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Communication 61
COMD 250 Film Appreciation (3-0-3), fall, spring. A study of great
motion pictures with emphasis on the role of the director in shaping the
film. Course fee: $50.
COMD 332 Costume Design Through Draping (3-0-3), on demand.
Costume designing through a production approach: construction through
draping methods.
COMD 369 Stage Makeup (1-2-3), spring, odd-numbered years. Practical
application of all processes and types in stage makeup. Lab.
COMD 400 Guided Study (3-0-3)*. Special assignments to qualified
students.
COMD 459 Reader's Theatre (3-0-3), on demand. For advanced interpretation
students. Great plays from all periods will be studied and performed,
culminating in a recital at the end of the semester.
COMD 554 Beginning Directing: Principles and Practice (3-0-3),
spring, even-numbered years. For advanced students who had COMD
226 and 227. Basic principles governing play structures, choice, and casting
are discussed.
COMD 555 Advanced Acting (3-0-3), fall, odd-numbered years. Open
to advanced undergraduates who demonstrated ability to act in COMD
226.
COMD 561 Children's Theatre (3-0-3), spring, Maymester. An overview
of children's theatre: understanding the literature, acting technique,
design concepts, and the production presentation.
COMD 563 Educational Theatre (3-0-3), spring, even-numbered years.
A course designed for the secondary education drama student with an
emphasis that combines the elements of educational theatre management.COMD 566 Scene Design (3-0-3), spring, odd-numbered years. The
theory of scene design and its relation to the director, actor, and other
elements of production.
COMD 567 Theatre Lighting (3-0-3), fall, even-numbered years. A historical
survey of lighting and its effect on designing, directing, and acting.
Course fee: $25.
COMD 570 Advanced Directing Principles and Practice (3-0-3), on
demand. Play direction as it concerns the realistic play, the period play,
the musical play, and drama staging. Prerequisite: COMD 354 or permission.COMD 595 History of the Theatre (3-0-3), fall, odd-numbered years.
World theatre through periods of great dramatic productions, plays
produced, and methods of producing them in school and college
theatres. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
Human Communication
COMS 108 Life Learning Skills (3-0-3), fall, spring, summer. An examination
of the attitudes that affect life's learning skills as related to
self-esteem, goals, study habits, and well-being. Course fee: $25.
COMS 111 Fundamentals of Human Communication (3-0-3), fall,
spring, summer. Fundamental principles and skills in interpersonal communication,
small group communication, and public speaking.
COMS 136 Debate Workshop (1-3-1). Students will study the current
national debate questions and will prepare for intramural and intercollegiate
debating. Requires three hours per week and may be repeated
for three semester hours maximum credit.
COMS 200 Guided Study (3-0-3)*, on demand.
COMS 203 Communicative Attitudes (3-0-3), fall, spring. A
programmed experience in the development of attitudes, self-confidence,
and personal skills to achieve motivated effectiveness in academic, family,
work, and social situations.
COMS 221 Small Group Communication (3-0-3), fall, spring. Training
in the principles and practices of small group communication including
practice with learning situations and problem-solving situations.
COMS 222 Debate: Theory and Practice (3-0-3), fall, odd-numbered
years. A study of argument and refutation as applied to the debate situation. Emphasis is upon research, analysis, brief drawing, and actual
debating. Registration by permission of instructor.
COMS 228 Oral Interpretation (3-0-3), spring. An introductory course
in the performance of literature, the process of exploring the self and the
literary text; then the process of bringing the two together in oral reading
techniques.
COMS 236 General Communication Theory (3-0-3), fall. Introduces
results of communication research dealing with intrapersonal, interpersonal,
organizational, small group, and intercultural communication as
well as source, message, and receiver variables.
COMS 286 Speech Activities in the Elementary School (3-0-3),
spring. The nature, function, and scope of the speech program in the
elementary school, stressing creative dramatics. Required for elementary
school teachers.
COMS 341 Interpersonal Communication (3-0-3), fall. Skills and
theory of interpersonal relationships, including marriage, family, work.
Deals with communication variables that influence dyads.
COMS 358 Advanced Oral Interpretation (3-0-3), on demand. The interpreter
joins the literary artist in making words live for an audience.
Joint reading programs are required. Prerequisite: COMS 228.
COMS 368 Introduction to Preaching (3-0-3), spring. An overview of
how to prepare and present inspirational and spiritual messages. The
course is especially designed for those who may preach, lecture, or teach
occasionally, while working in non-preaching careers.
COMS 384 Interview Communication (3-0-3), fall. Theory and practice
of communication strategies in the interview process. Class experiences
include formal (employment, appraisal) and informal (informing, persuading)
interview activities.
COMS 400 Guided Study (3-0-3)*, on demand.
COMS 407 Information Processing and Rhetorical Strategies (3-0-3),
fall. The course is designed to equip students with the principles of
decision-making, communication assessment, and communication
strategies applicable to solving problems in human information systems.
COMS 483 Advanced Public Speaking (3-0-3), fall. In-depth practice
and principles of various public speaking situations.
COMS 499 Communication Practicum (3-0-3), spring. Guided practicum
with seminar designed to place students in evaluative field experiences
to utilize and test communication theory and practice.
COMS 521 Leadership and Communication (3-0-3), spring, odd-numbered
years, summer. The study of leadership emerging from com
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