COM - Communication

Participation in target marketing, selling advertisement, sponsorship and producing advertisements for multiple forms of media. May be repeated for a total of eight credit hours (cumulative with COM 30051).

Development, organization and relationships of print and electronic media and their impact on the individual and society.

Provides students with active training in speech communications and includes traveling on the competitive speech and debate teams. May be taken up to eightsemesters. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Provides an example-based overview of interpersonal communication skills, including how these skills affect individuals and groups in society. Emphasis is on personal and interpersonal strategies for understanding, appreciating, and managing communication skills in personal and career relationships.

Provides opportunity to work with the campus radio station to develop an on air radio show to learn radio operations. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 30061).

Provides instruction in speaking before a group. Development of speech content, organization, research, and delivery is emphasized. Includes practice of impromptu, persuasive, and informative speeches.

Course introduces students to Blackboard Enterprise and online learning theory and techniques. Topics include comparison between online and classroom learning.

Students participate in media production, editing, design, publication of various digital media including web writing, web design, as well as video and sound for online media outlets. Course may be repeated for a total of 8 semester credit hours.

Provides students with active training in speech communications and includes traveling on the competitive speech and debate team. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 30121). Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Introduction to journalism editing skills, newsroom leadership and  design of newspapers and magazines, including typography, graphics and photographs.  Work related to production of web-based news pages.

Study of communication skills to diagnose and solve personal and professional communication problems. Learn interviewing skills; listening and responding creatively; give and take productive criticism; use feedback to analyze and enhance communication.

Covers fundamentals of news reporting and writing for broadcast media, public relations, advertising, and the Internet.

Studies the principles of argumentation and practice in debate techniques with special emphasis on reasoning and research, case construction, refutation and rebuttal. Use of the collegiate debate question to give practical experience in various forms of debate. Prerequisite: COM 11023 Speech Preparation and Delivery.

Participation in news gathering, production, editing and publication of the campus newspaper. May be repeated for a total of eight credit hours (cumulative with COM 30361). Prerequisite/Corequisite: COM 23263 News and Feature Reporting or consent of instructor.

Participation as a photographer, caption writer, and limited layout designer of campus yearbook.  May be repeated for at total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 30461).  
Prerequiste/Corequisite: COM 23563 Personal and Professional Photography or consent of instructor.

Development and understanding of prose, poetry and dramatic literature from selection through analysis to performance, both individually and in groups.

Participation in pre-production, production, and post-production of film and visual media, video web streaming, broadcasting, pod casts, and other original video projects. May be repeated for 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 40561). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or COM 31163.

Study of the speech organs and their functions, building awareness of the individual speaking voice. Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet with the goal of achieving Standard American speech. Training and development of articulation, projection, voice quality, rate, and pitch.

Instruction in basic print news gathering, reporting and writing techniques. Work on the campus student newspaper and/or yearbook provides laboratory component.

Introduction to basic photographic techniques with emphasis on technical skills and aesthetic principles.

Examines the elements of cinema, terminology of film production, and introduces the field of film analysis. Focuses on film literacy including the awareness of the development of this medium and its genres, the audio and visual process of filmmaking, trends in the film industry and the analytic tools to learn to read films as informed and framed viewers.

Course examines how environments are constructed to inhibit listening.  Poor listening habits lead to poor interpersonal and intercultural skills in both relational and leadership roles.  This course does not address the biological process of listening (i.e. hearing) but topics instead focus on the social and communicative nature of how we come to know, embody, and share meaning as well as research in Listening Studies to discover factors that cause information to be passively backgrounded.

Interdisciplinary course explores the theories and skills of interpersonal communication, mass madia, rehtoric, and culture to evaluate how sports are portrayed and consumed.  Topics include types of communication for different roles, the effects of race, gender, politics/nationality and gender on types of sports communication, the evolution of sports media including its role in sports and society, as well as biases and trends.  Sports rhetoric, mythology, and heroism are examined.  Learning outcomes evaluated by a performance assignment.

Participation in target marketing, selling advertisement, sponsorship and producing advertisements for multiple forms of media. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 10051). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor or two credit hours of COM 10051.

