All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.
Note: This catalogue has been amended per a 2016 UNCW Faculty Senate decision to retroactively remove the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement from the University Studies program. Students who wish to complete a cluster may do so, however, completion of a cluster is no longer required. Course description references to Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters apply to students who choose to complete a cluster.
Trial Courses
Academic departments may offer special trial courses during the fall and spring semesters on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are essential, must be within two regular semesters of the first. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.
Sequenced Courses
A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.
Online Courses
The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.
Credits and Class Meetings
Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).
Course Prefixes
The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:
Chemistry
CHM 380 - Forensic Chemistry
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: CHM 211 and CHML 211. Theory and applications of trace organics and metals analyses, fiber and polymer analyses, toxicology, serology, drug and DNA chemistry, fingerprinting techniques, and chain of custody procedures. Three lecture hours per week. The optional 3-hour laboratory (CHML 380) may be registered for separately.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CHM 212. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHM 321 or permission of instructor. Theoretical and physical organic chemistry, including chemical bonding, stereochemistry and conformational analysis with applications to selected reaction mechanisms.
Credits: 3 (CHM 517) Prerequisite: CHM 212 and one of either CHM 365 or BIO 465. Study of the various principles involved in, and the multidisciplinary nature of, modern drug design. The course will focus on the chemical and biological principles that are fundamental to “medicinal chemistry” and upon the understanding of how and why certain chemicals interact at biological targets.
Credits: 0 - 3(CHM 525) Prerequisite: CHM 321. Theory and practice of computational chemistry; including molecular mechanics, semi-empirical and ab initio molecular orbital theory, density functional theory, and molecular dynamics. Two lecture and two computer lab hours each week.
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: CHM 235, CHML 235, CHM 312, CHML 312 or CHML 365, CHM 320, CHML 320 and PHY 102 or PHY 202. Theory and experimental applications of modern analytical instrumentation and techniques. Includes two lecture hours, a lab briefing hour, and a four hour laboratory each week.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CHM 320 and CHM 350. Study of periodic relationships; crystal lattice theory; transition metals and ions; crystal field theory; organometallic structures and reactions; and reaction mechanisms.The lab for this course is CHML 445.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CHM 365. Bio energetics, structure and function of biomembranes, biosynthesis, and degradation of fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides, integration of metabolism, signal transduction, and the action of hormones. Structure and enzymology of DNA and RNA, genetic information, protein biosynthesis, and gene regulation.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CHM 235 and CHML 235 or GLY 350 or permission of instructor. Introduction to marine chemistry, including discussion of sources, distribution, forms of occurrence of chemical species in seawater; biological productivity; organic carbon; air-sea interactions; carbon dioxide system; sediments; estuarine chemistry; other relevant topics as time permits.
Credits: 3 (CHM 585) Prerequisites: CHM 320 and CHM 211-CHM 212. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of major industrial chemicals; synthetic plastics; soaps and detergents; petrochemicals; paints and pigments; dyes; pharmaceutical and nuclear industries; mechanism of polymerization; copolymerization; physical and chemical properties of polymers; polymer characterization; advances in polymer technology.
CHM 486 - Fundamentals of Heterocycles with Emphasis on Pharmaceuticals
Credits: 3 (CHM 586) Prerequisite: 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry. Well over half of all known organic compounds and most pharmaceuticals are heterocyles (containing and atom other than C in the ring), yet their chemistry is hardly touched on in conventional courses. Topics include the nomenclature, properties, synthesis, and pharmaceutical applications of heterocycles.
Credits: 1 - 3(CHM 590) Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. Selected topics in chemistry that are beyond the scope of regular course offerings. May be repeated once under a different subtitle.
Credits: 1 - 3Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course.
Credits: 1 Prerequisites: 25 semester hours of chemistry courses, including CHM 350. Discussion of selected topics. One hour each week. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course.
Credits: 3 - 12Prerequisite: CHM 212, CHML 212, CHM 235 and CHML 235; junior or senior standing in chemistry; consent of instructor; and GPA of at least 2.80 in chemistry. Practical field experience and academic training related to the student’s principal area of interest through a program of work and study within a business or agency. Student is supervised and evaluated jointly by a chemistry faculty member and an on-site supervisor. (Only three hours may count toward a major in chemistry.)
