COMM 4490 - Communication and Contemporary Public Issues

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Communication

Description:

For Communication Studies majors and open to any other interested students. An analysis of public issues that currently dominate public communication and the media landscape, including the impact of effective communication. This course will be taught as a seminar. Our discussions and assignments will focus on making sense of, analyzing and critiquing contemporary communication issues regarding the construction, representation, negotiation of "our voices." Simultaneously, we will be reflecting our experiences, positions, and engagements with those issues. You will approach a lot of fun readings and do creative projects. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe trends in business, education, politics, health, popular culture, and technology and their relationship to communication theories and skills as key influences. 2. Develop a comprehension of how rhetorical strategies impact changes in international policy and vice-versa. 3. Analyze how political, legal and economic changes affect society and are reflected in society's communication. 4. Apply rhetorical skills in areas such as employment, health, immigration, and political change. 5. Analyze communication from public leaders using rhetorical methods. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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