Comm 100Z: Introduction to Communication A fast-paced intriguing overview of the field of communication. The class will look at all the different aspects of communication such as social uses of language, different models of communication, communication codes – verbal/nonverbal. During the class, we will also explore listening and sharing within interpersonal and intercultural groups, along with public and mass media contexts. You will develop your communication skills with a community focused assessment.
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Comm 111Z: Public Speaking Employers are seeing a successful communicator. This fully online course will position you for professional success, graduate school or volunteer work. This fast-paced and intense course helps you learn to think on your feet, build a convincing argument and find evidence to support your stance. You will learn persuasive strategies to clearly relate your views and consider how humor, passion and logic influence listeners. Take the first step to skillfully creating a perspective and defend it - gather information and climb inside the head of your audience through life-long communication skills – embracing the public speaking process. |
Comm 215: Intro to Intercultural Communication The United States has a changing cultural terrain with the internationalization and globalization of mass and popular culture and this class will focus on how it impacts you while communicating interpersonally and withing mass communication. understanding the classical theories of intercultural communication will build a foundation for further study of other interdisciplinary areas such as cultural studies, gender studies, cultural anthropology, political science, and international development. |
Comm 300: Principles of Communication Are you curious about Communication?
From Human Communication to Media Industries and everything in between, a study in Communication results in a degree with wide applicability. As such, COMM 300 broadly explores the discipline of Communication, introduces you to key concepts and debates, and develops some of the basic skills necessary to move throughout the major. Throughout the term you will explore: - Communication Careers
- Communication Research Traditions
- Communication Subfields and Theories
This course is a prerequisite for the remainder of the Communication core: 311, 316, and 326. |
Comm 312U: Media Literacy |
Comm 313U: Communication in Groups Focuses on communication processes in small, decision-making groups. Students examine the developmental stages of groups and group structure, as well as the communicative behaviors of group members and group member roles. Topics include leadership emergence and enactment, quality of problem-solving strategies utilized, group conflict, and the impact of diversity on small group communicative practices. Students will collaborate with a small group of peers throughout the course by identifying a problem of interest, working through a structured problem-solving process, and ending with a four-hour community service project. |
| Comm 311: Whether they are getting a baseline of public opinion or tailoring communication efforts for different audiences, professional communicators depend on their ability to collect and understand social science data. research methods in Communication will equip you with the skills you need to ask research driven relevant questions, collect data from human participants, and analyze the data your collect. The topics we cover will also help you better understand and interpret research papers you will encounter throughout your college career. |
Comm 318U: Family Communication In 318U, there will be an opportunity to look at courtship, relational development, changes in the life of families, and family roles while applying theoretical frameworks such as family systems theory, social construction theory and dialectical theory. During the lifetime of a family group, the members create, maintain, and reinforce patterns of communication through daily living, storytelling, and other forms of interaction. |
Comm 336: Metaphors in Communication |
| Comm 398: Workplace Communication |
| Comm 399: Media and Environment |
| Comm 410: Advertising and Promotional Culture |
| Comm 438: Everyday Talk |
| Comm 445: Risk and Strategic Communication |