Communications: Communications Courses
Online guide for the Communications and Corporate Communications programs
Communications & Corporate Communications Program Requirements
The Associate in Science (AS) Communications program requires 21 credits of general education and elective coursework in addition to core courses totaling 60 credits.
The Bachelor of Science (BS) Corporate Communication program requires 42 credits of general education and elective requirements in addition to core and choice classes totaling 120 credits. To fulfill the choice classes requirement students can choose any level communications course not fulfilling another degree requirement.
Both degrees require completing either Internship or Capstone.
- Capstone Guide Online research guide for Capstone students
- Internship Guide Information for all stages of the Internship process: before, during, and after
BUS230 Principles of Marketing books & ebooks
Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119341208Publication Date: 2016
Marketing (The Brian Tracy Success Library) by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780814434215Publication Date: 2014
Native Advertising: The Essential Guide by Call Number: 659.1 LOVISBN: 9780749481162Publication Date: 2017
Digital Marketer: Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118760833Publication Date: 2014
COM100 Survey of Mass Communications books & ebooks
How to See the World : an introduction to images, from self-portraits to selfies, maps to movies, and more by Call Number: 306.226 MIRISBN: 9780465096008Publication Date: 2016
The Attention Merchants: the epic scramble to get inside our heads by Call Number: 659.1042 WUISBN: 9780385352017Publication Date: 2016
Understanding Media and Culture by Call Number: Open Textbook LibraryISBN: 9781946135261Publication Date: 2016
COM125 Digital Photography & Image Editing books & ebooks
A Short Course in Digital Photography by Call Number: OVR 775.22 LONISBN: 9780205645923Publication Date: 2010
Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, And 5 by Call Number: 775 KELISBN: 9780133988062Publication Date: 2010-2015
Photojournalism: the professional's approach by Call Number: 070.49 KOBISBN: 9781138101364Publication Date: 2017
COM130 Public Relations books & e-books
Public Relations Writing: the Essentials of Style and Format by Call Number: 659.221 BIVISBN: 0073526231Publication Date: 2013
It's Not Just PR : public relations in society by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118554098Publication Date: 2013
Public Relations: A Practical Approach by Call Number: 659.2 GUNISBN: 9781352002782Publication Date: 2018
Understanding Public Relations: Theory, Culture and Society by Call Number: 659.2 EDWISBN: 9781473913103Publication Date: 2018
The Global PR Revolution: How Thought Leaders Succeed in the Transformed World of PR by Call Number: 659.2 BEHISBN: 9781621537151Publication Date: 2019
Straight Talk about Public Relations: New Strategies on Social Media and Content Marketing by Call Number: 659.2 WYNISBN: 9781938548857Publication Date: 2019
COM140 Media Writing books & e-books
The Associated Press Stylebook 2022-2024 by Call Number: REF 808.06 APS 2022-2024ISBN: 9781541601659Publication Date: 2022
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: how to use social media, online video, mobile applications, blogs, news releases, and viral marketing to reach buyers directly by Call Number: Ebook Central and 658.872 SCOTT 6th ed.ISBN: 9781119362418Publication Date: 2017
Watch Your Words: a writing and editing handbook for the multimedia age by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781442253421Publication Date: 2015
Aim for the Heart : write, shoot, report and produce for tv and multimedia by Call Number: 070.195 TOMISBN: 9781506315256Publication Date: 2017
COM215 Communications Ethics (not required for AS, core course for BS only) books & e-books
Media Ethics: issues & cases 8th ed. by Call Number: 174.21 PattISBN: 9780073526249Publication Date: 2013
The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics by Call Number: REF 175.222 FORISBN: 140518812XPublication Date: 2011
Media Ethics at Work: True Stories from Young Professionals by Call Number: 174.907 PECKISBN: 9781506315294Publication Date: 2016
Ethical Journalism in a Populist Age: The Democratically Engaged Journalist by Call Number: 174.907 WARD ethicalISBN: 9781538110720Publication Date: 2018
COM220 Journalism I books & e-books
- The Associated Press Stylebook 2022-2024 by Call Number: REF 808.06 APS 2022-2024ISBN: 9781541601659Publication Date: 2022
Making News at the New York Times by Call Number: 071.471 USH & Ebook CentralISBN: 0472035967Publication Date: 2014
Media Interview Techniques :a complete guide to media training by Call Number: 302.23 TAYISBN: 0749474726Publication Date: 2015
The Associated Press Guide to News Writing, 4th Edition by Call Number: 808 CAISBN: 9780768943733Publication Date: 2019
COM225 Writing for Public Relations books & ebooks
- Public Relations Writing: the Essentials of Style and Format by Call Number: 659.221 BIVISBN: 0073526231Publication Date: 2013
The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Reputation by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780470670989Publication Date: 2013
Copywriting: successful writing for design, advertising and marketing by Call Number: Ebook Central & 659.132 SHAISBN: 1780670001Publication Date: 2012
The Copywriter's Toolkit: the complete guide to strategic advertising copy by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781405199537Publication Date: 2012- Straight Talk about Public Relations: New Strategies on Social Media and Content Marketing by Call Number: 659.2 WYNISBN: 9781938548857Publication Date: 2019
