Courses: Communication & Speech

COM 105 Career Communication
3 credits
COM 105 develops skills needed in obtaining and keeping a job. It includes job searching, applications, resumes, interviews, and the dynamics of customer, peer, and managerial relationships. It emphasizes speaking, writing, listening, critical reading skills, and vocabulary development essential to the employment world.

COM 115 Public Speaking
3 credits
COM 115 combines the basic theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis.

COM 125 Interpersonal Communication
3 credits
COM 125 examines the communication involved in interpersonal relationships occurring in family, social and career situations. Relevant concepts include self-concept, perception, listening, nonverbal communication, self-disclosure and conflict.

COM 126 Communication in Healthcare
3 credits
COM 126 familiarizes you with interactive concerns in settings related to patient-client care. The course includes discussions of diverse cultures, client interaction and family/caregiver issues. You will also address the concerns of attitude, office politics, teamwork, self-initiative, and conflict management as specifically experienced in the patient and client setting.

COM 205 Voice and Diction
3 credits
COM 205 studies the physiological production of the speaking voice and methods for improving the quality of the spoken word in general American speech.

COM 216 Principles of Speech Communication II
3 credits
Prerequisite: COM 115
SPE 216 emphasizes the intensification of ideas and styles with a focus on persuasive speaking. The course includes additional studies in rhetorical analysis and oral delivery methods.

COM 217 Group Communication
3 credits
COM 217 enables you to improve your abilities to analyze, evaluate and impact group discussions, group processes, leadership responsibilities, group dynamics, group decision making and other elements of group communication.

COM 220 Intercultural Communication
3 credits
Prerequisite: COM 115 or permission of instructor
COM 220 explores the link between culture and communication and will develop and/or enhance communication skills and the abilities appropriate to a multicultural society. Emphasis will be on understanding diversity within and across cultures. Relevant concepts include perception, worldview context, ethics, language, and nonverbal communication.

COM 225 Organizational Communication
3 credits
COM 225 studies human communication systems and patterns in business and organizational settings. Topics include exploration of leadership strategies; effective managerial communication skills with peers, superiors and subordinates; and organizational communication environments, networks and goals.

COM 230 Argumentation and Debate
3 credits
Prerequisite: COM 115 or permission of the instructor
COM 230 acquaints you with the theory of argumentation, including reasoning, evidence, refutation, critical thinking, and extemporaneous speaking. The course includes practice in preparation and oral analysis of selected arguments and styles of debating.

COM 275 Special Topics
0.5-6 credits
COM 275 provides you with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.

COM 285 Independent Study
0.5-6 credits
COM 285 meets the individual needs of students. You will engage in intensive study or research under the direction of a qualified instructor.

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