 | | Course ID: | COMM 1000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Human Communication | Course
Description: | A broad approach to oral communication skills, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, and public speaking. | | Athena Title: | Human Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Human Communication | Course
Description: | A broad approach to oral communication skills, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, and public speaking. | | Athena Title: | Human Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Public Speaking | Course
Description: | The fundamental principles and practices of public speaking, including systematic library research, creative analysis and synthesis of topics, organization, language, delivery, audience adaptation, reasoning, arguments, and supporting materials. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Public Speaking | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2150H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Academic Debate | Course
Description: | Introduction to the concepts of academic public policy debate.
Students will work on skills including: argumentation,
delivery, organization, refutation, and research. Students
will be trained to participate in classroom debates and may
engage in novice debate tournaments held at other institutions. | | Athena Title: | INTRO ACAD DEBATE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 1300 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | Course
Description: | Communication as it occurs in two-person and small group
settings. Primary concern is given to understanding how an
individual can use verbal and nonverbal communication to
improve relationships and derive maximum social rewards. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1500, COMM 2550H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | Course
Description: | Communication as it occurs in two-person and small group settings. Primary concern is given to understanding how an individual can use verbal and nonverbal communication to improve relationships and derive maximum social rewards. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1500E, COMM 2550H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 1800. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 1 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Cultural Diversity in Communication | Course
Description: | Patterns of public and interpersonal communication among and between ethnic groups, especially North American minority cultures, strategies for fostering group identity, difficulties in inter-group communication, and skills for improving the quality of those interactions.
| | Athena Title: | CULTL DIVRS IN COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4800 or SPCM 1800 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2150H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Perspective on Public Communication (Honors) | Course
Description: | Practice in delivery and criticism of speeches, employing models from great speakers and speeches in history. | | Athena Title: | Perspective on Public Comm Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1110 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric and Society | Course
Description: | The course will survey the various roles played by rhetoric in
human communities. A variety of cases and theories will be
employed to illuminate the operations of rhetoric in a variety
of contexts and applications. | | Athena Title: | RHETORIC/SOCIETY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 2200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2200E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric and Society | Course
Description: | Survey of the various roles played by rhetoric in human
communities. A variety of cases and theories will be employed
to illuminate the operations of rhetoric in a variety of
contexts and applications. | | Athena Title: | RHETORIC/SOCIETY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2200 or SPCM 2200 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric and Popular Culture | Course
Description: | This course investigates the intersections between rhetoric and
popular culture. It explores a variety of rhetorical approaches
including structuralism, post-structuralism, Marxism, and
feminism. Governing questions include: In what ways does
popular culture shape and address political life? How do the
demands of the marketplace affect popular rhetorics? | | Athena Title: | RHET & POP CULTURE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 2360 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Oral Decision Making | Course
Description: | The theory and practice of democratic decision making, from researching a topic systematically in specialized library sources to reaching a workable solution through group discussion. Second phase will involve theory and practice of debating and implementing decisions through parliamentary procedure. | | Athena Title: | Oral Decision Making | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Interviewing | Course
Description: | Information gathering, problem solving, and persuasive communication skills in dyadic settings. Survey, journalistic, job seeking, and employee appraisal interview forms. Students gain experience conducting interviews across a variety of situations. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Interviewing | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2520E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2520E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Interviewing | Course
Description: | Information gathering, problem solving, and persuasive communication skills in dyadic settings. Survey, journalistic, job seeking, and employee appraisal interview forms. Students gain experience conducting and participating in interviews across a variety of situations. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Interviewing | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2520 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2550H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Perspective on Interpersonal Communication (Honors) | Course
Description: | Through lectures and class discussion, students will critically examine theory and research in interpersonal communication. Emphasis is placed both on learning about the communication process and on becoming a more effective participant in it. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Communication H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 1500, COMM 1500E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communicating and Relationships | Course
Description: | An examination of communication research on close relationships. | | Athena Title: | Communicating and Relationship | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2600E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communicating and Relationships | Course
Description: | An examination of communication research on close relationships. | | Athena Title: | Communicating and Relationship | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 2700E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communicating in Digital Environments | Course
Description: | Skills of developing and delivering oral presentations,
