This course introduces students to the theories of interpersonal communication. It emphasizes the basic principles involved in one-to-one interactions. This course fulfills the University's general education communication proficiency requirement.

This course introduces students to theories and techniques of organization, argumentation, persuasion, and delivery in public speaking. This course fulfills the University's general education communication proficiency requirement.

Introduction to oral, print, and electronic media of communication, including emerging digital formats. The course covers the major theories of mass communication effects as well as the social, organizational, economic, political, and technological factors that shape the creation and reception of mass media messages.

This course provides an introduction to the history, rhetoric, and aesthetics of advertising. It covers key areas such as account management, research, strategy, creative, media, and production.

This course provides an introduction to contemporary persuasive social science principles, processes, and issues involved in the management of communications between an organization and its publics. An emphasis on ethics, law, and professional standards is highlighted.

This course develops personal communication and presentational skills through vocal, physical, and emotional exercises designed for the beginning actor. The course emphasizes relaxation, concentration, improvisation, script analysis, characterization and scene work exercises to develop elementary performance skills.

This course introduces the concept of health communication through interpersonal, organizational, and mass media health contexts. Topics may include patient-provider communication, issues of diversity and culture, social support, health entertainment, marketing, HR and PR in health, and careers in health communication.

This course equips Communication majors with the necessary skills to secure an internship or practicum that aligns with their long-term, post-graduation goals. Students will identify internships relevant to their coursework and career goals, create resumes, write cover letters, develop interviewing skills, and more. The concepts of this course prepare students to secure an internship or practicum for the following semester.

Same as ENGL 2188. Prerequisites: COMM 1150 or ENGL 1100 or MEDIA ST 2180. This course is an introduction to the process of planning, producing, and evaluating messages in public relations. It examines various forms of contemporary public relations writing, with special emphasis on preparation of messages for different media and audiences, setting long-range and short-term goals and objectives, and identifying appropriate message channels.

This course focuses on the development of communication skills needed in effective small group decision-making and problem-solving as well as on application of these skills to contemporary problems. This course fulfills the University's general education communication proficiency requirement.

Course integrates communication theories applicable to the structure and function of organizations. The effect of communication variables on departmental interface, member satisfaction and motivation, leadership and subordinate styles, and perception of the organization by the external environment.

This course seeks to prepare students to develop and apply the practical communication and self-development skills needed to excel in academic and workplace settings. Topics may include self- and relationship management, communicating effectively in professional settings, and career planning. Students will also become familiar with specific careers in the field of communication and media.

This course examines culture as a variable in both interpersonal and collective communicative situations. There is emphasis placed upon opportunities and problems arising from similarities or differences in communication patterns, processes, and codes among various cultural groups.

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Course will focus on three specialized areas within public relations: communication methods and infrastructure in relation to large-scale disaster management; organizational crisis communication; and public communication regarding environmental, chemical and other public risk issues.

Introduction to the fundamental tools of quantitative research in communication. Focus of the course is on reading and comprehending communication research reports rather than conducting quantitative research.

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. This course explores the influence of gender upon contemporary American communication behavior. Topics may include semantic and syntactic variations in speech, gender-role development as process and product of communication, analysis of communication patterns and barriers within gender groups. Mass, public, interpersonal, and dyadic communication contexts are considered.

Prerequisites: COMM 1150 or COMM 1100 or consent of instructor. The course presents an overview of how to use social media and blogging in contemporary public relations. Students will also learn how to evaluate and create a social media plan.

Prerequisites: COMM 1150, COMM 2180 and junior standing, or consent of instructor. This course focuses on the design, analysis, and implementation of mass communication-based information campaigns by integrating research and theory from interpersonal communication, mass communication, and public relations. It provides an advanced study of an organization's public relations needs and includes researching the situation, analyzing audiences, and preparing strategic plans for approved clients.

Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor; enrollment limited to PR certificate students. This course allows students to gain advanced, practical work experience emphasizing strategic communication skills within a discipline-relevant organization. Work must be done under supervision of a working professional in the field and in consultation with a faculty member. Proposed sites must be approved by the department. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Prerequisites: Senior standing with at least 12 hours of course work in Communication, consent of instructor required; enrollment limited to health communication certificate students. This course comprise advanced practical work experience emphasizing communication skills within a health organization. Experiences may include organizational and promotional activities, mass communication, public relations, research and writing, strategic communication, or training and development, all with a health communication focus. Internships are off-campus and proposed sites must be approved by the department. Work must be done under supervision of a working professional in the field, and in consultation with a faculty member.

Prerequisites: Senior standing. This course introduces students to the theoretical, methodological, and philosophy of science issues in the discipline of communication. It includes general, micro, contextual, and interdisciplinary (symbiotic) communication theories.

Prerequisites: COMM 1050 and at least three credit hours of 3000-level courses from the Mass Communication Emphasis Area. This course examines the theories and research pertaining to media industries, content, and users. It introduces students to the fundamental theoretical writings and current research literature in the field. Students will evaluate, adapt, and apply research finding in mass communication topics such as the impact of technology on media content and usage patterns, media effects on society and on individuals, media representation patterns, and the reasons users select particular types of content.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Supervised independent study focused on discipline-relevant content that expands on concepts and theories presented in communication courses. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Supervised field, laboratory, or survey research experience that includes activities such as data collection, literature searches, qualitative or quantitative data analysis, survey or experiment administration, and other research related activities. May be repeated with consent of department.

Prerequisite: Junior standing, at least 12 hours of course work in Communication, and consent of instructor; open to Communication majors/minors. Practicum work experience with any discipline-relevant unit at UMSL including, but not limited to: the offices of students affairs, public relations, and research administration; the school newspaper or radio station'; and intra-departmental activities. Work must be done on campus, under supervision of a working professional in the field, and in consultation with a faculty member. Repeatable, but no more than six hours total credit may be earned in practicum courses toward the 36-hour minimum required for the degree.

Prerequisites: Senior standing with at least 12 hours of course work in Communication, consent of instructor; open to communication majors only. Advanced practical work experience emphasizing communication skills with any discipline-relevant entity. Experiences may include organizational and promotional activities, mass communication, public relations, research and writing, strategic communication, or training and development. Internships are off-campus and proposed sites must be approved by the department. Work must be done under supervision of a working professional in the field, and in consultation with a faculty member. Repeatable, but nor more than six hours total credit may be earned in internship courses toward the 35-hour minimum required for the degree.

Prerequisites: COMM 5000, COMM 5010, and COMM 5020, special consent. This rotating topic course focuses on developing knowledge of communication theory and research applicable to the context of teaching public speaking and debate. Topics may include such issues as nonverbal communication, conflict communication, and argumentation, among others. Designed for teachers seeking certification to teach in the Advanced Credit Program. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Prerequisites: COMM 5000, COMM 5010, COMM 5020 and COMM 5050, special consent. Provides a capstone experience for teachers seeking to teach communication courses in the advanced credit program. While enrolled, participants will implement an ACP course in their school under the supervision of the Communication Department's advanced Credit Program Liaison.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Examination of the theoretical, methodological, and philosophy of science issues in the discipline of communication. Examines general, micro, contextual, and interdisciplinary (symbiotic) communication theories. Required of all graduate communication students.

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Examines the theories and research pertaining to media industries, content, and users. Topics include the impact of technology on media content and usage patterns, media effects on society and on individuals, media representation patterns, and the reasons users select particular types of content.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Independent study of published research and reports relating to a specific topic in communication. May be repeated for credit with permission of advisor.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Primary research on specific topics in communication. May involve collaborative research with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest or data collection/analysis for a project developed by the student under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit with permission of advisor.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and approval of graduate coordinator. Individual on-site internship in organizational or mass communication. May be repeated.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual research for and preparation of the graduate thesis.