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CMDS 566G - Diagnosis of Communication Disorders
Diagnosis of Communication Disorders is a graduate level course requiring analysis and synthesis of previous coursework in the area of completing diagnostic evaluations for individuals with possible communication disorders. Experiences vary but may include working in small groups in reviewing available information, making appropriate evaluation plans, interviewing clients or caregivers, selecting and administering formal and informal tests, interpreting test results and synthesizing information, reporting findings in oral and written formats, and making appropriate recommendations and referrals.
Corequisite: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 567 - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Swallowing
This course is designed to provide speech-language pathology undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the speech, language, and swallowing mechanisms, across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the neurophysiological underpinnings of human communication and its disorders. This course is designed to prepare students for further study in neurologically based communication disorders.
Prerequisites: CMDS 470 or its equivalent, or admission to the Communication Disorders program
Credits: 2
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CMDS 567G - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Swallowing
This course is designed to provide speech-language pathology undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of speech, language, and swallowing mechanisms, across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the neurophysiological underpinnings of human communication and its disorders. This course is designed to prepare students for further study in neurologically based communication disorders.
Prerequisites: CMDS 470 or its equivalent, or admission to the Communication Disorders graduate program.
Credits: 2
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CMDS 568 - Speech Sound Disorders
This course provides an advanced overview of evaluation and treatment methods for speech sound disorders (including both articulation and phonological disorders), enabling the student to effectively assess speech sound disorders and design an appropriate therapeutic program. Etiologies, types of speech sound disorders, defining characteristics, associated problems, and influence of accents/dialects on speech sound production will be examined. Students will integrate and apply foundational knowledge about basic human communication (including knowledge of phonetics, normal speech and language development, and basic articulation and phonology) to clinical scenarios.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 578 - Augmentative & Alternative Communication
This course presents an overview of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with emphasis on computer applications available for the diagnosis and treatment of persons who have communication disorders. Hands-on practice is stressed with applications that are used directly with children and adults during intervention and instruction.
Prerequisites: CMDS 480 - Clinical Practice .
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 578G - Augmentative & Alternative Communication
This course presents an overview of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with emphasis on computer applications available for the diagnosis and treatment of persons who have communication disorders. Hands-on practice is stressed with applications that are used directly with children and adults during intervention and instruction.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CMDS 480 - Clinical Practice or CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice .
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 660G - Fluency Disorders
This course will teach assessment and treatment of fluency disorders. Etiology, types, defining characteristics and associated problems will be examined within this area.
Prerequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 661G - Language Disorders in Early Childhood
The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to evaluate and treat children ages birth through preschool who present with language disorders. Study will focus on the etiology and characteristics of specific disorders, theoretical and practical considerations in assessment and intervention, and developing skills in language sample analysis and interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on a sociolinguistic view of language development and intervention, cultural factors in assessment and intervention, and language skills related to academic success.
Prerequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 662G - Aphasia: Assessment and Treatment
This course will focus on the study of aphasia - an acquired language disorder, as a result of a left hemisphere cerebrovascular accident or related disorders. The history of aphasiology, symptomatology and etiology, models of classification of aphasia, assessment and treatment efficacy, and evidence-based practice will all be discussed. The underlying medical disorders that can affect the prognosis of aphasia will be discussed to heighten the student’s awareness of the medical context with which an aphasia syndrome may be found.
Prerequisite: CMDS 567G - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Swallowing . Corequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice .
Credits: 2
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 669G - Neurogenic Motor Speech Disorders
Presenting symptoms, diagnoses, and clinical approaches for the management of the dysarthrias. Emphases given to traditional and innovative approaches of clinical management.
Prerequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice , and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 2
NOTE:
*The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 672G - Seminar: Hearing Disorders
Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of contemporary trends and research in audiology.
Prerequisites: CMDS 671G - Advanced Clinical Audiology and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 676G - Clinical Process Commentary 1
All graduate students participate in the Clinical Process Commentary (CPC) activities. The CPC is a requirement for the Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. The CPC experience includes 2 main components: Clinical Process Commentary 1 (CPC1) and Clinical Process Commentary 2 (CPC2). Both the CPC1 and CPC2 courses are available for variable (1 to 3) credits. Typically students enroll in 1 credit while completing CPC1 and 2 credits while completing CPC2. A total of 3 credits must be completed as a requirement of the Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. The course is graded pass/fail and students receive an In Progress (IP) grade until all requirements are met.
Prerequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice and graduate student standing in CMDS Program.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 677G - Clinical Process Commentary 2
All graduate students participate in the Clinical Process Commentary (CPC) activities. The CPC is a requirement for the Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. The CPC experience includes 2 main components: Clinical Process Commentary 1 (CPC1) and Clinical Process Commentary 2 (CPC2). Both the CPC1 and CPC2 courses are available for variable (1 to 3) credits. Typically students enroll in 1 credit while completing CPC1 and 2 credits while completing CPC2. A total of 3 credits must be completed as a requirement of the Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. The course is graded pass/fail and students receive an In Progress (IP) grade until all requirements are met.
Prerequisites: CMDS 676G - Clinical Process Commentary 1 .
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 679G - Seminar: Advanced Topics in Language Development and Language Disorders
Advanced literature dealing with development of language content, form, and use. Disorders of language in terms of their impact on learning disability and school performance.
Prerequisite: CMDS Department Chair permission and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 680G - Seminar: Speech Disorders
Directed reading, research, or evaluation of current publications of individual interest.
Corequisites: CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice
This course provides a clinical practice in application of advanced techniques for speech, language and hearing disorders. The student obtains direct clinical experience with clients who exhibit a variety of communication disorders. Student responsibilities include: writing lesson plans; conferring with clinical supervisors, parents and related paraprofessionals; utilizing clinical materials, equipment and technology: and writing clinical reports. May be repeated for credit; generally all graduate students are expected to enroll in CMDS 681G every semester they are in residence.
Prerequisites: CMDS graduate status and Department Chair’s permission. Student clinicians must demonstrate clinically appropriate speech/language/hearing skills prior to enrollment in clinical practicum.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 682G - Internship in Hospital/Clinic
The internship provides intensive, clinical and administrative experience off-campus within a primarily medical setting with a variety of clinical disorders under the direct supervision of a master clinician. Generally, internship enrollment occurs in the final semester of graduate work after all other required courses have been completed, including CPC1.
Prerequisite: Students must have a 3.00 GPA in the major and the approval of the Communication Disorders faculty prior to enrollment. Admitted to the CMDS graduate program.
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 683G - Internship in Public School
The internship provides intensive, clinical, and administrative experience off-campus in a school setting with a variety of clinical disorders at the pre-K to grade 12 level under the direct supervision of a master clinician. Generally, internship enrollment occurs in the final semester of graduate work after all other required courses have been completed, including CPC1.
Prerequisite: Students must have a 3.00 GPA in the major and the approval of the Communication Disorders faculty prior to enrollment. Admitted to the CMDS graduate program.
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 684G - Language Disorders in School-Aged Children
The purpose of this course is to prepare participants to evaluate and treat school-aged children (Kindergarten through twelfth grade) with language disorders. Study will focus on the etiology and characteristics of specific disorders, theoretical and practical considerations in assessment and intervention, and developing skills in language sample analysis and interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on a sociolinguistic view of language development and intervention, cultural factors in assessment and intervention, and language skills related to academic success.
Prerequisite: Admission to the CMDS graduate program. Corequisites: CMDS 661G - Language Disorders in Early Childhood ; CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice .
Credits: 2
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CMDS 685G - Acquired Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders
This course encompasses the presenting symptoms, diagnoses/etiology, and clinical approaches for the management of the cognitive-linguistic disorders associated with Non-dominant Hemisphere Disorder (NDHD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and dementia. Emphasis is given to both traditional and innovative approaches of clinical management, including evidence-based practice (EBP).
Prerequisites: CMDS 567G - Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Swallowing or equivalent; CMDS 681G - Advanced Clinical Practice ; and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 2
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CMDS 688G - Independent Studies
Investigation of special problems in speech pathology, audiology, reading, special population, and related areas under faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: Advance arrangement with instructor and admission to the communication disorders graduate program.
Credits: 1 to 6
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CMDS 689G - Research in Communication Disorders (Thesis)
Advanced student writes a thesis on a subject of his or her choice as approved by the advisor under the direction of the departmental faculty.
Prerequisites: 3.50 CMDS graduate GPA, CMDS faculty and thesis advisor approval.
Credits: 1 to 6
NOTE:
* The Communication Disorders Course Fee applies to this course.
