Academic Catalog - Communications

COM 105 / COM 1105 – Career Communication 3 Credits
Develops skills needed in obtaining and keeping a job. Includes job searching, applications, resumes, interviews, and the dynamics of customer, peer, and managerial relationships. Emphasizes speaking, writing, listening, critical reading skills, and vocabulary development essential to the employment world. (Contact hours – 45)

COM 115 / COM 1150 – Public Speaking 3 Credits
Combines the basic theories of communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech preparation, organization, support, audience analysis, and delivery.
(Contact hours – 45)

COM 125 / COM 1250 – Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
Examines the communication involved in interpersonal relationships occurring in family, social, and career situations. Relevant concepts include self-concept, perception, listening, nonverbal communication, and conflict. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category.
(Contact hours – 45)

COM 126 / COM 1260 – Communication in Healthcare 3 Credits
Covers interactive concerns in settings related to patient-client care. This class includes discussions of diverse cultures, client interaction, and family/caregiver issues. The course addresses the concerns of attitude, office politics, teamwork, self-initiative, and conflict management as specifically experienced in the patient-as-client setting. (Contact hours – 45)

COM 209 / COM 2200 – Intrapersonal Communication 3 Credits
Introduces the study of intrapersonal communication (communication with self) and emphasizes understanding of one’s past experiences in learning how to set goals, accomplish life objectives, communicate with self, and plan for the future. This course includes individualized research, journaling, creativity explorations, lessons involving an individual’s past and present hopes and dreams, goal setting for the future, positive self exploration techniques and styles, networking, personal assessments, and creativity enhancement.
(Contact hours – 45)

COM 215 / COM 2270 – Gender Communication  3 credits
Examines contemporary theories and research in gendered communication. This course will involve reading and discussion in areas of gender differences in self-perception, social and media images of men and women, language usage and nonverbal behavior differences among genders. Relevant concepts include verbal communication, nonverbal communication, context, language, perception, and conflict.
(Contact hours – 45) 

COM 217 / COM 2220 – Group Communication:SS3 – 3 Credits
Examines group communication theories with an emphasis on leadership and group behaviors. The course provides opportunities for group participation. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS
(Contact hours – 90)

COM 220 / COM 2300 – Intercultural Comm: SS3 3 Credits
Provides a global view of communication across cultures and brings an awareness of how perception, language, race, verbal, and nonverbal communication impact our behaviors, messages, and interactions. Emphasis is on developing effective and ethical cross-cultural communication skills, while also building an appreciation for different cultures. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. (Contact hours – 45)

COM 225 / COM 2250 – Organizational Communication – 3 Credits
Focuses on the role of communication theory and skills as they apply to business and organizational settings. Topics include organizational and leadership models, effective communication skills with peers, superiors, and subordinates, environmental factors impacting communication, and interviewing skills.
(Contact hours – 45)

COM 263 / COM 2063 – Conflict Resolution 1 Credit
Focuses on handling conflict productively. Students gain insights into the roots of conflict and engage in skill practice in mediating interpersonal conflicts. The emphasis is on conflict prevention.
(Contact hours – 15)

COM 269 / COM 2069 – Leadership 1 Credit
Focuses on handling conflict productively. Students gain insights into the roots of conflict and engage in skill practice in mediating interpersonal conflicts. The emphasis is on conflict prevention.
(Contact hours – 15)