The request to revise COMM 3115, 3130, and 3141

Date: August 25, 2014
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: August 15, 2014
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2015

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COMM 3115. Health Communication. (3) Prerequisites: COMM 2100 or HLTH 2101; Communication Studies major or minor, Pre-Public Health major, or Public Health major or minor. Introduction to human communication in a healthcare context. Issues of social support, patient-health professional/caregiver interaction, organizational culture, planning health promotion campaigns, and cultural conceptions of health and illness. (Fall, Spring)

COMM 3130. Communication and Public Advocacy. (3) Prerequisites: COMM 2100 and Communication Studies major/minor, Pre-Public Health major, or Public Health major. Examination of how symbols are used in public advocacy from both applied and theoretical perspectives with emphasis on rhetorical uses of language and non-verbal symbols in the creation and transmission of public messages. (Fall, Spring)

COMM 3141. Organizational Communication. (3) Prerequisites: COMM 2100 and Communication Studies major or minor, Pre-Public Health major, Public Health major, or Software and Information Systems major. Examines the importance of the operation of communication processes within organizations and between organizations and their environments. (Fall, Spring)