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  • 3.00 Credits

    Develops editing knowledge and skills for print and online publications. Covers copy editing, content editing and page editing. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Apply communication principles to internal and external publics; research, plan and evaluate social interrelationships; study of the controlled and uncontrolled media and their role in public relations; prepare a major public relations campaign for a selected client. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    The study and application of communication in contemporary society is dynamic and ever changing. This course will provide students with opportunities to explore specialized topics in contemporary journalism, electronic mediated communication, human communication studies, and pubic relations in a seminar format. This course may be taken twice with different designations (topics). This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Study of communication organizations from various theoretical perspectives with an emphasis on the organizational culture perspective. Includes topics such as communicating with external audiences, decision-making, conflict resolution, and power relationships. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    First Amendment origins, interpretations and philosophy underlying regulation of the mass media. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Study of theories and principles of persuasion from classical to modern times. Examines persuasion as a means of influence in interpersonal communication, public speaking, advertising, politics, and other contexts. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A practical and theoretical study of advertising. Course is designed for students planning careers in advertising, as well as for those who are simply lifelong consumers of advertising and want to understand its role in the economic system. This course may not apply toward graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides a survey of major theoretical perspectives in the field of communication with an emphasis on how theory can be applied in interpersonal, group, organizational and mass communication contexts. Students also learn about the logic of communication inquiry, the nature and expectations of graduate study, and techniques for conducting literature searches and writing literature reviews.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Creating, facilitating and coaching effective work groups and teams is one of the hardest soft skills for organizational professionals to master. This course examines the impact that different structures and communication processes have on group and team collaboration effectiveness, as well as the central role competent communication plays in effective group and team facilitation. It investigates structural and process issues of team building, interpersonal and group communication, and effective problem solving and decision-making skills in collaborative environments. Students should have a greater understanding of their own collaborative teaming abilities upon completion. The purpose of this course is to teach-and have students experience-strategies and tactics for building, working effectively within, and facilitating collaborative teams in the work place.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Good writing skills are critical to achieving a professional image. Individuals and organizations are judged by the quality of written documents they produce. In this course, students learn to plan and organize, to write clearly, concisely and correctly, and to develop polished final projects. Students undergo an intensive review of basic writing and editing principles and then apply them to specific writing projects. Genres of writing may include funding proposals, yearly reports, executive plans, organizational descriptions, Web sites, social networking messages, and marketing materials.