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132 courses with the subject COMM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

COMM 102Public Speaking and the Public Sphere4

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Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 102Public Speaking and the Public Sphere4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 103Media and Society4

Language 111 4 1-4 Integrations Requirement 4 1-4 Hours 17

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 103Media and Society4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 105Introduction to Human Communication4

COMM 304

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 105Introduction to Human Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 110Voices Unheard: Gender, Race, and Power in America4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 110Voices Unheard: Gender, Race, and Power in America4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 112Adulting and Identity4

College is a transformative time when students navigate academic and social pressures while deﬁning themselves apart from childhood expectations. In many ways, this is driven by the pressures and patterns of communication. This course addresses key challenges students face, such as managing societal expectations, difﬁcult conversations, self- advocacy, and civic engagement, with a focus on how gender, race and ethnicity, and other intersectional identities shape these experiences. It explores how students’ identities and actions are influenced by their community and how they, in turn, impact that community. By examining personal and collective experiences both on campus and nationally, the course provides a space for meaningful discussions on the everyday issues students encounter. The speciﬁc topics and examples discussed in the course will likely change from semester to semester due to relevance and changing times, but will always focus on issues related to identity formation and perception, culture/cultural appropriation, intersecting identities, ability/difference/belonging, mental health, misinformation and information/media literacy, communication and conflict management, stereotyping, social media, cultural and societal expectations, and more. Equivalent courses: HONR 120I Attributes: CSD: Identity (CI)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 112Adulting and Identity4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 205Interpersonal Communication4

COMM 248 COMM 251

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 205Interpersonal Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 205ACInterpersonal Communication (CIC)3-5

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 5
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 205ACInterpersonal Communication (CIC)3-5

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 5
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 220Debate & Democracy4

Public debate is essential in a democratic society. In this course, students will participate in debates on public issues to empower them to be skillful, informed, and ethical advocates. Students will work collaboratively to research and evaluate sources and evidence, assess the truthfulness and quality of claims by applying analytical and reasoning skills to public issues, listen thoughtfully to opposing viewpoints and learn to formulate creative counterarguments, develop presentation skills by constructing, questioning, and refuting arguments delivered to audiences, and explore the role of debate in promoting democratic political and social change. Students will participate in interactive classroom debates on contemporary issues, but no previous debate training is required. Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Attributes: Benedictine Raven (BN), Thematic Focus - Truth

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 220Debate & Democracy4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 225Argumentation and Advocacy4

Analysis (at least 4 credits of the following) Code Title Hours

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 225Argumentation and Advocacy4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 240Digital Video Communication4

Point, shoot, edit, post does not guarantee effective digital video communication any more than scribbling thoughts or talking “off the cuff” means you’ve created effective written or spoken messages. In this class, students will learn the principles of effective digital video communication so they might be able to identify important aesthetic concepts and analyze the effectiveness of messages. Students will construct their own digital video messages by learning to conceptualize, script/storyboard, and pitch messages to a client.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 240Digital Video Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 245Introduction to Media Writing4

Students will learn to collect and analyze information to be used in message design; to construct clear and accurate messages that are appropriate to the purpose, audience, context, and media platform, under deadline pressure, and will be introduced to different types of media writing, including journalistic storytelling, blogging, brand communication, and public relations. Attributes: Writing Requirement (WR)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 245Introduction to Media Writing4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 248Media & Youth4

Explore how media shape youth culture—and how youth culture shapes media. This course examines the impact of mediated communication on everyday life, tackling topics like social media and privacy, gender bias, cultural stereotypes, sexuality, civic engagement, and media violence. You’ll explore how media affect thinking, identity, emotions, relationships and decision-making, especially during key stages of youth development. By analyzing familiar media—social media, television, music, movies, and books—you’ll build practical media literacy skills you can use on campus and beyond. The course will focus on how mediated messages have influenced the human experience by communicating movement of beliefs, norms, and expectations over time. The writing skills gained through the analysis of youth media and advocacy campaigns will prove valuable for creative, professional, and everyday life. Equivalent courses: COMM 348 Attributes: Cmnty Engaged Learning Opt, Human Experience (HE), Thematic Encounter1/2-Movement, Writing Requirement (WR)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 248Media & Youth4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 251Communication and Conflict4