interviews, and meetings in digitally mediated environments. | | Athena Title: | Comm in Digital Environments | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 2700 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Public Communication | Course
Description: | Designed to help students who would like to further develop and
practice the skills they have learned in the basic course in
public speaking. It emphasizes the same skills and concepts
treated in the basic course but explores them in greater depth
and with the expectation that students will strive for a higher
level of competency. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Public Communication | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1300 or COMM 1100 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Business and Professional Communication | Course
Description: | Students will learn to manage communication in a variety of
professional and organizational contexts and will be introduced
to the research basis of recommended principles. Emphasis is on
clarity and persuasiveness in communicating with clients,
associates, and other decision-makers. | | Athena Title: | Business and Professional Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3200E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3200E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Business and Professional Communication | Course
Description: | Students will learn to manage communication in a variety of professional and organizational contexts and will be introduced to the research basis of recommended principles. Emphasis is on clarity and persuasiveness in communicating with clients, associates, and other decision-makers. | | Athena Title: | Business and Professional Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3200 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3300E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism | Course
Description: | Rhetorical approaches to the criticism of public communication. Intensive practice in writing rhetorical analyses will be provided. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Rhetorical Criticism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3300, COMM 3300W | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1300 or COMM 1100 or COMM 1110 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3300W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism | Course
Description: | Rhetorical approaches to the criticism of public communication. Intensive practice in writing rhetorical analyses will be provided. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Rhetorical Criticism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3300, COMM 3300E | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1300 or COMM 1100 or COMM 1110 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism | Course
Description: | Rhetorical approaches to the criticism of public communication. Intensive practice in writing rhetorical analyses will be provided. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Rhetorical Criticism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3300E, COMM 3300W | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1300 or COMM 1100 or COMM 1110 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3310. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Case Studies in Public Communication | Course
Description: | Application of rhetorical theory and criticism to a defined case
study in public discourse. | | Athena Title: | Case Studies in Public Comm | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Communication | Course
Description: | Human actions that affect the environment are dependent on how we think and communicate about nature and the environment. This class analyzes communication patterns about nature and humanity's relation to nature. In particular, it examines messages of activists, scientists, governmental agencies, and industries relating to environmental protection. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3320E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3320E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Communication | Course
Description: | Human actions that affect the environment are dependent on how we think and communicate about nature and the environment. This class analyzes communication patterns about nature and humanity's relation to nature. In particular, it examines messages of activists, scientists, governmental agencies, and industries relating to environmental protection. | | Athena Title: | Environmental Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3320 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement | Course
Description: | Approaches the African American civil rights movement from the
perspective of rhetoric. Students will study the rhetorical
artifacts: slogans, speeches, letters, news articles, songs,
photographs, etc., produced by movement members in their
attempts to instigate race-based changes to the “southern way
of life” from 1954-1965. | | Athena Title: | RHET CIV RGHTS MVT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 3330 | | Nontraditional Format: | Rolling classroom involves a 4-day trip visiting sites of the
Civil Rights Movement. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Visual and Material Rhetoric | Course
Description: | Explores the rhetorical power of visual and material culture. | | Athena Title: | Visual and Material Rhetoric | | Prerequisite: | COMM 2100 or COMM 2200 or COMM 2200E or COMM 2360 or COMM 3300 or COMM 3320 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3350. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Interpersonal and Health Communication Processes | Course
Description: | Application of theories and processes of interpersonal and
health communication to topics ranging from social support to
communication challenges in relationships. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS COMM PROC | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric of Sustainability | Course
Description: | Students will engage in the study of sustainability through the
prism of rhetorical criticism and theory. Students will apply
rhetorical concepts to local sustainability concerns and social
movements. | | Athena Title: | Rhetoric of Sustainability | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interpersonal Communication Theory | Course
Description: | Major theories of human communication, with special emphasis upon interpersonal communication. The role, function, and assumptions of theoretical approaches will be discussed. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Comm Theory | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1300 or COMM 1100 or COMM 1500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships | Course
Description: | An examination of nonverbal cues used to communicate, with
specific focus given to the context of personal relationships,
especially the role of nonverbal communication in relational
processes (e.g., conflict, deception, attraction). | | Athena Title: | Nonverb Comm Close Relations | | Pre or Corequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Persuasion | Course
Description: | The impact of persuasive communication is studied with emphasis on source, message, medium of presentation, and audience effects. Theoretical approaches to persuasion and persuasive communication. | | Athena Title: | Persuasion | | Prerequisite: | (COMM 1110 or COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or COMM 1300) and COMM 3700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Small Group Communication | Course
