Department/Course Title CMST 335 Gender Communication

Semester Hours 3

Description This course provides an examination of the communication styles of males and females in a variety of settings. Course surveys gender similarities and differences in verbal and nonverbal communication with an emphasis on how males and females perceive the world and how these perceptions affect the human communication process. This course examines basic concepts, principles and skills for understanding the relationship between persons and culture and for improving communication between persons from different cultural backgrounds. The act of deliberation is the act of reflecting carefully on a matter weighing the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to a problem. It aims to arrive at a decision or judgment based not only on facts and data but also on values, emotions, and other less technical considerations. Though a solitary individual can deliberate, it more commonly means making decisions together, as a small group, an organization, or a nation. This course takes a unique approach to the field of political communication by viewing key concepts and research through the lens of deliberative democracy theory. This course focuses on how communication is central to democratic self-governance primarily because of its potential to facilitate public deliberation. You will also be exposed to how citizens, government officials, elites, think tanks, the media, infotainment, and campaign ads influence public deliberation. This course counts as an applied communication course, which means that you will go beyond reading about deliberation to actually participating in public deliberation. You will participate in four public class debates, attend a city council public deliberation, as well as research and participate in your own moderated debate on a present controversial issue. This course brings the legal trial to the classroom, providing students an opportunity to incorporate an array of communication principles and skills with the experience of trial practice. Students are introduced progressively to key aspects of communication and litigation and participate in exercises that culminate in mock trials before a jury. In this class we will discuss the key concepts of media and new media theories, and explore the connection that interpersonal and intercultural communication plays in social media. We will examine our identity formation and ways in which it evolves and changes. We will also explore the impact social media has on our communication and intimacy with others. We will discuss medias place in our daily life, in business, and in other settings of interest to students. This course examines aspects of interpersonal and relational communication within the context of the family system. Topics including family identity and the creation of shared family meanings, family intimacy, family roles, family power dynamics, managing family conflict and family stress, and intergenerational family relationships are investigated through the lens of the family communication system. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to integrated marketing communications, media selection and campaign execution. Students will learn the elements of a successful strategic communications plan by evaluating advertising, public relations and marketing silos and their impact on motivating target audiences. In this course, students will learn to evaluate audience demographics and apply appropriate communication channels and messages based upon audience needs and the business realities of marketing campaigns. A key course objective is to gain an understanding of how to propose and implement an integrated marketing communications plan from the viewpoints of advertising agencies, businesses and nonprofit entities. How one acts during critical moments can change the world. This course is

CMST 336 Intercultural Communication CMST 385 Political Communication

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CMST 387 Communication & Legal Practice CMST 393 Media, Intimacy, Identity & Communication

CMST 393 Family Communication

CMST 393 Media & Marketing Communication

CMST 393

Making Social Worlds

CMST 393 The Rhetoric of Women

CMST 393 Communication & Relationships

CMST 393 Culture, Crime & Punishment

CMST 393 Pro-Social Communication

designed to help you apply everything that you have learned and will earn about human communication. A particular focus of this course will be on the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM). CMM has been used extensively by both scholars and practitioners to gain insight into social interactions. We will explore how this theory can be used to improve communication in a wide variety of contexts, from interpersonal relationships, to workplace communication, to public dialogue and political discourse. By acting wisely in the moments that shape our future, our communication can build better social worlds. This course will be held in a seminar format, with substantial emphasis on student participation in the discussion of course material. This course provides the opportunity to explore and analyze rhetorical texts created by women in a variety of contexts and for a range of purposes. The overall goal of the course is to examine the ways in which women develop and use rhetoric to function in, challenge, and change the world. Various texts including writing, speaking, visual and performing arts, as well as media forms will be sued to understand rhetorical situations, concerns and goals of women. Students will gain an understanding of feminist perspectives on communication as a foundation for critically questioning, evaluating and re-envision the nature of communication in our socially constructed world. In this course, gender is viewed as a lens, platform, and position that significantly affects and can radically transform our personal, local, and global lives. Particular attention will be given to the ways in which gender and gender issues intersect with race, class, and sexuality. This course is a special topics course designed to engage students in the study of social and personal relationships from a communication perspective. By seeing human relationships as ongoing, active communicative constructions, we will explore processes of relating that continually create, maintain, and dissolve interpersonal relationships. Specifically, we will study a variety of relational communication theories, micro-level relational processes and skills, and cultural phenomena that impact, inform, and influence how we relate. As we move through the semester, we will work to reconcile theoretical understandings of relationships with practical skills and processes that can inform and improve your relationship communication. This course examines cultural constructions of crime and punishment. Although the course focuses primarily on the U.S. criminal justice system, we will attend to the prison industrial complexs global reach. Indeed, the war on terror has given a rhetoric of law and order renewed traction. Consequently, the course gives students the opportunity to examine one of the most pressing social issues of our time. Although relevant to students interested in studying law, the course argues that a purely legal response to the era of mass incarceration is inadequate. Instead, what is necessary is a more nuanced public debate, one that is in dialogue with the moral critiques of society hailing from prisoners, along with a willingness to advocate on behalf of a population many including human and civil rights advocatesconsider undeserving of basic rights: prisoners. We will focus our study of cultural constructions of crime and punishment in three different rhetorical cultures: public discourse, prisoners discourse, and prison activism discourse. These three arenas map onto the three units of the course: 1) Crime and Punishment in the Cultural Imagination; 2) Crime and Punishment in the Prisoners Imagination, and 3) From Criminal Justice to Transformative Justice. This course will identify pro-social behavior and communication, contrast it with anti-social norms, and focus on the values inherent in the caring, sharing, and ways of building relationships and communities with an emphasis on the

