Information for Existing Majors

The Department of Communication Studies is excited to launch a new Communication Studies Major, officially starting in Fall 2010. We encourage all current majors to consider switching to our new major: (learn more). If you choose the new major, you can learn how the courses you have already taken transfer to the new major by reading the information below. If you want to graduate with a degree in Communication Studies (the new major), you will need to fill out a major change form and switch from a Communication Major to a Communication Studies Major. We have also posted below tentative course offerings for 2010-11 to help you plan. Communication Studies advisors are happy to meet with you to discuss your plan of study.

We are committed to continuing to offer the old major modules, but they are only available to Communication Majors who have declared their major by Spring 2010. You can view the old major module forms here: Interpersonal and Family Communication, Communication and Culture, and General Communication. The course substitution information necessary to complete your major is explained below. Communication Studies advisors are happy to meet with you to discuss your plan of study and can be contacted at ugradcomn@du.edu.

Department of Communication Studies Tentative Course Offerings for 2010-2011 Academic Year

Fall 2010

FSEM 1111: The Adolescent/Teenage Years: Intergroup Parameters and Dimensions (Erin K. Willer)
FSEM 1111: Food, Culture, and Communication (Richie Neil Hao)
FSEM 1111: Exploring the Rhetoric of Anarchism and Conservatism (Christina R. Foust)
FSEM 1111: Flourishing: The Art and Science of Happiness (Daniel J. Lair)
COMN 1210: Understanding Communication (Daniel J. Lair)
COMN 1210 Honors: Understanding Communication (Roy V. Wood)
COMN/GWST 2xxx: Gender and Communication (TBD)
COMN 3280: Family Communication (TBD)
COMN 3300: Persuasion (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)

Winter 2011

COMN 2110: Quantitative/Empirical Communication Inquiry (Erin K. Willer)
COMN 2xxx: Social Movement Rhetoric (Christina R. Foust)
COMN/GWST 2xxx: Gender and Communication (TBD)
COMN 2400: Landmarks in Rhetorical Theory (Darrin Hicks)
COMN 3140: Advanced Intercultural Communication (Richie Neil Hao)
COMN 3285: Advanced Relational (TBD)
ASEM: The Long Civil Rights Movement (Kate Willink)
ASEM: Inventing American (Darrin Hicks)
ASEM: Communication in Close Relationships (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
ASEM: Communication and the Production of Culture (Richie Neil Hao)

Spring 2011

COMN 2300: Fundamentals of Argumentation (Darrin Hicks)
COMN 2xxx: The Dark Side of Relationships (Erin K. Willer)
COMN 3020: Conflict Management (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
COMN 343x: Seminar in Communication and Climate Change (Christina R. Foust)
ASEM: Latina/os and Popular Culture (Bernadette Marie Calafell)

Course Information for Existing Majors Wishing to Complete the Original Communication Modules

Course Information for Existing Majors Wishing to Complete the General Communication, Culture and Communication, and/or Interpersonal and Family Communication Modules

The following is a list of Department of Communication Studies Tentative Course Offerings for Academic Year 2010-2011 that Fulfill Modular Requirements for:
General Communication, Culture and Communication, and/or Interpersonal and Family Communication

Spring 2010
For Students Pursuing the General Communication Module
HCOM 2300: Fundamentals of Argumentation (Darrin Hicks)
Counts as a HCOM Applied course for the General Communication Module

For Students Pursuing the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module
HCOM/GWST 3680: Gender and Communication (Erin K. Willer)
Counts as an Applied course for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

HCOM 3701/4210: Privacy and Disclosure in Interpersonal Communication (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
Meets Depth requirement for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

For Students Pursuing the Communication and Culture Module
HCOM 3140: Advanced Intercultural Communication (Richie Neil Hao)
Meets History requirement for the Culture and Communication Module

HCOM/GWST 3680: Gender and Communication (Erin K. Willer)
Counts as an Applied course for the Culture and Communication Module

Fall 2010
For Students Pursuing the General Communication Module
COMN 1210: Understanding Communication (Daniel J. Lair)
COMN 1210 Honors: Understanding Communication (Roy V. Wood)
Either section counts as a Foundation course for the General Communication Module.
*NOTE: Under the new general education plan, students can only apply one class that fulfills a general education requirement to also fulfill a major requirement.

For Students Pursuing the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module
COMN/GWST 2xxx: Gender and Communication (TBD)
Counts as an Applied course for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

COMN 3280: Family Communication (TBD)
Meets Depth requirement for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

COMN 3300: Persuasion (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
Counts as an Applied course for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

For Students Pursuing the Culture and Communication Module
COMN/GWST 2xxx: Gender and Communication (TBD)
Counts as an Applied course for the Culture and Communication Module

Winter 2011
For Students Pursuing the General Communication Module
COMN 2xxx: Social Movement Rhetoric (Christina R. Foust)
Counts as either a HCOM Applied course for the General Communication Module or as a Foundation course for the General Communication Module

COMN 2110: Quantitative/Empirical Communication Inquiry (Erin K. Willer)
Counts as an Applied course for the General Communication Module

COMN 2400: Landmarks in Rhetorical Theory (Darrin Hicks)
Counts as a Foundation course for the General Communication Module

COMN 2110: Quantitative/Empirical Communication Inquiry (Erin K. Willer)
Counts as an Applied course for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

COMN 3285: Advanced Relational (TBD)
Meets either the History or Depth requirement for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module, but not both requirements

For Students Pursuing the Culture and Communication Module
COMN 2110: Quantitative/Empirical Communication Inquiry (Erin K. Willer)
Counts as an Applied course for the Culture and Communication Module

COMN 3285: Advanced Relational (TBD)
Meets the Depth requirement for the Culture and Communication Module

COMN 3140: Advanced Intercultural Communication (Richie Neil Hao)
Meets the History requirement for the Culture and Communication Module

Spring 2011
For Students Pursuing the General Communication Module
COMN 2300: Fundamentals of Argumentation (Darrin Hicks)
Counts as a HCOM Applied course for the General Communication Module

COMN 343x: Seminar in Communication and Climate Change (Christina R. Foust)
Counts as either a Depth course for the General Communication Module or meets the Capstone Experience for the General Communication Module

For Students Pursuing the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module
COMN 2xxx: The Dark Side of Relationships (Erin K. Willer)
Meets Depth requirement for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

COMN 3020: Conflict Management (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
Counts as an Applied course for the Interpersonal and Family Communication Module

For Students Pursuing the Culture and Communication Module
COMN 3020: Conflict Management (Mary Claire Morr Serewicz)
Counts as an Applied course for the Culture and Communication Module

COMN 343x: Seminar in Communication and Climate Change (Christina R. Foust)
Counts as either a Depth course for the Culture and Communication Module

Course Information for Existing Majors Wishing to Transition to the New Communications Studies Major

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