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4.00 Credits
Theory and practice of effective ethical leadership in contemporary political and organizational settings; theories for organizing and motivating people; cross-cultural applications; and issues of diversity and communication skills for leadership. Prerequisites: CC 200 or CC 201 and CC 263 or CC 266 and junior standing.
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2.00 Credits
Explication of political communication theories, policies, and practices as they relate to Washington, D.C. context. Integrates readings with speakers to fully demonstrate synergies of theory and practice in Washington political, government, and social advocacy arenas. Prerequisites: CC 200, CC 266, CC 263. Juniors and seniors only. Offered in conjunction with Washington Semester.
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4.00 Credits
Overview of how political discourse and resources of language influence audiences. Using theoretical insights of Kenneth Burke, Murray Edelman, Garry Wills, George Lakoff, and others to assess communication of diverse political figures and texts from Pericles to Ronald Reagan, from Gettysburg Address to Mein Kampf. Produce political texts, speech drafts, "blog" designs,
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4.00 Credits
Examines political comedy through lens of performance studies. Survey history of political commentary by American platform humorists (Artemus Ward, Mark Twain), stand-up comedians (Lenny Bruce, Kate Clinton), comedy monologue artists (Spalding Gray, Margaret Cho), and talk-show hosts (Bill Maher, Jay Leno). Examine role of comedy in shaping social and political discourse. Emphasis on developing performance skills. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Importance of managing communication in crisis situations. Topics include definitions, types, classifications, phases, planning, publics, contingency events, time estimating, crisis teams, control centers, working with media, training, and follow-through. Crisis scenarios cover profit, nonprofit, and government organizations at local, regional, national, and/or global level. Case examples employed. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Special topics in political communication. Prerequisites: junior standing and courses depending on topic. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Special topics in communication studies. Prerequisites: junior standing and courses depending on topic. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Advanced theory, research, and practice in political communication. Develop and enhance portfolios of political communication materials including development of two communication campaigns. Prerequisites: senior standing and completion of CC 200 and CC 303.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced theory, research, and practice in communication studies. As a key feature of the course, students complete a senior thesis or project. Prerequisites: senior standing and completion of CC 201, CC 303, and CC 304.
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4.00 Credits
Individual academic projects planned in collaboration with full-time faculty members to meet students' interests not satisfied by existing courses. Students submit proposal for study that includes learning objectives, evaluation methods, and bibliography before directed study is approved. All proposals must be approved in semester preceding the semester in which student wants to complete directed study. Proposal cannot be a substitute for a course that is in the catalogue. Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA and permission of faculty member and chair of the Department of Communication Studies. political advertisements, and press releases. Prerequisites: CC 303, CC 343, and junior standing. (Semester varies)
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