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  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will examine discourse, written, spoken and mediated, that is related to attempts by women to achieve economic, political, and social rights equal to men's. Prerequisite: COMM 357 or a women's and gender studies minor with permission of the Communication Department Chair. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course surveys the philosophical roots and intellectual history of social theory in mass communication, journalism, and media studies. Students engage primary texts from pragmatism, sociology, mass culture, critical theory, and British cultural studies. It cultivates a critical, grounded understanding of social theory and its relevance to contemporary research and concerns about media and society. Prerequisite: COMM 250. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a survey of the nature, processes, and consequences of communication between individuals and groups from different cultures and/or subcultures. Students will learn to recognize and evaluate the behavioral, communicative, political, and ethical consequences in such interactions. Prerequisites: COMM 240 and junior or senior status. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program. NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Inquiry into the development and presentation of political messages for public consumption, as well as message function in social and political contexts, including campaign discourse, political debates, and presidential rhetoric. Focus is on identifying the dominant theories and methodologies employed in the study of political communication and exploring the application of these to scholarly study and professional campaign work. Prerequisite: COMM 357. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides basic theories of design and layout for a variety of publications, including newspapers, magazines, the Web, and newsletters. The course introduces students to the use of desktop software essential to complete class projects. Prerequisites: COMM 250 and communication major or minor. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course teaches students how to critically edit news copy and graphics and make editorial decisions, as well as develop a better understanding of legal and ethical issues of communication. The course also includes a grammar review. Laboratory work on the campus newspaper is required. Prerequisite: COMM 367. Credits: 4 hours
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides extensive practice writing newspaper features and magazine articles. Students learn how to analyze markets, target ideas, write query letters, research and write articles of various formats, in addition to developing critical skills of writing. Prerequisite: COMM 251. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Considers advertising as a communication phenomenon and a business. Information about and limited practice in the production of print and broadcast advertising and the planning and execution of advertising campaigns. Serious consideration given to such topics as advertising's role in a capitalistic free society, potential advertising effects, and ethical advertising practices. Prerequisite: COMM 251. Credits: 3 hours
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers the American legal system, First Amendment principles relating to freedom of expression, laws that directly restrict or enhance information gathering and message dissemination in mass media, and the differences between law and ethics. Prerequisite: COMM 251. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A lecture/laboratory course that includes basic issues in radio broadcasting rules and regulations, as well as experience in the preparation, writing, and production of radio programming, such as news and public affairs, continuity, public service, and specialty music programs. Learning activities include practical experience through participation and extensive laboratory work in the operation of KTRM. Prerequisite: COMM 355. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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