2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Communication Studies

  
  • COMM HI - Honors in Communications


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM HII - Honors in Communications


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM 1850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2000 - Intro to Communication Studies


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2000 introduces the processes of communication through analysis of interpersonal and intercultural communication, communication in groups, and communication in organizational settings.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000  
  
  • COMM 2100 - History of the Media


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2100 is a survey of the origin and development of media, including print newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, and the worldwide web/internet. The course may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communications Studies major.  

  
  • COMM 2200 - Public Speaking


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2200 is an introduction to public speaking and rhetoric through engagement with key rhetorical theories.  The course is designed to deepen critical thinking and analytical skills of public rhetorical expressions and to develop critical listening, speaking, and writing skills.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000  recommended
  
  • COMM 2300 - Sports Communication


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2300 introduces key topics in sports communication, such as  interpersonal communication (coaching, team members, athlete use of social media); fan culture (including fantasy sports and sports betting); mass media portrayals of race, gender, and sexuality in sports; and public relations.

    Prerequisites: COMM 2000  recommended
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: COMM 2000  recommended
  
  • COMM 2400 - Communication Ethics


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2400 is a study of the moral and legal issues involved in the creation and consumption of media products. The course also examines principles of free speech as well as ethical issues in interpersonal,intercultural, and professional/business communication.  Communication Ethics may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communication Studies major.

  
  • COMM 2430 - Journalism


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2430 introduces the basics of news writing and reporting, including the history and principles of journalism, and the techniques of layout and copywriting.  

  
  • COMM 2750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • COMM 2760 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM 2850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3000 - Interdisciplinary Studies Communications


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3000 crosses disciplinary boundaries and is cross-listed with another department when offered.

  
  • COMM 3100 - Studies Mass Media & Mass Communications


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3100 is an exploration of a specific topic within the field of mass media and mass communications.  Course topics change each time the course is offered. Offerings could include topics such as mass media law, civic journalism and the history of the alternative press, crisis communications, persuasion and propaganda, and media, myth, and ritual.  

  
  • COMM 3300 - Media Production


    4 Semester Hours
    Media Production offers an introduction to digital media production for the internet, broadcast, and social media platforms. Collaborative work and group projects will be emphasized in order to help students develop the fundamental skills and techniques of storytelling, lighting, composition, audio recording, and editing of image and sound.

    Prerequisites: COMM 2000  recommended.
  
  • COMM 3400 - Studies in Intercultural Communication


    4 Semester Hours
    The specific content will vary by offering, but COMM-3400 considers the relationship between communication and culture through study of communications within and between ethnic groups, social classes, and other communities. Topics could include communication between or within genders and racial/ethnic groups and ethnography and communicative environments. The course may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communication Studies major.  

  
  • COMM 3450 - Writing for the New Media


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3450 is an investigation of the approaches, styles, and challenges of writing in a Web 2.0 environment.

  
  • COMM 3500 - Studies in Rhetoric


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3500 is a focused examination of one model, theory, or theorist in the field of rhetoric. Course topics change each time the course is offered. Prior offerings have include the rhetoric of social movements, public rhetoric, religious rhetoric, and the work of Kenneth Burke. 

  
  • COMM 3750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • COMM 3800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3803 - Directed Study


    3 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 4850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4900 - Digital Media Rhetoric


    4 Semester Hours
    Digital Media Rhetoric explores traditional and emerging theoretical frameworks for examining the rhetorical affordances and effects of the digital media tools and  platforms so prevalent in our contemporary culture, including a look at issues of equity and community-building through these resources.