(5 credits)

The field of communication has grown exponentially in the last 100 years, as various contexts create and influence practice. Once focused only on public speaking, the communication field now encompasses many types of specialized applications, including health, small group, organizational, interpersonal, and intercultural. This class introduces students to foundations of communication, processes that influence communication, and characteristics of effective communication, and provides students the necessary base for success in subsequent communication courses and professional life.