Professional elective for professional and technical communication majors. An introduction to human communication theory, including a history of the major stages in development of modern theories of communication. Theories based both in the humanities and the social sciences are covered. Required course for professional and technical communication majors. Through a survey of several areas represented in the literature of visual communication, this course examines theories, analysis, and sender and receiver orientations to images.
Emphasis is on communicative understanding rather than on aesthetic, technical or skills approach.
Discussion primarily depends on, but is not limited to, photographic images. Required course for professional and technical communication majors and part of communication minor. Professional elective for professional and technical communication majors and part of communication minor. An overview of the field of communication, including the contexts of interpersonal, group, mass and public communication. Option for minors and concentrators in language communication.