COE 391: Cooperative Education II. Work experience opportunity in a field related to student's academic interests. Graded Pass/Fail except for internship required for major. Prerequisites: One semester of Cooperative Education work experience and consent of advisor. (Hours arranged). Credit: 3-12 semester hours.

COE 491: Cooperative Education III. Work experience opportunity in a field related to student's academic interests. Graded Pass/Fail except for internship required for major. Prerequisites: Two semesters of Cooperative Education work experience and consent of advisor. (Hours arranged). Credit: 3-12 semester hours.

COM 101: Oral Communication. Placement required concurrently with ENG 103 and ENG 099. An introduction to structured oral communication, concentration on the development and delivery of informative messages. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 103: Interpersonal Communication. The verbal and non-verbal aspects of human communication. Emphasis is placed on roles played by self-esteem, perception, trust, conflict, language, values, etc. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM200: Public Speaking* Deals with the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of speeches. Emphasis is placed upon the impromptu, the extemporaneous, and the written speech. Prerequisite: SPE 103. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 201: Group Discussion and Debate. The theory and practice of small and large group discussion, and formal and informal debate strategies, emphasizing the individual's role within the group and on debate. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 233: African American Rhetoric. This course explores the growth of rhetorical discourse and strategic language used by African Americans from Negro spirituals to contemporary, digital forms of communication.

COM 302: Interracial/Intercultural Communication. The study of communication strategies in different cultural and racial groups. Prerequisite: SPE 103. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 304: Oral Interpretation. Designed to equip the student with techniques for effective oral interpretation of such literature as the Bible, the Classics, dramatic literature, and poetry. Prerequisite: SPE 103. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 310: Persuasive Speaking. The study of the rhetorical aspects of speech in persuasive styles. Emphasis is placed on gathering, structuring, and orally presenting persuasive data. Prerequisite: SPE 103. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 315: Voice and Diction. A basic course offered to acquaint the student with the social, physiological, psychological, phonetic, and linguistic bases of speech communication. Prerequisite: SPE 200. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 401: Institutional Communication. Designed to acquaint the students with organizational structures and how they develop internal and external communication systems. Prerequisite: Consent of faculty. Credit: 3 semester hours.

COM 402: Public Relations. Study of public relations concepts. Students are given the opportunity to practice public relations theory in a variety of activities and organizations. Prerequisite: Consent of faculty. Credit: 3 semester hours.