Study of unspoken communication genres includes kinesic, affective, ocular, haptic, paralinguistic, proximic, environmental, chronemic, and artifactual. Exploration of semiotics and other visual communication areas. Rhetoric and Persuasion . Theory, research, and practice into the areas of rhetoric and persuasion. Study of the power and limitations of persuasion, coercion, influence, and argumentation.
Topics range from ancient concepts of rhetoric to modern advertisements.
Organizational and Professional Communication . Study and practice of organizational structures and professional communication. Issues such as public relations, corporate impression management, damage control and crisis management, networks, management styles, task groups, information systems, and others will be addressed. Students will make professional presentations and write professional documents such as resumes, business letters, company reports, and press releases. Gender and Communication .