Communications (COMM) -For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-4180.

 

Course Listings

Course#     Course Title (Credit Hours)    CRN      Day/Time               Location   Session  Instructor

130-010 Public Speaking (4) 20144 T/Th 4-7:00pm CO 101 First Ross
143-010 Persuasion & Influence (4) 20374 T/Th 1:10-4:00pm CO 105 Second Meltzer

 

Course Descriptions

130. Public Speaking:   Students will learn and apply the principles of public speaking to make informative and persuasive presentations effectively.  Emphasis on speech composition and effective oral communication skills.  HU

143. Persuasion & Influence: The social, symbolic, and rhetorical means of persuasion and how this persuasive influence is expressed in politics, advertising, and the mass media. Course includes two group projects, a term paper, 3-4 brief synthesis papers and a take-home final. SS