Description: | Theory and techniques of small group discussion, with an
emphasis on current experimentation and research. Emphasizes
student involvement in groups working on socially significant
projects of their own choice. Course content includes the
factors which affect quality of communication and group
outcomes; interpersonal and task behaviors, leadership, norms,
conflict resolution, and creativity. | | Athena Title: | Small Group Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3600S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3600S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Small Group Communication | Course
Description: | Theory and techniques of small group discussion, with an
emphasis on current experimentation and research. Emphasizes
student involvement in groups working on socially significant
projects of their own choice. Course content includes the
factors which affect quality of communication and group
outcomes, interpersonal and task behaviors, leadership, norms,
conflict resolution, and creativity. | | Athena Title: | Small Group Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3600 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3700E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Empirical Research Methods In Communication | Course
Description: | Social science research methods in interpersonal communication. Covers formalizing research questions, conceptual and operational definitions, hypothesis testing, measurement, sampling, research design, data collection, computer analysis of survey and observational data, interpretation, and presentation of data for a better understanding of human communication. | | Athena Title: | Empirical Research Method Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3700 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000H or MSIT 3000E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000H or BUSN 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 3700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Empirical Research Methods In Communication | Course
Description: | Social science research methods in interpersonal communication. Covers formalizing research questions, conceptual and operational definitions, hypothesis testing, measurement, sampling, research design, and computer analysis. | | Athena Title: | Empirical Research Method Comm | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 3700E | | Pre or Corequisite: | STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000H or MSIT 3000E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000H or BUSN 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(AFAM) 3820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethnicity-Race Communication | Course
Description: | An applied approach to understanding the significance of ethnicity-race in communication in Western Society. The societal influences of history, language, and mass media in shaping our knowledge and understanding of race and ethnicity, as well as positive interracial relationships. | | Athena Title: | Ethnicity-Race Communication | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4110/6110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Speech Composition | Course
Description: | Advanced study of public speaking, with an emphasis upon speaking
from fully developed written manuscripts. The course focuses
upon the topics of style, invention, argumentation, disposition,
and oral delivery. Students also learn techniques of revision
and how to develop a written style suitable for oral delivery. | | Athena Title: | Speech Composition | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1100 or COMM 1300 or COMM 2150H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Rhetorical Theory | Course
Description: | Rhetorical theory in classical, modern, and contemporary times. | | Athena Title: | INTRO RHET THEORY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4200 | | Prerequisite: | SPCM 3300 or COMM 3300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Argumentation | Course
Description: | Engages the practices by which people give reason to justify
their acts, beliefs, attitudes, and values in order to influence
the thought and action of others. Employs both traditional and
contemporary theories of argumentation. | | Athena Title: | Argumentation | | Prerequisite: | SPCM 3300 or COMM 3300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Government | Course
Description: | Communication strategies and activities in the executive and legislative branches of local, state, and national government. Case study approach incorporated into the class. | | Athena Title: | Comm Strategies in Government | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H or INTL 3300 or ADPR 3860 or AGCM 3200 or HIST 4060/6060 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4310E/6310E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Government | Course
Description: | Communication strategies and activities in the executive and
legislative branches of local, state, and national government.
Case study approach incorporated into the class. | | Athena Title: | Communication Strat in Govt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4310 or COMM 6310 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Political Campaigns | Course
Description: | The role communication plays in deciding which candidate will run for office, the nomination of candidates, and the election of candidates to office. | | Athena Title: | POLITICAL CAMP COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4320 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in the Courtroom | Course
Description: | How verbal communication skills and strategies of persuasion are used in a variety of legal settings. Includes interviewing, courtroom speeches, witness examination, jury selection and deliberation, as well as issues of judicial argumentation and reasoning and effects of media on litigation outcomes. | | Athena Title: | Comm Strategies in Courtroom | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4340/6340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication and Religion | Course
Description: | The nature and practice of communication in a variety of religious traditions. Notions of sacred symbolism, myth, revelation, hermeneutics, and apologetics are especially emphasized. | | Athena Title: | COMM REL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4340/6340 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4350/6350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Scientific Communication | Course
Description: | The practice of communicating scientific learning within
disciplines, across disciplines, and to lay audiences. The course
is designed to equip students in the natural and social sciences
with the skills necessary to bring scientific information to
professional audiences and to the general public through the
spoken word. In addition to basics of organizing and clarifying a
scientific presentation, research findings in areas such as risk
perception, numeracy, uncertainty management, and visual argument
will be presented. | | Athena Title: | SCI COMM | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4350E/6350E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Scientific Communication | Course
Description: | The practice of communicating scientific learning within
disciplines, across disciplines, and to lay audiences. The
course is designed to equip students in the natural and
social sciences with the skills necessary to bring scientific
information to professional audiences and to the general public
through the spoken word. In addition to basics of organizing
and clarifying a scientific presentation research findings in
areas such as risk perception, numeracy, uncertainty
management, and visual argument will be presented. | | Athena Title: | SCI COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4350 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4360E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Social Movements | Course
Description: | The rhetorical nature, function, development, and impact of social movements on society as applied to one or more case studies and the role of the media in social change. | | Athena Title: | Communication Social Movements | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4360, COMM 6360 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4360/6360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication Strategies in Social Movements | Course
Description: | The rhetorical nature, function, development, and impact of
social movements on society as applied to one or more case
studies and the role of the media in social change. | | Athena Title: | Communication Social Movements | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4360E | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3300 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4370/6370. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Women and United States Public Discourse | Course
Description: | History and criticism of speeches by United States women in nineteenth- and twentieth-century social reform movements, especially woman's rights and feminism. | | Athena Title: | Women and US Public Discourse | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Rhetoric of War | Course
Description: | Explores social discourse about war, conflict, and violence
through studies of public address, propaganda, media
representations, and social movements. | | Athena Title: | The Rhetoric of War | | Prerequisite: | COMM 2100 or COMM 2200 or COMM 2200E or COMM 2360 or COMM 3300 or COMM 3320 or COMM 3340 or GEOG 3640 or INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication, Rhetoric, and the Common Good | Course
Description: | The role of communication and rhetoric in the (re)formation of
the common good in collective life. Students will be required to
think critically about and advocate persuasively on behalf of the
common good at the local, state, regional, national, and global
levels. | | Athena Title: | Rhetoric and the Common Good | | Prerequisite: | COMM 2200 or COMM 2200E or COMM 2360 or COMM 3100 or COMM 3300 or COMM 3320 or COMM 3340 or GEOG 3640 or INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(CLAS) 4410/6410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Rhetoric and Democracy in the Ancient World | Course
Description: | Examination of the role of rhetoric in the political systems of
democratic Athens and republican Rome through readings from
ancient speeches and ancient rhetorical theory. It especially
considers the relationship between rhetoric and civic engagement
and the influence of ancient rhetoric on modern democratic
discourse. | | Athena Title: | Rhetoric and Democracy | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4420/6420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communication and Body Image | Course
Description: | Explores how sociocultural influences (e.g., media, family, and
peers) communicate about and socially construct weight/appearance
standards and the effects of these messages on individuals’
affective, cognitive, perceptual, and behavioral (i.e., body
image) outcomes. | | Athena Title: | Communication and Body Image | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or HPRB 3010 or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PSYC 1030H | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4430/6430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Classical Rhetoric | Course
Description: | Major issues of rhetorical theory and practice in ancient Greece
and Rome. Particular focus on the distinction between rhetoric
and philosophy, methods in ancient argumentation, and ethical
issues in persuasion. | | Athena Title: | Classical Rhetoric | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | COMM 1110 or COMM 3300 or CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010H or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communicating in Close Relationships | Course
Description: | Communication in personal relationships from periods of relational development through relational disengagement. Emphasis on understanding and applying social scientific theories of communication. | | Athena Title: | Comm in Close Relationships | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nonverbal Communication | Course
Description: | In-depth examination of the functional potential of each type
of nonverbal communication. Primary emphasis is given to
demonstrating the value of specific kinds of nonverbal cues in
communicating successfully in such real world settings as the
job interview, male-female interaction, and the courtroom. | | Athena Title: | NONVERBAL COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4510/6510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Small Group Communication | Course
Description: | Theory and techniques of small group discussion, with emphasis on current experimentation and research. Course content includes the ways in which communication influences and is influenced by group formation, development of group norms, group performance, and other topics. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Small Group Comm | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1100 or COMM 1300 or COMM 1500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4540/6540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interpersonal Conflict | Course
Description: | An examination of the precursors, dynamics, and implications of
interpersonal conflict in a variety of formal and informal
relational contexts. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Conflict | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4540E | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Graduate: Open to students currently enrolled in the COMM graduate program or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4540E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interpersonal Conflict | Course
Description: | An examination of the precursors, dynamics, and implications of interpersonal conflict in a variety of formal and informal relational contexts. | | Athena Title: | Interpersonal Conflict | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4540, COMM 6540 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Organizational Communication | Course
Description: | The relationship between communicating and organizing within
complex organizations. Course content includes the ways in
which communication creates organizational cultures,
