2001-2003 Graduate Catalog - Texas Southern University: ::em.tsu ...

SC 432 INTER CULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) The importance of cultural and ethnic differences as they affectour communication processes in various aspects of personal relations.SC 434 PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP (3) The study of the phenomenon of leadership, leadership styles, and techniquesincluding parliamentary procedure and other strategies of control and influence.SC 435 ADVANCED PUBLIC ADDRESS (3) The study, criticism and application of the principles and forms of publiccommunication such as oratory, lectures, sermons, argumentation and debate in a variety of public forums.SC 436 BLACK RHETORIC (3) Analysis of rhetorical strategies used by Black Americans to influence agitation andcontrol public policy; emphasis on social, economic and political developments in twentieth century rhetoric.SC 438 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR (3) An analysis of the interdependenceof organizational goals and communication behavior from the standpoint of those who must recognize, understand,or design communication systems.SC 439 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING (3) Practice in designing, conducting, and evaluating trainingprograms and workshops for human resource development.SC 462 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT (3) How verbal and nonverbal language develops inchildren; how they learn the selection of appropriate communication strategies for effective adjustment and satisfactoryrelationships.GraduateSC 532 HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF RHETORICAL THEORY AND CRITICISM (3) Study of the history andtradition of rhetorical theory , criticism and pedagogy practiced in western civilization from the pre- Socratic to the present.SC 543 THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION (3) In-depth study of effective methods of observing, recording,and evaluating materials for description and analysis utilizing tape recordings, cinematography and/or linguistic transcription.SC 549 SEMINAR IN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) Models, theories, and variables related to communicationin relatively unstructured face-to-face communication.SC 550 PROBLEMS (3) Analysis of current research in problems peculiar to the field of speech. Comparison of contemporarytheories, emphasis on predictions of future theories in speech and cognate communication. May be repeated as topicchanges.SC 551 STUDIES IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (3) Theories of persuasion and their application to legal, religions,and political-governmental communication and historical movements. May be repeated once for credit when major focuschanges.SC 552 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION THEORIES (3) Dimensions and levels of communication behaviorin complex organizations.TelecommunicationsAdvanced Undergraduate/GraduateTC 435 WRITING II (3) Specialized principles of script writing for broadcast, film, multimedia. (prerequisite: TC 335)TC 438 TELEVISION AND RADIO IN SOCIETY (3) Analysis and assessment of broadcasting on society; televisionand radio content is scrutinized. (prerequisite: TC 331 )TC 462 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (3) An examination of new and developing technology in electronic and othernon-print media and potential impact on established systems.71