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Communication (Undergraduate) All 400-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by department and approval of a graduate adviser: COMM 431, 499 |
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COMM 150 - Oral Communication
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Introduction to effective oral communication through study and experience in analysis, synthesis, and presentation of informative and persuasive discourse in a public speaking forum.
*C-ID COMM 110
*The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE A2 COMM 150 is prerequisite to all Communication major courses with numbers 300 and higher.
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COMM 151 - Speech Proficiency Assessment for Teachers
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Review of theory and practice of public speaking for classroom teachers. Workshop and assessment of speaking skills. Open only to students currently or previously enrolled in EDCI 300. Graded CR/NC.
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COMM 176 - Argumentation
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Principles of argumentation: reasoned discourse, methods of logical analysis and reflective thinking, practical application through adaptation of materials to audience situations, argumentative speech, kinds and forms of debate about current issues.
*C-ID COMM 120
*The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE A3
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COMM 230 - Communication Strategies in Conflict Management
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This course examines the communication theories and strategies underlying the nature of conflict in contemporary society. Provides students with the necessary skills to effectively manage conflict.
GE E
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COMM 267 - Introduction to Oral Interpretation
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Study of communicative dimensions of literature through analysis and performance.
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COMM 268 - Group Performance Practicum
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Lecture-workshop in ensemble performance of literature. Techniques of chamber theatre, reader’s theatre, story theatre production and script adaptation. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.
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COMM 275 - Interpersonal Communication
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Introductory study of interpersonal communication; verbal and nonverbal communication in face-to-face interaction; how individuals assume roles as message senders, receivers; interpersonal perception and adaptation; barriers to interpersonal communication.
*C-ID COMM 130
*The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
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COMM 276 - Argumentation and Reasoned Advocacy
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Prerequisites: COMM 150 and COMM 176. Principles of reasoned advocacy: practical application of argumentation through creation and adaptation of reasoned appeals to audience situations.
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COMM 277 - Forensics
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Introductory workshop in intercollegiate forensic activities. Maybe repeated to maximum of 12 units. Graded CR/NC.
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COMM 278 - Problem Solving through Group Discussion
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Principles of decision-making and interaction in group communication situations, development of discussion, participation, and leadership skills for business, school, and community.
*C-ID COMM 140
*The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
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COMM 290 - Mediated Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 130 or permission of instructor. Introduction to mediated communication technologies, including internet, databases, and emerging technologies. Emphasis on critical, analytical assessment of technologies’ effects on intercultural, public and interpersonal communication
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COMM 300 - Applied Writing in Communication Studies
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Prerequisite: Upper division standing, open to Communication Studies students only. Writing practicum in historical, critical, and social scientific approaches to communication studies; emphasizing languae usage in writing as practiced in Communication scholarship.
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COMM 330 - Organizational Studies
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Analysis of organizational communication; classical and contemporary theories, practices, and processes in organizational communication. Major communication themes, metaphors, and issues of the contemporary workplace. May include service learning option.
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COMM 340 - Interviewing
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Dyadic communication in formal and informal settings. Understanding of informative, persuasive, medical, journalistic, legal, and employment interviews.
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COMM 342 - Rights and Justice in Communication and Politics (also listed as POLS 342)
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Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block D. Freedom of communication, political rights, diversity, and justice. The evolution of these rights in the United States; analysis of contemporary problems, global implications, and potential solutions in our multicultural world. Some sections of this course will be offered online.
GE Theme H ; Approved diversity course
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COMM 367 - Performance Studies
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Prerequisite: COMM 267 or 277 or 377 or permission of instructor. Performance as a paradigm for understanding text and behavior. Analysis and performance of literature, cultural performance, and performance art included with emphasis on in-class performance and fieldwork.
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COMM 370 - Business and Professional Communications
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Study and application of theories of communication in business contexts and situations. Topics include: dyadic, group, organizational, public, and mediated communication interactions, interviews, and presentations.
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COMM 371 - Persuasive Communication
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Study and application of rhetorical and social-psychological principles of persuasion. Consideration of attitude change models and behavioral studies of variables affecting persuasion. Opportunity for preparation and criticism of persuasive discourse.
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COMM 372 - Media, Communication and the Environment
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Prerequisites: Completion of the Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block D. The global environment as represented in mass media and communication; the interaction of the individual and the popular press, public communication, and film; effectiveness of public environmental communication campaign.