identities, networks, leadership, conflict, and other topics. | | Athena Title: | Organizational Communication | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1100 or COMM 1300 or COMM 1500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4560/6560. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intergroup Communication | Course
Description: | Course explores how communication can signal social identity and categorization as well as the activation of stereotypes and biases in interactions. Examination of how the activation of certain social categories can influence how we communicate with others, and how this can both facilitate and complicate interactions between members of different social groups (e.g., national, ethnic, racial, gender, ability, political, and religious). | | Athena Title: | Intergroup Communication | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or COMM 2550H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(HPRB) 4610/6610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Communication | Course
Description: | Communication about health with physicians and other providers, within support groups and health care organizations, and by public figures, groups, and organizations. | | Athena Title: | Health Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5310, HPRB 5310E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Communicating Social Issues in Campaigns | Course
Description: | Theories and research that guide public communication campaigns,
with particular attention to message design principles. Provides
students with opportunities to apply the concepts and theories
learned in class in practical settings of their choosing. | | Athena Title: | Social Issues in Campaigns | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or ADPR 3100 or ADPR 3100H or HPRB 3010 or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PSYC 1030H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(HPRB) 4630S/6630S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community-Based Health Communication | Course
Description: | Why are some people healthy and others not? How can health
communication make a difference? Students in this course will be
introduced to foundational concepts related to health disparities
in order to confidently contribute to a health communication
intervention in a community setting in Georgia. | | Athena Title: | Community Health Comm | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1102E or COMM 1110 or COMM 1500 or COMM 1500E or COMM 2150H or COMM 2550H or PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or SOWK 2154 or SOWK 2154S or SOWK 2155 or SOWK 2156 or HPRB 1710 or RELI 1001 or LACS 1000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Managing Conflict in American and French Culture | Course
Description: | Navigating interpersonal conflict is especially challenging when
reconciling what we “know” with what we experience in a different
country. Focusing on French and American cultures, this course
explores what makes conflict challenging and develops a repertoire
of skills for thinking about and managing conflict in
interpersonal and intercultural encounters. | | Athena Title: | Conflict in French Culture | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4800E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intercultural Communication | Course
Description: | Factors that facilitate or impede effective communication between members of different cultural groups. Considers interactions between people from different nations as well as co-cultures within the same nation. Effects of differing world views, value systems, language varieties, nonverbal codes, and relational norms. Skills for disseminating ideas across cultures and for building intercultural competence. | | Athena Title: | Intercultural Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4800 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intercultural Communication | Course
Description: | Factors that facilitate or impede effective communication between members of different cultural groups. Considers interactions between people from different nations as well as co-cultures within the same nation. Effects of differing world views, value systems, language varieties, nonverbal codes, and relational norms. Skills for disseminating ideas across cultures and for building intercultural competence. | | Athena Title: | Intercultural Communication | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in COMM 4800E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4820/6820. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | International Perspectives on Interracial Communication (IPIC) | Course
Description: | Exploration of communication’s role in shaping understandings of
race, ethnicity, and culture in Costa Rica. Experiential
learning occurs via readings, discussions, panels, group
presentations, and in-depth interviews with local residents.
Students are challenged to engage critically and experientially
with course content from an international perspective. | | Athena Title: | International Interracial Comm | | Corequisite: | COMM 4850/6850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(AFAM) 4830/6830. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethnicity-Race and Close Relationships | Course
Description: | Interpersonal communication and how ethnicity-race impacts our understanding of race, discrimination, and racism in close relationships. Historical, sociological, and psychological factors that affect individual relationships, including interracial relationships, homogamy, and friendships. | | Athena Title: | Ethnicity Race Close Relations | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1500 or COMM 3700 or AFAM 2000 or PSYC (AFAM) 2150 or AFAM(PSYC) 3150 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM(AFAM) 4840/6840. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethnicity, Race, and Family Communication | Course
Description: | Perspectives on race, ethnicity, and the family. Focuses on how these three areas function as social institutions, how people are socialized to think and communicate about race and ethnicity, as well as how to engage in communication as a way to enact social change and overcome difference, particularly in families. | | Athena Title: | Ethnicity Race and Family | | Pre or Corequisite: | AFAM 2000 or PSYC(AFAM) 2150 or AFAM(PSYC) 3150 or COMM 1500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4850/6850. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Identity, Culture, and Race in Study Abroad | Course
Description: | Students are challenged to think critically about how racially,
culturally, and ethnically different people communicate with and
influence each other’s worldviews. This course involves intense
introspection on in-country experiences and how one’s racial
identity as a U.S. citizen transforms through a temporary status
as a Costa Rican tourist. | | Athena Title: | Culture in Study Abroad | | Corequisite: | COMM 4820/6820 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Communication | Course
Description: | Selected and rotating topics such as humor and communication, visual communication, or communication training in business and industry. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Comm | | Prerequisite: | COMM 1100 or COMM 1300 or COMM 1500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4910. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Communication | Course
