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University of Utah Communication COMM Course Descriptions Communication Teaching Major and Minor Speech Teaching Major |
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Accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication
College of Humanities Speech communication offers undergraduate sequences in communication and public culture, argumentation and decision-making, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication. Mass communication provides undergraduate program sequences in electronic journalism, news editorial, public relations, and telecomm and marketing communication. Majors may also create a communication studies program in either speech communication or mass communication. The department also offers majors leading toward communication certification in secondary education.
Laboratories are provided for study of reporting, editing,
graphics, photography, cinematography, and radio and television
production. The facilities of KUER-FM, K-UTE, KUED-TV, Instructional
Media Services, and the Daily Utah Chronicle are used for student
professional experience. Off-campus internships also are available. To be admitted to departmental degree programs, students must progress through two levels of major status. To qualify for level one status, students must attain a minimum 2.75 overall GPA in at least nine credit hours of study at the University. All students must complete one of four designated prerequisite courses (COMM 1050, 1270, 1500, 2110) with a C grade or better to qualify for level-two major status.
Students should consult the department for specific application
procedures.
Communication majors, regardless of sequence, must
also complete a minimum of 15 allied hours outside the department or
a minor in another department. (See the departmental undergraduate
handbook for specific details.) Credits earned by examination are not
accepted as allied hours. Electronic Journalism. Students prepare for careers in radio and television news. Emphasis is on reporting and newswriting for radio and television; utilization of audiotape, videotape, film and other audiovisual resources; and on-the-air news presentation. Sequence coordinator: Louise Degn. News-Editorial. Students train for news careers in print media. Courses emphasize news gathering and writing, commentary and analysis of public affairs. Production courses are oriented toward print media, especially newspapers and magazines. Sequence coordinator: Douglas Birkhead. Public Relations. Students learn general communication theory and ways to approach, examine, and solve communication problems in public relations. Courses cover major topics associated with the construction of a communication campaign, including research, message strategy and execution, media selection, and public-relations program development. Sequence coordinator: Julia Corbett.
Telecomm and Marketing Communication. Orientation to the
electronic media is provided for students planning careers in
broadcasting and those interested in radio, television, and film as
humanistic studies. Courses introduce students to the complexities of
programming, production, regulation, economics, management, and the
social and psychological impact of radio, television, and film. Sequence
coordinator: Timothy Larson. Communication and Public Culture. Both contemporary and historical aspects of culture are rooted in symbolic communicative behavior. This sequence is a unique liberal arts program covering a wide range of significant cultural forms, past and present, and has the development of communication-based critical competency as its unifying objective. Sequence coordinators: Mary Strine and Christine Oravec. Argumentation and Decision-making. Students prepare to enter law school or seek leadership positions in business or professional organizations. Sequence coordinator: Richard Rieke. Interpersonal Communication. Students gain an understanding and practical view of communication processes. Emphasis is on how people interact in various communicative settings. Communication theory, two-person interaction, and group processes are stressed in humanistic and social-scientific philosophies. Sequence coordinator: Mark Bergstrom.
Organizational Communication. Students gain an understanding of
the wide variety of communicative processes related to how
organizations function in society. Students are prepared to assume
professional positions or to enter scholarly careers in human
communication. Students cross departmental sequences to develop an
understanding of the humane and social-scientific concepts of human
interaction. Sequence coordinator: Michael Holmes.