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CML 100 - Career Exploration for Classical and Modern Language Students
This course assists students in exploring career options once they graduate. Extensive use of the Career Center enables students to identify their strengths and plan for internships, entry-level jobs, and graduate programs for which language skills are valued.
Credits: 1
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CML 101 - Pre-MAE Seminar in Foreign Language Education
Four one-hour sessions designed to explain both the MAE program and State of Missouri teaching certification requirements. Should be taken during the freshman or sophomore year.
Credits: 0
When Offered: (spring only)
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CML 200 - Service Learning Experience
This course provides opportunities for practical, real-life experiences in which language knowledge, critical thinking skills and civic responsibility are developed through service to a community. Classroom activities and personal reflection will relate the academic experience to the service project, preparing the student for future career and graduate school opportunities. May be repeated with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of faculty mentor.
Credits: 1-3
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CML 210 - Special Topics in Foreign Language Study
Coursework in languages or areas of language and culture not offered as regular courses in the Classical and Modern Languages curriculum. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Department Chair
Credits: 1-3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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CML 429 - Studies in Foreign Language
Individualized study designed to meet specific needs of students. May be repeated for credit with consent of Department Chair with a different topic.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and Department Chair.
Credits: 1 to 6
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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CML 451 - Internship for Classical and Modern Languages
On-the-job specialized training in fields generally accepted as needing language and literature field experience to complement the student’s academic training. Must be concurrently enrolled in CML 452 - Evaluation and Analysis of Internship . For each 4credits of internship credit, the student must take 1 credit of Evaluation and Analysis. See Internship Application for further information and application procedures. Course is graded Pass/Fail. A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship. Application packets are available in the Classical and Modern Languages Department Office.
Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor, instructor, and Department Chair.
Credits: 0 to 12
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CML 452 - Evaluation and Analysis of Internship
Research, evaluation, and analysis of internship experiences. Must be concurrently enrolled in CML 451 - Internship for Classical and Modern Languages . For each 4 credits of internship credit, the student must take 1 credit of Evaluation and Analysis. See Internship Application for further information and application procedures. A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship. Application packets are available in the Classical and Modern Languages Department Office.
Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor, instructor, and Department Chair.
Credits: 1 to 3
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CML 470 - Modern Language Capstone Experience
A culminating experience in which the student will demonstrate skills and knowledge garnered from his/her experience within the language specialization. The Modern Language major will develop an extensive project under the supervision of a Modern Language faculty member in his/her language of specialization. The capstone topic selected will directly relate to the language, literature, culture, history, and/or civilization of the student’s language specialization. The student will present the results of his/her project in a public forum. The student’s concept for the project must be approved by his/her capstone supervisor during the penultimate semester of the senior year so that an override for enrollment can be granted.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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CML 471 - Modern Language Capstone Experience I
This first part of a two-semester sequence is to be taken during the fall semester of the senior year. The sequence of courses is intended as a culminating experience in which the student demonstrates skills and knowledge garnered from his or her experience within the language of specialization. Under the supervision of a faculty mentor, the student will finalize conceptualization of the capstone project, develop a bibliography and establish a time-line for completion of the project the following semester. Enrollment is by override.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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CML 472 - Modern Language Capstone Experience II
This course is the continuation of Modern Language Capstone Experience I and is taken in the spring semester of the student’s senior year. In this course, the student finalizes the capstone project begun in the fall in CML 471 - Modern Language Capstone Experience I and prepares it for presentation at the spring university research conference.
Prerequisite: CML 471 - Modern Language Capstone Experience I and permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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CML 510 - Independent Studies in Foreign Language
Independent study in language, culture or literature for the MAE program.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
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CML 510G - Independent Studies in Foreign Language
Independent study in language, culture or literature for the MAE program.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
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CML 529G - Studies in Foreign Language
Individualized studies designed to meet specific language needs of the student. May be used with study abroad to complete content area component in foreign language for the Master of Arts in Education.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and Department Chair.
Credits: 1 to 6
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CML 608G - Management of Instruction
Presents an overview of second language acquisition theory and methodologies. Focuses on the teaching of foreign languages to elementary, middle, and high school students. A field-based teaching practicum is required. The course is a direct preparatory experience for the internship and students should plan to enroll in CML 608G prior to ED 609G - Teaching Internship .
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAE program.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Management of Instruction Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 170 - Public Speaking
This course develops an understanding of the fundamental principles and processes of human communication. Students practice and refine their skills as public speakers through frequent in-class presentations, critiques, and discussions.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Speech Essential Skill of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** The COMM 170 Course Fee applies to this course.
Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR COMM 110 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking  (For additional information: https://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php)
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COMM 211 - Issues in Communication
A course for special interest areas outside the regular curriculum accessible to lower division students, including students from other majors. Subjects vary by semester and by instructor. Specific subject areas are listed in the course schedule as Issues in Communication: Subject Matter. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 3
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COMM 212 - Special Topics Seminar
A topical seminar intended for a smaller group of lower division students. Specific topic areas are listed in class schedule as Special Topics Seminar: Topic Area. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 3
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COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life
This is a foundational course for the major. A survey of Western thought about rhetoric from its classical origins to is post-modern incarnations and its applications. The emphasis is on the interaction between theatrical theory and rhetorical practice, regardless of the form the message may take or platform through which it is sent, as well as across historical contexts.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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COMM 251 - Media Writing
This course covers the fundamentals of information gathering and writing used by newspapers, television, radio, and online reporters, and public relations practitioners. Course also focuses on review of grammar skills, critical evaluation of writing, and deadline writing.
Prerequisites: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life and COMM 250 - Mass Communication .
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 252 - Interpersonal Communication
This course involves a critical look at interpersonal communication. The class includes analysis, synthesis, and testing of theories relevant to various contexts and issues of interpersonal communication. Students are expected to recognize and manage their own patterns of communication as well as understand major issues involved in studying communication as an interpersonal dynamic.
Prerequisites: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life and COMM 250 - Mass Communication .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR COMM 120 - Interpersonal Communication (For additional information: http://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php)
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COMM 263 - Communication and Democracy
Provides students with both theoretical and applied information concerning the role of communication in the democratic process. Historical survey ranges from public address to the Internet. Issues addressed include “marketplace of ideas,” freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and ethical use of the mass media.
Prerequisites: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life and COMM 250 - Mass Communication .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 270 - Advanced Public Speaking
The course focuses on the theoretical principles of public speaking and provides advanced practical experience in the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of public discourse.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 272 - Speech Communication Activities
Participation in forensics. Emphasizes improving presentation.
Prerequisites: Director of Forensics and Department Chair’s permission.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 273 - Oral Interpretation
The study of literary texts through the medium of performance including various critical and interpretive perspectives.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 274 - Parliamentary Procedure
Study and practice in conducting and participating in formalized group and committee meetings.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 1
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 276 - Oral Advocacy and Debate
Applied argumentation and persuasive skills are developed through study of the theory and practice of competitive debate and forensics.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR COMM 220 - Argumentation & Debate (For additional information: http://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php)
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COMM 278 - Business and Professional Communication
This course focuses on developing oral and written skills in the business setting. Emphasizes business writing, interviewing, oral reporting, and use of electronic media in professional presentations.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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COMM 287 - Communication Practicum
Faculty supervised participation in communication-related pre-professional or co-curricular activities typically on campus. A practicum involves application of curricular knowledge in a way designed to enhance, deepen, and/or complement learning in the communication discipline. Could include assisting with a project or tasks led by a professional or by advanced student mentors and would require some degree of independence in completing tasks associated with the learning objectives, as well as some degree of responsibility for decision-making related to assignments for completion of learning objectives. Practicum is graded pass/fail. May be repeated for up to four credits. No more than six credits of practica at all levels may be applied toward the Communication Major.
Approval of faculty supervisor and department chair.
Credits: 1 to 2
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COMM 311 - Issues in Communication
A course for special interest areas outside the regular curriculum intended for upper division students, including students from other majors with appropriate discipline preparation. Subjects vary by semester and by instructor. Specific subject areas are listed in the course schedule as Issue in Communication: Subject Matter. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 3
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COMM 312 - Special Topics Seminar
A topical seminar intended for a smaller group of upper division students. Specific topic areas are listed in class schedule as Special Topic Seminar: Topic Area. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 3
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COMM 315 - Family Communication
An introduction to communication within the setting of the family. Communication is central in the initiation, growth, and change of families. Theories, models, and research methods suggest meaningful ways to study processes that characterize most families, such as decision-making and negotiation of roles and rules. The overall goal of this course is to help students better understand how people (individually and collectively) develop, maintain, enhance, or diminish family relationships. A variety of types of families in a variety of cultures are included.
