COM 201 - Introduction to Communication Studies

Instructor
Martinez

A survey of the nature and processes of communication. Begins with basic concepts of communication, including language, nonverbal processes, perception, listening, and adaptation to audiences; then examines communication in specific contexts, including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, and mass communication.

Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirements.
Satisfies a Communication Studies Interdisciplinary minor requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
This course is intended for students interested in the Communication Studies major or minor; it is required for the major and minor. Non-majors or minors with interest in taking the course must ask permission from the department chair of Communication Studies (ammartinez@davidson.edu) before enrolling.