonal relationships including small groups, gender studies, work relationships, friendships and marital relationships. Perspectives on and methods of critical inquiry and research are an integral part of the course content. Research projects are presented to the rest of the class as well as submitted to professional organizations for review. (Prerequisites: COM103, COM212, COM205, COM222, COM309) COM442 and COM443 are intended to be a yearlong capstone sequence
COM443 Communication Theory and Analysis: Persuasion (Capstone 2) - 4 credits
Students study and apply human communication theories to the study of interpersonal relationships including small groups, gender studies, work relationships, friendships and marital relationships. Perspectives on and methods of critical inquiry and research are an integral part of the course content. Research projects are presented to the rest of the class as well as submitted to professional organizations for review. (Prerequisites: COM103, COM212, COM205, COM222, COM309) COM442 and COM443 are intended to be a yearlong capstone sequence
COM444 Quantitative Research - 1 credit
Basic quantitative approaches and methods are applied to communication studies. The course includes research question construction, survey research, SPSS, and quantitative comparisons.
COM445 Communication Ethics - 2 credits
This course will engage students in dialogue regarding communication ethics and inherent ethical dilemmas. Students will gain awareness about their own ethical philosophy and their ethical decision making processes. A connection will be made between communication theory, communication philosophies, current events, and personal experiences. It should prove to be an interesting, thought-provoking course. (Prerequisite: COM 103 or COM212)
COM470 eHealth Communication - 4 credits
This course provides an overview of the field of Health Communication through the development of an online healthy lifestyles intervention from college students. Students will create portfolio-quality materials while also exploring the relationship between online social communities and health behavior, communication between patients and caregivers, social and cultural health issues, the media's influence on health, and explore career opportunities in health communication. (Prerequisite: COM103 or COM212)
COM478 Organizational Communication - 4 credits
Students examine theories of communication systems, processes and assumptions in organization structures. Topics include roles, relationships and responsibilities of individuals within organizations as well as skills in and applications of organizational communication. Interviewing skills in the various demands of organizations will be examined and practiced. Values and ethical communication behaviors are explored through a variety of activities including cases, self-assessments and field studies. (Prerequisites: COM103 or COM212, COM205)
COM488 Independent Study - 1-4 credits
Independent study offers the opportunity to pursue advanced study in communication. Independent study is open only to students with substantial preparatory course work in communication. It is not intended to be taken in the place of a regularly offered course. (Prerequisite: permission of communication faculty)
COM498 Internship - 1-12 credits
Students participate in a variety of internship programs in such experiences as editing, publishing, broadcasting, television, human resources, and public relations under the supervision of Communication faculty. Internships are tailored to the needs, interests, and career aspirations of the student. Portfolios, learning logs, and meetings with the internship faculty supervisor are required for all internships. (Prerequisites: COM103, COM205, COM212, COM222, COM325, ENG120 and permission of communication faculty advisor)
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