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Undergraduate courses in Dept. of Communication, UC Davis||num. ||title ||credit ||description ||
||1. ||Introduction to Public Speaking ||(4) ||Lecture: 1 hour; discussion: 3 hours. Practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches based on contemporary principles and strategies of informing and persuading audiences. GE credit: Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously). I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Shubb ||
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||197T. ||Tutoring in Communication ||(2-4) ||Seminar: 1-2 hours; laborator: 1-2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing with major in Communication and consent of Department Chairperson. Tutoring in undergraduate Communication courses, including leadership of discussion groups affiliated with departmental courses. May be repeated for credit up to a total of six units. (P/NP grading only.) ||||198. ||Directed Group Study ||(1-5) ||Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.) ||
||199. ||Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates ||(1-5) ||(P/NP grading only.) Document Actions ||
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== Course Title ==
||Introduction to Public Speaking ||IPS ||
||Interpersonal Communication Competence ||ICC ||
||Special Study for Undergraduates ||SSU ||
||Communication Theories ||CT ||
||Empirical Methods in Communication ||EMC ||
||Gender Differences in Communication ||GDC ||
||Semantic and Pragmatic Functions of Language ||SPL ||
||Group Communication Processes ||GCP ||
||Interpersonal Communication ||IC ||
||Nonverbal Communication ||NC ||
||Organizational Communication ||OC ||
||Communication and Cognition ||CC ||
||The Media Industry ||MI ||
||Media Effects: Theory and Research ||ME ||
||News Policies, Practices and Effects ||NPPE ||
||Analysis of Media Messages ||AMM ||
||Communication Campaigns ||CC ||
||Theories of Persuasion ||TP ||
||Media and Health ||MH ||
||Communication, Technology, and Society ||CTS ||
||Computer-Mediated Communication ||CMC ||
||Current Topics in Communication ||CTC ||
||Proseminar in Social Interaction ||PSI ||
||Proseminar in Mass Communication ||PMC ||
||Proseminar in Health Communication ||PHC ||
||Proseminar in Organizational Communication ||POC ||
||Internship in Communication ||Intern ||
||Senior Honors Thesis ||SHT ||
||Tutoring in Communication ||Tut ||
||Directed Group Study ||DGS ||
||Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates ||SSAU ||
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Undergraduate courses in Dept. of Communication, UC Davis
Table format ¶
| num. | title | credit | description |
| 1. | Introduction to Public Speaking | (4) | Lecture: 1 hour; discussion: 3 hours. Practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches based on contemporary principles and strategies of informing and persuading audiences. GE credit: Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously). I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Shubb |
| 3. | Interpersonal Communication Competence | (4) | Lecture: 2 hours; discussion: 2 hours. Communication in interpersonal contexts. Sender, receiver, and message variables, and their interaction with communication competence. Participation in simulations and experiential exercises.I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Duax |
| 99. | Special Study for Undergraduates | (1-5) | Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.) Upper Division Courses |
| 101. | Communication Theories | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 4 hours. Examination of the forms, functions, development, and testing of theory in the social sciences. Survey and comparison of significant micro and macro theories and models of human communication. Application of theories to real world problems. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 114. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Creveling |
| 102. | Empirical Methods in Communication | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 101 or 114, Statistics 13 or the equivalent. Survey of social scientific research methods commonly employed in the communication discipline. Topics include research design, measurement, sampling, questionnaire construction, survey research, experimental research, content analysis, and interaction analysis. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 115.I, II, III. Motley, Knobloch |
| 103. | Gender Differences in Communication | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Communication. Examination of communication differences between men and women as sources of male/female stereotypes, misunderstandings, dilemmas, and difficulties (real and imagined). Treatment of genders as cultures. Topics include male/female differences in discursive practices and patterns, language attitudes, and relationship dynamics. GE credit: SocSci.I, II. Creveling |
| 105. | Semantic and Pragmatic Functions of Language | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102. The role of language in shaping attitudes and perceptions of self and others. The use and abuse of verbal symbols in communicative situations. Concepts of meaning in discourse. GE credit: SocSci.II, III. Creveling |
| 130. | Group Communication Processes | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Examination of current theories of group formation, goals, structure, and leadership, as they relate to communication processes. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. |