Introduces students to principles and theories of conflict. Examines causes of conflict and a variety of approaches to managing conflict. Emphasizes conflict in various interpersonal contexts.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 251Communication and Conflict4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 253Nonverbal Communication2

Provides students with a general overview of the theoretical and practical application of primary areas of nonverbal communication research. The course examines theories and empirical studies in selected areas of nonverbal communication such as personal appearance, touch, space, body language, gestures, eye contact, use of time, facial expressions, olfaction, and body adornment/alteration.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 253Nonverbal Communication2

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 265Group Communication4

Gives students a practical and theoretical understanding of how groups communicate. Includes such topics as group dynamics, leadership, feedback, decision-making, power, norms and roles, conflict, groupthink and communication theory. This class has a Justice designation, and students will examine the impact that group communication can have on Justice as well as create projects that explore questions of Justice in everyday situations and conflicts. Attributes: Thematic Encounter1/2-Justice

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 265Group Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 271Individual Learning Project1-4

Supervised reading or research at the lower-division level. The proposed project must be grounded in previous relevant coursework in the discipline. ILPs may not substitute for a regularly offered course and must be student-designed. Permission of department chair required. Consult department for applicability toward major or minor requirements. Not available to ﬁrst-year students. CSBSJU Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027 251

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 271Individual Learning Project1-4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 277AListening for Justice1

Additional ENGL courses 8 Student Teaching (Capstone) 4 Total Hours 44 Eight credits of required courses from the Communication Department (will count toward the major only for students who complete the education minor). The English Department strongly recommends ENGL 335 Shakespeare as 4 of these credits. 4 of the 16-credit student teaching experience count towards English and the remaining count towards the Secondary Education Minor.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 277AListening for Justice4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 278ARhetoric of Social Change4

Social movements and social protest have played a pivotal role in challenging power and shaping culture, society, and politics. This course examines the role of language, music, images, and other symbolic actions in bringing about social change. The course also teaches students the art of rhetorical criticism – the intentional, methodical study of how rhetoric works and impacts communities from the local to the global. The course is writing intensive and students will develop research in the course that can be developed and shared in other venues. must take INTG 100 or 205 prior to taking a Thematic Focus Course. You must take a Cultural and Social Difference: Identity (CI) course prior to or at the same time as Thematic Focus Courses. Equivalent courses: COMM 201 Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Focus - Movement, Writing

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 278A is a Thematic Focus - Movement course. You

COMM 278ARhetoric of Social Change4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 282APublic Relations4

Develop practical skills in public relations and understand how it shapes organizational communication and public image. You’ll learn key strategies and ethical practices and see how relationships are created, developed, and maintained. By exploring real-world examples, you will look at various types of public relations, which may include public affairs and political communication, crisis communication, media relations and corporate social responsibility. You will analyze how PR pros tackle challenges, build trust, and create strong relationships between organizations and their audiences. Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Attributes: Thematic Focus - Truth

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 282APublic Relations4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 283APublic Relations Branding2

Public Relations Branding is a deep dive into public relations content creation and its intersection with brand. This course will introduce students to the overarching objectives of public relations: building and maintaining relationships, including creating awareness, instilling positive perceptions, generating support for organizational goals and overcoming negative perceptions. In addition, it will educate students about brand, brand adjective and key messages and their roles in guiding public relations messaging and content development. Students will gain experience planning and executing core public relations tactics such as generating earned media through press releases and social media, engaging audiences on social media, creating strategic email and developing content for effective web homepages and landing pages. Instruction and editing will focus on helping students develop the key skill of writing clear, concise, active and compelling messages that are appropriate for the organization/client, audience, objective and speciﬁc media platforms.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 283APublic Relations Branding2

