115
PUBLIC SPEAKING
3 CR. (3L)
PRQ: ENG 060 or equivalent assessment test score. 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 CR. (3L)
PRQ: ENG 060 or equivalent assessment test score. Examines the communication involved in interpersonal relationships occurring in family, social and career situations. Relevant concepts include self-concept, perception, listening, nonverbal communication, and conflict.
COM 216
PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION II
3 CR. (3L)
PRQ: ENG 060 or equivalent assessment test score. 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 226
ORAL INTERPRETATION
3 CR. (3L)
Excites and exposes the student to the potential offered in the reading and performing of great literature such as is found in prose, poetry, and drama.
COM 262
COMMUNICATING WITH IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE
1 CR. (1L)
PRQ: ENG 060 and REA 060, or equivalent assessment test scores, or Department Chair approval. Introduces participants to the concepts of `impossible` communicators and the techniques used to deal with them more effectively. Emphasizes active participation in skill building exercises. It is a two day, one unit course.
COM 263
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
1 CR. (1L)
PRQ: REA 060 and ENG 060, or equivalent assessment test score, or Department Chair approval. Focuses on handling conflict productively. Enables the student to understand the roots of conflict and how to mediate interpersonal conflict in a variety of settings. Emphasizes conflict prevention techniques.
COM 268
PROBLEM SOLVING
1 CR. (1L)
PRQ: REA 060 and ENG 060, or equivalent assessment test score, or Department Chair approval. Focuses on solving problems in our personal and professional lives and developing the ability to think and act creatively in responding to a variety of situations. Introduces several different perspectives for group and individual problem solving and explores real situations and simulations.