Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

308 / COMMUNICATION STUDIES
CMST 376
Communication and Consulting
3 Semester Hours
Course surveys methods of designing, conducting, and
evaluating organizational communication change strategies.
Emphasis is on various methods of conducting organizational
communication needs analysis, designing training programs,
implementing organizational development strategies, and
evaluating change efforts.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CMST 385
Political Communication
3 Semester Hours
Course analyzes the rhetorical dimensions of political
campaigns and methods of carrying out various political
objectives.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CMST 386
Rhetoric of Social Movements
3 Semester Hours
This course is a survey of the historical events and rhetorical
documents of major American movements for social
change. Movements may include: abolitionist (antislavery),
labor, socialist, women’s rights, environmental justice,
civil rights (Black, Chicana/o, and Native American),
gay and lesbian, and student movements. Emphasis will
be placed on rhetorical strategies and tactics relating to
effects of movements on systems and structures conceived
as dominant; analyses of how social movement actors
construct meaning and identity in their discourses is also
stressed.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CMST 387
Communication and Legal Practice
3 Semester Hours
This course brings the legal trial to the classroom,
providing students an opportunity to incorporate an array of
communication principles and skills with the experience of
trial practice. Students are introduced progressively to key
aspects of communication and litigation and participate in
exercises that culminate in mock trials before a jury.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CMST 393
Topical Seminars in Communication Studies
3 Semester Hours
Further studies in communication.
May be repeated for degree credit.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
CMST 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
CMST 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
CMST 401
Rhetorical Criticism
3 Semester Hours
This course examines the various ways rhetorical theories
may be applied to rhetorical phenomena. Students will
write a substantial rhetorical criticism.
Prerequisite: CMST 201 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
CMST 451
Rhetorical Methods
3 Semester Hours
This course examines various ways rhetorical theories may
be applied to discourse in order to highlight methods of
rhetorical criticism. The course prepares students for Senior
Thesis.
Prerequisite: CMST 351 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
CMST 452
Qualitative Research Methods
3 Semester Hours
Study of qualitative research methods in communication,
including data collection, analysis, and interpretation of
observations and interview data. This course prepares
students for Senior Thesis.
Prerequisite: CMST 352 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.