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 283BAdvertising Branding2

Advertising Branding focuses on advertising strategy and message development in a digital environment. This course will introduce students to the overarching objectives of advertising: to promote products and services, differentiate them from other, similar products and services and convey consistent, beneﬁt-oriented brand messaging, largely through paid communications. It will teach students the basics of advertising content creation such as the creative strategy and brief and then delve into the inner workings of the creative process and the critical skills of copy writing and multimedia content development for advertising across media platforms. Students also will develop an understanding of the importance of a strong, tightly curated brand that deﬁnes and differentiates a company and informs every aspect of advertising strategy and tactics, with a focus on the emotion and authentic truth at the heart of the brand.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 283BAdvertising Branding2

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 303Social Movements4

This course examines how rhetoric enables groups of people to come together in order to influence public policies. Students will study a variety of historical movements to understand how public arguments can represent social groups and motivate collective action.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 201

COMM 303Social Movements4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 304Political Communication4

This class examines how political symbols and discourse mobilize society, stimulate social action and create national identity. The course will explores how political language reinforces, interprets, challenges and manipulates popular beliefs, attitudes and values. Topics may include presidential rhetoric, campaign discourse and legislative appeals.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 278A

COMM 304Political Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 305Gender, Voice, and Power4

Students will apply both theory and historical precedent to our current cultural conversations about race and gender as it relates to public voice, law, and social order. Contemporary issues that might be discussed are things like the bias that exists for women and racial/ethnic minorities when seeking political roles, the challenges faced in the workplace, the cultural expectations of gendered relationship, rape culture, inequality in Hollywood, strategies in gender activism, etc. This course centers around conversations of justice, equality, and access. Courses (CS) you ﬁrst must complete the following Integrations requirements; Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE), and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Before taking a Cultural and Social Difference: Systems

COMM 305Gender, Voice, and Power4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 310Black Civil Rights Rhetoric4

The course explores how public expressions about race have impacted the history of United States democracy. More speciﬁcally, students will study the political issues, moral complexities, and rhetorical strategies of speeches, essays, and public art by people of African descent who have argued about the nature and scope of "America."

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 102 or COMM 278A

COMM 310Black Civil Rights Rhetoric4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 311Rhetoric and Religion4

This course will examine the complex relationship between religion and politics and the role that discourse and symbols play in that relationship. The course will explore both how the United States uses public discourse to navigate the proper role between church and state, as well as the ways in which public ﬁgures and movements draw upon religion for moral authority. The course will cover such topics as the founding discussions about the role of religion in public life and contemporary debates about the church/state relationship.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 311Rhetoric and Religion4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 312Rhetorical Dimensions of Sport4

This course will explore the ways in which sports are used as a part of public discourse and debate. The course will use rhetorical theories and concepts to examine how athletes, games, competitions and controversies are incorporated into larger social discussions about gender, race and national identity. Courses (CS) you ﬁrst must complete the following Integrations requirements; Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE), and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Equivalent courses: COMM 381H Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Before taking a Cultural and Social Difference: Systems

COMM 312Rhetorical Dimensions of Sport4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 314Public Health Marketing4

Interested in a health-related career? Would you like to work in health communication, health promotion, or heath education? The primary goal of this course is to help students understand how to apply marketing principles and theories of health promotion to enhance community health. In this course, students will learn the basics of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health marketing programs to improve individual and population health, including the use of social marketing practices, audience analysis research, creative message design, and more. In addition, students will study the fundamentals of marketing and learn what drives consumers’ needs and choices. Competencies: conducting focus group interviews, considering how audiences' intersectional understandings of identity impact message framing and message reception, and creating and evaluating effective health campaigns. This course will include an experiential learning project that provides students with hands-on experience working with a client on designing a public health marketing campaign. Some sections of this course will carry an experiential learning (EX) attribute. Attributes: Social World (SW)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 314Public Health Marketing4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 330Apology and Crisis Communication4

