COMMUNICATION STUDIES

School of Humanities and Liberal Arts

COMMUNICATION STUDIES (COMM)

COMM-01 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(C-ID: COMM 110)
(CSU breadth area A1) (IGETC area 1C-CSU only)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course is designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of composing, preparing and presenting speeches in front of audiences. The focus will be on researched speeches to inform and persuade. By the end of the course, students should be speaking confidently and skillfully and should be able to transfer their understanding and skills from the classroom to “real world” situations. (9/13)

COMM-01H HONORS FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(C-ID: COMM 110)
(CSU breadth area A1) (IGETC area 1C - CSU only)
Advisory: ENGL-01A
Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program.

This course is designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of composing, preparing and presenting speeches in front of audiences. The focus will be on researched speeches to inform and persuade. By the end of the course, students should be speaking confidently and skillfully and should be able to transfer their understanding and skills from the classroom to “real world” situations. (9/13)

COMM-02 ORAL INTERPRETATION (ALSO: ENGL-02)

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(C-ID: COMM 170)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course is designed to introduce students to performance studies through analysis, appreciation, and application of interpretive performance of the various forms of literature: poetry, prose and drama. (03/18)

COMM-04 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION AND PROBLEM SOLVING

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(C-ID: COMM 140)
(CSU breadth area A1) (IGETC area 1C - CSU only)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This is a course designed to help students develop critical thinking and oral presentation skills for communicating and working together on small group tasks. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, reasoning, conflict resolution, and leadership. (11/19)

COMM-05 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU Transferable Only
(C-ID: COMM 130)
(CSU breadth area A1)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

The focus of this course is to examine successful verbal and nonverbal communication in interpersonal relationships. Communication theory and skills will be investigated in order to help students interact more effectively in personal and professional relationships. (3/18)

COMM-30 INTRODUCTION TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

3 units: 3 hours lecture.
CSU & UC Transferable
(CSU breadth area D) (IGETC area 4)
(C-ID: COMM 150)
Advisory: ENGL-01A

This course is designed to examine the basic concepts, principles, and their application to communication between persons from different minority, ethnic, and co-cultural backgrounds within the United States and in the international arena through the scope of interpersonal communication skills. This class will assist in the understanding and evaluation of barriers to communicating with people from other cultures, which include ethnocentrism, prejudice, and lack of awareness. (11/16)