COM 101 FIRST YEAR PRACTICUM 0-2-1

Individual participation in supervised on-campus communication activities. May be repeated for credit if taken to develop significantly different skills each time, not to exceed three total hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair

COM 123 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA 3-0-3
Course addresses the development and use of Radio, Television and New Electronic Media in American society. It also explores the technical basis of inventions as well as Pioneers who fueled growth and direction of Broadcasting, Cable and emerging Electronic Media Systems throughout the U.S. leading to a myriad of programming choices and employment opportunities.

COM 153 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 3-0-3
Role of Public Relations as a communication device within organizations including theory, identification of audiences, sophisticated techniques, planning, and execution of Public Relations programs and evaluation of effects. Course introduces students to various communications tools with special emphasis given to methods that practitioners use to promote products and organizations, including development of new technologies that are rapidly replacing conventional mass media.

COM 163 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Communication concepts and principles are pragmatically applied to interpersonal communication in work, college, dating, family, and social settings. Communication exercises, role plays, and case studies enable students to analyze communication dynamics and improve communication skills employing language, nonverbal communication, listening, perception of self and others, relationship development, and assertiveness. Extensive training in conflict management skills and analysis.

COM 183 WRITING FOR THE MEDIA 3-0-3
Introduction to the principles, practices and professional requirements of the journalism profession. Intensive instruction and practice in writing and reporting for print and electronic media. Students will also become 'better consumers of news media' after discovering where news comes from and styles that are used. Work on the Triangle, Modulus, and at WEAX Radio will be required.

COM 203 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Provides an introductory historical and expository survey of key mass media and popular art forms (including books, newspapers, magazines, radio, film, television, photography, music, advertising, and the Internet). Emphasizes, through exercises in becoming “media literate,” the persuasive, often insidious, power of society’s “consuming images,” both visual and aural. Prerequisite: ENG 113 or ENG 133 or permission of the instructor

COM 213 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Emphasis on research and effective written and oral communication. Topics include report writing, professional correspondence, communication related to the employment process, and oral presentations using PowerPoint. Prerequisites: ENG 113 or 133 Corequisite: SP 203

COM 233 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
A study of the need for communication which transcends ethnic, racial and cultural boundaries. The course attempts to foster mutual understanding among various cultures by examining the following topics: nonverbal communication, stereotypes, and concepts of time, family, gender, and religion.

COM 253 SPORTS MEDIA AND PROMOTION 3-0-3
Examines various publicity, promotion and public relations responsibilities, duties and challenges aspiring professionals seeking careers in college and professional sports promotion and information will face. Course also includes development of all aspects involved in the staging of a major sports-oriented community event. Prerequisites: COM 153 and COM 183

COM 263 THEORIES AND PRACTICES IN COMMUNICATION 2-2-3

An introduction to the disciplines and professions of communication. Considers quantitative, qualitative, and humanistic research and theories for understanding language, nonverbal communication, listening, persuasion/rhetoric, and communication context. Indicates how communication knowledge, research techniques, and skills are employed in various professions and considers professional preparation strategies such as communication portfolio development. Prerequisite: ENG 103 or ENG 104

COM 283 SPORTS WRITING 3-0-3

Techniques, instruction and practice in news gathering, evaluation, reporting, writing and editing local, regional and national sports news. Topics will include research, style, interviewing skills, how newsroom decisions are made for sports stories, and features. Each student will be required to submit articles to the Triangle and other local media for possible publication. ENG 103 or 104

COM 301 MEDIA PRACTICUM 0-2-1

Individual participation in supervised on-campus communication activities. May be repeated for credit if taken to develop significantly different skills each time, not to exceed three total hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair

 

COM 323 THE BUSINESS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA      3-0-3
Course examines how Electronic Media organizations throughout the U.S. are dealing with today's competitive pressures, new technologies, and financial strains. Discuss how Radio and Television programming practices that once galvanized families during respective Golden Ages of R/TV to the explosion of Electronic Media choices currently available to audiences and advertisers. Prerequisites: COM 123

COM 353 PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING AND PRODUCTION 3-0-3
Application of persuasive writing/communication principles with emphasis on the development of backgrounders, news releases, media advisories, ANR/VNR (Audio/Video News Releases), and media kits in a public relations context. How organizations must consider control and rapid changes in technology in every form of communication whether it be external or internal. Prerequisites: COM 213 or ENG 133 and COM 153

COM 363 PERSUASION AND ARGUMENTATION 2-2-3
Knowledge of concepts and principles of persuasion, rhetoric, and argumentation is applied through debate and other exercises designed to improve skill in reasoning, argumentation, persuasion, planning, and rational decision-making. Students develop skill in analyzing and planning worthy and effective oral, written, and mediated persuasive communication. Prerequisites: ENG 113 or ENG 133 and SP 203

COM 373 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Detailed survey of one of the major areas within the discipline of communication. The course changes each time it is offered, with the specific topic announced in the class schedule. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair

COM 413 CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION 3-0-3
Concepts and skill development for effective oral and written communication in task-oriented teams, small groups, and organizational contexts. Considers communication techniques to improve problem solving and decision-making while fostering team/organizational cohesiveness and productivity. Written and oral team projects apply the techniques and refine effective communication skills essential for team and organizational contexts. Prerequisite: COM 213 or ENG 133, or permission of instructor

COM 422 MEDIA MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM 0-4-2

Individual participation in supervised on-campus communication activities. May be repeated for credit if taken to develop significantly different skills each time, not to exceed three total hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair

COM 453 PUBLIC RELATIONS PLANNING AND CAMPAIGNS 3-0-3
Considers knowledge and skills needed in public relations, including the PR planning, decision-making, and problem solving process of research, objectives, programming, and evaluation. Case studies and problems apply planning and execution of PR campaigns and relations with a variety of publics: media, employees, members, communities, government and the public, investors, consumers, international, and special groups. Includes news releases and other PR writing, crisis and emergency PR and PR aspects of integrated marketing communications. Prerequisites: COM 213 or ENG 133 and COM 353, or permission of the instructor.

COM 400X INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION (1-3 HRS.)
Elective internship with variable credit of from one to three hours, with a minimum of 40 hours of work per credit hour. May be repeated for credit, but the total credit hours of elective and/or capstone internship may not exceed six hours total. Prerequisites: COM major or minor, at least a 2.5 G.P.A., and permission of the Department Chair

COM 4013 SENIOR CAPSTONE INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION 0-6-3
An internship including capstone requirements, such as submission of a COM proposal and of written and oral final reports, requiring a minimum of 90 hours of work. Prerequisites: Must not have taken more than three credits of COM 400X, Senior COM Major with at least a 2.5 G.P.A., and permission of the Department Chair

COM 410X INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN COMMUNICATION (1-4 HRS.)
An individualized reading and research project in the communication discipline. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair

COM 4281 SENIOR COMMUNICATION PROJECT PROPOSAL 1-0-1
Application of communication principles and skills by planning and developing a formal proposal for a capstone communication campaign or project. Prerequisite: Senior COM Major

COM 4292 SENIOR COMMUNICATION PROJECT 0-4-2
Application of communication principles and skills by implementing and evaluating a capstone communication campaign or project. Prerequisite: COM 4281