| 134. | Interpersonal Communication | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 3, or the equivalent. Communication between two individuals in social and task settings. One-to-one communication, verbal and nonverbal, in developing relationships. Consideration of theory and research on relevant variables such as shyness, self-disclosure, reciprocity, games, and conflict. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Berger, Motley |
| 135. | Nonverbal Communication | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Examination of the interaction between nonverbal communication and verbal communication channels in influencing outcomes in interpersonal and mass mediated communication contexts. Underlying functions served by nonverbal communication will also be considered. GE credit: SocSci, Div.I, II, III. Berger |
| 136. | Organizational Communication | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Examines communication in various organizational situations. Focuses on the use of effective communication strategies for achieving organizational and individual goals. Emphasis is placed on identifying and amending ineffective communication within organizations. GE credit: SocSci.I, II. Creveling |
| 138. | Communication and Cognition | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Relationship between communication and cognition. Models of discourse comprehension and production, the influence of language attitudes on social judgments, and the effects of information processing on decision making are explored. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Berger |
| 140. | The Media Industry | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 4 hours. Examines the economic, social, and political forces that shape media content. Topics include the historical evolution of the print and broadcast media; emerging technologies, including the Internet and interactive media; the globalization of the industry; patterns of media ownership. GE credit: SocSciI, II, III. Theobald |
| 141. | Media Effects: Theory and Research | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 115 or the equivalent; course 140 recommended. Social scientific studies of the effects of mass media messages on audience members' actions, attitudes, beliefs, and emotions. Topics include the cognitive processing of media messages, television violence, political socialization, cultivation of beliefs, agenda-setting, and the impact of new technologies. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Berger |
| 142. | News Policies, Practices and Effects | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Exploration of processes and constraints in the gathering, editing, and reporting of news. Examination of studies on the effects of news, contemporary challenges to news reporting presented by new technologies, and the relationship of news to other social institutions. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Theobald |
| 143. | Analysis of Media Messages | (4) | Lecture: 1 hour; discussion: 2 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: courses 140 and 141 recommended. Examination of alternative approaches to the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of media messages, including those disseminated through broadcasting, print, and new technologies. Both content analytic and interpretive approaches covered. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.I, II, III. Theobald |
| 146. | Communication Campaigns | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 3 hours; term paper. Strategic uses of media and interpersonal communication channels in health, environmental advocacy, and political campaigns. Emphasis is on general principles relevant to most campaign types, including public information, social marketing, and media advocacy campaigns. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 160. GE credit: SocSci.I, III. |
| 152. | Theories of Persuasion | (4) | Lecture: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 115. Survey of communication and social psychological theories of persuasion. Examination of influence tactics and message design. Contexts of application include product advertising, propaganda campaigns, and health promotion. GE credit: SocSci.I, II, III. Bell |
| 165. | Media and Health | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 115 or the equivalent. Content and effects of messages in news, entertainment, and advertising. Topics include health news reporting; portrayals of disease, disability, death and health-related behaviors; representations of health professionals; promotion of drugs and other health products; tobacco and alcohol advertising. GE credit: SocSci.I, III. |
| 170. | Communication, Technology, and Society | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 4 hours. Prerequisite: course 114, 115, and upper division standing. Survey of how communication technologies transform our lives at the individual and society levels. Topics include human-computer interaction; the effects of communication technologies in education, health and business; and social and political implications of technological development. GE credit: SocSci.I. II. Lee |
