Pr. permission of instructor. Seminar in applying communication theory and research to actual situations through published cases. See prerequisites under Honors Program . May be repeated for credit if the topic of study changes. Course explores the themes of strategies, ethics, relationships, and communities, in their academic experience.
Course also serves as a method of assessment for majors.
Language, meaning, and sign systems as communication process. Emphasis on projects to apply theoretical concepts from general semantics and semiotics to promote understanding of how humans symbolically construct reality. Composition and delivery of advanced informative and persuasive speeches. Examination of the influences of freedom of expression, persuasion, strategic protest rhetoric, repression, and social control in the evolution of communities. Topics and emphases vary by semester.