Gregory Paul, Department Head

Professor: Paul, Procter, and Steffensmeier
Associate Professors: Han, Lind, and Shaffer
Assistant Professors: Eddington, McVey, and Woods
Instructors: Brown, Epping, Smith, and Taylor
Emeritus Professor: Schenck-Hamlin
Emeritus Associate Professor: Goulden, Griffin

234 Nichols Hall
785-532-6875
Fax: 785-532-3714
http://commstudies.k-state.edu/

The Department of Communication Studies offers study in human communication, including relational communication, organizational communication, political communication, and legal communication.

For teacher licensure , see College of Education , Secondary Education-Speech (EDSPH) requirements.

The communication studies program builds knowledge and skills in communication. The program improves students’ skills in developing messages that are clear, coherent, reasoned, ethical, and fluent. Courses such as small group communication, interpersonal communication, and public speaking, along with co-curricular activities in debate and forensics / individual events, provide hands-on opportunities to build valuable communication skills. Second, the program develops students’ ability to analyze communication and engage diverse audiences in a variety of settings. Courses such as persuasion, rhetoric, and political communication helps students learn how to achieve their goals through speech and language. Communication studies majors excel in multiple careers, including law, education, sales, human resources, government, the health professions, and government.

In addition to the general university and college requirements for the BA/BS degree, undergraduate majors in communication studies take 39 credit hours of coursework in the Department of Communication Studies. All majors complete 9 required credit hours and 15 credit hours in one of five academic tracks: legal communication, organizational communication, political communication, relational communication, or general communication. Communication studies majors also complete 15 credit hours in communication studies electives.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

• •  Communication Studies B.A./B.S.

Non-Degree

• •  Communication Studies Minor

Courses

Communication Studies

• •  COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA
• •  COMM 106 - Public Speaking I
• •  COMM 109 - Public Speaking 1A, Honors
• •  COMM 120 - Introduction to Human Communication
• •  COMM 210 - Forensics Participation
• •  COMM 260 - Introduction to Trial Advocacy
• •  COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking
• •  COMM 319 - Intercollegiate Forensics
• •  COMM 320 - Theories of Human Communication
• •  COMM 321 - Public Speaking II
• •  COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication
• •  COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication
• •  COMM 325 - Argumentation and Debate
• •  COMM 326 - Small Group Discussion Methods
• •  COMM 328 - Professional Interviewing
• •  COMM 330 - Rhetoric in Western Thought
• •  COMM 332 - Communication and Technology
• •  COMM 399 - Honors Seminar Small Group Communication
• •  COMM 420 - Gender Communication
• •  COMM 425 - Theories of Organizational Communication
• •  COMM 426 - Coaching and Directing Speech Activities
• •  COMM 430 - Freedom of Speech
• •  COMM 431 - Criticism of Public Discourse
• •  COMM 432 - The Rhetoric of the American Presidency
• •  COMM 433 - Communication Research Methods
• •  COMM 434 - Rhetoric of Social Movements
• •  COMM 435 - Political Communication
• •  COMM 440 - Collaborative Communication and Event Planning
• •  COMM 450 - Special Studies in Human Discourse
• •  COMM 460 - Advanced Trial Advocacy
• •  COMM 465 - Communication and Conflict
• •  COMM 470 - Rhetoric of Community Building
• •  COMM 475 - Legal Communication
• •  COMM 480 - Intercultural Communication
• •  COMM 499 - Honors Project
• •  COMM 525 - Argumentation Theory
• •  COMM 526 - Persuasion
• •  COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership
• •  COMM 537 - Negotiation and Communication
• •  COMM 542 - Relational Communication
• •  COMM 545 - Communication and Democracy
• •  COMM 550 - Senior Colloquium
• •  COMM 551 - Senior Honors Thesis
• •  COMM 575 - Internship in Communication Studies
• •  COMM 630 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Communication
• •  COMM 710 - Introduction to Communication Research Methods
• •  COMM 720 - Perspectives on Communication
• •  COMM 726 - Seminar in Persuasion
• •  COMM 730 - Classical Rhetorical Theory
• •  COMM 732 - Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
• •  COMM 733 - Rhetorical Criticism
• •  COMM 790 - Deliberation & Dialogue Theory
• •  COMM 799 - Problems in Speech