2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

COM-3650 2 hours Clinical Methods in Teaching Speech –Fa, Sp Students seeking certification for teaching speech will gain classroom experience. One credit hour equals 20 classroom hours. Department staff members will supervise all assignments. Credit/no credit. COM-3710 Narrative and Cultural Literacy –Sp 3 hours An examination of early New Testament and American cultural narratives helps students examine current communication practices using biblical, critical, and theological perspectives. COM-3810 Speechwriting for the Professional –Sp 3 hours This course focuses on the skills necessary to research for and effectively write a variety of public messages. Students will practice using the skills necessary for effective communication in organizational, political, and nonprofit contexts. Theory that enriches the understanding of speech writing will be presented and applied. Prerequisite: COM-3100 Advanced Public Speaking. COM-3840 Media Analysis –Fa 3 hours Overviews the study and application of theories that analyze and critique news, and film media. Theories of media criticism will be presented, along with a Christian view. Students will produce critiques of media using the theories presented and integrating a Christian worldview into their analysis. COM-4060 Organizational Leadership –Fa, Sp 3 hours Leadership as a societal role is addressed through analysis of theory and observation of practitioners. A chronology of methodological approaches to the study of leadership is presented. Students observe and evaluate leaders in a variety of disciplines. COM-4110 History of Public Address –Fa 3 hours Classical rhetorical systems and theories are studied from the perspective of the rhetorical critic. The development of rhetoric is traced from the Greek period to the present. Analysis is made of the part rhetoric has played in the development of philosophies and nations. COM-4120 Contemporary Rhetoric –Sp 3 hours A survey of rhetorical theory that has developed since WWII. Selected representative, contemporary rhetorical theories will be studied and applied to U.S. political communication. Seeks to integrate the study of political messages and the current political culture. Prerequisite: COM-4110 History of Public Address or permission of instructor. COM-4600 Speech Seminar –Sp 2 hours Courses are available to the advanced student who desires intensive study in a particular area of speech communications. COM-4610 Communication Ethics –Sp 2 hours Seminar focuses on how to reason biblically about ethical issues. Surveys contemporary Christian ethicists; examines issues of concern to the Christian community; suggests communication dynamics that build Christian social ethics. COM-4640 Special Topics –Fa, Sp 2–3 hours Topics of important interest are examined on an as-needed basis. COM-4710–4760 Independent Study 1–3 hours COM-4710–General Communication –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours COM-4720–Organizational Communication –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours COM-4730–Oral Interpretation –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours COM-4740–Drama –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours COM-4750–Media –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours COM-4760–Forensics –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Taken to secure an in-depth background in one of the areas of communication. Repeatable to a total of eight credit hours in the field. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. COM-4810 Research Pre-Seminar –Sp 2 hours Senior students present research findings to beginning researchers. Senior students mentor beginning students. Beginning researchers employ library search techniques to prepare a research prospectus. Prerequisite: COM-2220 Quantitative Research. (Fee: $25) COM-4850 Senior Seminar –Sp 1 hour A transitional seminar to provide students with the opportunity to culminate their academic program and begin the orientation to the professions of communication. The course will prepare students for employment demands, revise resumes, develop interview skills, and establish networking techniques for success in their communication profession. COM-4900 Internship in Communications –Fa, Sp 3–12 hours Students are placed with professional organizations to gain experience in actual career situations. Internships depend upon availability. COM-4950 Applied Capstone –Fa, Sp 3 hours This course is the culmination of the major in applied communication. It provides an opportunity for students to bring together the academic training and professional skills in a focused application. Students work with an advisor to develop a project culminating their program of study in one of four options selected with approval of the capstone coordinator and the faculty advisor. All capstone projects will be presented in written form and presented in a public forum. Prerequisites: COM-2050 Communication Theory or COM-2320 Theories of Mass Media and COM-2220 Quantitative Research or COM-2225 Qualitative Research. (Fee: $15) Criminal Justice (CRJU) CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the discipline and institutions of criminal justice in the United States. Law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be recognized as a system with interacting and interdependent institutions. An understanding and comprehensive view of the formal criminal justice system is essential. (Fee: $60) CRJU-1350 1 hour Career Planning for the Criminal Justice Professional –Sp The course is designed to provide an understanding of how to select the right major as a student and how to identify your professional career aspiration. Understanding one’s unique skill set, interest, and God’s will is paramount to identifying the correct vocation to select. This course will utilize two personal assessment instruments to help students better understand their personal profile in relationship to professional opportunities. Students will learn the fundamentals of how to develop and implement a career plan. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. (Fee: $60) CRJU-2200 Criminology –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the major criminological perspectives regarding crime causation. Selected notorious crimes are considered as case studies to enhance understanding of each perspective. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC. CRJU-2310 Juvenile Delinquency –Fa 3 hours Study and assessment of causal theory and problems of correction and prevention of delinquency. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC (Fee: $30) CRJU-2840 Concepts of Chemical Dependency –Fa, Sp, Su 3 hours Designed to investigate the concept of chemical dependency. Course emphasis is on the various drugs of abuse and methods of assessment, intervention, and treatment. Crosslisted as CRJU, PYCH, SOC, or SWK. CRJU-3300 Corrections –Fa 3 hours In-depth consideration of probation, penology, and community supervision sectors of the field of criminal justice. (Fee: $30) Course Descriptions | DEV-0900 – ECSP-3550 Page 213 2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions COM-3650 – CRJU-3300