Instructors will give students a representative sample of current theories within the discipline of Communication while focusing on media communication. Instructors will draw on at least four of the seven major traditions within communication theory. The seven traditions and some of their associated topics are listed in the table below:
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Examples of Associated Topics |
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Rhetoric |
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Socio-Psychological |
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Cybernetics |
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Semiotics |
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Socio-Cultural |
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Phenomenology and Hermeneutics |
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Critical Theory |
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Any single course offering must apply the theories covered to the following three objects of analysis:
Instruction will primarily be lecture and discussion format. Instruction will also include viewing and analyzing excerpts from TV shows, films, news media and digital media. Some instructors may also include viewing and analyzing recorded meetings, presentations, conversations or interviews.
Evaluation will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. At least 50% of students’ evaluation will come from written work on which students receive feedback and instruction on their writing.
Students will be evaluated on the following work:
Instructors may also include a final exam, provided the final exam is not worth more than 30% of the final grade. If a final exam is included, instructors will alter the weighting of other assignments to achieve a total course mark of 100%.
Exact means of assessment and their percentages for course grade will be specified in the instructor’s course outline.
At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to satisfy the following learning objectives:
Assess communication theories for testability, usefulness, completeness, simplicity and presence of value-assumptions.
The course material will introduce students to some primary sources by key theorists. Course materials will include instructor-designed course packages composed of scholarly essays and/or first-year textbooks that introduce first-year students to a broad coverage of Communication theory.
The following list is a sample of appropriate textbooks:
No prerequisite courses.
No corequisite courses.
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
| Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO CMNS 1XX (3) | 2016/05/01 to - |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU CMNS 112 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU CMNS 110 (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | No credit | 2005/09/01 to - |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG CMNS 1XXX (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CMNS 110 (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit | 2005/09/01 to - |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU COMM 250 (3) | 2005/09/01 to 2018/12/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU MCOM 1XX (3) | 2019/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO ELEV 1st (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV ELEV 1st (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC ENGL 1XX (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MACS 110 (3) | 2005/09/01 to - |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC WRIT 1XX (1.5) | 2005/09/01 to - |