Prerequisite: COMM 252 - Interpersonal Communication or equivalent.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
*** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 320 - Environmental Rhetoric in Theory and Praxis
This course seeks to examine the American environmental movement through the lens of rhetorical analysis. Students learn the basic principles of rhetoric and the means through which the key players of the environmental movement have gotten their message out about their cause.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 325 - Photojournalism Theory and Practice
This Student Initiated Course examines photojournalism as a method of storytelling, art form and tool to create social change. Teaches practical use of photography and journalism and the theory behind photojournalism, including why it plays such an important role in society and the ethics behind the field.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 340 - Critical Perspectives on Performance
Surveys the development of fundamental relationships among various critical perspectives and the possibilities for performance of literary and social texts, including such topics as mimesis, phenomenology, and reception theory.
Prerequisite: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 345 - Film as Dialogue: The Social Power of Cinema
This Student-Initiated Course asks students to think critically about film as a mode of communication that engages identity constructions and politics, cultural influences, and social effects. This course examines film as a messaging system that may reflect or promote sociocultural norms, but also may enable audiences to negotiate meanings and use film as a site of resistance and/or self-expression. In addition to having roots in the theoretical models and approaches of communication as a field of study, the course also incorporates interdisciplinary frames with links to a variety of fields of study, including gender studies, English, history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. In this course, students learn critical theories and how the application of them can unearth new meanings in films through screenings, readings, and analyses of particular films, especially those that reflect films that both counter and support political or social agendas, specifically those that define or contest normative identities.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 349 - News Reporting and Writing
This course covers the advanced techniques of reporting and writing used in preparing newspaper and magazine articles, in addition to developing critical skills of writing. Students contribute to the campus newspaper and convergent media.
Prerequisite: COMM 251 - Media Writing .
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 350 - Media Criticism
Inquiry into how media messages (broadcasts, cinema, magazines, advertising, or news programs) shape cultural practices and legacies. Focus is on critiquing media messages in ways that reveal the distinctions between mediated and non-mediated messages. Various critical frameworks (e.g., semiotic, feminist, Marxist) are examined and applied to media messages.
Prerequisites: COMM 382 - Communication Theory , and junior or senior status.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
*** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 352 - History of American Journalism
This course presents the history and development of American journalism and mass media from Colonial times to the present and also examines the relationship of journalism to technical, economic, political, and other aspects of American society.
Prerequisites: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life and COMM 250 - Mass Communication .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 353 - Public Relations
Applications of communications principles and critical examination of methods used by individuals and institutions to relate to their respective publics.
Prerequisite: COMM 251 - Media Writing .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 355 - Digital Video Production
This course focuses on the essential theories and the aesthetic principles of the art and craft of digital video production that materialize through the experiential laboratory tools of lighting, cinematography, sound, editing, and scriptwriting. Although we encourage creative expression, it will especially emphasize a media marketplace approach with a client-based and/or audience perspective.
Prerequisite: COMM 250 - Mass Communication or ENG 280 - Film Form and Sense .
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 360 - Rhetorical Criticism
This course offers instruction in the analysis and evaluation of persuasive discourse. Emphasis is on contemporary public discourse intended to arouse, activate, or enlighten. Students learn to question assumptions underlying rhetoric and to test claims it makes.
Prerequisites: COMM 382 - Communication Theory , and junior or senior status.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
*** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 365 - Argumentation
The study of practical reasoning and fallacies from Aristotle’s concept of logos to modern conception of argument in public and private discourse.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 370 - Group Process
Theory and application of the concepts related to the dynamics of human communication in small group settings. Group interaction is studied as a means of learning, understanding others, and decision-making.
Prerequisite: COMM 252 - Interpersonal Communication .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 375 - Health Communication
A study of communication within the healthcare professions as it relates to concepts of health, disease, and illness.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 382 - Communication Theory
Students in this course survey the major developments and status of modern theories in communication. This course focuses primarily on social/behavioral theories that inform our understanding of communication between and among individuals and the media.
Prerequisites: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life and COMM 250 - Mass Communication .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 385 - Rhetorical Traditions
Surveys “Great Speeches” and critically analyzes major rhetorical movements in history. The course examines the relationship among rhetoric, ideology, and the development of culture.
