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3.00 Credits
This course is literature and laboratory research directed by faculty members, with group discussions and seminars. Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Co-requisite: CH 401A. Course credit will be granted when CH 492A is completed. Offered every semester. Scheduled by arrangement with research advisor.
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A continuation of CH 491A. A senior thesis completes the two-semester project. Prerequisite: CH 491A. Co-requisite: CH 402A. Offered every semester. Scheduled by arrangement with research advisor.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of fundamental theoretical concepts of communication studies. The course will examine the traditions which gave rise to contemporary theory and introduce the trends prevalent in current communication theory and practice. Topics include persuasion, verbal and nonverbal behaviors, interpersonal contexts, organizational and group dynamics, mass media concerns, and intercultural misunderstandings. No prerequisite. Required for Communication Studies major. Three hours a week.
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A focus on the particular concepts and practices associated with human speech. The course explores the fundamental distinctions between verbal and written discourses. A central aspect of this course entails the understanding and practice of speaking in the diverse contexts of interpersonal relationships, small groups, and larger audiences. In this course the classroom is a laboratory in which to develop the varied skills associated with effective oral communication. No prerequisite. Required for Communication Studies major. Three hours a week.
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Explores the art of persuasion from Greek antiquity to Postmodern culture. This course investigates the ways in which theories and patterns of thought in the past inform contemporary understandings of rhetoric and communication. Topics include the rhetorical theories of Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Cicero, Quintillian, St. Augustine, Vico, Ramus, Locke and Nietzsche. Emphasis is placed on the ways in which beliefs about language correspond with the prevailing ideology in any given epoch. Prerequisite: CM 101A, CM 102A or consent of the instructor. Required for Communication Studies major. Three hours a week.
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This course is designed to examine the study of persuasive communication as it evolved from the disciplines of psychology and sociology. Special emphasis is placed on types of social influence and how people try to influence one another through attitudinal or behavioral techniques. Some topics discussed will be how people convince one another, persuade others to like them, or end personal relationships. The course will also investigate the tactics of resisting another’s attempt to persuade, the relationship between choice and coercion, and how verbal aggression facilitates or disables persuasion. Learning theory, fear appeals, propaganda, and compliance-gaining techniques are other areas critically assessed. Prerequisite: CM 101A or CM 102A or consent of the instructor. Required for Communication Studies major. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to foster a broad level of awareness in regard to interpersonal communication. While it does not offer a formula for interpersonal success, it invites the student to ask questions about the primary issue of the “other”and how the “other” necessarily affects the “self.In so doing, the course will center on issues such as self-awareness, self-disclosure, nonverbal communication, listening, authenticity, power, and conflict. Moreover, the student will become aware of the communication processes that both disintegrate and nurture the dyadic human relationship. Prerequisite: CM 101A or 102A or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.
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This course is offered to help students understand the nature, origin and practical application of communication theory. Coverage includes communication as a field of study, building and testing theory, and making use of theory. Students will be offered an overview of a variety of communication theories, including those dealing with symbolic activity, how individuals construct meaning, relational evolution, culture and critical theories. Special emphasis will be placed on becoming intelligent consumers of ideas and on using theory to examine actual communication events in realworld situations in order to improve outcomes. Prerequisite: CM 101A or CM 102A or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents an overview of basic public relations principles, concepts, and relation of theory and practice. Special emphasis on the role of society, public opinion, effective strategy and tactics, process, identification of public, publicity techniques, and effective use of media. Prerequisite: CM 101A or CM 102A or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.
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This course looks at the process of advertising from the perspective of communication studies. In so doing, it not only investigates the communicative components of advertisement constructions, but delves into questions that ask how advertising bears on both individual identities and the dynaics of the broader culture. Students will encounter theoretical positions which both construe advertising as a vibrant social enterprise and as a venture which undermines the agency of the individual human subject. This course also fosters media literacy and demonstrates how representation in advertising upholds certain economic and political structures and subverts others. The question is asked whether advertising consists merely of messages aimed at selling goods and services or if it is a text that shapes contemporary culture and our images of ourselves. Prerequisite: CM 101A or CM 102A or consent of the instructor. Three hours a week.
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