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True Blue Core

Communication 2100- Introduction to Human Communication

  • Non-Written Communication (NWC) (3 hours) 
  • For all catalogs 2024-2025 and beyond, this course satisfies the True Blue Core curriculum requirement (3 hours) for Non-Written Communication. To learn more about TBC requirements: https://truebluecore.mtsu.edu/core
  • For all catalogs prior to 2024-2025, this course may NOT be used to satisfy general education requirements. Students wishing to switch to the 2024-2025 catalog should see their advisors to discuss the implications of changing catalogs. To learn more about general education requirements for catalogs prior to 2024-2025: https://w1.mtsu.edu/gen_ed/requirements.php.  
  • The TBC outcome for Non-Written Communication: Students communicate effectively through oral, embodied, or other mediated formats, considering organization, language (or other forms of expression), delivery, supporting material, a cogent central message, and audience. 

Descriptions:

This course is designed to introduce students to Communication Studies as an academic discipline by facilitating understanding of the basic concepts, vocabulary, theories, and processes relevant to the study of communication. An equally important goal of this course is the development of non-written (i.e., oral) communication skills through an introduction to public speaking. This course includes in-class group and individual speaking activities covering a variety of human communication techniques, formats, and contexts. This class will examine the critical role communication plays in our everyday lives.

See the Sample Syllabus