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COMM 377 - Advanced Forensics
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Prerequisite: COMM 277 Faculty supervised workshop preparing for University-sponsored speech activities, including speech and debate tournaments. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.
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COMM 380 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies
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Prerequisite: COMM 150. Introduction to the study of rhetoric and rhetorical theory. Study of the nature, function and scope of rhetoric emphasized.
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COMM 385 - Sex and Gender in Language and Literature (also listed as ENGL 385)
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Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block C. Analysis of concepts of sex, gender as experienced in language and literature. Comparative language behavior of women and men as revealed in research on communication and in representative literary works, both classical and modern.
GE Theme C ; Approved diversity course
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COMM 389 - Intercultural Communication in the Urban Environment
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Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course from Block C. Processes, problem of intercultural communication in multi-cultural, multiethnic urban environments. Focus on comparative cultural analyses, impact of social, gender, political, economic, interpersonal forces on intercultural interaction in urban life.
GE Theme D ; Approved diversity course
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COMM 390 - Technology and Human Interaction (also listed as MSCM 390)
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Prerequisite: COMM 290 or TVF 220 or permission of instructor. Comparison of new communication technologies with other forms of interaction. Attention given to interactive roles and effects of technologies on interpersonal, public, and intercultural communication.
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COMM 395 - Sociocultural Impact of Globalization for the Developing World (Also listed as LBS 395)
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Prerequisites: Completion of the lower division GE Basic Subjects and at least one course each from Blocks B, C, and D. Critical examination oh globalization and its economic, political, and sociocultural challenges for the developing world. Emphasis on globalizing institutions, transborder flows, international communication, social change, and cultural identity.
GE Theme A
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COMM 396 - Publicity and Promotions
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Prerequisite: COMM 300 or equivalent. Methods, planning and tools used in developing company, community and institutional public relations programs. Focuses on publicity and promotional techniques, media relations, copy preparation, news releases, and publications.
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COMM 420 - Human Side of Computers and Information Technology
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Computers and information technology studied as part of the larger culture through critical analyses and focus on the human communications, aesthetic, ethical, pedagogical, social, cultural, cognitive, educational, policy and historical issues involved. (Cross-listed with EDIT 420)
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COMM 430 - Dynamics of Organizational Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 330. How global competition, social phenomena, new philosophies, new technologies, and metaphors for looking at organizations shape the dynamic landscape of organizations and affect the way people communicate and conduct business.
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COMM 431 - Internship in Organizational Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 430. organizations under academic supervision; emphasis on student intern’s ability to diagnose and solve organizational communication problems. May be repeated once for credit.
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COMM 435 - Communication and Leadership
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Prerequisite: COMM 330 or permission of instructor. Review theories of communication leadership. Emphasis on the study of communication skills central to performing successfully as a leader in a variety of organizational contexts.
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COMM 440 - Relational Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 275. Analysis of current theory and research on communication in intimate and personal relationships; how individuals develop and maintain relationships; how gender, culture and social context affect communication in interpersonal interactions.
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COMM 450 - Communication Theory
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Survey and analysis of behaviorally oriented theories and their variables in the communication process.
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COMM 454 - Selected Studies in Communication
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Prerequisites: Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes for specific prerequisites. Intensive study of selected topics in communication. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit as subject matter changes.
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COMM 459 - Intercultural Business Communication (also listed under MKT 459)
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Prerequisite: MGMT 301 or COMM 300. Analytical approach to understanding cultures in order to do business effectively. Steps in achieving intercultural communication competence, framework for understanding cultures, nonverbal communication, document organization from cultural priorities, and negotiation.
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COMM 462 - Nonverbal Communication
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Body motion, eye and facial behavior, paralanguage, touch, proxemics, physical characteristics, artifacts and environmental factors as they affect communicative exchanges.
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COMM 463 - Language and Communication Behavior
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Nature, origin, and use of speech and language in social, cultural, symbolic, and functional contexts; investigation and analysis of discourse and behavioral effects; significance of communication competence.
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COMM 467 - Theory and Method in Performance Studies (also listed as TA 467)
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Prerequisite: Upper division course in COMM, TA or DANC. Introduction to major theoretical perspectives in performance studies and to key methodologies for investigating performance in/as culture. Central concepts include social drama and performance ethnography.
