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4.00 Credits
FAMILY COMMUNICATION (RELATIONAL TRACK)~ Family Communication is a course dedicated to applying a wide range of communication theories and practices to an experience shared by all persons-family life. Few relationships are more important to people's well-being than their family relationships. And while these relationships are often defined by genes and marriages, they are built, maintained, and destroyed by communication. No two people have the same familial experience, and this course offers students the opportunity to examine how diverse families function and how their specific members interact with each other. Patterns of intimacy, rituals, roles, decision-making, and conflict are included as significant issues forming family patterns. Historical and other cultural familial relationships are also included to open perspectives beyond the students' immediate experiences. Classroom discussions, experiential activities, and field projects are designed to help students gain insight into the people with whom they share their lives, as well as the workings of well-functioning or "normal" family.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE (RHETORICAL TRACK)~ Critical approaches to literature to discover meaning and to appreciate the emotional effect of the work is the focal point of this course. Students will use various forms of literature for interpretation and study. Emphasis is placed on principles of reading a work aloud to communicate its intellectual and emotional meaning. Presentations will possibly be an integrated or adjunct aspect of this course. Also listed as Theatre Arts 224.
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3.00 Credits
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION (RELATIONAL TRACK)~ This course is devoted to the study of nonverbal communication in our intimate, social, and working relationships. Nonverbal cues found in (a) the communication context, (b) the communicator's physical characteristics, and (c) his/her body movement and position (gestures, posture, touching, facial expressions, eye and vocal behavior) are explored alone and in conjunction with the total communication system to better understand how nonverbal behavior helps accomplish various communication goals (for example, closeness, identity, and deception). Students will be introduced to contemporary research studies as well as key works from the past to develop a theoretical perspective of the subject. Field experiments, observational studies, and classroom exercises are an integral part of the course and give students an opportunity to increase their sensitivity to messages communicated via nonverbal channels in a variety of natural settings.
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4.00 Credits
ARGUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY (RHETORICAL TRACK)~ Argumentation and advocacy are examined as reasoned discourse in formal and informal decision-making situations. An examination and evaluation of proofs, types and tests of evidence, proposition analysis, and their uses in the advocacy process. Students will assume the role of advocates in informal and formal contexts.
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3.00 Credits
RHETORIC OF INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS (RHETORICAL OR INTERCULTURAL TRACK)~ An exploration of the messages of international speakers as representatives of a global rhetorical environment. Students will examine selected international speakers through a problem-solving approach looking at each speaker's rhetorical problem (s), the extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting the discourse, and the rhetorical strategies employed to ameliorate rhetorical problem (s). Emphasis will be on examining each speaker as a product of his or her culture. Students will do a case study of a selected speaker.
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3.00 Credits
PRESIDENTIAL RHETORIC (RHETORICAL TRACK)~ This course examines presidential discourse as reflected in speeches, interviews, letters, and press conferences. Students will learn a critical framework for analyzing this genre of discourse, and they will write a critical paper on a selected presidential rhetoric.
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3.00 Credits
MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS (MEDIATED TRACK)~ The challenges of our times require civic engagement and careful, thoughtful judgment of our information sources. The agenda-setting and watchdog functions of the media define our experience with the United States capitalist and democratic system. Through intense research and class discussion, we will explore legal and ethical issues in the media. We will read and discuss popular press, peer-reviewed journal articles, and legal documents, to improve media literacy and explore the symbiotic relationship between what is legal and what is ethical. We will cover a variety of legal issues including First Amendment struggles, libel, slander, and invasion of privacy. We will also explore ethical dilemmas in mainstream media including current ethical issues. Course components include: in-class and out-of-class assigned readings, in-class viewing of related videos and films, ongoing class discussion, and in-class and out-of-class group and individual projects.
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4.00 Credits
SURVEY OF JOURNALISM (MEDIATED TRACK)~ This course examines the contemporary professional journalistic field, particularly the areas of writing for media, design, layout, public relations and advertising. It provides students with practical experience and also an understanding of ethical and legal problems facing contemporary journalism. By examining the way First Amendment principles have translated in different political and social arenas, it also addresses how effectively journalism serves its various constituencies. Also listed as Writing 240.
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3.00 Credits
MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY (MEDIATED TRACK)~ Discussions covering the evolution of print and electronic media systems in general and their impact on different kinds of societies are the central focus of the course. Audience insights will be an important part of this exercise. Press freedom, a key component of many political systems, will also be evaluated. Students will be required to analyze media content and audience responses in research papers that address these issues. Some discussion of research methodology will therefore be conducted.
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4.00 Credits
PHOTOJOURNALISM (MEDIATED TRACK)~ This course will examine photography as it pertains to journalism, publication and communication. The emphasis will be on using still images, individually and in groups to effectively and concisely communicate ideas, emotions and information. Students must have a working knowledge of the basic photographic process and of their photographic equipment as this class will assume that you already know how to prepare digital images. A digital camera, preferably with 3 or more megapixels of resolution, with the option for manual control will also be required. It is recommended that the camera have the ability to cover a range of focal lengths (either through zoom or a change of lenses). Some practical experience with photography would be helpful (i.e. yearbook, school newspaper, etc.) but is not required.
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