Communication Studies

• Liberal Arts Core
• 39-44 Units

• ART 311: Art History I
• 3

这是一门从史前时期到文艺复兴时期的西方艺术概览课程, employing illustrated lectures, independent research, museum visits, and discussion. 这门课在春季学期每隔一年开一次.

OR

• ART 312: Art History II
• 3

This course is a survey of Western art from the Renaissance up to the 20th century employing illustrated lectures, independent research, museum visits and discussion. 这门课在春季学期每隔一年开一次.

• 曾201:世界文学到文艺复兴
• 3

This course will focus on critical thinking and research-based writing through comparative and interdisciplinary analysis. 除了讲课和课堂讨论, 对古代西方和非西方文学代表作的研究, the Middle Ages, 文艺复兴则强调文学, cultural, 以及这些文本的宗教意义. Co-requisite: CHST 201; permission from Academic Advising is needed to take CENG 201 as an unlinked course.

• 跨文化交际
• 3

Social and cultural variables in speech communication processes and strategies for resolving communication problems in intercultural settings with an emphasis on variables such as perception, roles, language codes, 非语言交际也将在本课程中进行研究.

• HST 410: Mythology
• 3

对古典时代的接受取决于古人告诉自己的故事, 以及它们在后来的时间和地点的解释和重新刻写. This course traces the debt moderns owe to the earliest recorded stories that shaped civilizations, both to appreciate the stories in their own historical context as well as consider the responses (both those that identify with antiquity and those that assume its alienation) of succeeding eras, culminating in critical consideration of contemporary cultural evocation of the classical tradition. Prerequisite: CHST 201 or CHST 202 or HST 201.

• HUM 495:高级项目(1-3个单元)
• 1

In this capstone course students will meet with an instructor once per week in order to formulate, research, 并为他们的书面项目讨论一个合适的主题. Topics must be interdisciplinary, 将本专业的重点与本专业的其他学科相结合. 前提条件:文科专业和高年级.

• MUS 352: Music of World Cultures -OR- MUS 482: Music Cultures: Musical Expression in Christianity
• 3

MUS 352: Music of World Cultures - This course will introduce students to the study of music as a universal cultural phenomenon and the discipline of ethnomusicology with exposure to the musical and social aspects of folk, traditional, 以及亚洲地区的艺术音乐, Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and North America. 鼓励有音乐经验，但不是必需的.

OR

MUS 482: Music Cultures: Musical Expression in Christianity - This course will survey of the role, development, and function of music in the Christian church from its roots in the Old Testament to the present day, with attention given to biblical, theological, social, and cultural considerations. Offered alternate years.

• REL 321: World Religions
• 3

这门关于世界主要非基督教宗教的概览课程将包括主题, belief patterns, ritual and worship, ethics, social patterns, origin and development, and sacred writings.

• THR 251: Introduction to Theatre
• 3

本课程将提供各种惯例的概述, forms, styles, and genres of the theatre, 包括戏剧分析原理和从戏剧角度探讨戏剧批评, literary, 以及通过对代表性戏剧的主题讨论而获得的文化视角. 必要的实地考察可能需要额外收费.

• Communication Studies Emphasis
• 18 Units

• 人际沟通
• 3

This course will analyze person-to-person communicative behavior in contexts ranging from informal to organizational looking at topics such as attraction, trust, language, and nonverbal behavior.

• COM 280:人类交际理论
• 3

作为博彩平台网址大全们用来解释人类交流的理论的系统探索, 这门课将涉及修辞, persuasion, interpersonal, intercultural, small group, media, organizational, and gender communications.

• 从以下课程中选择三门:

• 高级公共演讲
• 3

This course is an advanced study of speech communication with an emphasis on professional speaking techniques, humor, and the use of stories. Oral assignments will include serious and humorous personal stories that make a point; persuasive and special occasion speeches; and a final professional presentation. 演讲将被观看和分析. Prerequisite: COM 111 or COM 211 or consent of instructor.

• 数字媒体通信
• 3

本课程将着重于人格, inventions, developments, terminologies, and issues closely associated with seven (7) mass media industries with a special emphasis on internship preparation and media job opportunities. 使用商业杂志进行文章报道, newspapers, 媒体专业人士阅读的行业期刊也是必需的.

• 修辞和说服理论
• 3

主要是从社会科学的角度, 本课程将探讨影响的基本理论和技巧, 培养学生的自然意识, function, 态度改变的范围以及态度的概念, credibility, resistance to persuasion, ethics, and modern advertising practices.

• COM 485: Rhetorical Criticism
• 3

修辞学:修辞学批评的历史、性质、目的和方法. 八(8)关键的方法来分析人类交流事件将被研究. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

• 通讯研究方法
• 3

作为研究过程的介绍, this course will examine how research is planned and designed; introduce the process of data collection and analysis; explore the methodology for communication research (including sampling, questionnaire design, and introduction to statistics); and provide experiences in conducting original research. Prerequisite: COM 280.

• 选择以下课程之一:

• COM 211:论证与辩论导论
• 3

As a performance-based course, 学生将学习论证设计, use of reason and evidence, 并在竞争激烈的学术辩论环境中练习，重点是批判性思维, research skills, 以及口头表达论点的修辞和表现能力.

• COM 222:新闻理论与实践
• 3

本课程将介绍新闻写作的基础知识, style, theory, investigation, ethics, and interviewing including news, features, sports, review, and opinion styles. 至少六(6)书面文章将提交给康考迪亚快递.

• COM 328:小组通信
• 3

Group process theories relevant to communicative behavior in the small group setting will be examined in this course along with the analysis of group member behavior, interaction patterns, 以及在各种小组讨论中解决问题的技巧.

• 非语言交际
• 3

This course will examine the theory and research on nonverbal aspects of communication with an emphasis on developing effective communication skills related to physical appearance, dress, body movement, face and eye communication, vocal cues, 以及对环境和空间的利用.

• 面试理论与实践
• 3

This course will examine the theory and techniques of oral communication in the process of interviewing with the practical application to employment, 信息收集(如新闻和调查), 说服性访谈(如销售和法律辩论).

• COM 371:社交媒体入门
• 3

This course will explore the fundamentals of and introduce social media and other emerging technologies and tools, 当前趋势和未来方向, benefits, values, and risks. Case studies will be reviewed to assess how social media impacts and influences fields such as communication and marketing and how it informs future trends and developments. Prerequisites: (WRT 102 or WRT 201) and (COM 280 or MKT 341).

• 媒体和剧本写作
• 3

本课程将探讨电台的剧本写作, 电视和电影项目，包括公告, commercials, news, features, documentaries, comedy, and game and music shows.

• 公共关系研究
• 3

Public relations (PR) as a communication discipline will be examined in this course with an emphasis on developing and implementing campaigns including presentations by PR professionals and in-class projects/exercises on topics such as public relations in nonprofit organizations, 企业及社会责任, media relations, technology, and ethical issues.

• 组织沟通
• 3

The role of communication in achieving organizational goals; the theory and practice of communication in private and public organizations; and techniques to enhance understanding in organizations will be examined in this course.

• COM 471:社交媒体的高级策略
• 3

This course will utilize the practical tools and strategies required to successfully leverage social networks to develop and understand core concepts that can be applied to various applications. This course will utilize the practical tools and strategies required to successfully leverage social networks to develop and understand core concepts that can be applied to various applications and give you the necessary tools to manage a social media account as a business representative. 在本课程中，您将获得创建社交媒体营销策略的经验, such as curating actual content, 制定社交媒体培训计划, advertisements, and a crisis and metrics plan. Prerequisite: COM 371 or consent of the instructor.