Provides students with in-depth training in speech communications and includes a commitment to traveling on the competitive speech and debate team. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 20121). Prerequsite: Permission of instructor.

Studies principles and techniques of effective writing for professional settings. Emphasis on development of individual style, clarity of expression and creative communication of ideas. CROSS LISTED WITH ENG 30124.

Examines models of relational interaction, verbal and nonverbal messages,language use, critical listening, relational dynamics, self-concept, identity-management, disclosure, intimacy, defensiveness, supportiveness, perceptual processes, emotional influences, interpersonal conflicts, and the impact of gender, race and culture on communication.

Study of theory and practice in delivering common forms of verbal presentations to the community, organizations and at work. Development of speech content, organization and delivery emphasized. Includes practice of impromptu, persuasive and informative speeches and presentations.

Examines task and social dimensions of group interaction, problem-solving, decision-making, roles, norms, leadership skills, cohesiveness,communication climates, conflict management, stages of group development, ethical behaviors, observation techniques, and analytic methods for evaluating group dynamics and accomplishments.

Explores forms of media and the impact on society and public opinion. Study the origination of media, its purpose and how it has changed throughout history. Investigate various types of social media and the impact on consumers, business and culture.

Participation in news gathering, leadership, production, editing, and publication of the campus newspaper. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 20361). Prerequisite/Corequisite: COM 23263 News and Feature Reporting, consent of instructor, or two semesters of COM 20361.

Theory and practice of communication within organizations including interpersonal factors, motivation, change and conflict resolution and communication audit practices and procedures. Participate in communication audit of a local organization. Prerequisite: COM 30163 or consent of instructor.

Participation in production, editing and publication of the campus yearbook. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 20461). Prerequisite/Corequisite: Consent of instructor or 2 credit hours of COM 20461.

Examines human communication within family systems.

Survey of the theory and practice of visual communication. Includes theoretical explanation, visual grammar and laboratory opportunities to apply and develop visual communication literacy. Provides strategies for effective visual communication.

Survey of public relations, including goal setting, attitude and opinion research, planning, implementation, evaluation and change. Emphasis on communication theory as an integral part of the public relations process.

Provides opportunity for leadership and to work with the campus radio station. May be repeated for at otal of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 10661). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or 2 credit hours of COM 10661.

Theory and practice in delivering common forms of verbal presentations to the community, organizations and at work. Development of speech content, organization and delivery. Practice of broadcasting, impromptu, persuasive, humorous, and informative speeches and presentations.

Theory and practice of video production including equipment, videography, production and post production techniques. Emphasis on corporate video production and usage. Requires organizing and assisting in the videotape production of Theatre and Music Department events. Students will be required to produce videography projects.

Examines central role of gender in all facets of human communication from historical and contemporary perspectives, nationally and cross culturally.

In-depth experience as a member of the student executive staff of the campus radio station, or as a staff assistant, or in a specific area of broadcasting.

Studies group interaction and processes underlying the dynamics of the group by focusing on the group as a developing system. Includes examination of theory, as well as practical applications and contexts for observing, analyzing and participating with groups. Emphasis given to styles of group leadership and facilitation, individual members' participation and common problems likely to develop in groups.

Emphasizes communication theory and practice related to business settings and needs. Focuses on effective expression and presentation, both oral and written.

Instruction in intermediate and advanced newsgathering, reporting and writing techniques, editing for associated press style, grammar, quality, and elements of newspaper design and layout. Other topics include communication law and ethics. Work on campus student newspaper and/or yearbook provides laboratory component. Prerequisite: COM 23263 News and Feature Reporting.

Interdisciplinary course combining communication studies, biology, and business management and their applications to disaster response. Topics include causes of disasters and their effects on the environment, economy, communities and businesses. Course includes simulated disaster exercise and possible American Red Cross disaster relief certification. Cross-listed with BIO 35206 and LAS 35206

Designed around special theories, practices or interests of an individual or group of students.

