COMMUNICATION: RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATION

COMMRC 0520 - PUBLIC SPEAKING

3 credits

Offers practical experience in effective speech making. Topics include strategies for focusing topics, locating and selecting supporting materials, motivating audiences to listen, using language effectively, and organizing and emphasizing key ideas. Not recommended for first-term freshmen. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS 2nd Literature, Arts, or Creative Expression Requirement.)  Frequency of Offering:  fall and spring term.

COMMRC 0530 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

3 credits

Focuses on human communication as a collaborative effort to exchange information and create meaning. Topics include verbal and nonverbal message systems, communication rules, roles, strategies, and games with practice in effective communication skills. There are no prerequisites for this course.  Frequency of Offering:  fall and spring term.

COMMRC 1106 - SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION

3 credits

Examines principles of small group communication, in particular, group formation, group cohesiveness, group verbal and nonverbal message exchanges, group leadership, group problem solving and discussion, and group performance and satisfaction. There are no prerequisites for this course.  Frequency of Offering:  annually.