Communication Systems

14 courses (BPhil Com)

The major in communication systems combines the theoretical focus of communication studies with the practical skills of information technology, resulting in a program that prepares students to perform on the cutting-edge of modern media systems. This program is highly flexible, emphasizing the interdisciplinary study and project work that are critical in a rapidly-changing field. With a communications systems background, students can enter the dynamic fields of the information industry, computer-mediated communication, management, public policy, mass media and a variety of other commercial and non-profit areas.

Curriculum:

Communication Foundation

• COMM ST 102 Public Speaking
• COMM ST 205 Theories of Persuasion
• COMM ST 220 Theories of Argumentation
• COMM ST 250 Team Leadership and Decision Making
• COMM ST 270 Theories of Mediated Communication

Organizational Processes

4 of the following courses:

• COMM ST 344 Interpersonal Conflict and Urban Change
• COMM ST 360 Theories of Organizational Communication
• COMM ST 361 Intergroup Communication
• COMM ST 362 Professional Client Communication
• COMM ST 363 Bargaining and Negotiation
• COMM ST 364 Collective Decision Making and Communication in Organizations
• COMM ST 365 Solving Problems in Applied Organizational Communication
• COMM ST 374 Information and Communication Technology in American Society
• COMM ST 385 Science, Technology, and Society

Computer Information Technology

• CIS 130 Tools and Technology of the World Wide Web
• CIS 212 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• CIS 313 Telecommunications and Computer Networks
• CIS 317 Data Management and Information Processing
• CIS 345 Information Security

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