Baylor CSS: Communication
CSS 1302: Pub Speaking for Bus/Prof Stu
3 credit hours · 8 sections · 735 open seats · Richard Edwards, Matthew Gerber, Anna Griffin, Jeff Nagel
Preparation and delivery of the types of presentations employed in organizational and corporate settings.
CSS 1304: Argumentation and Debate
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 48 open seats · Kristiana Báez
A study of reflective thinking and intentional reasoning as applied to argumentation and debate. Application made to current topics.
CSS 2264: Contest Speaking
2 credit hours · 1 section · 14 open seats · Jeff Nagel
Interest in University forensic activities. Practice in forensic contests pointing toward the University program. Course extends throughout the year, meeting on Tuesday evenings each week.
CSS 3248: Advanced Debate
2 credit hours · 1 section · 14 open seats · Jeff Nagel
Continuation of CSS 3247.
CSS 3301: Organizational Communication
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 105 open seats · Katherine Ann Rush, Jacob Ford, Jessica Ford
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Examines how communication shapes organizations and the process of organizing at work, including workplace dynamics, leadership, culture, technology use, and employee relationships.
CSS 3302: Intro to Rhet Theory/Criticism
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 120 open seats · Kristiana Báez, Luke Winslow, Jeff Nagel, Kelly Nagel
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Rhetorical theory and criticism, including the history of the field of rhetoric, the theories that guide rhetorical inquiry, and how to compose a rhetorical analysis.
CSS 3304: Small Group Communication
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 105 open seats · Anna Griffin, Harrison DeHay
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Group interaction in decision-making and problem-solving situations associated with leadership, role development, and conflict management.
CSS 3305: Advanced Public Speaking
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 45 open seats · Rosalind Kennerson-Baty
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Preparation and presentation of extemporaneous and written public speeches.
CSS 3306: Interviewing
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 75 open seats · John Cunningham
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Application of communication theory to interview situations with emphasis on developing and using effective strategies.
CSS 3307: Legal Communication
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Matthew Gerber
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. An introduction to the special communication needs and skills of lawyers, clients, and judicial personnel. Students will improve their ability to apply communication principles to professional settings.
CSS 3310: Communication Theory
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 120 open seats · Paige Gloeckner
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Survey of the theories of human communication.
CSS 3311: Interpersonal Communication
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 83 open seats · Sarah Varga
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Survey of communication processes in dyadic personal relationships, with an emphasis on developing communication competence in personal and professional contexts.
CSS 3312: Nonverbal Communication
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 90 open seats · Addie Winslow, Sarah Varga
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Survey of nonverbal codes in human interaction, including their functions in various communication contexts.
CSS 3315: Health Communication
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 43 open seats · Jessica Ford, Ashley Barrett
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Health communication theory and practice, including patient-provider communication, healthcare organizational communication, and health information technology.
CSS 3316: Persuasion
3 credit hours · 4 sections · 90 open seats · Kelly Nagel, Kayla Rhidenour
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. A consideration of theoretical and practical aspects of persuasive communication, centering on a discussion of various findings by experimental researchers about the nature of the audiences and messages involved in the persua…
CSS 3330: Comm, Sport, and Society
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 90 open seats · Harrison DeHay
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1302 or 1304. Explores the intersection of communication and sport, examining its impact on society through rhetorical, interpersonal, and organizational lenses.
CSS 3992: Washington Semester Internship
3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Research, professional development workshops, and seminars supplemented by regularly scheduled fieldwork in a political, policy, or legal office located in Washington, DC.
CSS 4303: Leadership Communication
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 72 open seats · Jacob Ford
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. The intersection between leadership and communication, emphasizing the theory, research, and practice of leadership communication.
CSS 4308: Adv Organizational Comm
3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Ashley Barrett
Prerequisite(s): CSS 3301 and upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Advanced topics within organizational communication theory, including professionalism and identity, gendered work, conflict, burnout, organizational power, technology use, and positiv…
CSS 4309: Communication and AI
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Scott Varda
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Investigation of issues intersecting with communication and artificial intelligence. Utilizes organizational, interpersonal, and rhetorical perspectives to explore AI’s impact on communication and…
CSS 4311: Conflict Communication
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Blair Browning
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. The role of communication in managing conflict in interpersonal, group, organization, and community contexts.
CSS 4312: Investigating Comm Contexts
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Blair Browning
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. An experiential, travel-based course that examines advanced and complex types of communication contexts involving relational and group facilitation strategies, systemic interviewing practices, and…
CSS 4313: Family Communication
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 84 open seats · Jane Damron, Crosby Cobb Ramirez
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Survey of communication issues related to theory and research regarding relationships within the modern family system.
