401x Business and Professional Communication (4, FaSp) Problems in management communication; leadership in meetings; speaking for business and professional occasions. Not available for graduate credit for communications arts and sciences majors. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 401x.)

411 Rhetorical Criticism (4, FaSp) Methods and functions of criticism in the public arts and sciences including paradigmatic, analogical, pragmatic, formalist, and aesthetic approaches. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 411.) Prerequisite: COMM 201.

412 Communication and Social Movements (4, Sp) Social and political movements as rhetorical phenomena; ideology, organization, and influence of such movements as civil rights, "New Left," feminism, "New Right," environmentalism. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 412.) Prerequisite: COMM 201.

421 Legal Communication (4, Sp) Analytical and communicative aspects of judicial argument; philosophy and techniques of jury trials, cross examination, and appellate advocacy; research, preparation, and presentation of case briefs. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 421.) Prerequisite: COMM 301L, COMM 322 or departmental approval.

480 Nonverbal Communication (4, FaSpSm) Theory and research; examination of the influence of environmental factors, physical behavior, and vocal cues on human communication. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 480.) Prerequisite: COMM 301L.

485 Organizational Communication (4, FaSpSm) Communicative behavior in complex organizations; change, conflict, decision-making, development, leadership, and networks as communication variables; research projects testing theoretic propositions. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 485.) Prerequisite: COMM 200, COMM 301L.

489 Campaign Communication (4, Sm) Problems in political communication: creating an informed electorate, use of mass media, factors in voter persuasion. Guest experts in political analysis, opinion polling, communication evaluation. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 489.) Prerequisite: COMM 301L.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 490x.) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

495 Honors Seminar (4, max 8) Advanced study of issues in communication; recent developments in communication and rhetorical theories. Open only to students in CAAS Honors Program. Recommended for seniors. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 495.)

496x Honors Internship (2-4, max 4, FaSp) Field experience in applying communication principles to settings in organizations, campaigns, law, or other contexts; analysis and assessment of issues and problems experienced. Not available for graduate credit. Open only to CAAS Honors students or seniors with 3.0 GPA. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 496x.) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

497x Honors Thesis (4) Writing of the honors thesis. Not available for graduate credit. Open only to CAAS honors students; seniors only. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 497x.)

500 Managing Communication (4, SpSm) Production and distribution of information within large organizations; information networks, organization structure, control and decision-making functions. Resources necessary for effective organizational communication systems. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 500.)

501 Communication Systems and Competitive Advantage (4, Fa) How communication technologies are used to improve organizatonal functioning and customer service; how communication products/services are successfully marketed; business strategies relevant to communication innovations. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 501.)

504 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication (4, Fa, even years) Theories of communication behavior in relatively unstructured, face-to-face situations; examination of decoder-encoder, message, channel, and situational variables. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 504.)

505 Communication in Work Settings (4, Fa) How work settings determine communication: basic structures of communication, influence of technology, social contexts, and physical space. Applications to management. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 505.)

506 Images and Image Management (4, Sp) Examines images and image manipulation in communication, management and social control. Synthesizes work ranging from cognition and interpersonal behavior to mass media and popular culture.

507 Information Management (4, Fa) Develops a conceptual framework for understanding information, uncertainty, knowledge, interpretation, and equivocality. Principles for managing information load, and communication networks information distribution, and decision making.

508 Power, Policits and Conflict in Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Human communicative behavior involving the creation and resolution of conflict in interpersonal, small group, and formal organizational settings. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 508.)

509 Seminar in Classical Rhetorical Theory (4, Fa) Theories of rhetoric from the fifth century B.C. through the fifth century A.D.; emphasis on the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and St. Augustine. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 510.)

510 Communication, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior (4, FaSp) Theory and research on value and attitude formation and change; consequences for communication and behavior. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 510.)

511 Seminar in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (4, Sp) Theories of rhetoric from the 18th century to the present; emphasis on Perelman, Burke, Habermas, Grassi, and Booth. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 511.)

