Course Information

Prefix	COMM
Course	1113
Title	Principles of Communication
Department	Comm, Eng, & Foreign Languages
Level	Undergraduate - Lower Division
CIP Code	090101
Description	Principles of Communication is an introductory course designed to acquaint students with the basic theories of human communication and provide a comprehensive look at the communication field. The course will deliver a summary overview of the interrelated components of communication, to include verbal communication, mass communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication and digital communication. Lecture, 3 hours. General Education, Communication.
Corequisites
Prerequisites	N/A
Grade Mode	Standard Letter
General Education	Y
General Ed Lab Science
Liberal Arts	Y
Teacher Education
Approved Delivery	Traditional Hybrid - Term approved: Fall 2002 Online - Term approved: Fall 2002
Instructional Method	Lecture or lecture with formally scheduled discussion, activity, demonstration, clinic
Credit Hours	3
Faculty Load Hours	3
Contact Hrs	48
Enrollment Based Wkld	No
Repeats	Course may not be repeated
Max Load
First Term Offered	Unknown
Last Term Modified	Summer 2017
Last Term Offered	Spring 2026
General Ed Student Learning Outcomes	The student will effectively communicate in oral form. (Communication - Oral) The student will access information from credible sources and use it effectively and responsibly. (Information Literacy)
General Ed Assessment Measures	Communication: Oral – A persuasive policy speech which is assessed using the National Communication Association’s Public Speaking Evaluation Rubric. Information Literacy - Persuasive Speech Full-Sentence Outline which is assessed using the Persuasive Speech Outline Rubric.