Northland Community and Technical College · Courses
CMST
6 courses with the subject CMST, 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.
CMST 1101Intro to Public Speaking 3/0/03
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 1, 2) This course develops students' capacities for effective oral communication with public audiences. Students will study public speaking concepts and practice practical skills. Students will select topics and supporting materials, prepare and organize speeches, utilize appropriate communication practices in various contexts, and evaluate oral communication. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 1, 2) This class introduces theories, methods, and applications of interpersonal communication. Students study interpersonal communication within cultures and individuals, in managing conflict and relationships, and processes of perception. Students will apply course concepts to practical life experiences. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Area: 1, 9) This course explores both practical and theoretical aspects of small group communication. Students will practice leading and participating in groups within various settings. Emphases will be placed on problem solving and the roles of communication and power within small groups. Prerequisite(s):
(Fulfills MNTC Area: 6) This course introduces students to techniques of oral interpretation of literature and to convey to an audience both the intellectual and emotional content of the various literacy forms, including expository and narrative prose, poetry, and drama, with an emphasis on the performance of the work. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 7, 8) The course examines the attitudes, beliefs, and values of people through intercultural communication. The course cultivates, promotes, and increases understanding and effective communication with people outside one's own immediate culture. This course reflects the expanding global marketplace/village, including its challenges for communicators. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Area: 6) This course surveys basic principles and skills for engaging, understanding, and analyzing media such as photographs, music, television and film, games, and digital media. Students are responsible for theoretical and practical readings as well as assigned media. Students in this course learn to actively participate in both individual instances of media and media's overarching historical and modern impact on social engagement. Prerequisite(s): None
