Effective communication courses provide a foundation in writing and speaking necessary for success in college and beyond. The requirement consists of five courses from four areas.
- Written Communication (WC)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Communication in Context (CC)
- Foreign Language Communication (FL)
Written Communication (WC)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Written Communication (WC) requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 185 | Critical Reading and Writing | 4 |
Oral Communication (OC)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Oral Communication (OC) requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 221 | Archaeological Methods and Theory | 4 |
| BIOL 133 | Health and Immunity | 4 |
| BIOL 315 | Infectious Disease & Public Health | 4 |
| CHEM 390 | Introduction to Nanochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 406 | Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry | 3 |
| COMM 210 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 215 | Interpersonal and Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 240 | Debate Participation | 1 |
| COMM 303 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
| COMM 312 | Communication in Organizations | 3 |
| COMM 315 | Rhetoric of the Body | 3 |
| COMM 320 | Argumentation | 3 |
| COMM 330 | Communicating in Relationships | 3 |
| COMM 334 | Leadership Communication | 3 |
| COMM 362 | Media & Diversity | 3 |
| COMM 364 | Broadcasting | 3 |
| EDUC 110 | Revolutionalizing Ed Techology | 3 |
| ENGL 395 | Feminist Literary Theory | 3 |
| FILM 254 | New Turkish Cinema | 4 |
| GSWS 347 | Gender and Film | 4 |
| HISP 245 | Introduction to Hispanic Studies | 3 |
| HISP 253 | Spain as a Cultural Crossroad | 3 |
| HISP 372 | The Two Spains | 3 |
| HIST 218 | Protest and Dissent in American History | 3 |
| HIST 322 | The American Revolution, 1763-1789 | 3 |
| HONR 117 | The Art of Facilitation | 3 |
| HONR 125 | Turkish German Cinema | 4 |
| HONR 126 | Parks and Civic Life | 3 |
| HONR 145 | Physics and the Atomic Age | 4 |
| HONR 151 | Exploring Banned Books | 3 |
| HONR 201 | Project- Based Learning | 3 |
| JOUR 303 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
| MUSC 208 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 3 |
| NURS 320 | Professionalism and Practice II | 1 |
| PHIL 234 | A Skeptic's Guide to College | 3 |
| PHYS 115 | Navigation | 3 |
| PSYC 389 | Advanced Research Projects in Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 217 | The Bible in America | 3 |
| SOCI 340 | Gender, Sex and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 342 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SPAN 251 | Conversation | 3 |
| SPAN 256 | Spanish Service Learning: Latinos in the U.S. | 3 |
| SPAN 303 | Spanish for the Medical and Healthcare Professions | 3 |
| SPAN 351 | Introduction to Literature of Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 353 | Spain as a Cultural Crossroad | 4 |
| SPAN 371 | Spain's Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 373 | Contemporary Spanish Culture through Film and Music | 3 |
| THEA 112 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
| THEA 210 | Theatre for Social Change | 3 |
| THEA 211 | Acting I | 4 |
| THEA 215 | Introduction to Directing | 4 |
Communication in Context (CC)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Communication in Context (CC) requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 440 | Contemporary Issues in Accounting | 3 |
| AMGT 201 | Principles of Arts Management | 3 |
| ARCH 320 | Archaeology, Art, and Cultural Heritage Ethics and Laws | 3 |
| BIOL 260 | Vertebrate Field Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 320 | Reproductive & Stem Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 354 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 355 | Neurogenetics and Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 360 | Microbial Symbiosis | 3 |
| BUSN 350 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| CHEM 407 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| COMM 300 | Communication Theories | 3 |
| COMM 302 | Communication Research Methods | 3 |
| CRIM 323 | Life Course Criminology | 3 |
| CSCI 311 | Algorithms | 3 |
| CSEC 238 | Security Policy | 3 |
| CSEC 353 | Cryptography | 3 |
| ECON 312 | Econometrics | 3 |
| EDUC 230 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| ELED 305 | Reading & Language Arts Methods I | 3 |
| ENGL 311 | Shakespeare and His England | 3 |
| ENGL 332 | The Modern American Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | Cold War American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGR 400 | Solid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 401 | Fluid Mechanics Lab | 1 |
| EVST 205 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
| EXED 357 | Transition for Students & Teachers | 3 |
| FLET 200 | Introduction Comparative Literature | 3 |
| FREN 240 | Becoming Better Readers: Reading and Writing in French | 4 |
| HIST 300 | Historical Methods & Historiography | 3 |
| MATH 345 | Mathematical Biology | 3 |
| MUSC 341 | Art Song | 3 |
| NURS 490 | Capstone Project | 4 |
| PHIL 404 | Freedom | 3 |
| PHIL 408 | Virtue | 3 |
| PHYS 322 | Advanced Physics Lab | 1 |
| PSCI 205 | Politics and Citizenship | 3 |
| PSCI 301 | Research Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 203 | Writing and Speaking in Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 330 | Peoples of Africa | 3 |
| SPAN 232 | Advanced Grammar and Composition | 3 |
Foreign Language Communication (FL)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Foreign Language Communication (FL) requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN 111 | Elementary Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN 112 | Elementary Chinese II | 3 |
| CHIN 211 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN 212 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 |
| FREN 111 | Discovering France and the French Language | 3 |
| FREN 115 | Travelling Outside of France en francais | 4 |
| FREN 211 | Exploring France and the French Language | 3 |
| FREN 212 | Crossing The French Borders en francais | 3 |
| FREN 214 | Living like the French:Intensive Intermediate French | 4 |
| FREN 215 | Speaking like the French | 4 |
| GERM 111 | Elementary German | 3 |
| GERM 112 | Elementary German | 3 |
| GERM 215 | Intensive Intermediate German | 4 |
| GREK 111 | Elementary Greek | 3 |
| GREK 112 | Elementary Greek | 3 |
| GREK 215 | Intensive Intermediate Ancient Greek | 4 |
| JAPN 111 | Elementary Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN 112 | Elementary Japanese II | 3 |
| LATN 111 | Elementary Latin | 3 |
| LATN 112 | Elementary Latin | 3 |
| LATN 215 | Intermediate Latin | 3 |
| RELS 111 | Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
| RELS 112 | Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
| SPAN 111 | Elementary Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 115 | Elementary Spanish Review | 4 |
| SPAN 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 215 | Intermediate Spanish Review | 4 |