Study of communication processes in business and professional settings and how applying organizational communication theory and research can address the current issues and problems that organizations experience

Skill development in the question-answer-response process as it applies to a variety of interiewing situations.

Study of the role of communication leaders in fostering ethical communication climates in personal, professional, and civic contexts through effective and inclusive decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal or group interactions.

Study of the relationship between persuasion and social change, including theories of attitude and behavioral change and contemporary theories of persuasion.

An exploration of gender as an organizing principle for communication.

Study of the characteristics and functionality of new and emerging communication technologies. Students will apply theory and research to understand communication technology's effects on the self, others, and society.

This course focuses on developing instructional communication competence that can be applied to creating course and instructional materials, classroom management, assessing and evaluating learning and more.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

Study of how basic quantitative research methods such as surveys, content analysis, and experiments are used to understand, explain, and analyze communication processes.

An in-depth analysis of diagnostic and intervention strategies employed by communication consultants. Strategies include communication network analysis, communication process observation and consultation, communication role and norm negotiation, and team building.

This course examines the major dimensions of study in nonverbal communication, and the functions and effects of nonverbal messages.

Study of how qualitative research methods such as participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, and ethnography can be used to understand the role of communication in constructing social realities.

Study of the philosophical foundations, theoretical perspectives, and historical development of the communication discipline and how communication theories are developed, analyzed, evaluated, and applied.

An exploration of the theory, research, and practice of communication in understanding and negotiating interpersonal conflict.

Students analyze trends such as universal design for learning, classroom technology and AI, assessment-driven curricular enhancement, and social-emotional learning to understand their potential to innovate and evolve communication education practices.

Explores communication demands of human healthcare and healthcare promotion; examines communication controversies in the modern healthcare system, and examines communication strategies to resolve healthcare problems.

Examines communication processes that influence human behavior and public policy through health promotion campaigns, including theories and practices of health behavior change and designing, implementing, and evaluating health communication interventions.

Explore how interpersonal communication influences the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of relational connections while developing interpersonal communication competence to improve relationships.

Explore and evaluate communication theories and research on the cognitive, rhetorical, and relational aspects of teaching and learning. Open to teachers, adjunct instructors, or graduate students in any discipline.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Program of study not normally covered in other courses. Topics vary from semester to semester.

Provides a communication framework for analyzing a nonprofit organization; reviews the steps in grant writing; matches the needs of the nonprofit organization's needs with the grant fund; and examines the material required to write a successful grant.

PR: Permission of chair.

PR: Permission of chair.

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Supervised work experience in communication. (PR: Permission of Department Chair)