Prerequisite: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life or Political Communication minor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 387 - Communication Practicum
Faculty supervised participation in communication-related pre-professional or co-curricular activities typically on campus. A practicum involves application of curricular knowledge in a way designed to enhance, deepen, and/or complement learning in the communication discipline. Includes a large degree of independence in completing tasks associated with the learning objectives and a significant degree of responsibility for decision-making related to assignments for completion of learning objectives. May be repeated for up to six credits. No more than six credits of Practica at all levels may be applied toward required electives in the major. Practicum credit is graded Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Approval of Faculty Supervisor and Department chair.
Credits: 1 to 2
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COMM 390 - Classical Rhetoric
Introduction to the historical and theoretical antecedents of speech communication. This course examines rhetorical theory, speechwriting, and practice during the classical period, ranging from the Sophists through Augustine.
Prerequisite: COMM 170 - Public Speaking .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** This is a writing-enhanced course.
**** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 392 - Experimental Methods and Survey Research
This course surveys experimental methods and survey research used in communication studies and the assumptions, practices, and limitations of these methods.
Prerequisites: STAT 190 - Basic Statistics , COMM 382 - Communication Theory , and junior standing.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** This is a writing-enhanced course.
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COMM 401 - Rhetoric of Women’s Rights
Students examine discourse, written, spoken and mediated, that is related to attempts by women to achieve economic, political, and social rights equal to men’s.
Prerequisite: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life or a women’s and gender studies minor with permission of the Communication Department Chair.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 411 - Issues in Communication
An advanced course for special interest areas outside the regular curriculum intended for upper division students, including students from other majors with appropriate discipline preparation. Subjects vary by semester and by instructor. Specific subject areas are listed in the course schedule as Issues in Communication: Subject Matter. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Credits: 3
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COMM 420 - Intercultural Communication
This course is a survey of the nature, processes, and consequences of communication between individuals and groups from different cultures and/or subcultures. Students learn to recognize and evaluate the behavioral, communicative, political, and ethical consequences in such interactions.
Prerequisites: COMM 170 - Public Speaking , or equivalent, and junior or senior status.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
*** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 430 - Social Media: Theory and Practice
Attempts to define social media often seem both incomplete and out-of-date, as changes occur more rapidly than can be fully grasped. Just as social media are impacting almost every aspect of daily life in nearly every corner of the globe (real and virtual), they are also having an effect on human communication as we know it. In many respects, social media are merely an extension of long-standing communication processes-regardless of the particular medium or channel in use; in other respects, social media are inventing many new products and practices, the consequences of which remain elusive. This course will examine the ever-changing uses of social media and their effects on their audiences and on the process of human communication. Media, rhetorical, and communication theories such as systems theory, Habermas’ Public Sphere and McLuhan’s Media Ecology can provide the theoretical base for the class while methodologies such as audience studies and textual analysis can be employed for further investigation.
Prerequisites: COMM 382 - Communication Theory .
Credits: 3
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COMM 442 - Publication Design and Layout
Provides basic theories of design and layout for a variety of publications, including newspapers, magazines, the Web, and newsletters. The course introduces students to the use of desktop software essential to complete class projects.
Prerequisites: COMM 250 - Mass Communication and communication major or minor.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This is a writing-enhanced course.
** The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 450 - Editing
This course teaches students how to critically edit news copy and graphics and make editorial decisions, as well as develop a better understanding of legal and ethical issues of communication. The course also includes a grammar review. Laboratory work on the campus newspaper is required.
Prerequisite: COMM 349 - News Reporting and Writing .
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 454 - Advertising
Considers advertising as a communication phenomenon and a business. Information about and limited practice in the production of print and broadcast advertising and the planning and execution of advertising campaigns. Serious consideration given to such topics as advertising’s role in a capitalistic free society, potential advertising effects, and ethical advertising practices.
Prerequisite: COMM 251 - Media Writing .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 455 - Communication Law
This course covers First Amendment principles relating to freedom of expression and the press, laws or regulations that directly restrict or enhance information gathering and message dissemination in mass media, the American legal system; and the differences between law and ethics.
Prerequisite: COMM 382 - Communication Theory .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 458 - Special Topics Seminar
An advanced topical seminar. Specific topic areas are listed in class schedule as Special Topics Seminar Communication Arts, Communication Science, or Journalism. May be repeated.
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 471 - Persuasion Theory
This course is a study of social and psychological variables that influence values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. It is designed to promote students’ understanding of the fundamental principles and theories of persuasive communication, as well as considerations for application and enhancement of students’ competence in the production and consumption of persuasive discourse.