This course examines three distinct types of public messages that have proliferated in recent years: Apologia and image repair (public statements defending one’s character in response to accusations of wrongdoing); Apologies (statements of contrition and acknowledgment of offense that express regret); and Crisis Communication (statements delivered in response to sudden emergencies or upheavals). Students will study a range of responses to public accusations, including denial, excuses, accounts, explanations, evasion, justiﬁcations, and confessions. The course examines the relationship between blame, guilt, humility, remorse, repentance, atonement, and forgiveness, and looks at the ways that public ﬁgures and groups express these ideas in response to controversies. Special focus is given to ofﬁcial apologies for historical transgressions and injustices, with an exploration of how these statements seek reconciliation. Some sections of this course carry a Benedictine Raven (BN) attribute. Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Focus - Justice

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 330Apology and Crisis Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 331Capstone: Rhetoric and Citizenship4

The Communication discipline has been built around educating students on the practice and performance of eloquent, productive, and ethical citizenship. Drawing from a vast array of interdisciplinary scholarship and public argument, this course engages this notion of citizenship and its role in civic life. This Capstone course will examine these ideas through debates about the rights of citizenship itself. We will look at the legality of citizenship rights such as suffrage and marriage. We will also look at citizenship through the lens of belonging and identity, in categories such as gender, race, class, sexuality, and ethnicity. This will be done through examining both historical and contemporary examples of people enacting their rights as citizens through social movements, social media, public campaigns, etc. Overall, we will try to understand what duties and obligations we might have as citizens and how we can directly engage our community. 201 or COMM 278A) Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior or Senior. Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Communication. CSBSJU Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027 253

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 102 and COMM 103 and COMM 105 and (COMM

COMM 331Capstone: Rhetoric and Citizenship4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 336Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Design4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 336Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Campaign Design4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 338Strategic Social Media Marketing and Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 338Strategic Social Media Marketing and Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 341News and Democracy4

The role of the news industry in a democracy is to inform and socialize the citizenry for participation within the democracy. Today we must ask: How do we uncover “truth” in an era of “Fake News,” Artiﬁcial Intelligence, and extreme partisanship? What are the consequences for the quality of news coverage when the funding model for news organization has collapsed causing mass layoffs and news deserts across the United States? This course will examine the pressures and constraints on journalists and journalism; teach you to identify quality journalism regardless of political perspective; identify the influence of social media, advertising, and public relations on the content of news; examine the nature of news coverage for local, national, and international issues; and, most importantly, teach you to become well-informed, news literate citizens. Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Encounter3 - Truth

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 341News and Democracy4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 342Communication in an AI Era4

As our communication evolves, so do our identities, our relationships, our cultures and societies. The use of new media and social media in our society, locally and globally, has altered traditional boundaries that once deﬁned communication, identity, and relationships. Artiﬁcial intelligence communication is already shifting our expectations and norms. This course examines how new forms of mediated communication affect interpersonal and mass communication, social identities, our understanding of privacy, and reality. Participants will investigate theoretical questions raised by changing communication technologies and analyze movement of ideas, beliefs, and communication over time. Attributes: Thematic Encounter3 - Movement

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 342Communication in an AI Era4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 346Strategic Communication Campaigns Design Experience4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 346Strategic Communication Campaigns Design Experience4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 347Media Effects4

Media is constantly shaping how we see the world—whether it’s through TikTok, movies, music, news, or ads. But have you ever wondered who decides which stories get told, and how those stories influence our ideas about race, gender, ability, and identity? Through the examination of media effects research, this course dives into how media, and particularly digital platforms, both reflect and influence cultural norms, or challenge them. We’ll take a close look at how our overlapping identities and constructions of race, gender, and ability are represented in media. We’ll question how those portrayals connect to larger systems of power, shaping who gets access and is heard, and who is left out. By the end, you’ll be thinking differently about the content you scroll past every day —and you’ll be equipped to question it, challenge it, and even change the conversation. Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 347Media Effects4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 350Intercultural Communication4

COMM 350A COMM 367

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 350Intercultural Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 350AIntercultural Communication4