512 Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism (4, Fa) Theories and methods of assessing popular persuasive art forms such as contemporary drama, music, poetry, and journalism as well as traditional forms of public address. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 512.)

513 Seminar in Neoclassical Rhetorical Theory (4, 2 years, Sm) Theories of rhetoric from the fifth century A.D. through the 18th century; emphasis on dictamin, praedicandi, poetriae, Alquin, Ramus, Port-Royalists, Bacon, Campbell, Blair, and Whately. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 513.)

514 Seminar: Social Movements as Rhetorical Form (4, 2 years, Sp) Study of the rhetoric of social change; methodologies for analysis and appraisal; investigation of specific collective protest and reform movements. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 514. )

515 Seminar in Postmodern Rhetorical Theory (4, 2 years, Fa) Implications of postmodernity for rhetorical theory and criticism; issues of textuality, agency, and subjectivity in communication; study of selected postmodern figures.

516 Seminar: Feminist Theory and Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Implications of feminist theory for communication; topics include epistemology, critique of science/technology, women and language, feminist approaches to media and film, women and the workplace.

518 American Public Address (4, Sp, odd years) History and criticism of major American speakers and speeches with reference to the social, political, and intellectual background of their times. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 518. )

519 Seminar: Cultural Studies in Communication (4, 2 years, Fa) Theoretical foundations, history, and development of cultural studies in communication; implications of issues of nationalism, colonialism, technologies, popular culture, and politics of bodies for communication.

520 Social Roles of Communication Media (4, FaSp) How mass media shape public images of groups, channel political power, promote consumption of goods. Social and political theories as tools in evaluating media impact. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 520. )

521 Seminar in Argumentation (4, 2 years, Sp) Foundation of critical deliberation; the nature of informal reasoning; logical and ethical problems; analysis and appraisal of naturalistic argument. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 521. )

522 Seminar in Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic Theory (4) Studies the contributions of Kenneth Burke, among the most significant figures in the development of contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 522.)

524 Seminar in Small Group Process (4, Sp, even years) Contemporary theoretical models; problems in determination and measurement of variables in small group communication environments; assessment of recent research. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 520.)

525 Humanistic and Social Scientific Approaches to Human Communication I (4, Fa) Overview of the humanistic and social scientific approaches to the study of communication; emphasis on rhetorical/critical and macro social scientific perspectives. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 500.)

526 Humanistic and Social Scientific Approaches to Human Communication II (4, Sp) Overview of the humanistic and social scientific approaches to the study of communication; emphasis on macro and micro social scientific, symbolic and structural perspectives. (Duplicates credit in former CAAS 501.)

530 Social Dynamics of Communication Technologies (4, SpSm) Impact of television, satellites, computers, and other new technologies; competing theories about the role of technology in society; historical effects of introducing new technologies. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 530.)

531 Communication and the International Economy (4, Fa) Examines the impact of global economic changes on communications industries, the political and economic forces shaping these industries and the roles of its managers. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 531.)

532 History and Criticism of American Television (4, Fa) Historical overview of how the American television industry evolved and how popular cultural forms were adapted for use in the new medium. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 532.)

540 Uses of Communication Research (4, FaSp) Applications of both data and interpretation in communications management. Topics include: audience ratings, surveys, experimental tests of programs and campaigns, formative evaluation, secondary data sources. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 540.)

542 Business Strategies of Communications Firms (4, Sp) Marketing and competitive strategies of firms in broadcasting, publishing, telephone service, and other communications media. Case methods approach. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 542.)

544 The Arts and New Media (4, Fa) Organization, economics, and policy of arts as affected by new technologies. Architecture, design, advertising, and fashion as context. Implications for arts promotion, management, and funding. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 544.)

546 Seminar in Diffusion Theory and Research (4, 2 years, Sp) Diffusion of new ideas over time among the members of a system. Emphasis upon the spread and adoption of new communication technologies. (Duplicates credit in former ANSC 546.)

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