Description: | Communication theory and research to public or private sector enterprise. Emphasis on observation and analysis of communication behaviors in workplace contexts. | | Athena Title: | Internship in Communication | | Nontraditional Format: | This course requires 50 hours of work per credit hour. A
student seeking two credit hours will be expected to work a
minimum of 100 hours per semester. A student will be expected
to work a minimum of 150 hours per semester to receive three
credit hours. For a full three credit course, this equates to
a minimum of 10 hours of work per week over a 15 week semester
for 150 hours. | | Prerequisite: | (SPCM 1010 or SPCM 1100 or COMM 1100 or SPCM 1500 or COMM 1500) and [(SPCM 3300 or COMM 3300) and (SPCM 3700 or COMM 3700)] and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4920. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Debate Practicum | Course
Description: | Concentration on the practice of intercollegiate debate. Open to students who travel to debate tournaments. | | Athena Title: | DEBATE PRACTICUM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4920 | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4930. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Communication | Course
Description: | Independent, intensive, and extended research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 4930 | | Nontraditional Format: | Individual student/professor interaction. | | Prerequisite: | SPCM 3300 or COMM 3300 or SPCM 3700 or COMM 3700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4940. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Practicum in Communication Research | Course
Description: | Independent, intensive, lab-based research with community-based
participants under the supervision of a faculty member. Students
will gain experience working with research protocols, data
collection, and the analysis of communication behaviors. | | Athena Title: | Directed Practicum in Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Individual student/professor interaction. | | Prerequisite: | COMM 3700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | (SPCM 3300 or COMM 3300) and (SPCM 3700 or COMM 3700) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 6010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Teaching Introduction to Public Speaking | Course
Description: | The theory and practice of teaching in post-secondary institutions, with specific application to teaching the introductory public speaking course or the hybrid overview course with major public speaking components. Designed to create familiarity with learner variables, effective course design for achieving learning outcomes, creating a positive learning environment, and developing assessment materials of student learning. Students will also gain knowledge of how to craft a teaching philosophy and teaching portfolio. | | Athena Title: | Sem Teaching Intro Pub Speak | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 6011. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Teaching Interpersonal Communication | Course
Description: | The theory and practice of teaching in post-secondary institutions, with specific application to teaching the introduction to interpersonal communication course. Designed to create familiarity with learner variables, effective course design for achieving learning outcomes, creating a positive learning environment, and developing assessment materials of student learning. Students will also gain knowledge of how to craft a teaching philosophy and teaching portfolio. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Interpersonal Comm | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 6320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Campaign Communication | Course
Description: | An investigation of the different types of political
communication found in campaigns. Issues and events to be
discussed will include: language, public speaking in campaigns,
agenda setting, political consultants, the role of the mass
media and the new media in campaigns, spot ads, party
conventions, and public debates. | | Athena Title: | POLITICAL COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 6320 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7200. 1-16 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Comprehensive Preparation | Course
Description: | Comprehensive examination preparation and research under the
direction of a major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTERS COMP PREP | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 7200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7250. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research Writing | Course
Description: | This course is solely for Communication Studies students
studying Interpersonal and Health Communication enrolled in the
M.A./Ph.D. program. This in an intensive writing course that
will result in a publishable paper under the direction of an
adviser. | | Athena Title: | Research Writing | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Admission to the accelerated M.A/Ph..D. program in Interpersonal and Health Communication | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 7300 | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Communication Training and Development | Course
Description: | Practicum of communication training and development. Relevant theory and research and the opportunity to participate in and present extended training and development programs. Topics include needs assessment, design and presentation of training programs, proposal writing, multi-media skill development, and follow-up evaluation of program effectiveness. | | Athena Title: | SEM COMM TRAIN DEVE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 7500 | | Prerequisite: | Graduate standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 7910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Graduate Internship in Communication | Course
Description: | Communication theory and research to public or private sector
enterprise. Emphasis on observation and analysis of
communication behaviors in workplace contexts. | | Athena Title: | Internship in Communication | | Nontraditional Format: | This course requires 50 hours of work per credit hour. A
student seeking two credit hours will be expected to work a
minimum of 100 hours per semester. A student will be expected
to work a minimum of 150 hours per semester to receive three
credit hours. For a 3-credit course, this equates to a minimum
of 10 hours of work per week over a 15-week semester for 150
hours. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8000. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Colloquium on Communication Theory, Criticism, and Practice | Course
Description: | In-depth exposure and participation in public presentations of
current research on rhetorical and communication theory,
criticism, and practice. Issues related to professional
concerns in the Communication Studies discipline will also be
addressed. Students are required to give an academic
presentation at least once during their period of enrollment in
the course. | | Athena Title: | COMM STUD COLLOQ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8000 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Public Communication Education | Course
Description: | Teaching public speaking in postsecondary institutions.