Examines the relationship between communication and culture. Communication theory is used to identify and explore barriers and opportunities in communicating with individuals from different cultures and co-cultures. Skills necessary for communication across cultures are identiﬁed and developed. Special attention is placed on communicating cross culturally within the U.S.A., including across race, socio-economic class, etc. In addition, the course also explores communicating internationally. Students may take either COMM 350A or COMM 350, not both, for credit. Some sections of theis course will carry a GL attribute. and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Equivalent courses: ENVR 350A, HONR 325B Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE),

COMM 350AIntercultural Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 351Gender and Communication4

Examines the impact of socialization on gender identity and the influence of gender roles on communication. Looks at the connections between communication and gender, racial identity, sexuality and other social identity factors in a variety of relational and social contexts. Introduces students to current theories of gender communication that highlight evolving understandings of gender identity. Equivalent courses: HONR 325A Attributes: Social World (SW), Thematic Encounter3 - Justice

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 351Gender and Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 352Health Communication4

Communication and Community (at least 4 credits of the following) Code Title Hours

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 352Health Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 353AIntercultural Health Communication4

This course explores the communication about cultural health beliefs and practices, particularly within the U.S. biomedical system. In addition, the course examines health disparities in the U.S. and how communication contributes to, but also may help alleviate, them. Some topics include: traditional health beliefs among Latinx, Asian, African, and Native American cultures; and relationship between health disparities and race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic class, obesity, and differing abilities. Students will complete a variety of analysis papers related to the course topics. Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Restrictions: Students with the 2025-2026 Registration Cohort or 2026-2027 Registration Cohort attributes may not enroll. Equivalent courses: COMM 353 Attributes: Thematic Focus - Justice

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 353AIntercultural Health Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 354Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns4

Students analyze political campaign communication texts, including speeches, advertisements, social media, and other messaging. They engage in historical analysis, contextual analysis, audience analysis, textual analysis, and content analysis. They learn about political communication, advertising strategies and tactics and conduct their own in-depth textual analyses. This will all be understood through the lens of gender and how intersectional understandings of identity impacts not only framing of messaging/campaigns but also perception/reception of messages. Students will learn about the history of women running for political ofﬁce. Offered every other fall during election years. and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Equivalent courses: COMM 384C, GEND 360S Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE),

COMM 354Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 358Family Communication4

This advanced relational communication course is based on the following assumptions: there are many ways to be a family, communication serves to constitute as well as reflect family relationships, and well- functioning families work at managing their communication patterns because developing and maintaining relationships takes effort. The course explores movement in families by using a variety of theoretical perspectives to understand family development and communication processes. Students ultimately learn to apply qualitative and quantitative primary research ﬁndings to analyze lived family communication experiences. Equivalent courses: COMM 385C Attributes: Social World (SW), Thematic Encounter3 - Movement

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 358Family Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 361Fat Studies4

This course examines the ways in which fatness has come to be socially constructed as a means for discrimination and oppression in American culture. We will explore fat stigma within a variety of contexts including employment, education, interpersonal relationships, and fashion, as well as how that stigma intersects with gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. We will also study fat activism enacted to counter systemic weight bias. and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Equivalent courses: COMM 387C, GEND 360R, GEND 361 Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE),

COMM 361Fat Studies4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 367Organizational Communication2

This prerequisite is not required by the U of MN but is required by other schools. Check with the program you wish to enroll in to determine their requirements. Recommended courses: psychology, sociology, economics, global issues, political science, anthropology. This prerequisite is waived by U of MN if student has a U.S. bachelor’s degree Visit the prerequisites webpage http://pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/ admissions/prerequisites/index.htm (http://pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/ admissions/prerequisites/) for all information about University of Minnesota prerequisites. Additional Requirements: General Education Requirements: All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum (p. 23) requirements here (p. 23). Graduation Requirements: In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU. Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework GPA: 2.0 or higher* Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU Please visit Graduation (p. 23) under the Academic Policies and Regulations (p. 14) portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements. * Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree. Suggested Plans of Study

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 367Organizational Communication4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370AAIntroduction to Journalism4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370AAIntroduction to Journalism4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370FAFrench [R]evolutions/Film - France3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370FAFrench [R]evolutions/Film - France3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370GACOMM ACROSS CULTURES3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370GACOMM ACROSS CULTURES3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370LAMedia in Britain4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370LAMedia in Britain4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370LBContemporary British Broadcasting4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370LBContemporary British Broadcasting4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370RCommunication in Cork3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: XXXX 63

