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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
| COM 1101 |
COM 1321 |
COM 2323 |
COM 3001 |
COM 3628 |
COM 3629 |
COM 4142 |
COM 4177 |
COM 4265 |
COM 4899 |
JRN 2101 |
JRN 2202 |
JRN 2203 |
JRN 3301 |
JRN 3355 |
JRN 4899 |
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| COM 1101: () Offerings |
| In this fundamental course in communication between people, class sessions incorporate lectures with discussion and examples from popular culture and media. The focus of this course is on direct application of basic communication concepts essential to our daily lives. Topics include perception, gender, and culture and their effects on ourselves and others; self-expression and disclosure; friendship, family, and dating; verbal and nonverbal cues and their meanings; listening; and conflict management. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B
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| COM 1321: () Offerings |
| Analyzes platform speaking; includes analysis, preparation and presentation of formal speeches. Includes rhetorical criticism of significant models. Recommended for students planning to major in communication; open to other students as well. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities B
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| COM 2323: () Offerings |
| Examines ambiguity, analysis, evidence, observation and inference; applies principles of reasoning to significant issues through extensive practice in public discourse, questioning, response to questions, refutation, and negotiation. |
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| COM 3001: () Offerings |
| Examines theories of human communication and introduces a range of research methodologies used in investigating and creating those theories. Prerequisite for COM 4142 and 4899. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| COM 3628: () Offerings |
| Examines theories of communication and persuasion from ancient times to the fifth century A.D. Intensively studies selected Greek and Roman rhetorical treatises. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| COM 3629: () Offerings |
| Examines theories of communication and persuasion from the 15th century to the present, with special emphasis on European and American rhetorical theorists. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| COM 4142: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: COM 1101 and 3001 or permission of instructor. Focuses on selected communication theories, research and application pertaining to romantic, friendship and family relationships. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| COM 4177: () Offerings |
| Uses case studies to explore ethical foundations of media practice and to test methods of moral reasoning. Case studies consider business pressures, deception, truth telling, fairness, privacy, responsibility, and social justice in the news business; persuasion and truth telling in advertising and public relations; and the responsibilities of entertainment industries in areas such as taste, violence, gender, and race. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| COM 4265: () Offerings |
| Examines how communication functions within organizations and explores use of communication to improve employee relationships and organizational effectiveness. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| COM 4899: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 30 credits in communication major and COM 3001. Senior capstone course in the Communication Studies track. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Senior students only. |
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| JRN 2101: () Offerings |
| Develops basic writing skills essential for success in mass media. Topics include outlining basic structure of news business; writing leads; organizing stories; using Associated Press style; utilizing grammar, punctuation; developing interview techniques; covering speeches and press conferences. |
| Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| JRN 2202: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: JRN 2101 Develops basic reporting skills while continuing instruction in newswriting. Encourages students to develop their own stories through document, online, and human sources. Discusses both hard-news and feature writing styles. |
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| JRN 2203: () Offerings |
| Develops basic skills in editing and publication design of print media. Topics include copyediting; story and page design; headline writing; photo captions; photo sizing and cropping; proper use of graphics. |
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| JRN 3301: () Offerings |
| Explores all major areas of media law, their significance for society, and the new challenges posed by cyberspace. Topics include First Amendment and the meaning of free expression; prior restraint; hate speech; libel; invasion of privacy; freedom of information; protection of news sources; free press/fair trial; obscenity and indecency; copyright; advertising; and telecommunications regulation. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| JRN 3355: () Offerings |
| Applies relevant theories of mass communication to significant issues of media performance informed by the historical development of industry structures, professional practices, and changing technologies. Topics include journalism in the age of print, TV and cyberspace; propaganda, persuasion, and media influence in the world of public relations and advertising; TV, cable, music, film, and controversies over race, gender, violence, obscenity, and children's programming; and emerging questions about the impact of the information superhighway. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| JRN 4899: () Offerings |
| Senior capstone course in the journalism track. Assignments include a final journalism portfolio and papers dealing with the relationship between Christian faith and journalism ethics. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Communication Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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