CMST 393 Spiritualism & Loving Relationships

CMST 393 For the Love of the Game

CMST 393 Advertising & PR Communication CMST 393 Performance Culture and Sexualities

CMST 393 Entertainment Management & Communication

CMST 393 Communication Theory & Popular Culture

possibilities for both individual and collective growth and well-being. Emphasis will be on the understanding of both individual and group behaviors that promote effective and cooperative pro-social communication. In this course, students will learn the complicated dimensions of communication in loving relationships from a spiritual perspective. Exploring the nature of communication in any kind of loving relationship from a spiritual perspective, whether with parents and children, between siblings, or between romantic partners, will help bring about spiritual enrichment and transformation in our relationships with our family friends and lovers. The aim of this course is to explore ways to become better communicators by being grounded in spiritualism. It will seek to broaden the horizons of our minds and enrich our spiritual lives in our daily encounters with our loved ones. It is hoped that this course will not only lead us to a deeper experience and understanding of ourselves but also enable each one to be enriched and be inspired to search for more meaningful ways to communicate with our loved ones that will involve introspection, contemplation and action. The consent of the instructor is required to register. This class will explore the elements of the course title: For the Love of the Game: Sport, Gender and Communication in a critical exploration of one sport, one theory and one communication problem/phenomenon of each students choice. The class will focus around legislation (such as title IX and more recent bills), rules, norms, rites and rituals along with interviewing and media representation of the above issues. This is an introductory course to the world of advertising and public relations, providing practical insights into how ad agencies and PR firms operate- and their critical roles in influencing how products, services, and ideas are introduced to and perceived by their target audiences. Exploration of performance as a site of communication and embodied practice. This course will examine the many ways in which performance exists and operates in our culture with a focus on personal narrative, ethnographic fieldwork and literature. In addition there will be a focus on deconstructing sex, gender, sexuality as rich sites of theoretical interpretation and performative interaction. A product of the entertainment business can be a combination of many elements not simply film, television, music etc. Exploiting a products potential in licensing, retail, theme parks, games etc. are all part of measuring its success. Along with our awareness of these traditional media, the relatively new world of digital media as a source of original entertainment, new marketing concepts and a whole host of capabilities facilitated by the internet has opened a world of opportunities that can even be under an individuals control. Entertainment Management will begin by focusing on the traditional organizational models in order to describe various structures and the functions of typical executives/managers within their organizations and within the industry. As we move forward we will also focus on the digital media world and how each of these media compliment themselves and stand-alone. We will accomplish this in a variety of ways: through lecture; inviting industry professionals to our classroom; by readings and observation of todays entertainment world; with a series of assignments to emphasize and underscore what we have learned from the foregoing. In this course, we will take a step back from being mere consumers of popular culture texts and forms, and instead, we will investigate how different cultural forms communicate ideas about the world and about ourselves. We will begin by grounding ourselves in communication and rhetorical theory so that we have lenses through which to analyze texts. We will then discover what makes something popular culture, how various forms of pop culture shape and

CMST 393 Leadership & Interpersonal Communication

CMST 393 Relating & Organizing for Social Justice

CMST 490 Communication Practicum I

represent reality and social life, why we consume popular culture in the way that we do, and how we will create, play with and participate in, a popular culture event ourselves. In this course we will explore a wide range of human behavior as it relates to leadership development and communication with an emphasis on global communication issues. Business leadership theories and concepts will be combined with interpersonal communication theory and applied to global contexts to provide students with an interactive approach to understanding leadership. Strategic communication methods are investigated through case analysis with emphasis on the relationship between leadership and culture, leadership style, transformational leadership, charisma, corporate culture, leadership challenges in dealing with diverse populations, ethical leadership and followership, and the global leadership challenges of the future. By observation and inquiry of effective leadership skills the student will gain an awareness of leadership theory and practice their leadership skills through case studies and interactive small group exercises. Students will learn about leadership, strengthen leadership skills, and learn to value their potential for leadership. This course will integrate theory and practice to build leadership competencies required in todays global workplace. This course is largely experiential and guided by the principle that leadership is a skill that can be developed and refined. To build their leadership skills students will participate in and lead discussions, small group tasks, and project teams. Students will engage in an online journal throughout the semester and formulate an in-depth personal philosophy of leadership. Understanding leadership theory and practicing leadership skills in college will prepare students to empower others as they prepare to enter the workforce and engage fully in their communities today and in the future. This course focuses on how interpersonal and organizational communication can be used to promote social justice. It includes three components. First, the class will develop the students understanding of what social justice and injustice are and provide various strategies for justice-oriented deliberation and decision making. Second, it will review a variety of interpersonal and organizational theories and techniques that are relevant to promoting social justice. Third, the class will have a community-engaged component, which will help students hone their relational and organizational skill sets in a social justice context. Students will develop critical attention to justice issues, creative strategies for responding to those issues, and practical communication skills for participating in and promoting a more socially just world. Communication Practicum provides students with an opportunity to gain practical experience in a communication related field in preparation for obtaining a position after graduation. This course provides an opportunity for directed experiences in applying the principles and skills of communication theory while performing specific tasks in the workplace. Students will engage in self-exploration, career search, goal and objectives development, resume and cover letter construction, employment and informational interview methods, and interpersonal skills development. Students will be able to continue to explore and develop career interests and talents while participating in the internship setting, experience networking, and learn transferable workplace skills. Students will understand the value of learning in the internship setting further through reflective writing throughout the semester. This class may be taken once as an application and is a prerequisite for CMST 491.