Credits: 2 - 3Prerequisite: Second semester junior or senior standing. Independent study for honors students. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom.
Credits: 1 Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 211. Basic laboratory techniques and an introduction to reactions of organic compounds. Three laboratory hours each week.This course is the lab for CHM 211.
Credits: 1 Prerequisite: CHML 211. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 212. Reactions of organic compounds and the use of spectroscopic methods in the laboratory. Three laboratory hours each week.This course is the lab for CHM 212.
CHML 312 - Advanced Techniques of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Credits: 2 Prerequisite: CHML 212. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 312. Four laboratory hours each week. This course is the lab for CHM 312.This course is the lab for CHM 312.
Credits: 1 Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 320. Three laboratory hours each week. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.This course is the lab for CHM 320.
Credits: 1 Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 321. Three laboratory hours each week. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.This course is the lab for CHM 321.
Credits: 2 Prerequisite: CHML 212. Pre or corequisite:CHM 365. Theory and practice of biochemical techniques. Topics may include protein assays, protein purification, electrophoresis,enzyme kinetics, HPLC or proteins, buffers and pH, DNA isolation, and molecular visualization and modeling.
Credits: 1 Corequisite: CHM 377. Laboratory analysis of environmental samples, including applications of standard EPA methods. Three laboratory hours each week.This course is the lab for CHM 377.
Credits: 1 Prerequisites: CHM 211, CHML 211. Pre- or corequisite: CHM 380. Laboratory techniques in forensic chemistry, including analyses of trace organics, metals and analyses, fibers and polymers; toxicology; serology; drug and DNA chemistry; fingerprinting; and chain of custody procedures. Three laboratory hours per week.
Credits: 1 Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 445. Synthesis and techniques in inorganic chemistry. Normally taken concurrently with CHM 445. Three laboratory hours each week.This course is the lab for CHM 445.
Credits: 3 Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic pattern of spoken Mandarin; reading, writing, and basic conversation. For students with one unit or less of high school Chinese. Partially satisfies University Studies I: Foundations/Foreign Language.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite CHN 101. Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic pattern of spoken Mandarin; reading, writing, and basic conversation. Only for students who have successfully completed CHN 101. Partially satisfies University Studies I: Foundations/Foreign Language.
CLA 209 - Classical Literature in Translation: Topics
Credits: 3 (ENG 209) Prerequisite: ENG 201. Major authors of ancient Greece and Rome. Emphasis on ancient literature in its social context and on classical themes in later literatures. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 (ENG 210) Prerequisite: ENG 201. The major mythological systems of Western society Greek, Roman and Norse. Mythology of other parts of the world and related material are also considered. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Women in ancient Greece and Rome through documentary, artistic and literary sources. Women’s economy and community, medical issues, slavery, religion, construction of gender roles, and images of heroines in literature and the arts. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Six hours of literature at the 200 level or above, or consent of instructor. The study of a selected theme in world mythologies. Content varies from semester to semester. May be repeated once under a different subtitle.
Credits: 1 - 3Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair, and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
CLR 250 - Introduction to Health Assessment and Medical Terminology
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Admission to the Clinical Research Program. An introduction to concepts and techniques of health assessment. Includes a review of medical terminology. The focus is on assessments of individuals across the life span in the context of biopharmaceutical product development.
Credits: 3 Definition and purpose of clinical research. Description of various research environments, research approaches, and selected computer applications in research. Evolutionary trends in the medical, pharmaceutical, biologic, and device industry. Description of how clinical research is utilized to evaluate new products (drugs, devices, diagnostics, biological) and protocols. Confidentiality and privacy issues. Overview of the impact of politics and advocacy on research priorities.
Credits: 3 Principles and practice with emphasis on critical thinking, brainstorming, outlining, researching, and writing processes. Writing of such documents as standard operating procedures (SOPs), proposals, short reports, and letters. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 Dissemination of scientific knowledge in various literary forms with critical analysis of how knowledge is relayed. Discussion, brief written assignments, and a research paper. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: BIO 240, BIO 241, BIO 246. Survey course designed to introduce the basic concepts of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy to the nursing/allied health professional student.
Credits: 3 Broad view of product development. Process of development from early research, discovery, and formulation to include safety and efficacy requirements.
CLR 350 - Understanding Medical Terminology and Clinical Endpoints
Credits: 3 Introduces the core concepts health assessment to enable students to understand clinical research endpoints. Includes a comprehensive review of medical terminology. Focuses on clinical endpoints used in various therapeutic areas and safety monitoring.
Credits: 3 Focus on the writing of documents required in contract research and other organizations such as informed consent, protocols, and manuscripts. Critical thinking regarding documents and application to how organizations function. Discussion, three essays with expansion of one into final project of publishable quality. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 In-depth coverage of the requirements for worldwide marketing applications. Examination of the regulatory review process and regulatory agency interactions. Emphasis on late phase of clinical investigations and marketing considerations, including safety reporting.
Credits: 3 Theoretical and practical overview of managing and monitoring clinical trials including roles and responsibilities, protocol implementation, data collection strategies, monitoring investigator data during clinical trials, importance of audits and inspections, detecting fraudulent data, IRB processes at clinical sites, required study documents, subject recruitment, project management and CRO team structures.
Credits: 3 Course will provide an overview of analytic methods in pharmaceutical research and will cover three major areas: Pharmacoeconomics, Biostatistics and Psychometrics (with a particular focus on validation of Patient Reported Outcomes for use as endpoints in clinical trials).
Credits: 4 Role and responsibilities of data management in clinical research. Topics include organization, collection, review, and tracking of data; technology platforms; case report form design, and regulations. Includes an applied component to learn data structure and manipulation.
Credits: 2 An overview of the students’ clinical research experience including a synopsis of the individual’s role and responsibilities. A forum in which findings will be presented to peers and faculty. Meets Oral Communication competency requirement for the Clinical Research, B.S.
Credits: 6 - 12Prerequisites for section 800 and 801: All 300-level CLR courses. A practical experience at one or more clinical research sites. Students and participating organizations are matched to provide a comprehensive clinical research experience. Course split into two 6-credit sections during the fall and spring semesters of student’s senior year. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course.
CHHS 205 - Introduction to Health and Human Services
Credits: 3 Explores career opportunities in health and human services. Studies the health and human service system in the United States and locally as it has been affected by history, changing values, and changes in the economic and political environment. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.
Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Only open to students enrolled in a major in the College of Health and Human Services. Focuses on applications for health management and well being for older adults and their families. Uses technological advances of ipads and smart phones to better prepare allied health professionals. Particular attention paid to fitness safety, disease management, nutrition, end of life care, and caregiving. Students will use their knowledge to educate older adults currently living in the community.
Credits: 3 Preparation and presentation of public speeches, with emphasis on reasoning, evidence, organization, delivery, and analysis of speeches by self and others.
Credits: 3 Introduction to communication concepts central to interpersonal relationships, organizations, mass media and other contexts of communication. Focus on concepts and skills that have a practical impact on the student’s understanding and practice of communication. Designed specifically for students not intending to become communication studies majors. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.
Credits: 3 Designed specifically for potential communication studies majors. Deeper overview of the discipline and our department. Emphasis on foundational concepts for practicing, describing, and evaluating communication; and on skills necessary to understand, evaluate, and apply research in the discipline as a communication specialist. Non majors see COM 104: Concepts in Communication Studies.
Credits: 3 Analysis of poetry, prose, and ethnographic texts through the medium of oral performance. Emphasis is on literary selection, textual analysis, performance analysis and characterization, and other strategies and skills. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation.
Credits: 3 Exploration of the structures, systems, effects, conventions, and genres of contemporary media. Emphasis on improving media literacy to foster informed, critical, and discerning interaction with media. COM majors may use this as University Studies or as elective credits within the major, but not both. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105, CSC 105. Restricted to pre-communication studies majors. Overview of research methods and how research is used to answer questions and support claims. Includes secondary, quantitative, qualitative, and critical research. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 116 or consent of instructor. Explores stories as the production and communication of culture. Emphasizes storytelling as performance with attention to personal stories, stories of others, shared cultural stories including fairy tales, myths, and folktales. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Storytelling in real-life contexts with an emphasis on performing for elementary school children; theoretical foundations of performance strategies for participatory storytelling; audience-adaptation storytelling techniques for literary and personal stories. May be repeated for a credit up to nine hours. ( A maximum of three hours may be used toward major degree requirements.)
