What is the difference between 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 level classes?
All 100 level classes focus on skills and core communication competencies. 200 level classes introduce key terms and topics from the mission. 300 level classes provide students with a deeper exploration of key topics, skills, and issues in communication through the use of theoretically grounded research methods. 400 level courses are either internships or “case study” courses designed to provide “real world” or “case based” applications of the key terms of the mission. All 500 level classes are open to both graduate and undergraduate students and are based on project-based learning (individual and groups) in which students engage in advanced applications and experience with the key terms of the mission. Note that all Communication courses, regardless of level, require students to read closely and carefully, contribute through class discussion and/or presentations, and use communication scholarship to create, interpret, and analyze communicative practices.
