NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION MINOR COURSE LISTING I.

Foundation (6 hours) COMM 101: Communication Foundations I* COMM 102: Communication Foundations II* II. Specialization (9 hours) A. Media COMM 225: Science Writing & Editing** COMM 325: Communicating Science Using Digital Media COMM 330: Science and Film COMM 270: Introduction to Public Relations COMM 334: Video Editing COMM 430: Documentary and Corporate Video COMM 439: Special Topics in Media B. Health Communication & Public Policy COMM 240: Health Communication** COMM 242: Writing in the Biomedical Sciences (cross-listed w/ Pre-Med)*** COMM 270: Introduction to Public Relations COMM 340: Biomedical Ethics/Ethics (cross-listed w/ Pre-Med)*** COMM 350: Science, Health, and Social Inuence COMM 352: Argumentation, Reasoning, & Persuasion COMM 453: Risk & Crisis Communication COMM 454: Communication and Public Policy COMM 459: Special Topics in Health Communication & Public Policy C. Business & Organizational Communication COMM 260: Communication in International Organizations** COMM 265: Intercultural Communication COMM 267: Gender and Communication COMM 360: Communication and Problem Solving in Teams and Groups COMM 453: Risk & Crisis Communication COMM 460: Communication and Leadership in Organizations COMM 470: Political Communication COMM 479: Special Topics in Business & Organizational Communication III. Electives (3 hours) Any Communication course listed above, Independent Study, or Internship. *Required course for all students **Required course for students specializing in this area ***Open to Pre-Medicine Majors only

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS COMM 101: Communication Foundations I (3) This course reviews principles of communication and introduces theories applied in various contexts. Specic emphasis is placed on developing students written communication skills to better articulate messages to various audiences such as colleagues within their eld area of study in science and technology, educated lay audiences, and the general public. Prerequisite: none COMM 102: Communication Foundations II (3) This course reviews principles of communication and introduces theories applied in various contexts. Specic emphasis is placed on developing students oral communication skills to better articulate messages to various audiences such as colleagues within their eld area of study in science and technology, educated lay audiences, and the general public. Prerequisite: none COMM 225: Science Writing & Editing (3) This course is a rigorous examination and practice of the skills involved in writing about science, health, technology, and the environment for the general public. In the course, students will write, edit, and analyze science articles aimed at the general public. The course covers the essential elements of news writing and explanatory journalism, including developing a story idea, interviewing scientists, fact checking, composition, and editing of multiple drafts about scientic research. Prerequisite: none COMM 240: Health Communication (3) In this course, students will learn through a survey of theory and research in health communication. The course provides an overview of the interactions of people involved in the health-care process (parties and providers), communication in health care organizations, the public dissemination and interpretation of health-related messages, and cultural meanings of health and illness as they relate to physical, mental, and social health issues. Prerequisite: none COMM 242: Writing in the Biomedical Sciences (cross-listed with Pre-Med) (3) In this course students will learn the basic principles, format and organization of scientic papers and grant proposals. The development of scientic writing skills is a very challenging and time-consuming task and requires a lot of practice. Upon completion of the course, the students will know how to write precisely, clearly and unambiguously. Students will analyze published scientic papers and learn how to write a scientic paper and a grant proposal. Offered as a cross-listed course with the Pre-Medicine program, this course is dedicated to students who will choose a career in biomedical sciences. This course should be concurrently taken with a course on the natural sciences. Prerequisite: none

COMM 265: Intercultural Communication (3) In this course students will examine the barriers impending successful communication between peoples with different cultural backgrounds, explore the relationship between culture and communication in various professional and personal contexts, and develop the necessary skills for enhancing self-reection, exibility, and sensibility in intercultural encounters. Prerequisite: none COMM 267: Gender and Communication (3) This course is an examination of communication behaviors as affected by gender. In this course students will explore the interaction of gender and communication and assess the inuence of gender and communication reected in several modes such as organizational, interpersonal, family, and mass communication. Prerequisite: none COMM 270: Introduction to Public Relations (3) This course surveys the nature and role of public relations processes including public relations in corporations, government, and institutions; public opinion; communication media; and public relations campaigns. Historical and ethical perspectives of the profession are presented, with emphasis on management functions and developing effective public relations strategies in the private and public sectors. Prerequisite: none COMM 325: Communicating Science Using Digital Media (3) This course introduces web-media tools for reporting science stories and enhancing coverage for broad audiences including different segments of the public and colleagues in other disciplines. Students will learn how to use blogs, podcasts, Twitter, other forms of social media, and still photography. The course will include hands-on instruction in working with digital media, handling equipment, and online editing tailored to students interests and levels of experience. Prerequisite: none COMM 330: Science and Film (3) This course will examine the medium of lm as a window on the relations between art, science, and society. Students in this course will seek to answer several questions: How have technological advances in lm (both still photography and motion pictures) contributed to new understandings of scientic knowledge? Where do these understandings lie in relation to larger debates about the philosophy of visualization (in science and society-at-large)? What impact have science lms had on public understandings of the scientic enterprise - and ultimately, what does this tell us about the relations between science and art as cultural activities? Prerequisite: none

