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Communication Minor (18):
| COM 101 |
Introduction to Communication* |
3 |
| COM 221 |
Cross-Cultural Communication* |
3 |
| COM 111 |
Foudations of Communication |
3 |
| COM 231 |
Mass Media and Socitey |
3 |
| COM 301 |
Communication Theory |
3 |
| COM |
Elective |
3 |
Courses:
COM 101 Introduction to Communication
Before students can engage people and culture for Christ, they must understand people and culture. This course deals with understanding people, cultures, and the media through the use of visual and auditory perception. Active listening skills are taught as initial steps in a personal evangelism process. Cross-cultural ministry provides the context for understanding other cultures in relation to one’s own. Worldview discernment is taught through an examination of film and music media. (3 credits)
COM 111 Foundations of Communication
This course establishes a foundation for the study of communication: its breadth, various cultural contexts, and the major issues and concerns in the field. It sets the agenda for developing a Christian worldview on communication studies. (3 credits)
COM 231 Mass Media and Society
This course examines the nature of mass communication systems, the communication industries, the media support systems, and the impact of mass communication on society. Form, content, and consequences of mass media are emphasized through lectures, research, discussion and application to the student’s own media experience. (3 credits)
COM 301 Communication Theory
This course is an overview of theoretical perspectives on the dimensions and forms of
communication in diverse contexts such as interpersonal, group, organizational, and rhetorical. Prerequisite: COM 111. (3 credits)
COM 333 Communication Law and Ethics
This course examines the ethical and moral dimensions of human communication, exploring dilemmas in interpersonal, group, and mediated communication, with special reference to problems encountered in communications professions. Biblical criteria are used in the critique of these issues. Case studies serve as resources for study and discussion. Prerequisite: COM 111 and PHL 101. (3 credits)
COM 400 Capstone Course in Communication
TBD
ENG 321 Advanced Expository Writing
This course will continue to hone a student’s writing after an initial exposure with different forms of writing begun in ENG 101.The student will gain practice in various forms of writing and chose an area of specialization according to the student’s interest (some of which might include journalistic prose, advertising copy, or argumentative essays). Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits)
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