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Students will evaluate the impact of mass communication in a global society from a social and cultural aspect. Throughout the course, students will utilize communication technologies and understand personal and professional virtual spaces as places to develop, foster, maintain connections and engage with others. The interrelationship between various forms of communications including digital, interpersonal, professional, verbal, and visual will be explored and discussed. Students will analyze the legal aspects of ethical communication, evaluate the history, interpret theory, critique media and apply communication technologies to practice. This curriculum develops students’ communication competencies and builds essential skills for virtual and face-to-face interactions. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

In this course, students explore key components of applied communications, such as social media, communications planning, multicultural communications, multigenerational communications, conflict management communications, writing press releases, and more. Students build their foundational skills in writing and synthesizing assigned materials into discussions—written and verbal. This course promotes engaging conversations as well as challenging, applicable writing tasks and papers, including a final research project. Students exercise their critical thinking skills as they explore communications in its many forms. This is a gateway course into the B.A. in Applied Communications program and Applied Communications minor, offering students a snapshot of the subjects they will study in their upcoming courses. Pre- requisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 201 with a grade of a C or better or equivalent as determined by advisor. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours