COMMUNICATIONS: Course Descriptions
- COM 110 - Intro to Communication
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This course provides an overview of the basic concepts of communication and the skills necessary to communicate in various contexts. Emphasis is placed on communication theories and techniques used in interpersonal group, public, intercultural, and mass communication situations. Upon completion, students should be able to explain and illustrate the forms and purposes of human communication in a variety of contexts. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in communication
and may meet the SACS communication requirement for AA, AS, AFA, AGE, AAS, DIP, or CER programs. This course may also substitute as a humanities/fine arts course for AA, AS, and AFA programs.- Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
- Semester Hours Credit: 3.
- Prerequisite: Proficiency in reading (minimum ASSET 41 or CPT 80 on Reading OR a grade of “C” or better in ENG 095 or in RED 090)
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Corequisites: None
- COM 111 - Voice and Diction I
- This course provides guided practice in the proper production of speech. Emphasis is placed on improving speech, including breathing, articulation, pronunciation, and other vocal variables. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate effective natural speech in various contexts.
- Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
- Semester Hours Credit: 3.
- Prerequisite: None.
- COM 120 - Interpersonal Communicat
- This course introduces the practices and principles of interpersonal communication in both dyadic and group settings. Emphasis is placed on the communication process, perception, listening, self-disclosure, speech apprehension, ethics, nonverbal communication, conflict, power, and dysfunctional communication relationships. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate interpersonal communication skills, apply basic principles of group discussion, and manage conflict in interpersonal communication situations.
- Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
- Semester Hours Credit: 3.
- Prerequisite: Proficiency in reading or a grade of “C” or better in ENG 095
- COM 231 - Public Speaking
- This course provides instruction and experience in preparation and delivery of speeches within a public setting and group discussion. Emphasis is placed on research, preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and special occasion public speaking. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare and deliver well-organized speeches and participate in group discussion with appropriate audiovisual support.
- Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab O.
- Semester Hours Credit: 3.
- Prerequisite: Proficiency in reading or a grade of “C” or better in ENG 095