2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

7 Course Descriptionsreading, films, class discussions, group events,personal interviews. Offered F, S, SS.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 0090 or above, orcompletion of RDNG 0080 with a grade of “C”or higher.Communication, Travel and TourismCOMM 1053 1 CreditMnTC: Goals 01 & 08This course is an introduction to being across-culturally effective traveler: interculturalcommunication applied to internationaltravel. Topics include world tourism, itspositive and negative effects on individualsand countries; tourism as an instrument ofnational development; appropriate everydaytourist behaviors; and survival skills for anytrip abroad. For all students, especially thosegoing overseas on business, for pleasure, or tostudy. Offered F, S.Introduction to Mass CommunicationCOMM 1061 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09This course focuses on the historical, cultural,economic, and political impact of masscommunication on individual media consumersand on American and global cultures. Topicsmay include corporate control, the role ofgovernment, freedom of expression, valuesand ethics, journalism, advertising, publicrelations, and media effects. Specific mediaindustries, including radio, television, movies,newspapers, books, magazines, and theinternet, will be examined. Offered F, S.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 1000 or above, orcompletion of RDNG 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher, completion of ENGL 1021 with agrade of “C” or higher.InterviewingCOMM 2011 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 01 & 09This course focuses on developing a workingknowledge of the interview process and thecommunication skills necessary to effectivelyinterview. Students will develop and conductseveral types of interviews, which may includeoral history, journalistic, research, persuasive,and employment interviews. Students’communication skills, including effectivelistening, appropriate responding, nonverbal118 Century College 2010-2011communication, perception, and empathy, willbe examined, practiced, and evaluated.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG 0090 witha grade of “C” or higher. Recommendation:Completion of ENGL 1021 with a grade of “C”or higher or concurrent enrollment in ENGL1021.Nonverbal CommunicationCOMM 2033 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 01 & 07Effective communication requires anunderstanding of nonverbal messages.Students will study a variety of nonverbalcommunicators, including gestures, facialexpression, appearance, vocal cues, space,and time. This course is intended to helpstudents understand and analyze their ownand others’ nonverbal communication ininterpersonal, intercultural, and workplacerelationships.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG 0090 witha grade of “C” or higher.Minnesota’s New Immigrants:Communication, Culture and ConflictCOMM 2051 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07Minnesota’s recent immigrant/refugeepopulation is markedly different from thatof the rest of the U.S., with proportionatelysignificant numbers of Hmong, Somalis,Liberians, and Tibetans among others. Inthis course we study some of the morevisible groups and the regions they comefrom: Southeast Asia, Horn of Africa,West Africa, Latin America, and formerSoviet Union/Eastern Europe. Why did theyleave their homeland? What culture andcommunication did they bring with them?What communication adjustment and culturalconflicts do they experience? What are someimportant issues for their lives in Minnesotaas they communicate with the larger society?Materials/activities include readings, films,discussions, interviews, and guest speakers/on-site visits when possible. Offered S.Communication and GenderCOMM 2071 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 01 & 07This course studies how communicationand culture create, maintain, and influenceperceptions of gender. Patterns of women’sand men’s communication, why these patternsdiffer, and how communication differencesare perceived will be emphasized. Variouscommunication contexts covered in this coursewill include the family, friendship, romanticrelationships, education, the workplace, andthe media.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 1000 or above, orcompletion of RDNG 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher, and assessment score placement inENGL 1021 or completion of ENGL 0090 with agrade of “C” or higher.Health CommunicationCOMM 2081 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 01 & 07This course will explore the vital relationshipbetween health and communication. Topicsinclude the study of personal, cultural, andpolitical contexts in examining the theoriesof health communication to improve healthliteracy throughout a lifetime of change.This course applies to health communicationsituations at home and on the job.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG 90 witha grade of “C” or higher. Recommendation:Completion of ENGL 1021 with a grade of “C”or higher, or concurrent enrollment in ENGL1021.Communication Certificate CapstoneCOMM 2099 1 CreditThis course will give students an opportunityto review communication courses successfullycompleted in the certificate program. Studentswill reflect on how these courses haveenhanced their current level of knowledgeand skills and demonstrate how they haveachieved the Communication StudentCompetencies defined in the MinnesotaTransfer Curriculum. In addition, students willwork with the course instructor to explorefuture career and academic goals as related tothe Communication Certificate.Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.Special TopicsCOMM 2790 1 - 3 CreditsTopics of special interest which may vary.Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.