COMM 334: Video Editing(3) This course introduces the basics of video production utilizing a personal camcorder and video editing equipment. Students study video technologies, basic equipment operation, video composition, basic lighting and audio production planning, and visual storytelling. This course also covers computer-based video editing technologies such as creation of digital video productions for inclusion in multimedia and web applications such as QuickTime. Prerequisite: none COMM 340: Biomedical Ethics (cross-listed with Pre-Med) (3) The course examines ethical questions created or intensied by recent advances in medical technology and studies ways of analyzing those dilemmas to make them more tractable. We will focus on ethical questions surrounding medical practice, with ethical issues entailed by biomedical research, and with more general ethical questions about the maintenance and improvement of the health and well-being of communities on both the local and global levels. Prerequisite: none COMM 350: Science, Health, and Social Inuence (3) In this course, students will learn about the role communication plays in the publics knowledge of science and of their awareness of health related issues. Communication strategies and tools to promote positive social change and mobilize communities will be examined. Students will examine the key elements of a communication strategymessage development, target audience identication, selection of communication tools, obtaining feedbackand apply these to current health and social issues in various contexts. Prerequisite: none COMM 352: Argumentation, Reasoning, & Persuasion (3) This course is a rigorous introduction to the formal study of argumentation communication that seeks to persuade others through reasoned judgment. Students will learn the building blocks of an argument, the different categories of argument and the issues that are at stake in each, the kinds of evidence that serve as proof in an argument, and many other aspects of argumentation and reasoning that lead to persuasion. COMM 360: Communication in International Organizations (3) This course explores and analyzes communication behavior and networks within international organizations. Students will study recent research on communication process and structure within organizations, how cultural differences inuence managerial and organizational activities, and learning to deal effectively with differences. Specic attention is place on the creation and interpretation of messages aimed at organizational identication and inuence, as well as learning, training, and performance. Prerequisite: none

COMM 370: Communication and Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (3) Students will develop a new perspective on the process of group and team communication, as well as be equipped with increased options for communicating effectively in group and team settings. The emphasis of this course will be studentfacilitated discussion, group/team interaction and projects, and some individual assignments. This course encourages self-initiated learning enhanced by group interaction and personal reection through an applied approach to group projects. Prerequisite: none COMM 388: Internship in Science & Technology Communication (1-3) An internship should provide the student with hands-on experience and a strong sense for working in that type of organization. The student should relate the internship experience to the knowledge that he or she has gained through classroom instruction. The student should leave the internship with a new set of skills or improvements in their current skill set. We encourage concentrate on the following areas: research skills, writing skills, technical skills, presentation skills. In addition to the time spent on the work-site, a student are required to complete a written assessment of learning in the internship. A student can not gain internship credit in more than one program for the same internship. Signature of Internship Faculty Advisor required prior to enrollment. Prerequisite: Completed 9 credit-hours of Communication course work.

COMM 430: Documentary and Corporate Video (3) This course is introductory study of documentary lm and non-broadcast television/ video by business, educational, medical, governmental, and non-prot organizations. The course will examine theory with special attention given to the complex reception of documentary lm as "non-ction" in diverse social and cultural contexts. Students will also plan and produce typical corporate video materials, such as training tapes, employee orientations, community relations, new product demonstrations and self-paced instructional programs, designed for both internal and external audiences. Prerequisite: none COMM 453: Risk & Crisis Communication (3) Unforeseen and unprecedented change and emergencies pose signicant challenges to private businesses, non-prot institutions, and governments at various levels. This course will review cases of successful and unsuccessful responses and their outcomes displayed by those in decision-making roles. Risk and crisis communication theories, models, principles, and concepts will be examined, with additional focus on the role, process, strategies, applications, and tactics of these strategic elements from theoretical and applied perspectives. Prerequisite: none

COMM 454: Communication and Public Policy (3) This course is an examination of how communication inuences public policy not only by government ofcials but also corporations, international organizations, and non-prots. Students will learn the skills necessary to analyze complex policy problems and the tools necessary to communicate such analysis to a nonprofessional audience. The course examines communication in the relation between science, technology and public policy. Prerequisite: none COMM 460: Communication and Leadership in Organizations (3) This course introduces theories of leadership and the role communication plays in leadership within the context of an organizational structure. It examines how leadership requirements are changing in the global marketplace and takes a critical analysis of the social, cultural, cognitive, and affective dynamics that underscore that leadership. The course prepares students to deal with problems encountered by leaders and the communication, behaviors, attributes, and outcomes needed to lead organizations effectively. Prerequisite: none COMM 470: Political Communication This course will examine the communication involved in the varied contexts of politics. Students will be exposed to relevant theories and ideas and asked to apply this knowledge to current political activity. The mediated nature of modern political communication, the communication styles and strategies of campaign-related contexts, and the communication involved in governing will be examined. Specic emphasis will be placed on the politics regarding science and government. COMM 487: Independent Study in Science & Technology Communication (3) This study provides the student with an opportunity to design and complete individual study projects geared toward their particular interests and needs. Plans must be approved by an appropriate faculty member who supervises and grades the project outcomes (usually completed within one semester). Prerequisites: Communication Foundations I, Communication Foundations II, 12 hours of Communication course work. Junior or Senior standing at Nazarbayev University COMM 488: Advanced Internship in Science & Technology Communication An internship should provide the student with hands-on experience and a strong sense for working in that type of organization. The student should relate the internship experience to the knowledge that he or she has gained through classroom instruction. The student should leave the internship with a new set of skills or improvements in their current skill set. We encourage concentrate on the following areas: research skills, writing skills, technical skills, presentation skills. In addition to the time spent on the work-site, a student are required to complete a written assessment of learning in the internship. A student can not gain internship credit in more than one program for the same internship. Signature of Internship Faculty Advisor required prior to enrollment. Prerequisite: Completed 12 credit-hours of Communication course work. JR or SR standing.