a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sCollege of Arts and Sciences - Curriculum Guide
Communication Studies
P. David Marshall, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair
Associate Professors
Karen S. Buzzard, PhD
Richard Katula, PhD
Joanne Morreale, PhD
Michael L. Woodnick, MS
Alan J. Zaremba, PhDAssistant Professors
Elise Dallimore, PhD
Murray Forman, PhD
Alison Hearn, PhD
Kevin Howley, PhDCommunication studies offers students a humanities-based, liberal arts education coupled with preprofessional training.
Students who major in communications learn to speak articulately and persuasively in a variety of situations, understand the history and traditions of the field of communication, and comprehend the business and technology of the communications industry. The program also helps students appreciate the aesthetics of human communication, communicate effectively in complex organizations such as businesses and government agencies, understand theories of human communication and research methods used to develop and support those theories, and effectively criticize and consume messages produced in public argument and mass communication media.
The department offers course work in speech skill development, radio and television production and broadcasting, communication theories, and criticism. Students who wish to transfer to the communication studies major must meet the departmentıs criteria for acceptance (see College of Arts and Sciences Guidebook). In addition, space in this program is limited, so students may be admitted on a space-available basis. See course descriptions for more information.
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Curriculum
CMN 1115, Foundations of Communication; CMN 1116, Public Speaking; CMN 1250, Media, Culture, and Society; CMN 1330, Interpersonal Communication; CMN 1430, Organizational Communication; CMN 1450, Television Studio Production or CMN 1452, Radio Production; and CMN 1610, Rhetorical Criticism.
In addition to the core courses, communication studies majors may choose from one of three concentrations: speech and rhetoric, organizational communication, and radio and television. Concentrations require five courses. In addition, three adviser-approved communication studies courses are required to complete the major and, in some cases, CMN 1650, Senior Seminar in Communications.
Concentration in speech and rhetoric. CMN 1110, Voice and Articulation; CMN 1111, Oral Interpretation of Literature; CMN 1232, Communication and Gender; CMN 1239, Argumentation and Debate; CMN 1310, Classical Age in Speech and Rhetoric; CMN 1300, Communication Theory; CMN 1315, Theories of Persuasion; CMN 1415, Persuasion in Contemporary Culture; CMN 1500, Special Topics in Communication Studies; and CMN 1554, Special Topics in Media.
Concentration in organizational communication. CMN 1232, Communication and Gender; CMN 1300, Communication Theory; CMN 1315, Theories of Persuasion; CMN 1318, Negotiation Skills; CMN 1331, Advanced Interpersonal Communication; CMN 1338, Group Discussion; CMN 1431, Advanced Organizational Communication; CMN 1437, Consultation Skills; CMN 1453, Broadcast Management; CMN 1500, Special Topics in Communication Studies; CMN 1554, Special Topics in Media; and CMN 1555, Communication and the Quality of Life.
Concentration in media studies. CMN 1232, Communication and Gender; CMN 1300, Communication Theory; CMN 1315 Theories of Persuasion; CMN 1317, Media Audiences; CMN 1415, Persuasion in Contemporary Culture; CMN 1451, Foundations of Electronic Media; CMN 1452, Radio Production; CMN 1453, Broadcast Management; CMN 1454, Programming for Radio and Television; CMN 1455, Television Field Production; CMN 1500, Special Topics in Communication Studies; CMN 1554, Special Topics in Media; and CMN 1899, Advanced Television Production.
Minor Curriculum
CMN 1115, Foundations of Communications; CMN 1116, Public Speaking; CMN 1250, Media, Culture, and Society; and CMN 1330, Interpersonal Communication.
Four courses from the following: CMN 1110, Voice and Articulation; CMN 1111, Oral Interpretation of Literature; CMN 1232, Communication and Gender; CMN 1239, Argumentation and Debate; CMN 1300, Communication Theory; CMN 1317, Media Audiences; CMN 1318, Negotiation Skills; CMN 1331, Advanced Interpersonal Communication; CMN 1338, Group Discussion; CMN 1415, Persuasion in Contemporary Culture; CMN 1437, Consultation Skills; CMN 1430, Organizational Communication; CMN 1451, Foundations of Electronic Media; CMN 1454, Programming for Radio and Television; CMN 1610, Rhetorical Criticism; and CMN 1620, Television Criticism.