Through a combination of reading texts, class discussion, and experiential activities, students will learn about the history of tutoring public speaking, theories of tutoring, and best practices of tutoring. Enrollment through recommendation and permission of instructor only. Prerequisite: COMM 101. 0.5 course).
- Teacher: Lori Walters
A study of task-oriented, small-group communication emphasizing effective organization, decision-making, participation, and leadership. Methods of correcting specific problems that may hinder small groups are explored. Includes opportunities to participate in and analyze small-group interaction. Offered each year. Prerequisite: COMM 101. (One credit.)
- Teacher: Lori Walters
An examination of the research methods utilized in the study of communication processes and effects. This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of conducting and understanding communication research. Students will also conduct their own original research projects as a part of the course. Prerequisite: COMM 230 or PUBR 241.(One course.)
- Teacher: Shweta Arpit Srivastava
A study of the classic concepts of persuasion in relation to modern theories of how people effect changes in others' beliefs, attitudes, and behavior. Includes opportunities to prepare and present persuasive efforts culminating in the development of a persuasive campaign plan. Offered each year. Prerequisite: COMM-230 or PUBR-241. (One course.)
- Teacher: Shweta Arpit Srivastava
A study of various critical perspectives and methods as applied to a variety of different communication texts, including public speeches, plays, films, and television news broadcasts. Emphasis is placed on enhancing critical thinking skills as well as on writing and articulating persuasive arguments. Offered each year. Prerequisite: COMM 101 and 230. (One course.)
- Teacher: Lori Walters
Topics include: an overview of issues and choices facing Communication majors, internship and independent study planning, vocational discernment and career analysis and planning. Prerequisite: Communication and Public Relations majors with junior standing or permission of the instructor. (0.5 course.)
- Teacher: Lori Walters
This course examines how we communicate about sport, how sport is communicated to us, and what is communicated by sports. This course provides a survey of the many approaches in communication studies of sport, focusing on different contexts including media, fan cultures, player-coach relationshipw, and small grou/team relationships. (One course.)
- Teacher: Christopher Goble
An inquiry into the mass media of our time (print, film, radio, television, etc.), including study of the forces that created them and the effects they have on society. Special attention is given to theories of mass communication and the medium of television. Offered each year. (One course.)
- Teacher: Christopher Goble
An examination of the fundamentals of news writing, news gathering and reporting for print and electronic press. Stresses the elements of style, construction and syntax in writing clear and concise copy. Special emphasis will be placed on writing and reporting news stories that are researched, written and posted on the Warren County Newswire, an on-line news site published exclusively by Monmouth College students. The course will include instruction in writing and reporting for print and electronic media. We will examine the editorial decision making process ad well as media coverage of major news events. Prerequisites: COMM 101 and ENGL 110. Offered each year. (One course.)
- Teacher: Christopher Goble
An examination of the verbal and nonverbal features of face-to-face communication in everyday life, social interaction, professional activity, and in our culture as a whole. Attention is given to language as a cultural system and as a meaning system, communication as behavior, relationship development, and communication systems and effects. Emphasis is placed on understanding theory, systematically observing communicative behavior, analysis of communication situations, and skill improvement. Offered each year. Prerequisite: COMM 101. (One course.)
- Teacher: Shweta Arpit Srivastava