Course Requirements
To complete the minor in Intercultural Communication, students must take:
CMN 103
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Examines the role culture plays in interethnic and international communication. Explores differences and similarities in cultural values and communication behaviors between and among diverse cultures and develops intercultural competence. Critiques stereotypes and increases cultural sensitivity.
INTC 220
PUBLIC SPEAKING (Formerly CMNS 220)
Introduction to the skills required in a variety of public speaking settings. Includes units on delivery, language, defining speech purposes and content, finding supporting material, organization, and audience analysis. Students will be required to present speeches. Background in basic writing and library skills is necessary. (Formerly CMNS 220)
INTC 230
PERFORMANCE OF LITERATURE (Formerly CMNS 230)
Introduction to the communication of literature through oral interpretation. Involves critical analyses of selected literary works and preparation for and delivery of short performances. (Formerly CMNS 230)
INTC 205
COMMUNICATION, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY (Formerly CMNS 205)
Examines the relationships among culture, communication, institutions, and public and private life. Students explore the possibilities and problems of contemporary forms of community through service in community organizations. The course also fulfills the junior year experiential learning requirement through community based service learning. (Formerly CMNS 205)
INTC 308
TOPICS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (Formerly CMNS 308)
Examination of the application of linguistic and rhetorical theories to various specializations in cultural discourse. The course focuses each term on one particular area such as semiotics, language acquisition, or language and power. (Formerly CMNS 308)
INTC 309
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION (Formerly CMNS 309)
Focuses on the world of international/global news flow and media systems in a comparative manner. Emphasizes changes that have followed the modernization of the media, the impact of globalization on individual countries, attempts to preserve the cultural character of domestic media content in the face of increased amounts of imported products, and the effects of new communication technologies, particularly the Internet. (Formerly CMNS 309)
INTC 310
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (Formerly CMNS 310)
An analytical examination of the ways in which people locate meaning cooperate, coordinate, and find coherency in conversations and in other forms of discourse, both spoken and written. The class will analyze and disclose meanings hidden in public discourse. (Formerly CMNS 310)
INTC 321
CULTURAL AND SYMBOLIC CRITICISM (Formerly CMNS 321)
Introduction to the critical methodologies of rhetorical analysis. Students are instructed in ways to become more reflective consumers of discourse by examining how rhetoric instructs reality, shapes the social and political agenda and engages questions of ethics, power and persuasion. The course promotes a critical awareness of the role symbols play in influencing human perception, attitude, and action in a diverse culture. (Formerly CMNS 321)
INTC 330
TOPICS IN PERFORMANCE (Formerly CMNS 330)
Advanced study in performance focusing on a specific genre each quarter such as: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Drama or Chamber Theater. Other possibilities include: performing autobiography; life performances; ritual, ceremony, and storytelling; and radio and television performances. (Formerly CMNS 330)
INTC 333
CULTURAL WAYS OF SPEAKING (Formerly CMNS 333)
Explores how speakers reveal culture through their everyday interactions. This course focuses on speaking as an activity through which individuals identify themselves with communities of discourse, within the United States as well as across cultural groups. It provides students with experience in discovering diverse "ways of speaking" and "codes" concerning what it means to be a person, how people relate to each other, and how they view the world. (Formerly CMNS 333)
INTC 334
URBAN COMMUNICATION (Formerly CMNS 334)
Examines relationships between material features of the city and symbolic representations of urban life (e.g., photography, film, songs, public discourse) with the goal of understanding the city as a site of communication. Special attention is paid to expressions of hope for and fear of the city. (Formerly CMNS 334)
INTC 337
ASIAN-AMERICAN MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS (Formerly CMNS 337)
The course takes an interdisciplinary approach in the analysis of the media images and explores issues of power, identity, race, gender, class, sexual orientation and the interaction of these factors in the representation of Asian Americans. (Formerly CMNS 337)
INTC 338
ASIAN CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION (Formerly CMNS 338)
Reviews major Asian philosophical and religious traditions such as Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism and examines how these traditions influence and affect Asian cultures and communication behaviors, particularly communication among Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Asian Americans in various contexts. (Formerly CMNS 338)
INTC 361
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (Formerly CMNS 361)
A review of the differences in communication patterns between women and men. Topics covered include language and language usage differences, interaction patterns, gender social movements, and perceptions of the sexes generated through language and communication. (Formerly CMNS 361)
CMN 394
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
This course is for communication majors and minors who meet eligibility requirements. Students will learn career planning skills, explore the organizations in which they work, gain an understanding of how they contributed to their organizations, and discuss societal and world issues, as they affect their workplaces. Students are required to work 10 hours per week while enrolled in the course. Students must cmplete the Communication Internship orientation workshop. Students registering for a hybrid section must also attend five 2-hour class meetings.