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COMM 468 - Performance and Social Change (also listed as TA 468)
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Prerequisite: COMM 367 or 467 or upper division theory course in TA, DANC or rhetoric. Aesthetic, pedagogical underpinnings of performance and social change. Relationships between performance and liberation in avant garde works and across cultures. Theoretical and pragmatic concerns as these emerge in production.
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COMM 470 - Theories of Rhetoric: Survey and Analysis
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Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Principal theories of rhetoric from classical Greece to the modern period; historical perspectives on communication and social influence; impact of changing political, psychological, sociological, and technological contexts.
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COMM 471 - Rhetoric and Religion
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Prerequisite: COMM 380 or permission of instructor. Relationship between rhetoric and religion in traditional and contemporary rhetorical theory. Course evaluates rhetorical and public discourse dealing with religion, and religious discourse dealing with rhetoric.
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COMM 473 - Rhetoric and Social Controversy
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Prerequisite: COMM 380 or permission of instructor. Analysis of rhetorical problems associated with social controversies. The nature, forms, stages and roles of social controversies are examined through the study of rhetorical public discourse in the political process.
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COMM 474 - Studies in National and International Public Discourse
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Prerequisite: One COMM course. Analysis and evaluation of national and/or international discursive rhetoric; some focus on great speeches and speakers; emphasizes diversity of communicative expression in social, political, and cultural movements and campaigns.
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COMM 475 - Feminism and Communication
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Prerequisites: COMM 330, COMM 367 or permission of instructor. Survey of critical perspectives on gender in communication. Particular attention is paid to social construction of gender and sexuality.
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COMM 477 - Qualitative Methods in Communication
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Prerequisites: COMM 380 or 330 or 367. Survey of qualitative communication research methods; critical analysis of representative studies; research proposal writing for qualitative projects. May include service learning (optional).
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COMM 478 - Group Communication: Dynamics of Leadership and Participation
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Prerequisite: A course in group discussion. Advanced study of communication processes in small groups and effects of leadership and participation; development of communication sensitivity.
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COMM 479 - Sex Roles in Communication
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Sex as a variable influencing human communication in dyads, small groups, organizations, families; speaker-audience interaction; male-female differences in use of language, and nonverbal behavior.
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COMM 482 - Rhetorical Theory: Contemporary Developments
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Prerequisite: COMM 470. Survey of contemporary theories of rhetoric and communication.
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COMM 483 - Campaign Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 380 or permission of instructor. Variable content course focusing on contemporary campaigns. Strategies of communication in American political campaigns including public discourse and media coverage. May be repeated to 8 units as content changes.
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COMM 484 - Political Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 380 or permission of the instructor. Analysis and evaluation of political communication from the perspectives of contemporary rhetorical theory and cultural theory. Political communication theorized through the analysis of case studies.
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COMM 485 - Rhetorical Criticism
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Prerequisite: One COMM course. Nature and function of rhetorical criticism; survey of approaches, theories, and systems of rhetorical analysis from classical to contemporary. Practice in critical appraisal of various types of communication.
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COMM 486 - Communication and Cultural Studies
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Prerequisite: Upper division course in Communication Studies. Survey of history, primary texts, and representative studies in cultural studies. Emphasis on cultural studies of media, technology, and communication.
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COMM 487 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication
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Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Introduction to methodology of experimental research and critical analysis of representative studies in communication.
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COMM 489 - Intercultural Communication
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Description and analysis of cultural influences on human communication acts; codes and paralinguistic elements; focus on communication between cultures in an urban setting.
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COMM 490 - Studies in Children’s Speech Arts
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Theory and criticism of creative dramatics, choric interpretation and storytelling.
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COMM 491 - Instructional Theories in Communication
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Prerequisites: Senior standing, 20 units of upper division COMM courses. Principles of communication in educational settings, literary study, survey, critical review, and application of contemporary theories and trends in instructional communication.
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COMM 492 - Communication Training in Organizations
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Prerequisite: COMM 330 or permission of instructor. Study of communication training and development process. Application of organizational communication theories through organizational assessment, creation of training objectives and evaluation of training programs.
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COMM 494 - Communication Behavior in Childhood
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Oral language and communicative behavior in children; studies in speech and language experiences basic to development of communication skills competence.
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COMM 495 - Principles and Practices of Public Relations
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Prerequisite: COMM 300 or equivalent. Fundamentals of theory and application for the public relations profession, with emphasis on the dynamics of organizational communication as it pertains to community relations, the media, public opinion, and the political environment.