COMM 370RCommunication in Cork3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370TACommunication and Creativity3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370TACommunication and Creativity3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370TBIntercultural Communication - Argentina3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 370TBIntercultural Communication - Argentina3

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 371Individual Learning Project1-4

Supervised reading or research at the upper-division level. The proposed project must be grounded in previous relevant coursework in the discipline. ILPs may not substitute for a regularly offered course and must be student-designed. Permission of department chair and completion of 12 credits within the department required. Four credits maximum will count toward the major. ILP credits may not be applied to fulﬁll the four 300-level courses in Communication for the major. Not available to ﬁrst-year students.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 371Individual Learning Project1-4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 378AEnvironmental Rhetoric4

In recent years, we have witnessed dramatic events caused by human activity on the climate and the environment, including record-breaking global temperatures, air quality alerts caused by wildﬁres, and rampant plastics pollution. There have also been historic responses, such as state bans on “forever chemicals” and a global youth climate justice movement. This course looks at the way advocates communicate about the environment. Students study environmental appeals in speeches, advertisements, news stories, image events, ﬁlms, and advocacy campaigns, to determine how these messages shape public , understanding and behavior about the natural world. The course examines a range of issues related to the theme of movement: from appeals focusing on the migration of animals, to the movement of people in response to climate change, to how activists engage in performative protests involving body movement or immobility, to the range of emotional appeals used to compel or move audiences to action. Students will critique environmental texts using a variety of theoretical and philosophical approaches, including a Benedictine perspective with a focus on stewardship, stability, and humility. must take INTG 100 or 205 prior to taking a Thematic Focus Course. You must take a Cultural and Social Difference: Identity (CI) course prior to or at the same time as Thematic Focus Courses. Restrictions: Students with the 2026-2027 Registration Cohort attribute may not enroll. Equivalent courses: COMM 309 Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Focus - Movement

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 378A is a Thematic Focus - Movement course. You

COMM 378AEnvironmental Rhetoric4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 379AFreedom of Speech4

This course explores the historical development of laws and cultural assumptions that regulate the freedom of expression in the United States. Whether or not a citizen has a right to speak freely is a determining factor in the health of human progress and democracy. Students will study the communicative behaviors that have inspired free speech controversies and analyze the arguments made in favor of and in opposition to laws regulating speech. As a Thematic Focus – Truth course, students are asked to consider how the right of free expression has been integral to the discovery of knowledge and progress. The creation of and dissemination of knowledge is power. We cover topics such as free speech and democracy, the freedom of the press, sedition, protest, obscenity, threatening speech, intellectual property, and the regulation of speech in cyberspace. JN/SR standing recommended but not required. Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Restrictions: Students with the 2025-2026 Registration Cohort or 2026-2027 Registration Cohort attributes may not enroll. Equivalent courses: COMM 307 Attributes: Benedictine Raven (BN), Human Experience (HE), Thematic Focus - Truth, Writing Requirement (WR)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 379AFreedom of Speech4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 379BRhetoric of Advertising4

Advertising is everywhere. Our nation spends more money on advertising than on public education, making advertising arguably the most powerful source of information on the planet. Each advertisement is a compact and powerful form of argument designed to motivate a speciﬁc audience to take some action. This course analyzes the rhetorical features of advertisements and examines how these messages generate social meaning. Students will use critical theory to render deep readings of advertisements, examining how they shape perceptions of identity and the world around us and create a perspective of what constitutes “truth” or “common sense” in a culture. Focusing on the theme of “truth,” students will examine false and deceptive claims that occur in advertising, including the legal standards that regulate such advertising. Students will also discuss the ethical and social consequences of advertising in society and discuss how these messages shape civic attitudes and perceptions of the “good life.” Identity (CI). CI course may be taken prior to or concurrently with Focus Course. Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Sophomore or Senior. Equivalent courses: COMM 308 Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Focus - Truth