| 172. | Computer-Mediated Communication | (4) | Lecture/discussion: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 101 and 102. Uses and impacts of computer-mediated communication. Theories and research findings pertaining to how computer-mediation affects various aspects of human interaction including impression formation, development of personal relationships, group decision making, collaborative work, and community building.II, III. Lee |
| 180. | Current Topics in Communication | (4) | Seminar: 4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing with a major in Communication or consent of instructor. Group study of a special topic in communication. May be repeated once for credit. Enrollment limited. |
| 189A. | Proseminar in Social Interaction | (4) | Seminar: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 114 and 115. Reading, discussion, research, and writing on a selected topic in the specialty of social interaction. Potential topics include relationship initiation, maintenance, and deterioration; communication failure; nonverbal communication; conversational management; semantics and pragmatics of language; and family/marital communication. May be repeated for credit when topic differs. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.III. |
| 189B. | Proseminar in Mass Communication | (4) | Seminar: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 114 and 115. Reading, discussion, research, and writing on a selected topic in the specialty of mass communication. Potential topics include, agenda-setting, the cultivation of beliefs, television violence, media portrayals of underprivileged groups, mediated political discourse, interactive technologies, and international/global communications. May be repeated for credit when topic differs. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt. I. Knobloch |
| 189C. | Proseminar in Health Communication | (4) | Seminar: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 114 and 115. Reading, discussion, research, and writing on a selected topic in health communication. Potential topics include health communication design and evaluation, media advocacy, physician-patient interaction, uses of communication technologies in health settings, and health-related advertising. May be repeated for credit when topic differs. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt. |
| 189D. | Proseminar in Organizational Communication | (4) | Seminar: 3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 114 and 115. Reading, discussion, research, and writing on a selected topic in the specialty of organizational communication. Potential topics include power and influence, organizational conflict and its resolution, mediation, bargaining and negotiation, superior-subordinate interaction, leadership styles, and inter-organizational communication. May be repeated for credit when topic differs. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt |
| 192. | Internship in Communication | (1-6) | Internship: 3-18 hours. Prerequisite: communication major who has completed 20 units of upper division communication courses. Supervised work experience requiring the application of communication principles and strategies or the evaluation of communication practices in a professional setting. Relevant experiences include public relations, advertising, sales, human resources, health promotion, political campaigns, journalism, and broadcasting. May be repeated up to 6 units of credit. (P/NP grading only.) |
| 194H. | Senior Honors Thesis | (4) | Seminar: 1 hour; individual tutoring on research project: 3 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing and approval by Honors Committee. Directed reading, research, and writing culminating in the preparation of honors thesis under direction of faculty adviser. |
| 197T. | Tutoring in Communication | (2-4) | Seminar: 1-2 hours; laborator: 1-2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing with major in Communication and consent of Department Chairperson. Tutoring in undergraduate Communication courses, including leadership of discussion groups affiliated with departmental courses. May be repeated for credit up to a total of six units. (P/NP grading only.) |
| 198. | Directed Group Study | (1-5) | Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.) |
| 199. | Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates | (1-5) | (P/NP grading only.) Document Actions |
Course Title ¶
| Introduction to Public Speaking | IPS |
| Interpersonal Communication Competence | ICC |
| Special Study for Undergraduates | SSU |
| Communication Theories | CT |
| Empirical Methods in Communication | EMC |
| Gender Differences in Communication | GDC |
| Semantic and Pragmatic Functions of Language | SPL |
| Group Communication Processes | GCP |
| Interpersonal Communication | IC |
| Nonverbal Communication | NC |
| Organizational Communication | OC |
| Communication and Cognition | CC |
| The Media Industry | MI |
| Media Effects: Theory and Research | ME |
| News Policies, Practices and Effects | NPPE |
| Analysis of Media Messages | AMM |
| Communication Campaigns | CC |
| Theories of Persuasion | TP |
| Media and Health | MH |
| Communication, Technology, and Society | CTS |
| Computer-Mediated Communication | CMC |
| Current Topics in Communication | CTC |
| Proseminar in Social Interaction | PSI |
| Proseminar in Mass Communication | PMC |
| Proseminar in Health Communication | PHC |
| Proseminar in Organizational Communication | POC |
| Internship in Communication | Intern |
| Senior Honors Thesis | SHT |
| Tutoring in Communication | Tut |
| Directed Group Study | DGS |
| Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates | SSAU |
