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10 COMM 111. Interviewing Setting and achieving communicative goals essential in preparing for and conducting interviews. Special attention on developing effective questions and responses. Participation in a variety of interviews, including employment, appraisal, journalistic, research, survey, health care, and persuasive. Prerequisite: Completion of the GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 115. Communication and Conflict Focus on theories of communication as related to interpersonal and group conflict. Development of communication skills in conflict management, and applied activity in interpersonal conflict management. Prerequisite: Upper division standing. 3 units COMM 116. Mediation: Theory and Practice Theoretical background and communication skills training in Mediation Practice. Basic 40 hours of training includes readings, analysis and role plays as well as some observation. Prerequisite: Upper division standing. ABC/NC 3 units COMM 120. Persuasive Speaking Speaking situations encountered in contemporary society. Principles of rhetoric applied to persuasive speaking. The effective selection, analysis, adaptation, organization and delivery of ideas. Prerequisite: Completion of the GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 130. Social Movements Communication Study of theoretical and historical documents that reveal how social movements and protests have shaped and fueled political and cultural communication both nationally and internationally. Civil rights, womens liberation, GLBT, environmentalism, labor, global justice, and indigenous movements. Prerequisite: Upper division standing. 3 units COMM 133. Ethical Problems in Communication Ethical problems encountered in business, industry and interpersonal settings and professional practice. Problems and issues related to use of information and investigation systems and right of privacy. Prerequisite: Completion of the GE oral Communication. 3 units COMM 140. Argumentation and Debate Principles of argumentation including analysis of propositions, issues, evidence and reasoning. Training and experience in debate forms. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 141. Small Group Communication An applied approach to small groups and teamwork that links theory and practice across a variety of contexts. Emphasis on the relationships between group communication and larger cultural issues, such as diversity and democracy. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 144. Organizational Communication Communication processes and functions in organizational life. Networks, culture, power, leadership, and ethics. Practical application of organizational communication theories and concepts. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 145. Rhetorical and Cultural Criticism Survey of leading theorists, critics and movements in the area of rhetoric and cultural studies. Examines interpretations of speech and discourse as an approach to understanding both real life issues and advanced work in communication studies. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. Notes: Offered only occasionally. 3 units COMM 146. Communication and the Environment Examination of communication in environmental issues, especially conflicting values and modes of discourse that assume different meanings of human-nature relationship. Emphasis on environmentalism as popular movement, rhetoric of radical ecology and the technical discourse of environmental policy administration. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 147. Argumentation and Persuasion in Courts of Law Principles of legal argumentation, crossexamination, jury selection and strategy. Selected trial transcripts studied to explore differing uses of the trial forum. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 149. Rhetoric and Public Life Knowledge of rhetorical theory and practice as they relate to public life, democratic governance and social conflict and consensus from the classical era to contemporary times. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 150. Research Methods See MAS 150. 3 units COMM 152. Communication in World Cultures Origins of human communication studies in early societies, including those of China, Egypt, Greece, India, Mesopotamia and Rome. Special attention to the cultural origins of classic texts and significant patterns of communication which continue to inform our contemporary experiences. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 155. Quantitative Communication Inquiry Quantitative social scientific approaches to communication facilitate students understanding of the philosophical foundations of quantitative methods and skills in hypothesis testing, research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Methods to be covered include experimental design, survey research and content analysis. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 156. Qualitative Communication Inquiry Qualitative approaches to communication facilitate student understanding of the philosophical foundations of developing research questions, research design, data collection, analysis and interpretation. Methods covered include ethnography and participant observation, interviewing, textual/thematic analysis, focus groups, action research, and grounded theory. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 157. Community Action/Community Service See EDUC 157. Repeatable for credit CNC GE: S 3 units COMM 160. Language, Meaning and Culture This course addresses the question of how language, symbols and society work together. Students will learn about the nature of language and how language and symbols shape individual and collective actions. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 161. Communication and Culture Human communication explored as a mechanism of control and as a vehicle of cultural change. Applies theoretical principles of communication to social issues and communication settings in different cultures. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 169. The Media: Response and Criticism Examination of the media as a source of persuasion concerning roles we play, situations in which we find ourselves and activities appropriate to us and our society. Critical analysis of messages in TV, movies, radio and magazines. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 170A. Persuasion Persuasion, social influence, and compliancegaining in everyday life, with special attention on cognitive, learning, and attitude change theories. Emphasis on social and ethical implications of persuasive processes. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication 3 units COMM 171. Visual Communication Methods of developing visual figures of speech which parallel the verbal elements of style. Analyses of visual stimuli which shape attitudes, values and opinions. Prerequisite: Completion of GE oral communication. 3 units COMM 172. Multicultural Communication in the United States Analysis of the communication process between and among people in a culturally diverse domestic population (United States). Topics cover speech communication principles, conflict management, language, script analysis, attitudes and values. Includes both theory and activity-based exercises. Pre/Corequisite: Comm 101. 3 units COMM 174. Intercultural Communication Analysis of communication among persons from different U.S. and world cultures. Experiences and research in intercultural communication. The influence of varying values, norms, belief structures and roles. Prejudice, ethnocentrism, nationalism and racism in communication. Prerequisite: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. For students who begin continuous enrollment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of, or corequisite in a 100W course is required. GE: S 3 units

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