204 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities COMM 3780 - Broadcast News Writing & Production Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Classroom instruction and practical experience in writing, reporting, performing, producing, and editing for television news. Students will produce newscasts for a local cable channel. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. COMM 3820 - Persuasive Communication Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Study of theories and principles of persuasion from classical to modern times. Examines persuasion as a means of influence in interpersonal communication, public speaking, public relations, advertising, politics, and other contexts. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor. COMM 3850 - Advertising Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] A practical and theoretical study of advertising. Course is designed for students planning careers in advertising, as well as for those who are simply lifelong consumers of advertising and want to understand its role in the economic system. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. COMM 3890 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience - Signpost Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Open to students who are Signpost editors and managers. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890, COMM 3891, COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.) COMM 3891 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with KWCR Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Open to students who are KWCR senior staff. Prerequisite: COMM 2730 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891, COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.) COMM 3892 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Prerequisite: COMM 3400 and permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891, COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.) COMM 3893 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Studio 76 Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Open to students who are members of Weber State News' crew or staff and/or crew members of other student produced television programs. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891, COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.) COMM 4130 - In-depth and Investigative Journalism Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Emphasizes finding and writing news stories that move from explanations of what happened to how and why something happened. Examines research techniques and discusses ways to use the law to access information. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. COMM 4150 - Rhetorical Theory & Criticism Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Studies the origins of rhetorical theory in Greece and Rome in the works of Co rax, Iso crates, Plato, Protagoras, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian. Tensions between rhetoric and philosophy. Study and application of neo-classical standards of rhetorical criticism. Prerequisite: COMM 3820 . COMM 4160 - Contemporary Rhetorical and Communication Theories Credits: (3) Study of contemporary rhetorical and communication theories. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 and COMM 4150 or permission of instructor. COMM 4210 - Intercollegiate Debate Credits: (l) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog