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4.00 Credits
Examines key concepts and methods for gathering and evaluating information. Students gain an understanding of the research processes within the field of communication, from formulating a research question and organizing a search strategy to hands-on research and academic writing. Prerequisite course for all communication majors taking 400-level courses. Prerequisite(s): COMM 200 , COMM 201 and either USEM 101 , USEM 102 , or USEM 103 .
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Examines a broad range of communication theories within the dyadic, group, organizational, public, intercultural, and mass communication contexts. Prerequisite(s): COMM 200 and COMM 201 .
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4.00 Credits
Public speaking course for students who have taken an introductory course and college juniors and seniors with experience in public speaking who have not taken COMM 210 . Emphasizes content strategies, alternate organizational patterns, speaking styles, and use of language.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the nonlinguistic aspects of human communication. Students review empirical literature and participate in exercises to promote awareness of and skill development in nonverbal communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 125 .
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4.00 Credits
Examines and develops interviewee and interviewer skills in job selection interviews, as well as social scientific interviewing techniques. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above
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4.00 Credits
Examines the construction of social problems (such as homelessness and hunger) by media; policymakers; and stakeholders, including community-based groups, social movements, and nongovernmental and civic organizations. Explores how voices and perspectives are framed and disseminated in the public realm and how power works through language, texts, and social action. Includes a community-based learning component involving community service, applied projects, and reflective, action-based learning. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above
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Introduces communication phenomena in the setting of the family. Focuses on understanding how we develop, maintain, enhance, or disturb family relationships through a variety of communicative processes, with an emphasis on systems, dialectical, and narrative theories. Analyzes the form and function of family stories from a constructionist perspective (including what gets told, by whom, how, and when) and examines the meanings these stories hold for family members. Prerequisite(s): COMM 125 .
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4.00 Credits
Study and practice of persuasive communication. Examines social and psychological foundations, ethical issues, and contemporary theory and practice. Prerequisite(s): COMM 210 .
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4.00 Credits
Explores critical thinking through creating, defending, and critiquing propositions of value and policy. Teaches argumentative strategies for political and competitive debate. Approved for University Studies (Integration). Prerequisite(s): COMM 210 .
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4.00 Credits
Introduces and analyzes various social scientific and critical theoretical models of mass communication. Emphasizes the relationship of these theories to mass media in today’s society. Prerequisite(s): COMM 201 .
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