CSS 4318: Communication & New Technology
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 48 open seats · Lauren Millender
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. The ways in which communication is facilitated by new technologies with an emphasis on various theories related to computer-mediated communication and new communication technology.
CSS 4321: Rhetoric of Public Memory
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Jeff Nagel
Prerequisite(s): CSS 3302 and upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Rhetorical study of public memory and its role in communities both near and far. Examining statues, museums, memorials, and archives, the course analyzes memory as a collective enterp…
CSS 4326: Intern: Baylor in New York
3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Joseph Kickasola
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Provides undergraduate students enrolled in the Baylor in New York program the opportunity for application of film & digital media skills and knowledge carried out under the supervision of a professional employer in a me…
CSS 4327: ProDev: Baylor in New York
3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Joseph Kickasola
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Not open to Pre-Film and Digital Media students. Provides students enrolled in the Baylor in New York program opportunities to expand their professional development in their chosen field under the supervision of the prof…
CSS 4335: War Rhetoric
3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Kayla Rhidenour
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Explores how communication and rhetoric shape the initiation, justification, and remembrance of war through analysis of speeches, films, and memorials.
CSS 4347: Communication and Culture
3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Benjamin Goff
Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: FDM 4347
CSS 4350: Rhetoric of Women and Gender
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 48 open seats · Leslie Hahner
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing or consent of instructor. Analyzes the historical fight for women’s rights and contemporary arguments about gender-based rights through the tools of rhetorical criticism.
CSS 4380: Internship in Communication I
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · John Cunningham
Prerequisite(s): Fifteen hours in the Communication major and consent of the Director of Internships. Work at appropriate employment site for academic credit to accommodate career needs of communication students. Internships must be approved by the department …
CSS 4381: Internship in Communication II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · John Cunningham
Prerequisite(s): CSS 4380 and consent of the Director of Internships. Work at an appropriate employment site for academic credit to accommodate career needs of communication students and build on the experience and knowledge gained in CSS 4380. Internships mus…
CSS 4V85: Special Topics in Comm
1 credit hours · 5 sections · 23 open seats · Blair Browning
Prerequisite(s): Fifteen hours in the Communication major and consent of instructor. A conference course designed to give individual students opportunities for additional work in their area of concentration in the Department of Communication. One to three hour…
CSS 5199: Non-Thesis Degree Completion
1 credit hours · 1 section · 5 open seats
To fulfill requirements for non-thesis master's students who need to complete final degree requirements other than coursework during their last semester. This may include such things as a comprehensive examination, oral examination, or foreign language requir…
CSS 5313: Sem: Rhetoric & Persuasion
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Luke Winslow
An analysis of the function of rhetorical discourse in contemporary society and politics.
CSS 5322: Org Disruptions/Communication
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Jessica Ford
Examines the theory, research, and communicative processes related to disruptive events in organizations.
CSS 5351: Qualitative Research Methods
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Kayla Rhidenour
Methods of qualitative inquiry in the study of communication theories. Emphasis on application of theory and research methods in a variety of communication contexts, e.g., organizational communication, interpersonal communication, technology communication, com…
CSS 5380: Internship in Communication
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 10 open seats · Ashley Barrett, Joseph Kickasola
Prerequisite(s): Consent of graduate program director. Provides graduate students opportunity for application of communication-related skills and knowledge under the supervision of a professional employer in a corporate organization.
CSS 5V35: Problems in Communication
1 credit hours · 13 sections · 94 open seats · Blair Browning, Richard Edwards, Jessica Ford, Matthew Gerber and 8 more
Designed to give individual students opportunities for additional work in their area of concentration. May be repeated in a different semester for a maximum of six semester hours.
CSS 5V36: Image Repair
1 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Matthew Gerber
Seminar topics vary each semester. One to three semester hours may be earned in a semester. May be repeated once with change in topic for a maximum of six semester hours.
CSS 5V90: Prof Paper Communication
1 credit hours · 12 sections · 77 open seats · Blair Browning, Richard Edwards, Jessica Ford, Matthew Gerber and 7 more
Satisfies the non-thesis option for the master of communication. Under the direction of a supervising professor, a student will select a problem or topic in communication and will write a substantial paper or produce a substantial project for submission to the…
CSS 5V98: Comm Praxis Practicum
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Ashley Barrett
Prerequisite(s): CSS 5352. At least 150 hours of applied learning in a communication-centered role/field. Final project that includes a written and verbal report and draws from scholarly literature, original research, and field experiences.
CSS 5V99: Thesis
1 credit hours · 12 sections · 63 open seats · Blair Browning, Richard Edwards, Jessica Ford, Matthew Gerber and 7 more
Prerequisite(s): CSS 5352. Research, data analysis, writing, and oral defense of an approved master's thesis. At least six hours of CSS 5V99 are required.