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COMM 497 - Managing Problems in Public Relations
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Advanced study of public relations issues, with emphasis on contemporary problems faced by business organizations and other institutions. Analysis of case studies in public relation problems and crisis management.
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COMM 498 - Capstone in Communication
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Prerequisites: COMM 477 or COMM 487, senior standing within the last 20 units before graduation and consent of instructor. This capstone course synthesizes the subfields of communication and assesses students’ achievement of its foundational knowledge (basic theoretical and methodological understanding) culminating in a senior thesis in which students focus on a central theme taught in the course.
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COMM 499 - Undergraduate Directed Study
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Prerequisite: Consent of an instructor to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly, and final report submitted. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit.
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TVF 300 - Writing and Media Ethics
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Prerequisites: ENGL 102, TVF 220, TVF 224, and upper division standing. Writing practicum in historical and critical approaches to media studies focusing on the subject of media ethics. Emphasizing language usage in description and persuasion as well as effective written argumentation.
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Communication (Graduate) All 400-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by department and approval of a graduate adviser: COMM 431, 499
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COMS 500 - Graduate Scholarship in Communication Studies
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Seminar examining current foci in the fields of Communication Studies. Designed to investigate directions or advanced inquiry within the discipline.
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COMS 501 - Seminar: Research Methods in Telecommunications and Film
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Prerequisite/Corequisite: COMS 500. Investigation of conceptual and procedural aspects of quantitative and qualitative research techniques relevant to the advanced study of mass media.
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COMS 502 - Seminar in Quantitative Communication Research Methods
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Prerequisites: COMS 500, undergraduate statistics or quantitative research methods course. Quantitative research design and analysis in communication research. Emphasis on research design, sampling, descriptive and inferential statistics in analysis, and presenting findings.
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COMS 503 - Seminar in Qualitative Communication Research Methods
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Prerequisite: COMS 500. This seminar presents qualitative/interpretive research methodologies used in Communication Studies and prepares students for designing, completing, and evaluating qualitative projects.
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COMS 505 - Seminar: Media Theory and Criticism
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Survey of film theory and criticism from the classic theorists and critics to contemporary issues and debates.
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COMS 506 - Seminar: Television Studies
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Critical and historical examination of American television focusing on methods and issues relating to scholarship in the field.
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COMS 507 - Seminar: Post World War II Film and Television History
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Prerequisite: COMS 501. Variable topic seminar on seminal issues in film and television history since World War II. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.
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COMS 508 - Media Arts, Theatre & Society (also listed as TVFT 508)
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Historical and current relationship between media arts, theatre and society. Study scholars and practitioners who address questions regarding contemporary roles, potentials and impacts of these arts and professions.
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COMS 509 - Entertainment Industry Practices (also listed at TVFT 509)
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Prerequisite: TA 500 or COMS 500. This course acquaints students with the structures of television, film and theatre industries as well as the positions, responsibilities, of those involved in the development and execution of production.
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COMS 510 - Seminar: Narrative Studies in Film and Television
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Prerequisites: COMS 501, COMS 505. Examination of theories, structures, and procedures of narrative in film and television.
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COMS 515 - Seminar: Cultural Studies
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An examination of the history, theories and scholarship of cultural studies, with a particular focus on popular culture as a site of social power dynamics and contestation. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.
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COMS 520 - Seminar: Documentary Film and Television
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Prerequisite: COMS 500. Examination of the theory and practice of documentary as narrative, information, education, catalyst for social maintenance and change.
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COMS 530 - Seminar: Organizational Communication
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Prerequisites: COMM 430, 450, 463, or 478. Contemporary theoretical and methodological issues or constructs in organizational communication. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units with adviser approval.
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COMS 540 - Seminar: Interpersonal Communication
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Prerequisites: COMM 450, 478, or 487. Contemporary theoretical and methodological issues and constructs in interpersonal communication. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units with adviser approval.
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COMS 550 - Seminar: Communication Theory
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Prerequisite: COMM 450 or 487. Examination of theoretical perspectives, principles of theory building, and new developments in communication research. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units with adviser approval.
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COMS 554 - Selected Topics in Communication Studies
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Prerequisite: Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes. Intensive study of selected topics in communication studies. May be repeated for credit as topic changes.
