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COMMUNICATION

Communication is the process of generating meaning by sending and receiving symbolic cues that are influenced by multiple contexts.

Ancient Greeks like Aristotle and Plato started a rich tradition of the study of rhetoric in the Western world more than two thousand years ago. Communication did not become a distinct field of study with academic departments until the 1900s, but it is now a thriving discipline with many subfields of study.

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Communication Subject Guide Links

ENC1101 - English Composition I
This course embodies the fundamentals of effective expression with emphasis on the various forms of expository, writing, logical and imaginative thinking, and reading for understanding. The course provides instruction in sentence structure, diction, and organization of short essays, correct, usage of standard American English, documentation skills, and writing with sources.
ENC1102 - Writing About Texts
This course focuses on understanding and writing about texts. The student will develop a proficiency in evaluating written, visual, and filmic texts and in writing analytically about these texts. The course introduces research writing as well as college-level writing skills.
ENL 2330: Introduction to Shakespeare
This course provides an introduction to the works and life of Shakespeare by studying representative plays and poetry within their historical, cultural, and artistic contexts. Emphasis is placed on close reading while developing an awareness of various scholarly and artistic responses to Shakespeare over time. This course includes reading, speaking, and writing competencies. This guide may also be helpful in other English, Literature, and Theatre courses.
LIT 2000: Introduction to Literature: Writing About Fiction
This guide is intended to assist FSCJ students in LIT 2000 with all of their research needs. The resources listed are both print and online and are designed to aid the user in locating works by specific authors, as well as literary criticism.
Communication and Media (B.S.)
The Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media degree program is designed to provide students with a strategic combination of communication technologies to develop skills in persuasive writing, new media, e-commerce and digital media to prepare the students for careers in editing, technical writing, radio and television technology, marketing research, advertising and strategic corporate communications.