This course will introduce students to the history, structure, function, and influence of all major forms of mass media and their support industries.
This course will introduce reporting and writing for media, including print, online and broadcast. It will include applying the fundamentals of reporting, writing and critical thinking to a variety of audio visual mediums. Course content will focus on gathering multimedia elements and transforming these into a wide variety of multimedia projects.
This course will prepare students to present sound arguments and evaluate the arguments of others in both written and verbal formats. Students learn to assert a clear thesis and provide appropriate evidence in the context of verbal argument and debate. A series of writing assignments will focus on developing critical thinking skills, persuasive rhetoric, and sophisticated argumentative skills. The fundamentals of analysis, case building and dissent are discussed and applied to written assignments and oral presentations.
Requisites:
Must complete ENG 200 with a minimum grade of C. - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
This course will introduce students to the theories and techniques of public speaking in a democratic society. Discovery, development, and criticism of ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, presentation, and evaluation of various types of speeches including informative and persuasive speeches will be explored.
Requisites:
Recommended Preparation: ENG 200 with a minimum grade of C - Recommended prior to taking this course, but is not required.
This course will introduce students to interpersonal communication theories, rational dialogue, and cooperative analysis of communicative events. Students will study communicative interactions, their symbolic processes, reasoning and advocacy, and the effects of communication on people and society.
Requisites:
None
This course will introduce students to the influence of culture on identity, perception, social organization, and language in both domestic and global contexts.
Requisites:
Recommended Preparation: ENG 200 with a minimum grade of C - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
This course will introduce students to the field of Communication Studies. Exploring communication theories and its foundational principles will help students recognize and use this complex, dynamic, and often misunderstood process. Students will also explore the various contexts of communication such as interpersonal, intercultural, gender, and group communication.
Career Opportunities in Communication Studies:
Completing the baccalaureate degree or graduate level work can lead to a variety of opportunities. Students completing a degree in Communication Studies are prepared for an entry level position in mass media (radio, music, TV, film, advertising, gaming, publishing, journalism), community relations, communications consulting, public relations, lobbying, speech writing, public affairs or similar professions.
Jody Gehrman is a professor of communication studies. She has been teaching at the college level since 1997. Her usual course load includes Intro to Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, Mass Med...
Jody Gehrman is a professor of communication studies. She has been teaching at t...
Menaka Olson is an Adjunct Instructor of Communication Studies. She received her BA in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from San Diego State University and her MS in Strategic Communications &...
Menaka Olson is an Adjunct Instructor of Communication Studies. She received her...
Lorraine Hee-Chorley holds a BA and an MA in Communication. Her master’s thesis was on the Effects of the Asian American Movement in 1976. She was active in the Asian American Student Alliance at Humb...
Lorraine Hee-Chorley holds a BA and an MA in Communication. Her master’s thesis ...
Doug Prather has been teaching for Mendocino College for almost twenty years. Although he normally teaches Anthropology, he usually teaches at least one Intercultural Communication class (Com 211) du...
Doug Prather has been teaching for Mendocino College for almost twenty years. A...
Dena Watson-Krasts is a full-time Professor with over fifteen years of experience teaching at Mendocino College. She teaches in multiple departments including theater, psychology and communications. S...
Dena Watson-Krasts is a full-time Professor with over fifteen years of experienc...
