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CM 230
Nonverbal Communication
3 credits (AS)
Does what you wear communicate?
Does where you stand communicate?
Students in this course will examine
communication beyond verbal
interaction. Topics covered will
include: expression, movement, and
other types of personal presentation;
proxemics and physical environment;
touch; immediacy; and clues about
deception. The impact of social roles
and status will also be addressed
throughout the course. (Offered
alternate spring terms)
CM 231
Introduction to Journalism
3 credits (AS)
This course focuses on gathering
information, reporting, and writing the
news. All students in the course will
participate in the writing and
production of The Quad, the Cazenovia
College student newspaper. Students
will learn to work on deadline, use
language correctly, and will gain a sense
of news style and format. Students will
also examine social and policy issues
that shape our news environment.
(Offered fall and spring terms)
CM 240
Multicultural Communication
3 credits (AS)
Our culture has a substantial impact on
our understanding of ourselves, others,
and the world. Culture provides our
context, and differences in cultural
backgrounds resonate in the
communication process. Students in
this course will examine communication
in the multicultural society of the
United States and in the global
community. Through a series of
readings and activities students will
focus on: the spread of Western
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popular culture; power, discrimination,
and conflict; and ideas about beauty,
sexuality, status, and disability. The goal
is to improve competence as both
communicators and citizens of the
world. (Offered alternate spring terms)
CM 301
Speech and Rhetoric
3 credits (AS)
The purpose of this course is to
improve written and spoken
communication, to recognize and
practice the relationship between the
two, and to deepen the understanding
of the discourse and the creation of
meaning in a range of contexts.
Building on skills and principles taught
in CM 121 Effective Speaking and EN
201 Academic Writing II, topics
covered will include: oral presentation;
the effective use of language; writing
and research; group facilitation and
inclusive decision making; interviewing
and the presentation of self; writing
and research; and appropriate
application of rhetorical strategies.
Emphasis throughout the course is on
practical application and the
empowerment of students to express
themselves well and with confidence.
(Offered fall and spring)
Prerequisites: CM 121 Effective Speaking,
EN 201 Academic Writing II
CM 302
Communication Concepts
and Theory
3 credits (AS)
What is the nature of human
communication? What are the obvious
and not-so-obvious assumptions
behind the words we use? The goal of
this course is to better understand the
communication process and to harness
that understanding to improve our
participation in relationships and our
awareness of both our public and