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations(LF), Cultural and Social Difference:

COMM 379BRhetoric of Advertising4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 379CThe Truth Wars: Media and the Limits of the First Amendment4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 379CThe Truth Wars: Media and the Limits of the First Amendment4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 384BRhetoric and Popular Music4

This course assumes that we use music as a soundtrack for our lives, to encode memories, to express the way we feel, to annoy or influence others. So we will not study the history of popular music nor will we practice its appreciation; rather, we will study the rhetoric of popular music, or how people use music to do stuff. In particular, we will explore how music helps people shape and maintain their identities. and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Equivalent courses: COMM 381L Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS) CSBSJU Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027 257

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE),

COMM 384BRhetoric and Popular Music4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 387AHarlem Renaissance4

This course studies the art of the Harlem Renaissance from a rhetorical perspective. This means that we will analyze a diverse body of texts from the 1920s and 20s – literature and poetry, ﬁlm, the blues, painting and photography – to gain insight into the social truths they establish and contest. Ultimately, our study of this period will help us discuss fundamental questions about the relationship between public expression and public life, art and language, politics and identity. Equivalent courses: HONR 350R

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 278A

COMM 387AHarlem Renaissance4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 387EMonsters4

What is a Monster? This course uses monsters – real and imaginary – to explore rhetorical issues and ways of thinking. Throughout the semester we will consider three interrelated questions: What is a monster?; Where do monsters come from?; and, How should we confront our monsters? These questions are all inherently rhetorical and as we consider them, we will grapple with the implied ethical questions of representation – what is at stake in how Otherness is represented? In how difference is deployed? In how fear or passivity is martialed?

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 387EMonsters4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 387HMedia, Culture, and Power4

This course will examine the social, political, and economic motivations and consequences of the “reality” found in media content, such as ﬁlm, television, and advertising. We will explore the “constructed reality” of media content to uncover the ways in which particular views of reality reflected in that content might help to maintain a status quo understanding of the world that beneﬁts some members of society more than others. In the spirit of social justice and in hopes of creating a just and equitable world, students will learn to unmask existing power dynamics in media content. Through this process, students will develop a hearty resilience to ideologically troubling mediated messages and an appreciation for ones that forge a more inclusive, equitable, and just public discourse. Students will study and practice ﬁve different critical approaches to analyzing media texts (rhetorical, cultural, psychoanalytic, feminist, and queer). After reading, discussing, and trying out the ﬁve approaches over the course of the semester, students will select one approach for their ﬁnal analysis project. In an effort to actively make the world a more just and equitable place, students will then publicize the ﬁndings of their analysis projects through a mass medium. Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Sophomore or Senior.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 387HMedia, Culture, and Power4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 390Communicating Ethically4

1 COMM 305 Goal Area Requirements 12 COMM 310

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 390Communicating Ethically4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 392Communication Practicum1

Under the supervision of an approved faculty moderator, a student who participates in a practical communication-related activity may receive credit. Evidence of work completed (e.g. portfolio, audio tapes) letters of evaluation by supervisors, regular conferences with the faculty moderator, a structured self-evaluation, and a minimum number of hours (30 per term) and projects completed are required. Students present a proposal to a faculty moderator and obtain approval prior to registering for this credit. Course is repeatable for total of 4 credits. It may not be applied toward completion of the communication major or minor. Attributes: Experiential Engagement (EX)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: None

COMM 392Communication Practicum1

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 395Capstone: Research Paper4

Student proposed research project not ordinarily available in standard courses. Additional prerequisite at least one course in each department learning goal area. 201 or COMM 278A) Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior or Senior.

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu
Prerequisite: COMM 102 and COMM 103 and COMM 105 and (COMM

COMM 395Capstone: Research Paper4

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 397Internship4

Approved Courses from Other Departments (up to 4 credits)

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027-undergraduate
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

COMM 397Internship1-16

Subject: COMM
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 16
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Catalog: 2026-2027 Edition Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.csbsju.edu

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