Commmunications Writing and Design: the integrated manual for marketing, advertising, and public relations by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119118916Publication Date: 2017
COM230 Desktop Publishing I books & ebooks
The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice by Call Number: 686.22 WILL 4th ed.ISBN: 9780133966152Publication Date: 2014
Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Cloud: industrial-strength production techniques by Call Number: 686.2254 McCISBN: 0321970322Publication Date: 2014
Adobe Indesign CC : 2019 release by Call Number: 686.2254 ADO 2019ISBN: 9780135262153Publication Date: 2019
Graphics and Multimedia for the Web with Adobe Creative Cloud by Call Number: 006.686 HARISBN: 9781484238226Publication Date: 2018
The Designer's Dictionary of Type by Call Number: 745.4 ADAISBN: 9781419737183Publication Date: 2019
Graphic Design for Everyone: Understand the Building Blocks so You can Do It Yourself by Call Number: 741.6 CALISBN: 9781465481801Publication Date: 2019
COM265 Organizational Communications & Leadership (not required for AS, core course for BS only) books & ebooks
Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781466699700Publication Date: 2016
You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World by Call Number: 658.45 HELLISBN: 9780814438305Publication Date: 2017
A Manager's Guide to PR Projects: A Practical Approach by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138099920Publication Date: 2017
Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) by Call Number: LDR 658.4092 HBR leadISBN: 1633696243Publication Date: 2018
Workplace Communication for the 21st Century: tools and strategies that impact the bottom line by Call Number: 658.45 WREISBN: 9780313396311Publication Date: 2013
COM270 Writing for Broadcast Media (not required for AS, core course for BS only) books & ebooks
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing by Call Number: 070.19 BARN & Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138207486Publication Date: 2017
Writing for Broadcast Journalists by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780415581684Publication Date: 2010
On Camera: how to report, anchor & interview by Call Number: 070.195 REARISBN: 0415831822Publication Date: 2014
Sound Reporting: the NPR guide to audio journalism and production by Call Number: 070.432 KerISBN: 9780226431772Publication Date: 2008
Out on the Wire:: the storytelling secrets of the new masters of radio by Call Number: 791.4402 ABELISBN: 9780385348430Publication Date: 2015
Reality Radio : telling true stories in sound , Second Edition by Call Number: 070.194 BIEISBN: 9781469633138Publication Date: 2017- Aim for the Heart : write, shoot, report and produce for tv and multimedia by Call Number: 070.195 TOMISBN: 9781506315256Publication Date: 2017
Understanding Broadcast Journalism by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138241008Publication Date: 2018
COM290 Video Production (not required for AS, core course for BS only) books & ebooks
COM303 Persuasion
Influence: the psychology of persuasion / Robert B. Cialdini by Call Number: 153.852 CiaISBN: 9780061241895Publication Date: 2007
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Call Number: LDR 158.1 CARISBN: 067142517xPublication Date: 1981
Pre-Suasion: a revolutionary way to influence and persuade by Call Number: 153.852 CIA preISBN: 9781501109805Publication Date: 2018
How to Win an Argument: an ancient guide to the art of persuasion by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781400883356Publication Date: 2017
Verbal Judo: the gentle art of persuasion by Call Number: 153.852 THOISBN: 9780062107701Publication Date: 2013
Thank You for Arguing: what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can teach us about the art of persuasion by Call Number: 303.342 HeiISBN: 9780307341440Publication Date: 2007
Digital Influence Warfare in the Age of Social Media by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440870101Publication Date: 2021
COM305 Media Relations books & ebooks
Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices for the PR Professional by Call Number: 302.231 BREISBN: 9780132983211Publication Date: 2012
COM320 Feature Writing books & ebooks
The Principles of Multimedia Journalism : packaging digital news by Call Number: 070.4 HERISBN: 9780415738163Publication Date: 2015- The Associated Press Stylebook 2022-2024 by Call Number: REF 808.06 APS 2022-2024ISBN: 9781541601659Publication Date: 2022
Writers' Rights : freelance journalism in a digital age by Call Number: 070 COHISBN: 9780773547964Publication Date: 2016
COM340 Communications Law (not required for AS, core course for BS only) books & ebooks
Communications Law:liberties, restraints, and the modern media by Call Number: 343.73 ZELEISBN: 0495794171Publication Date: 2011
Law and Ethics for Today's Journalist: a concise guide by Call Number: 343.7309 MATISBN: 0765640767Publication Date: 2014
Game faces: sport celebrity and the laws of reputation by Call Number: 342.7308 FIEISBN: 9780252081736Publication Date: 2016
Newsworthy: the Supreme Court battle over privacy and press freedom by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781503600836Publication Date: 2017
Social Media Law in a Nutshell by Call Number: 343.7309 GARISBN: 9781634593540Publication Date: 2017
Media Laws Across the World: A Comparative Study of Their Evolution and Challenges by Call Number: 342.0853 HONGISBN: 9781593328054Publication Date: 2016
Copyright: What Everyone Needs to Know by Call Number: 346.7304 NETISBN: 9780199941162Publication Date: 2018
The Soul of the First Amendment by Call Number: 342.7308 ABR soulISBN: 9780300190885Publication Date: 2017
