2024-2025 Academic Catalog

OVERVIEW OF THE HUMAN COMMUNICATION PROCESS AS IT OCCURS IN THE INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEXTS. PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN, AND EVALUATING COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR AT THE INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING LEVELS.

A STUDY IN THE ORGANIC CONNECTIONS AMONG ACTION, CONCEPT, AND EMOTION TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC MOVEMENT AND/OR SPATIAL THEORIES, TECHNIQUE AND QUALITIES FOR THE ACTOR.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MUSICAL THEATRE LITERATURE AND VOCAL TECHNIQUES THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, SHOWCASES, OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES, AND TOURING. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT. ENROLLMENT BY AUDITION.

A STUDY OF THE PROCESSES AND EFFECTS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION. PROVIDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES SO STUDENTS CAN EVALUATE INTERPERSONAL SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND IMPROVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

FUNDAMENTAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENTER BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS. FOCUS ON INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP COMMUNICATION, INTERVIEWING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.

STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION IN HUMAN ORGANIZATIONS. FOCUS ON THE JUNCTURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION THEORIES.

A STUDY OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN ATTITUDE CHANGE, AND THEIR APPLICATION INORAL COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS.

A STUDY OF GENDER COMMUNICATION AND HOW PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES IN GENDER AFFECT COMMUNICATION. THE COURSE ACKNOWLEDGES CULTURAL GENDER CONSTRUCTION AND HOW IT SUPPORTS OR OBSTRUCTS THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ACROSS THE GENDER CONTINUUM. STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO ANALYZE THE POWER STRUCTURES THAT CONSTITUTE GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNICATION.

STUDY OF TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS. PRACTICE IN BOTH GROUPPRESENTATION AND PUBLIC ADDRESS.

ADVANCED VOCAL TECHNIQUES FOR MUSICAL THEATRE INCLUDING MIXING AND BELTING. EMPHASIS ON THE STUDY OF ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE REPERTOIRE APPROPRIATE TO THE STUDENT'S VOCAL RANGE. MAY BE TAKEN THREE TIMES FOR CREDIT. Required Previous: Voice 4 Semesters

THEATRE AUDITION TECHNIQUES. Required Previous: COMM-1413 and departmental approval

A STUDY OF THE COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS OF GROUPS. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS, COHESION, CONFLICT AND POWER, LEADERSHIP, DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING, GROUP CLIMATE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND GROUP EVALUATION.

CRISIS COMMUNICATION INVOLVES DISCUSSING/RESEARCHING MAJOR CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CRISES AND DISASTERS, INCLUDING CULTURE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN CRISIS/DISASTER SIMULATED CRISIS SCENARIOS.

SURVEY OF THEORIES DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN HOW HUMANS INTERACT. INCLUDES VERBAL, NONVERBAL, INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATIONAL, POLITICAL, INTERCULTURAL, AND MASS COMMUNICATION. Required Previous: COMM-1113

AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY OF CULTURES AND THEIR EFFECT ON COMMUNICATION.THE FOCUS OF STUDY IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A FAMILIARITY WITH A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND HOW LANGUAGE (BOTH VERBAL AND NONVERBAL) INFLUENCE HOW WE RESPOND TO OTHER PEOPLE. THROUGH THE STUDY, STUDENTS BECOME MORE AWARE OF OTHER CULTURES' SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ETHNICAL ISSUES AND HOW THEY IMPINGE ON OUR CULTURE, AND FIND MEANS OF COMMUNICATING BETTER WITH PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURAL AND ETH

APPROACHES TO CREATIVE PLAY-MAKING FOR AND WITH CHILDREN. DRAMATIZATIONOF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, PLAY SELECTION AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR CHILDREN'S THEATRE PERFORMANCES AND INVOLVEMENT DRAMAS. MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING SESSIONS IN CREATIVE DRAMATICS.

DEPARTMENT APPROVAL (ECU SENIOR PROJECT): A STUDY IN STUDENT DIRECTED REPERTORY FOR THE PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NEW CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS, THROUGH AUDITIONS, REHEARSALS, PRODUCTIONS, AND PERFORMANCES IN UNIVERSITY SETTINGS.

