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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Engaging a variety of spiritual traditions (e.g., Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Wicca, New Ageism), this course explores the relationship between communication, U. S. American popular culture, and the constitution of spiritual practice. Throughout the course, students study how popular spiritual texts contribute to the creation and maintenance of self, other, and spiritual ideologies. Offered alternate years. (HE)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course examines the intersection of rhetoric, identity formation, and cultural contexts. During the course of the semester, students explore the way in which active human agents employ everyday rhetorical texts (e.g. conversation, instant messaging, fashion, home decor, music, art) as a means of constituting, negotiating, and transforming the cultures and communities in which they live. The course provides a variety of theoretical frameworks for understanding everyday human interaction as significant meaningmaking event and active site of the rhetorical performance of self, other, power, authority, and place. (HE)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of the purposes, types, processes, and behavioral dynamics of small group interaction. Covers theory and research with special attention to the dynamics, leadership, and the task dimension of groups. Each student participates in several groups. (HB)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course is taught in the Canary Islands where persons from a variety of European, African, American and Asian cultures can be encountered. Students are challenged to take an intercultural approach to the study of nonverbal communication acts, such as gestures, facial expressions, interpersonal distance and touch. Prerequisite: COMS 130. (HB, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Communication theory and research is applied to the composition of informative and persuasive messages. Students write on selected topics for a variety of audiences. (W)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course delves into the rhetorical tradition of the U.S. through a study of significant historical and contemporary speeches and their respective audiences. An understanding of rhetorical situations and responses culminates in an advanced public speaking experience. Students will write and deliver speeches at the end of the semester. Offered alternate years. (HEPT, Hist, W, S)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A project-based course which explores the capabilities and limitations of various electronic media as vehicles for informing, persuading, or inspiring. With emphasis on writing and planning skills appropriate to each medium, the course will utilize actual production experiences to introduce basic camera and lighting techniques, fundamentals of sound recording, principles of screen composition, and essentials of editing. Prerequisites: COMS 132, 133, or consent of the instructor. (W, S)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course is a study of feminist rhetorical theories and expression. The class reads texts by feminist rhetorical theorists and rhetors. Special emphasis is placed on the intersection between social, cultural, and economic contexts, political influences, and rhetorical strategies of women rhetors challenging Western patriarchy. Prerequisites: COMS 132 or WGST 130 or consent of instructor. (Same as WGST 342.) Offered alternate years. (HBSSM, HE, Hist, W, S)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Communication theory and research are used to examine the processes involved in communicating with those who are not members of one's particular cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, gender, ability, and socioeconomic group. Discussion, group activities, and papers will focus on the issues of awareness and competence in increasing one's communicative effectiveness. Prerequisite: COMS 130 or consent of department head. (HBSSM, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours Applied and theoretical approaches will be used to investigate the formal and informal communications processes found in organizations. The applied aspects of the course will focus on interviewing and working in groups. Prerequisite: COMS 130 or consent of department head. (HBSSM)
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