Focus on leadership as action and understanding others and interpersonal theory as the connection between leadership and communication in an organizational context. Both didactic and experiential teaching methods used. Crosslisted with OAD 36364.

Explores film to promote understanding of cultural diversity. Examines the power of media effects and the use of cinematography as a catalyst for public dialogue and political change. Evaluates the practice of visual learning techniques and digital storytelling as a pedagogical tool. Crosslisted with EDU 36673, LAS 36673.

Overview of advertising function and its role in the marketing mix. Examines advertising objectives and strategies, client-agency relationships and production techniques for various media. Crosslisted with OAD 36964.

An introduction to basic concepts and tools used in online information research. Emphasis is placed on effective techniques for accessing and searching research databases, subject specific databases, and other specialized online resources. Strategies for critically evaluating information will also be discussed.

Focus on leadership as action and understanding others and interpersonal theory as the connection between leadership and communication in an organizational context. Both didactic and experiential teaching methods used. Crosslisted with OAD 39664.

Overview of advertising function and its role in the marketing mix. Examines advertising objectives and strategies, client-agency relationships and production techniques for various media. Crosslisted with OAD 36964.

Provides student the opportunity to lead and manage the media production, editing, design, and publication of various digital media including media websites. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 semester credits.

Examines the law governing mass media as well as ethical dilemmas in media. Explores the process of establishing high standards as well as understanding choices to be made when faced with legal and ethical decisions regarding mass media.

Examines the impact of national and regional cultures, ethnicity, race, and additional cultural components on human communication in a variety of domestic and global contexts.

Emphasizes central role of persuasion in developing professional presentations for live and media audiences.

Focuses on advertising from a managerial viewpoint. Includes administration, advertising research agency relationships, media selection, budget regulation and campaign planning. 

Study of assertive communication skills to diagnose and solve personal and professional communication problems, develop persuasive interviewing skills, listen and respond creatively, give and take productive criticism and use feedback to analyze and enhance communication.

Study of how organizations use a variety of communication tools to improve productivity and performance. Explore personal communication style and how to identify style of others. Other topics include facilitation,negotiation, and presentation skills.

Participation in pre-production, production, and post-production of film, audio, visual media, video web streaming, broadcast, pod cast, and leadership in original video production. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours (cumulative with COM 20561). Prerequisite:Consent of instructor or 2 credit hours of COM 20561.

The course focuses, from a managerial perspective, on the study of the theoretical and practical sides of strategic, synergistic planning to effectively use promotional tools to help a organization achieve its promotion objectives. Students to learn to evaluate audience demographics and apply the appropriate communication channels and messages based upon the audiences' needs and the business realities of marketing campaigns. Emphasis is on strategic planning, implementation and control of promotional activities. Topics include an evaluation of the role of promotion in marketing and the economy and the formulation and analysis of promotional goals. Media strategy,sales strategy, creative strategy, integrated marketing communication objectives, and budget determination are also explored. Prerequisite: OAD 31863 Marketing. Crosslisted with OAD 40863 Integrated Marketing.

Broadcast, public relations, communication or other appropriate and relevant internship with a commercial or public radio, television station or at other businesses or services concerned with mass media, public relations, or an aspect of business communication. Provides opportunities to apply concepts, ideas and techniques acquired in class. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

In-depth experience as a member of the student executive staff of the campus radio station, or as a staff assistant, or in a specific area of broadcasting.

Continuation of COM 41063 Intershipp: Communication. Broadcast, public relations, communication or other appropriate and relevant internship with commercial or public radio, television station or at other businesses or services concerned with mass media, public relations, or an aspect of business communication. Provides opportunities to apply concepts, ideas and techniques acquired in class. Prerequisite: COM 41063 and consent of instructor.

Development and enhancement of skills for effective writing in public relations settings. Emphasis on standard written communication. Includes development of presentations, press releases, newsletters and brochures.

Capstone course that guides student in applying key communication theories and researchto students' chosen specialization. Emphasis on pivotal role of communication professionals in organizations.

Capstone course culminating in a project or paper fulfilling senior comprehensive examination requirements for a specific communication emphasis area. Must be taken in final semester of attendance.