Prerequisite: COMM 263 - Communication and Democracy and COMM 382 - Communication Theory .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 480 - Organizational Communication
This course provides an overview of the crucial roles that communication plays in modern organizations. A grounding of organizational theory occurs in the opening weeks. One assignment requires student teams to apply a theoretical perspective to a real organization in a truncated communication audit. Other topics include the impact of electronic media on the modern organization, the role and function of work teams, and perspectives on the development and operation of organizational leadership.
Prerequisite: COMM 263 - Communication and Democracy and COMM 382 - Communication Theory . Recommended: COMM 370 - Group Process
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 481 - Undergraduate Research in Communication
An opportunity for the undergraduate student to earn credit through assisting a faculty mentor in research or through readings not covered in his or her previous courses culminating in a paper or project suitable for presenting in a research forum. May be repeated for up to six credits.
Prerequisite: Faculty and Communication Department Chair’s consent.
Credits: 1 to 3
NOTE:
* The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 487 - Internship
On-the-job specialized training apprenticed to a qualified professional in fields generally accepted as needing communication field experience to complement the student’s academic training. The duties of the intern should be similar to those of a person who would be permanently employed in a specific position and should be of a nature that would provide this level of experience. A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship. See the Communication Department website for further information, as well as application procedures and materials. Pass/Fail only. May be repeated for a total of nine credits.
Prerequisites: Completion of application process and materials; permission of academic advisor, Internship Board, and Communication Department Chair. Co-requisite: enrollment in 1 credit of COMM 488 - Internship Evaluation .
Credits: 3 to 9
NOTE:
* The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 488 - Internship Evaluation
Research, evaluation, and analysis of internship experiences. The student must be concurrently enrolled for 1 credit of COMM 487 - Internship at any time the student is enrolled in in COMM 487. See Internship Application for further information and application procedures. A special application procedure is required and must be completed the semester prior to starting the internship. Application packets are available in the Communication Department Office or on the Department Website. May be repeated for up to three credits.
Prerequisites: Permission of academic advisor, Internship Board, and Communication Department Chair. Co-requisite: COMM 487 - Internship .
Credits: 1
NOTE:
* The Communication Production Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 490 - Contemporary Rhetoric
An examination of current trends and issues in rhetorical theory, based upon the study of Twentieth Century rhetorical concepts. Issues regarding the relationship of rhetoric to other disciplines, including science, ethics, philosophy, and literature are investigated.
Prerequisite: COMM 245 - Rhetoric and Civic Life .
Credits: 3
NOTE:
* This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
** The Communication Course Fee applies to this course.
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COMM 498 - Communication Capstone
The fundamental intention of this course is to foster each student’s self-reflection on personal/academic progress and life goals. This course provides an overview of the most important concepts, models, and methods from the discipline that the student is expected to have engaged in the major curriculum. The course also focuses on readiness for professional employment or advanced study in professional or graduate school, as well as preparation for Communication discipline senior examination.
Prerequisite: (COMM 350 - Media Criticism , COMM 360 - Rhetorical Criticism , or COMM 392 - Experimental Methods and Survey Research ) and COMM 382 - Communication Theory ; final semester of senior year.
Credits: 2
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COUN 603G - Assessment and Appraisal
This course provides information on the various types of assessment and appraisal used in the counseling profession. It includes topics on measurement basics, types of reliability and validity important to test selection, interpretation of results, and ethics and legal issues in assessment with varied populations and within various settings. In addition, this course covers screening for suicide, harm to self, and substance use.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling Master of Arts program.
Credits: 3
When Offered: Online
NOTE:
* The Counseling Course Fee applies to this course.
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COUN 641G - Introduction to the Counseling Profession
This is an introductory counseling course covering some of the basic issues and trends in the counseling profession. Issues to be addressed include history of the helping professions, professional roles and functions, professional organizations, ethical standards and legal issues, professional preparation standards, professional credentialing, and public policy processes.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling program.
Credits: 3
When Offered: Online
NOTE:
* The Counseling Course Fee applies to this course.
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COUN 642G - Advanced Topics in Counseling
In-depth study of selected topics in counseling. Emphasis on current theory and research. Can be repeated for additional credits as long as there is no duplication of materials covered by previous enrollment.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Counseling program.
Credits: 1 to 3
When Offered: Online
NOTE:
* The Counseling Course Fee applies to this course.
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