Timeroom: Fall 2018

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 600 (01) - Public Speaking as a Civic Art

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15242

Performance course buttressed by the traditional civic art of rhetoric. Focuses on analysis of speaking situations and audiences, message of construction, presentation, and critical evaluation using major precepts of rhetorical theory. Theoretical and critical issues in the context of rhetorical practices. Prereq for CMN majors: CMN 455, CMN 456,CMN 457, and 500-level courses, or permission; prereq for non-majors: junior or senior standing. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	MW	9:40am - 11:00am	HORT 110

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 607 (01) - Persuasion in American Politics

Persuasion American Politics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16758

Study of the forms and strategies of persuasive discourse employed by contemporary American political leaders. Analysis of important political addresses of the 20th century, with attention to theoretical and critical issues in political communication and public address. Discussion of the status of rhetoric in modern politics, and the impact of persuasive discourse on campaigns, policy decisions, crisis management, political scandal, and the national identity. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS G21

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 647 (01) - Rhetorical Criticism of Media

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16755

Use of rhetorical approaches and methods in the analysis and criticism of contemporary forms of visual media culture. Students examine the social, political, and aesthetic implications of contemporary media forms from within a framework of rhetorical theory. Emphasis on practical analysis emplioying various rhetorical approaches with a goal of understanding persuasive elements in contemporary media (including television, film, print & broadcast advertising, internet, and social media). Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457, and two 500-level communication courses. Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C- and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C- and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C-

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	HS 332

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 666 (01) - Conversation Analysis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16754

Exploration in how participants in interpersonal communication display their orientation to the fundamental orderliness of conversational sequences in everyday, institutional, and mass media settings. Basic concepts covered include the interactional co-construction of turn-taking, repair, overlap, openings, closings, silences, adjacency, pairs, disagreement, preference, and the role of various linguistic, paralinguistic, and nonlinguistic features in the conversation process. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission. Only open to Communication majors.Writing intensive.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HORT 201

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 680 (01) - Perspectives on Culture and Communication

Perspectv Cult & Communcation

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 12909

Critical interpretation of culture focused on the communication practices and resources of diverse groups. Examination of the reciprocal relationship between communication practices, forms of culture, and cultural identity. Exploration of the conditions necessary for dialogue between differing cultural groups. Emphasis on the role of communication in constructing race, power, cultural domination, and globalization. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, and CMN 457 with C or better and two 500-level courses with a C- or better, or by permission. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Full Title: Perspectives on Culture and Communication.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HORT 110

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (01) - Seminar in Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15325

Variable topics in media research, theory, and practice. May be repeated for different topics. Topic descriptions available in department office during preregistration. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Full Title: Seminar in Media Studies: Media and the Environment.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PETT 109

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (02) - Seminar in Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15346

Section Comments: Full Title - Seminar in Media Studies: Communicating Global Cultures.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	MORR 103

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (03) - Sem/Digital Culture & Society

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16956

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	W	3:10pm - 6:00pm	MORR 204

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 696W (04) - Sem/Contmpltive Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16957

Section Comments: Full Title: Contemplative Media Studies

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 696

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	KEND 212

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 697 (01) - Seminar in Rhetorical Study

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16092

Variable topics in rhetorical research, theory, and practice. May be repeated for different topics. Topic descriptions available in department office during preregistration. Prereq: CMN 455, CMN 456, CMN 457 and two 500-level courses, or permission. Writing intensive.

Section Comments: Full Title; Seminar in Rhetorical Studies: Rhetoric of Public Relations

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 1 times.

Equivalent(s): CMN 697H

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/27/2018	12/10/2018	MW	3:10pm - 4:30pm	MURK G01