COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement

This course will introduce and develop basic skills in major areas of communication, with an emphasis on the ways in which those skills can be used to engage and improve the communities in which we live. The course will address ethics, media literacy, citizen-oriented journalism, public dialogue, intergroup communication, co-cultural communication, team and service leadership, appreciative inquiry, and interpersonal communication.

Credits: 3 hours

Restrictions: This course is restricted to Communications majors and minors only.

Notes: COM 1000 is a pre-requisite for students planning to major in any area of communication. Students must complete COM 1000 with a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the pre-requisite. This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4d, Oral Communication.