This course introduces students to the major theories of persuasion and propaganda and gives them the critical skills necessary to become informed receivers. Students conduct research on a topic of interest and write a major term paper. Offered every spring. This course is a systematic study of what happens when cross-cultural contacts and interactions take place. An increased contact with other cultures, subcultures and deviant subgroups, and a subsequent effort to get along with and understand people whose beliefs and backgrounds may be vastly different from our own is examined.
Students learn effective methods of communicating with others and sharing life-styles and values.
Offered every spring. This course will teach students how to write and design text, graphics, animation, and video for the World Wide Web and other online services. Offered every spring. Credits Practical Experience Communications majors are required to gain practical experience in their chosen concentration before graduating. This practical experience requires at least nine hours of work per week for a semester.