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COMS 560 - Seminar: Language and Communication Behavior
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Prerequisite: COMM 450, 463, or 494. Contemporary theories, research perspectives, and subject areas in language and communication behavior. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units with adviser approval.
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COMS 562 - Seminar: Theories of Mass Media
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Prerequisite: COMM 450 or 470 or 482. Research and theory in mass media since television; analysis of media situations, messages and ideological effects. May be repeated once with adviser approval.
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COMS 564 - Seminar: Adaptation
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Prerequisite: COMS 510. xamination of the process of screen and television adaptation. Study of theories of the cinematic and televisual as pertaining to translations of literary and theatrical narrative, character, and space.
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COMS 565 - Seminar: Feature Film Writing
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Prerequisites: TVF 465; COMS 510. The study and practice of feature film writing using close readings of professional and student screenplays. Discussion of screenwriting career planning. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 566 - Seminar: Narrative Television Writing
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Prerequisites: TVF 465; COMS 510. The study and practice of television writing using close readings of professional and student teleplays. Discussion of television screenwriting and career planning. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 567 - Seminar: Theories, Methods and Practices in Performance Studies
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Prerequisite: COMM 367. Analysis of main theories of art of interpretation, with special emphasis on their bearing on contemporary theory and practice. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 572 - Seminar: International Public Discourse
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Prerequisites: COMM 472, 485. Intensive study of major international orators, their ideas, style, rhetorical strategies and roles in social and aesthetic movements and in world history. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 573 - Seminar: American Public Address
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Prerequisites: COMM 473A or 473B; 485. Examination and analysis of speeches and debates about selected major issues in American affairs. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 576 - Seminar: Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate
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Prerequisite: One upper division course in rhetorical theory. Analysis of significant literature, major trends, and theories of argumentation, discussion, and debate; intensive study of relationship of those areas to each other. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 580 - Seminar: Rhetorical Studies
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Prerequisite: At least one upper division course in rhetoric. Selected studies in rhetorical theory and criticism in classical and contemporary contexts. focus on the history and practice of rhetorical communication and its influence in politics, culture, and society.
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COMS 589 - Seminar: Intercultural Communication
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Prerequisite: COMM 489. Contemporary theories, research perspectives and significant cultural influences relating to communication between cultures. May be repeated once for credit with adviser approval.
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COMS 591 - Seminar in Instructional Communication
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Theories of instructional communication with an emphasis on instructional communication theories and applying principles of instructional communication in higher education settings.
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COMS 596 - Comprehensive Examination
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See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this chapter.
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COMS 598 - Graduate Directed Study
(1–4)
Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent study of advanced topics in the field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated for credit.
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COMS 599 - Thesis
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Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of topic prior to registration. Independent research resulting in a thesis. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.
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COMS 599S - Script Thesis
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Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, department approval of topic prior to registration. Independent research and writing resulting in an original screen or teleplay and analytical report. Oral examination on script and report required. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.
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CS 101 - Introduction to Higher Education for Computer Science Majors
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Exploration of skills and resources that will help students to obtain a baccalaureate degree in the Department of computer Science. This course must be taken once during the first two quarters at Cal State L.A.. Graded CR/NC. NIS Account Required.
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CS 120 - Introduction to Website Development
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Prerequisite: Computer Literacy. Development of client-side web pages using hypertext markup language ([d][x]html), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Javascript, and computer animation software. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Graded ABC/NC.
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CS 122 - Using Relational Databases and SQL
(3)
Prerequisite: Computer literacy. An introduction to relational databases and the SQL query language. Database modeling as collection of objects and their relationships; Entity relationship model. SQL as a query language. Grouping and other advanced queries. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Graded ABC/ NC.
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CS 160 - Introduction to Computers
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Prerequisite: GE mathematics requirement. History of computers; hardware, software including data base systems, word processors, spreadsheets, programming languages; social and ethical implications. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Offered CR/NC only.
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CS 190 - BASIC Programming
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Prerequisite: One year of high school algebra. Introduction to computer programming using BASIC language. Applications will assume a minimal mathematics background. Does not fulfill mathematics major requirement. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours.
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CS 201 - Introduction to Programming
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Prerequisite: MATH 104B or consent of the instructor. Algorithm development for structured programming; designing, coding, debugging, and documenting programs. Laboratory activities on problem analysis and software development. Lecture 4 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Graded ABC/ NC
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