Schedule of Classes

Theories and skills of oral communication. Emphasis on basic principles of thought, content, organization, style, delivery, and the interaction of communication and culture.

Basic writing: selecting, organizing, and structuring information for print and broadcast journalism.

Introduction to the foundations, nature, and practice of advertising; commercial aspects of communications. Ethical, legal and social responsibility aspects of advertising.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. May be repeated under different topics.

Research procedures commonly used in communications research, including qualitative and quantitative methods. Emphasis on sampling data collection and analysis. Not open to students with credit in COM 440.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. May be repeated under different topics.

Supervised experience at media outlets, companies, or organizations utilizing communication involving all phases of media operations. Application required (available from Intern Director). May be repeated once if in a different experience. Only 3 hours count toward major where applicable.