Variables related to public speaking, such as communication
apprehension, sociolinguistic diversity, and motivations for
adult learning. Instructional strategies, including evaluation,
technology, classroom management and curriculum organization.
Projects in analysis of public speaking instructional discourse
and evaluation of learning outcomes. | | Athena Title: | SEM PUB COMM ED | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8011. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Interpersonal Communication Education | Course
Description: | Teaching interpersonal communication in postsecondary
institutions. Variables related to instruction of interpersonal
communication such as communication competence, relational
communication, cultural diversity, and motivations for adult
learning. Instructional strategies, including evaluation,
technology, classroom management, and curriculum organization.
Projects in analysis of interpersonal communication instruction
and evaluation of learning outcomes. | | Athena Title: | SEM IP COMM ED | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8011 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8020. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication Studies | Course
Description: | A basic introduction to graduate studies in Communication
Studies. | | Athena Title: | INTRO GRAD | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8030. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Development in Communication Studies | Course
Description: | Focused discussions and presentations related to issues about
professional and career development for communication studies
Ph.D.-level graduate students. Content will primarily focus on
issues related to careers in communication studies-related
fields. Offered to third- or second-year Ph.D. students, unless
otherwise advised by the department. The course content is not
discipline-specific. | | Athena Title: | Professional Development | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8050. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research Practicum in Communication | Course
Description: | Research apprenticeship conducted under faculty supervision. | | Athena Title: | RES PRACTICUM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8050 | | Nontraditional Format: | Collaborative research conducted with varying time commitments from week to week. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Rhetorical Theory | Course
Description: | A survey of key issues and figures in rhetorical theory,
especially in the classical, modern, and contemporary eras. | | Athena Title: | SEM RHET THEORY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Classical Rhetorical Theory | Course
Description: | Focused study on the emergence of rhetorical theory and practice
in the classical era. | | Athena Title: | SEM CLAS RHET | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8210 | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of faculty members. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Argumentation | Course
Description: | Exploration of the historical developments in the field of
argumentation. The seminar will investigate the relationship
between argument and kindred concepts including rhetoric,
logic, and epistemology. This orientation to the history of
argumentation will be followed by an extended investigation of
public argument studies. | | Athena Title: | ARGUMENTATION | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8220 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8230. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | Course
Description: | Influential 20th- and 21st-century scholarship in rhetorical
theory, emphasizing prominent trends, figures, and debates
within the contemporary discipline. | | Athena Title: | Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | | Prerequisite: | Graduate standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8250. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Critical Theories of Discourse | Course
Description: | The development of twentieth-century discourse theories from a
variety of fields as they have influenced the study of
rhetoric, including structuralism, critical theory,
postmodernism, and poststructuralism. | | Athena Title: | Critical Theories of Discourse | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8300. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism | Course
Description: | The field of rhetorical criticism is concerned with the expert
reading of persuasive discourse. The course traces the
classical roots of this critical tradition but also explores
many examples drawing upon different lineages. Students
undertake various projects of critical interpretation. | | Athena Title: | SEM RHET CRIT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8300 | | Pre or Corequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8310. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Public Address | Course
Description: | Research, analysis, and evaluation of selected topics of public address. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS PUBLIC AD | | Prerequisite: | [(SPCM 8200 or COMM 8200) and (SPCM 8300 or COMM 8300)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8330. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Rhetorical Theory | Course
Description: | An intensive focus on rhetorical theory in a particular area.
May focus on an author (e.g., Kenneth Burke, Michel Foucault,
or St. Augustine), an era (e.g., classical, 19th century,
interwar), or a subject area (e.g., social change, aesthetics,
materiality). | | Athena Title: | TOPIC RHET THEO | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8330 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8340. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Methodologies of Rhetorical Criticism | Course
Description: | Concentrates on a particular style of rhetorical criticism and
thoroughly explores its literature. Examples are cultural
criticism (gender, race, political economy), exploration of
approaches by key figures (Aristotle, Burke, Foucault), themes
(discourse, narrative/myth, the rhetorical presidency), or modes
(visual, new media, or ecologies of media). | | Athena Title: | METHS RHET CRIT | | Prerequisite: | [(SPCM 8200 or COMM 8200) and (SPCM 8300 or COMM 8300)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8350. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | The Rhetoric of Science | Course
Description: | An investigation of the discursive underpinnings of scientific inquiry, both in its technical and public aspects. May examine the social construction of scientific knowledge, science's interfaces with political and cultural influences, and the various ways that scientific knowledge is appropriated in public life. | | Athena Title: | RHET SCI | | Prerequisite: | [(SPCM 8200 or COMM 8200) and (SPCM 8300 or COMM 8300)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8360. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Feminist Theory and Criticism | Course
Description: | History, purposes, assumptions, and analytical and evaluative
tools of feminist theory and criticism as they relate to various
forms of public discourse. Examples may include, but are not
limited to, rhetorical discourse, film, television, and other
forms of public culture. | | Athena Title: | FEM THEORY & CRIT | | Prerequisite: | [(SPCM 8200 or COMM 8200) and (SPCM 8300 or COMM 8300)] or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Interpersonal Communication Theory | Course
Description: | Theories of interpersonal communication. Familiarizes students
with the breadth, scope, and range of communication theories.
Develops skills in theory development, hypothesis formation,
and model building. Provides skills necessary to read and
evaluate scholarly publications in communication studies. | | Athena Title: | Sem Interpersonal Comm Theory | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar In Communication and Social Influence | Course
Description: | Familiarizes students with issues related to communication and social influence. Parameters of social influence, theories of social influence that emphasize communication processes, source and audience characteristics, message and channel properties, and attitudinal outcomes. | | Athena Title: | COM SOC INFLUENCE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8520 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Relational Communication | Course
Description: | Issues and research related to communication in personal relationships. Issues and studies related to attraction, relational development, relational maintenance and repair, critical events in relationships, and relational termination. | | Athena Title: | RELATIONAL COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8540 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8550. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Communication | Course
Description: | A readings and research seminar in theoretical topics of
interpersonal communication. Areas of study will vary depending
on the time lines of the topics and the research focus of the
professor. Sample topics include communication in relational
development, interracial communication, conflict, media,
emotion, and interpersonal communication competencies. | | Athena Title: | Adv Topics Interpersonal Comm | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Health Communication | Course
Description: | The multiple discourses and processes involved in communication about health. Advanced analysis of theories and research involved in the processes of naming, blaming, and shaming. | | Athena Title: | SEM HLTH COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8610 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Organizational Communication | Course
Description: | Introduction to theory and research on the relationship between
organizing and communicating within complex organizations and the
communicative interplay between organizations and society.
Examination of the communicative nature of organizations,
structure, culture, socialization, identification, power,
conflict, and leadership | | Athena Title: | SEM ORG COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8620 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Social Scientific Research Methods in Communication Studies | Course
Description: | Provides students a thorough overview of the basics in
empirical research methods used by social scientists with an
emphasis on methods used most frequently by interpersonal
communication researchers. | | Athena Title: | SOC SCI RES METH | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Intercultural Communication | Course
Description: | The study of communication within and between diverse cultural groups. Examines communicative nature of social identity, effects of world view on communication, nonverbal and verbal codes, varying relational patterns, and rhetoric situated in varying cultures. An applied research project will be conducted. | | Athena Title: | SEM INTERCULT COMM | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8800 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interracial Communication: Theory Into Practice | Course
Description: | Exploration of the current trends in literature on the topics of
race relations, communication styles and patterns, communication
theory, and social construction of race and its influence on
communication. Residential segregation, racism, biracial
identity, cultural sensitivity, stereotypes, uncertainty
reduction, pedagogy, social exchange theory, cultural diversity,
interracial friendships and dating, and how researchers use
various methodologies to measure these relationships and factors
influencing their development. | | Athena Title: | Interracial Communication | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 8990. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study and Special Topics in Communication Studies | Course
Description: | Focused discussion and research on a current topic in the
communication studies discipline as defined by a faculty member
of the Department of Communication Studies. | | Athena Title: | DIR STUDY SPEC TOPS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SPCM 8990 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 54 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | COMM 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 54 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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