Sequences

This guide is intended to help you understand how the courses in Communication Studies fit together into areas and to help you plan which courses are best to take at what points in your progress through the degree. We recommend taking at least three semesters to work your way through the degree. The courses listed under "start with" are those you should take first. "Then take" are courses you should take after completing at least one of the 'start with' courses in that area. We do not recommend taking the 'finish with' courses unless you have already taken lower level courses in that area. We recognize that often you will be very limited in terms of what is open by the time you go to enroll, however by keeping on track with these suggestions, you will be able to both focus your course choices and go into higher level courses with adequate preparation.

Speaking/Skills

Start with: 130/131 Speaker-Audience Communication

Then take: 230 Debate, 231 Forensics, 330 Business and Prof Speaking, 331 Persuasive Speaking, 342 Teams and Groups

Finish with: 605 Speech Writing



Rhetoric, Public Address, and Political Communication

Start with: 235 Rhetoric and Social Influence, 238 Cases in Persuasion

Then take: 332 Rhetorical Tradition, 335 Rhetoric, Politics, and Mass Media, 435 American Public Discourse

Finish with: 537 Conflict Resolution, 538 Persuasion Theory and Research, 539 Argumentation, 550 Ethical Issues, 551 Rhetoric of Black Americans, 552 Rhetoric of Women's Rights, 553 Political Campaigns, 560 American Rhetoric 1990-Present, 560 American Rhetoric Puritans to 1900, 560 Rhetoric of War, 602 Presidential Rhetoric, 607 Political Comm

Interpersonal Communication

Start with: 244 Into to Interpersonal Theory

Then take: 344 Relational Comm, 342 Teams and Groups, 440 Communication and Gender, 455 Loving Relationships

Finish with: 534 Interpersonal Comm in Orgs, 537 Conflict Resolution, 540 Group Interaction, 544 Advanced Interpersonal, 546 Life Span, 590 Nonverbal, 667 Interpersonal in Multinational Corps

Leadership

Start with: 201 Intro to Leadership

Then take: 431 Comm and Leadership

Finish with: 531 Leadership Strategies and Applications, 532 Practicum, 560 Leadership Narratives



Organizational Communication

Start with: 310 Intro to Org Comm, 342 Teams and Groups, 330 Business and Prof Speaking, 410 Micro 

Finish with: 534 Interpersonal Comm in Orgs, 540 Group Interaction, 548 Interviewing, 549 Service and Sales, 560 Communication in distributed Organizations, 560 Health Communication, 667 Interpersonal in Multinational Corps



Conflict/Legal Communication

Finish with: 537 Conflict Resolution, 560 Managing Cross Cultural Conflict, 560 Third Party Involvement in Conflict Resolution, 639 Legal Comm, 669 Conflict and Peace



Intercultural Communication

Start with: 246 Intro to Intercultural

Then take: 447 African-American, 440 Communication and Gender

Finish with: 547 Culture, 546 Life Span, 551 Rhetoric of Black Americans, 560 Managing Cross Cultural Conflict, 590 Nonverbal, 647 Issues in Intercultural Communication, 667 Interpersonal in Multinational Corps



Communication and New Technology

Start with: 320 Communication on the Internet

Then take: 460 Communication, Technology, and Globalization

Finish with: 560 Communication in Distributed Organizations, 620 Comm and New Tech