Communication Major (42 - 46)
 
Communication Core (27):

* This course fulfills 3 credits of core requirements.

Communication Studies Concentration (15):

Communication Studies students must choose five courses from the following: 

*This course may fulfill 3 credits of core requirements

 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)

BUS 206 Principles of Marketing
This course is a study of consumer and industrial markets and the formulation of marketing policies. Strategies relating to product, price, channels of distribution and promotion are stressed. The course also explores fashion and life cycles and consumer behavior as well as the legal and institutional environment of marketing. (3 credits)

COM 225 Public Relations
Communication principles and theories are applied to the field of public relations. Emphasis is placed on developing successful approaches to establishing and maintaining mutual understanding between organizations and their publics through successful two-way communication. (3 credits)

COM 345 Organizational Communication
The nature and process of communication in modern organizations are examined, including the pragmatic implications of organizational communication theories as they relate to understanding organizations and implementing change strategies. Attention is also given to applied business communication such as interviewing, personnel relations, and negotiation. (3 credits)

COM 360 Rhetorical Theory
This course provides a survey of historical and contemporary rhetorical theories beginning with the Greek classical period. Attention is given to the critical and theoretical analysis of human discourse in modern society. (3 credits)

COM 380 Interpersonal Communication
This course offers an in-depth analysis of dyadic interaction. Initial and developing relational sequences are highlighted. Such topics as self-disclosure, intimacy, trust, and interpersonal influence are discussed. Current developments in theory and research in the area of interpersonal communication are also stressed. (3 credits)

SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
This course focuses on the importance of Christian involvement in sociology and how this relates to the three major areas of the field: social interaction, social concerns, and social institutions. In-class and out-of-class research projects are included in order to provide the beginning student exposure to important methodological tools. (3 credits)