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COM303 - Professional Communications
Course Description
Students will learn public speaking and writing skills for use in the business world. Combining communication theory and skills, students will be able to strategically manage their own communication strategies for success in employment and career building. The course has three components: public speaking, managerial writing, and career growth. Students will master verbal strategies such as elevator pitches; traditional correspondence; electronic and social media writing; and career growth communication, including employment-seeking writing, portfolio building.
Credit Hours: 3
COM322 - Persuasive Campaigns
Course Description
In this class, students will learn about current-day work in persuasion and advocacy across health communication, corporate communication, human resources, advertising, public relations, interactive media, and media studies. To understand the relationships between theory, research, and practice, students will develop a campaign proposal that is grounded in both academic and original research. Students work collaboratively to create the proposal, which will be a professional document for a portfolio or can be developed as an applied project in advocacy within a field.
Credit Hours: 3
COM412 - Introduction to Healthcare Communication
Course Description
In this course, students will learn about the interdisciplinary area of Health Communication. Students will be able to discuss Healthcare Communication from research-based, practical, and theoretical approaches. Students will analyze the different areas of Healthcare Communication, which include healthcare delivery and promotion. Students will develop messages for healthcare campaigns. Students will discriminate among effective communication practices within a healthcare setting.
Credit Hours: 3
SOC310 - Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender
Course Description
Survey of the historical and current issues related to race, gender, and ethnic relations found in practices and policies. Review of judicial, political and economic influences on organizational diversity management.
Credit Hours: 3
ORG470 - Leading Through Conflict Resolution
Course Description
Students identify and analyze leadership strategies for dealing with both functional and dysfunctional conflict in organizations. Included is a study of conflict resolution approaches, including avoidance, accommodation, collaboration, competing, and compromising. Through theory and application, students will learn to use conflict resolution skills, immediately, in a practical way.
Credit Hours: 3