A STUDY OF THE METHODS OF TEACHING SPEECH AND DEBATE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS LESSON-PLANNING, PHILOSOPHIES, BOOK SELECTION, DISCIPLINE, DIRECTING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (DEBATE TEAM, FORENSICS COMPETITIONS), AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. Required Previous: 15 hours of COMM courses.

A STUDY OF THE METHODS OF TEACHING SPEECH AND DEBATE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS LESSON-PLANNING, PHILOSOPHIES, BOOK SELECTION, DISCIPLINE, DIRECTING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (PLAY DIRECTING, ONE-ACT COMPETITION), AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. Required Previous: 15 hours of COMM courses.

A STUDY OF THE METHODS OF TEACHING SPEECH IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS LESSON-PLANNING, PHILOSOPHIES, BOOK SELECTION, DISCIPLINE, DIRECTING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. Required Previous: 15 hours of COMM courses.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: 12 credits;from subject COMM

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: 12 credits;from subject COMM

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: 12 credits;from subject COMM

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON DEFINITE PROBLEM OR SPECIAL SUBJECT, BASED ON APPROVED OUTLINE OR PLAN, CONFERENCES, ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS. Required Previous: 12 credits;from subject COMM

STUDY OF SCENES AND SONGS FROM MAJOR CLASSICAL MUSICALS CULMINATING IN A PREPARED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. EMPHASIS ON EXPLORING PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES OF INTERPRETATION AND EXPRESSION IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE SINGING AND ACTING SKILLS INTO THE VOCAL, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL ASPECTS OF PERFORMING. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT. Required Previous: COMM-1413

OVERVIEW OF THE HUMAN COMMUNICATION PROCESS AS IT OCCURS IN THE INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEXTS. PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN, AND EVALUATING COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR AT THE INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING LEVELS.

THEORY AND PRACTICE IN INFORMATIVE, PERSUASIVE, AND COUNSELING INTERVIEWING.

A STUDY OF THE PROCESSES AND EFFECTS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION. PROVIDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES SO STUDENTS CAN EVALUATE INTERPERSONAL SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND IMPROVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

STUDY OF REASONED DISCOURSE AS PRACTICED IN DEBATE. INCLUDES RESEARCH, CASE BUILDING, PRESENTATION, REFUTATION, AND DEFENSE IN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM DEBATE FORMATS. Required Previous: COMM-1113 or COMM-2253

FUNDAMENTAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENTER BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS. FOCUS ON INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP COMMUNICATION, INTERVIEWING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.

A STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF LISTENING. THE COURSE INVOLVES THE THEORY ANDPRACTICE OF LISTENING, STRESSING THE PURPOSES FOR LISTENING. STUDENTSARE INVOLVED IN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES SO THEY CAN EVALUATE THEIR OWN SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND WORK TO IMPROVE THEIR LISTENING SKILLS UNDERSUPERVISION.

STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATON IN HUMAN ORGANIZATIONS. FOCUS ONTHE JUNCTURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION THEORIES.

A STUDY OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN ATTITUDE CHANGE, AND THEIR APPLICATION INORAL COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS.

STUDY OF TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS. PRACTICE IN BOTH GROUPPRESENTATION AND PUBLIC ADDRESS.

A STUDY OF THE COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS OF GROUPS. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS, COHESION, CONFLICT AND POWER, LEADERSHIP, DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING, GROUP CLIMATE, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND GROUP EVALUATION.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY OF CULTURES AND THEIR EFFECT ON COMMUNICATION.THE FOCUS OF STUDY IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A FAMILIARITY WITH A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND HOW LANGUAGE (BOTH VERBAL AND NONVERBAL) INFLUENCE HOW WE RESPOND TO OTHER PEOPLE. THROUGH THE STUDY, STUDENTS BECOME MORE AWARE OF OTHER CULTURES' SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ETHNICAL ISSUES AND HOW THEY IMPINGE ON OUR CULTURE, AND FIND MEANS OF COMMUNICATING BETTER WITH PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURAL AND ETH

Required Previous: COMM-1612

STUDY OF SCENES AND SONGS FROM MAJOR CLASSICAL MUSICALS CULMINATING IN A PREPARED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. EMPHASIS ON EXPLORING PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES OF INTERPRETATION AND EXPRESSION IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE SINGING AND ACTING SKILLS INTO THE VOCAL, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL ASPECTS OF PERFORMING. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT. Required Previous: COMM-1413

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.