Communications

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

This course will introduce students to the influence of culture on identity, perception, social organization, and language in both domestic and global contexts.

 

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.