2. Personal competence in interpersonal oral communication; speaking and listening in a variety of communication settings; planning, leadership, and participation in group discussion; expository writing; editing; graphics; applying philosophy, objectives, strategies, and evaluation in the communication classroom; radio-television performance or interpreting literature orally; critical or interpretive writing; academic debating or producing school publications. Level II Requirement (one course; the course will be used below) 1050 Human Communication: Basic Issues 1270 Analysis of Argument 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Required Sequence Core (10) 1050 Human Communication: Basic Issues 4170 Organizational Communication 5170 Contemporary Issues in Organizational Communication Criticism and Theory Electives (9) 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3020 Media Texts 3030 Communication and Social Responsibility 3110 Intermediate Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication 3180 Communication and Social Behavior 3190 Intercultural Communication 3420 Performance and Culture 3460 Communication Criticism 3490 Communication and Public Issues 4180 Seminar: Organizational Communication (recommended) 5000 Studies in Communication 5110 Interpersonal Communication Concepts 5150 Dialogue and Cultural Studies 5200 Persuasion and Political Communication 5260 History of Public Communication 5270 Theories of Argument 5360 Environmental Communication 5450 Communication and Culture 5550 Visual Communication Pragmatic Skills Electives (9) 1120 Group Decision Making 1200 Principles of Public Speaking 1270 Analysis of Argument 3200 Persuasion Theory and Practice 3330 Negotiation and Interviewing 3410 Literature in Performance 3670 Principles of Advertising 3680 Advertising Media Analysis and Planning 4580 Public Relations Theory and Practice 5010 Teaching Speech and Communication 5590 Integrated Marketing Communication Research Skill Elective (3) 2390 (MGT) Business Statistics I 3000 (PSYCH) Statistical Methods in Psychology 5710 Communication Research (recommended) Writing Skill Elective (3-4) 1600 Reporting for the Mass Media 3610 (ENGL) Advanced Expository Writing 3400 (WRTG) Professional Writing Requirements for Argumentation and Decision Making Sequence (33-36 hours) Level II Requirement (one course) (3) 1050 Human Communication: Basic Issues 1270 Analysis of Argument* 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication* *may be used below Required Sequence Core (9) 1270 Analysis of Argument 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3330 Negotiation and Interviewing Social Interaction Electives (6) 3180 Communication and Social Behavior 3490 Communication and Public Issues 5260 History of Public Communication 5270 Theories of Argument 5360 Environmental Communication 5450 Communication and Culture Conflict Management Electives (6) 3040 Communication and Relationships 3190 Intercultural Communication 5120 Group Communication 5150 Dialogue and Cultural Studies 5340 Communication and Law Persuasion Electives (6) 3200 Persuasion Practices 3270 Forensics Laboratory 3460 Communication Criticism 3670 Principles of Advertising 4270 Forensics Practicum 5200 Persuasion and Political Communication Media and Society Electives (6) 3020 Media Texts 3420 Performance and Culture 5300 Mass Communication Law 5320 Freedom of Expression 5540 Media and Diversity 5630 Mass Communication History @BDY8-7A-X = Requirements for Interpersonal Communication Sequence (31 hours) Level II Requirement (one course; the course will be used below) 1050 Human Communication: Basic Issues 1270 Analysis of Argument 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Required Sequence Core (13) 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3110 Intermediate Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication 5110 Interpersonal Communication Concepts 5710 Communication Research Interpersonal Communication Electives (9) 1120 Group Decision Making 3120 Family Communication 3190 Intercultural Communication 5120 Group Communication 5140 Communication and Aging Speech Communication Electives (9) 1050 Human Communication: Basic Issues 1270 Analysis of Argument 2460 Cultural Studies in Communication 3030 Communication and Social Responsibility 3180 Communication and Social Behavior 3330 Negotiation and Interviewing 3410 Literature in Performance 3420 Performance and Culture 3460 Communication Criticism 4170 Organizational Communication 5000 Studies in Communication 5150 Dialogue and Cultural Studies 5200 Persuasion and Political Communication 5360 Environmental Communication Mass Communication Elective (3) 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication 2500 Elements of Telecommunications 3020 Media Texts 5540 Media and Diversity
Requirements for Communication and Public Culture Sequence (30-33
hours)
equirements for Public Relations Sequence (35-40 hours)
Telecomm and Marketing Communication Sequence (34-35 hours) Skill Requirements
Computer Competency
Candidates for the Ph.D. in communication must achieve
competency in a minimum of four areas of specialization. Typically,
studies outside the department are expected. Standard proficiency in
a critical-historical or a statistics research-tool proficiency is
required. All courses taken as alternatives to the tool requirements
must be approved in advance by the department.
The Certificate in Integrated Marketing Communication provides
post-baccalaureate professional training in marketing communication.
The two-semester program contains more than 30 modules dealing
with all phases of the integrated marketing communication concept and
practice. Marketing professionals participate in the instructional
process.
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