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. An introduction to the theory and practice of communication in face-to-face situations. Focus upon improving everyday interpersonal communication skills through understanding verbal, nonverbal, and relational processes. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Introduction to principles of conflict management and alternative dispute resolution with an emphasis on mediation. Focus on dynamics that affect conflict and its resolution. Analysis of conflict situations.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Application of communication theory and principles to context of health communication, including intrapersonal and interpersonal health across the lifespan, and how politics, institutions, and culture inform and constrain health communication choices.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or better in COM 105; COM majors only or permission of instructor. Emphasizes strategic planning to reach business stakeholders. Critical functions of IMC include public relations and advertising for marketing, promotions, events planning, and community relations. Preparation for upper-level coursework in PR, IMC, and Advertising.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 201 and a grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Emphasis on a variety of public relations, advertising, and organizational writing methods to strategically communicate messages to the general public and specific target audiences. Experience in writing news releases, public service announcements, brochures, advertising copy, proposals, and newsletters. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
COM 246 - Communication with Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Persons
Credits: 3 Restricted to class standing of sophomore or higher. Exploration of communication challenges faced by deaf and hearing-impaired populations and those who seek to communicate with them. Introduction to (ASL) sign language. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 105 or PLS 205 or consent of instructor. Examination of political communication theory and research. Content includes approaches to and history of political communication, roles of the media and public opinion, and the analysis of political messages. Application of course content to past and current political events. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Human Behavior.
COM 256 - Persuasive Communication and Social Influence
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 101 or COM 105 or PLS 205 or consent of instructor. Explores the power of social and symbolic influence as it relates to perceptions, values, and actions of others in both negative and positive ways.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 101. Theories, principles, and ethical dimensions of argumentation and their application to debates and decision-making. Participation in debates required.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Focus is on understanding various persuasive influences inherent in popular culture. Includes analysis of persuasive dimensions of advertising, music, art, movies, theatre, social movements, politics, literature, and sports.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Examination of mass and social media focusing on the development, functions, theoretical foundations, and effects of media on individuals, society, and culture.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 201 and a grade of “B” or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Principles and basic skills in writing for the broadcast media; includes exercises inside and outside of classroom. Emphasis on broadcast news writing, news coverage, news editing, and responding effectively to news problems and potentials.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Theory and practice of small-group communication. Emphasis on learning to work effectively in groups and to manage social and task dimensions of group decision-making and problem solving.
COM 272 - Introduction to Organizational Communication
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. The study of organizations as systems engaged in communication processes. Topics include organizational analysis, diversity, leadership, culture, and issues relevant to the global and international marketplace.
COM 280 - Introduction to Digital Video Production
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105, or COM 160, or consent of instructor. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Introduction to the technologies, processes, and aesthetics of high-definition digital video production. Topics include field and studio camera operation, multi-camera studio production, sound gathering, lighting, editing, project planning, emerging technologies, career and industry trends.
Credits: 3 Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Audio production experience including project analysis, planning, script writing, recording, and editing. Emphasis on audio acquisition and digital editing. Students complete a variety of short productions working individually and in small teams.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CSC 105 or consent of instructor. Essentials of digital multimedia such as graphics, illustrations, and design using various graphic software packages. Hands-on learning approach while using related computer applications.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CSC 105 or consent of instructor. Technical and artistic dimensions of 3D animation using high-end computer applications. Hands-on learning in 3D modeling, surfacing, rendering, as well as cameras, lights and motion.
Credits: 1 - 3Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105. Additional prerequisites based on topic. Special topics in communication that are not explored in other courses. May be repeated under a different subtitle for up to nine hours.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200. Restricted to COM majors. Application of fundamental quantitative research approaches to topics of interest to the students. Emphasis on theory-based research as a means of answering questions and solving problems. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Quantitative and Logical Reasoning.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200. Restricted to COM majors. Introduction to classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric from Plato to the present. Emphasis on applying such theories for greater description, analysis, and evaluation of rhetorical process and outcomes.
Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200 or consent of instructor. Restricted to PCOM and COM majors. Focus on applying qualitative methods in communication studies to real-life contexts. Student select topics to explore through individualized directed projects. Students present findings in a variety of formats, which enables the tailoring of projects to suit future goals. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Human Behavior. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Quantitative and Logical Reasoning.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200. Restricted to COM majors. Theoretical perspectives concerning how and why people communicate. Emphasis on applying theories for greater description, analysis, and evaluation of the human communication processes and outcomes. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 116 or THR 230. Analysis of literature through advanced performance theory and skills; ways in which the expressive capacities of the performer’s body, voice, and imagination are engaged with the aesthetic experience of contemporary literature; emphasis on contemporary performance theory, creative dramatics, character analysis, and biography. A one-person show is required.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 116 or COM 212 and consent of instructor, or consent of instructor. Storytelling for audiences outside the university classroom with emphasis on performing for young children. Apply performance theories, cultural analysis, and adaptations to performer/audience dynamics across contexts. May be repeated for credit up to nine hours. (A maximum of three hours may be used toward major degree requirements.)
Credits: 4 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, and COM 101 or COM 116 or COM 268 or consent of instructor. Restricted to COM majors. Theoretical foundations and applied techniques related to on-camera presentation for broadcast journalists, television spokespersons, and camera performers. Includes critiquing the work of industry professionals and composing original journalistic texts. Extemporaneous as well as memorized camera performances.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 220, PCOM or COM major, or permission of instructor. Explores communication dynamics within family systems including family contexts, roles, structures, and stages. Analysis of media portrayals of family. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Human Behavior. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Foundations for Systems Thinking.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, and COM 231 or consent of instructor. Restricted to COM majors. Theoretical and practical applications of public relations for businesses, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 231 or consent of instructor. Examination of the core components of contemporary advertising in an environment of marketing, promotion, and specialization.
COM 343 - Culture and Communication of Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Persons
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: COM 246, or consent of instructor. Communication techniques used by D/deaf and hearing-impaired and their impact on relationships with hearing people. Students will learn additional ASL skills and concepts.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: COM 104 or COM 105 with a grade of B or better, or consent of instructor and junior/senior standing. Theoretical and practical perspectives on communication effectiveness in dealing with people, groups, or organizations that are culturally different within and across national boundaries. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Global Diversity.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 105 or consent of instructor. Restriction: Junior/senior standing. Explores communicative behaviors between individuals from various racial and ethnic groups and contextual dynamics unique to such interactions. Approaches to enhancing the content and quality of interracial relationships are also examined.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, or consent of instructor. Restricted to COM majors and gerontology minors. Communicative behavior of the elderly within the contexts of friendship networks, health care systems, the work place, and the family. Social forces that influence society’s perceptions of the aging communicator.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: COM 101 and a grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200. Restricted to COM majors. Explores how the medium of film uses narrative devices such as stock plots, characters, and situations to communicate political ideas and shape audience perceptions of reality. Topics include: The Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Civil Rights, Vietnam War, the Clinton years, and contemporary political eras and issues.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: COM 105 or PLS 205 or consent of instructor. History and theory of the relationships among the mass media, government, and the American public, and their implications for American democracy. Portrayal and effects of various media. Addresses the media’s independence from government, the structure of media organizations, media bias, news practices, political campaigns, and effects on public opinion.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 250. Examination of management, strategy, and tactics in modern political campaigns. Class will analyze historical and contemporary campaigns. Students will follow and volunteer on current political campaigns. Assignments will tie together the theoretical information discussed in class and the practical information experienced in the campaigns.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, and COM 301 or COM 305. Restricted to COM majors. Application of communication concepts to analyze and critique a wide variety of communication artifacts such as speeches, songs, and movies.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: ENG 200 or ENG 201 and COM 105 or PLS 205 or consent of instructor. Theory and practice of speech writing with special emphasis on writing speeches for others.
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: COM 101 or COM 105. Rhetorical practices of groups and individuals from diverse populations including race, ethnicity, gender, and disability.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, and COM 265 or COM 268, or consent of instructor. Restricted to COM majors or journalism minors. Survey of laws and ethical principles that inform and regulate mediated communication, including freedom of expression, rights, responsibilities and regulations of professional communicators; intellectual property and pornography.
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: A grade of ‘B’ or above in COM 200, and COM 301 or COM 305 or consent of instructor. Restricted to COM majors. Theories and principles to assist students in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of ethical issues and cases in variety of contexts including interpersonal, professional, and mediated contexts.