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COMR 1315   Public Speaking   COMR 1315 (SPCH 1315) Public Speaking (3-0). This course is designed to develop effective skills in public speaking, critical thinking, research, writing, and conscientious listening. Topics will include cultural conventions of speech, perceptions of others, verbal and nonverbal messages, and techniques of informative and persuasive speech presentation. Students will learn how to research, outline, and deliver short, informal presentations as well as longer speeches.  
COMR 1320   Business and Prof Comm   COMR 1320 (SPCH 1321) Business and Professional Communication (3-0). This course focuses on multiple modes of communication in business, government, industrial, and not-for-profit or service organizations ranging from routine messages, memos, and email to letters and professional presentations. Course highlights persuasion as a key component of all business and professional messages. It will include an analysis of the organizational structures of the workplace as well as job-oriented interviewing from the standpoint of the employer and employees. Meets oral communication requirement.  
COMR 3309   Family Communication   COMR 3309 Family Communication (3-0). The family unit is studied from a communication perspective, considering in-depth the communication processes within the family as well as the extent to which they affect and are affected by the interdependence of family members.