Active Course List

This course provides practical experience in writing and editing stories for campus news entities, such as the newspaper or radio station or other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Graduation Requirements:

Diverse Cultures - Purple

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

This course provides practical experience in public relations for campus media entities, such as university media relations, esports or sports media, and other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty adviser. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Development of communication skills for working with others in small group situations.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Investigation of the concepts and theories of nonverbal communication. Designed to assist students in increasing their awareness and understanding of their nonverbal communication and in analyzing and understanding the nonverbal communication of others.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 7 - Human Diversity | Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Diverse Cultures - Purple

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Media Minor

This course is designed to provide students with skills of effective listening, and the ability to apply that knowledge in a variety of educational and professional settings.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Devoted to the development of students' understanding of the strategies and practices of communication in cultural contexts. The course is experiential involving travel outside the United States.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Diverse Cultures - Gold

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Beginner skills-building course that introduces students to hands-on speech and debate construction and practice. Students receive one-on-one coaching in outlining, research, organization, and delivery. Requirements vary based on number of credits and course can be repeated.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 1B - Speech and Oral Reasoning | Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Basic techniques of gathering information and writing readable and accurate media stories.

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Film and Media Studies (BA) | Health Communication (BS) | Public Relations (BS)

A survey of career opportunities in Music Industry.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Music Industry (BS) | Music Minor

Survey of current practices and problems in the field of public relations. Emphasizes successful case histories and planning techniques.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Film and Media Studies (BA) | Public Relations (BS)

Special interest courses devoted to specific topics within the field of communication studies. Topics vary, and course may be retaken for credit under different topic headings.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Introduction to advocacy through communication and mass media, including principles, theories, practices, and ethics.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Advocating for Social Justice Minor

Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 7 - Human Diversity | Diverse Cultures - Purple

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Media Studies (BA)

Explores social media and their impacts on society through consideration of technologies, social networks, markets, communities, politics and social movements, and major companies. Special focus on individuals' roles as users, producers, consumers, and laborers toward becoming responsible online citizens.

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Corrections (BS) | Criminal Justice (BS) | Film and Media Studies (BA) | Policing Studies (BS)

Introduces students to the study of communication and media including research and career paths.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Media (BS)

Course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the history, scholarly writing, and academic journals in the communication discipline, thus preparing the student for more advanced courses in the Department of Communication Studies.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

An exploration of the field of argument, addressing structure, types and critical analysis. Students will learn to identify types of reasoning, argument fallacies and pseudo-reasoning. Students will apply concepts in the construction and refutation of argument positions.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

An introduction to the theory and practice of conducting research in communication and media.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Public Relations (BS)

In this course, students learn how to translate raw numbers into comprehensible narratives. These stories take many forms, from infographics to charts and memes. Students will learn how to use storytelling techniques to connect data with audiences and stakeholders so they can make informed decisions.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

This course is designed to develop the skills to complete the artistic process of studying literature through performance and sharing that study with an audience.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication Arts and Literature - Education (BS)

Designed to help students improve oral communication skills in the workplace. The emphasis is on the preparation and presentation of public messages in formats commonly used in business and professional settings. Listening as an oral communication skill in the workplace will be explored, as will the role of intercultural communication in the workplace. Individual speeches, group presentations, and interviews are the major presentations.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Public Relations (BS)

Students learn about managing a concert production, working with promoters, finding artists, and creating and negotiating contracts. The course includes participation in a concert production event.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Music (BA) | Music Industry (BS)

This course is divided into two sections. First, the class explores ethical parameters involved in communication from a variety of social, cultural, and disciplinary perspectives. Second, the class investigates historic and contemporary standards and issues involving freedom of speech and press.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Film and Media Studies (BA) | Media Studies (BA) | Public Relations (BS)

Activity course involving participation in intercollegiate forensics competition and leadership/professional development. Students will build upon skills established in CMST 220 or through prior speech and debate experience to create, practice and compete in creative interpretive events, public address speeches, limited preparation events, and/or parli/LD debate. Students will also gain professional development in leadership experiences that enhance PR, team-building, and recruitment strategies for the team.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications