# Communication - COMM (COMM) courses Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 12 courses Source: https://bakersfield.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027-Catalog/communication-comm "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027. ### COMM B2 — Interpersonal Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 130 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 10 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: E Lifelong Learning - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 4: Social and Behavioral Science; Area 7a: Lifelong Learning and Understanding This course provides an introduction to the dynamics of communication integrated with theory and research. Students will examine one-to-one relationships, focusing on experience, behavior, and rules governing interpersonal contexts such as friendship, families, and employer-employee relations. Students will study factors influencing communication such as language, perception, nonverbal cues, listening, status and roles. Students will explore problems of communication and conflict resolution, and study assertiveness and confidence in relating interpersonally through the communication process. ### COMM B4 — Persuasive Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 190 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: A.1 Oral Communication - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 1.C Oral Communication (CSU Requirement Only) - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking In this course, students will examine historical and contemporary principles and practices of persuasive public speaking for successfully communicating informative and persuasive messages within various communication settings. The course emphasizes the delivery of research-based presentations, analyzing persuasive appeals, exploring foundational knowledge in speaking, and learning to construct, deliver, and critique persuasive messages for specific audiences. Speeches will be presented in front of a live audience (one to many) and will be faculty-supervised and faculty-graded. ### COMM B5 — Argumentation and Debate - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 120 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: A.3 Critical Thinking - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking Theoretical and practical aspects of argumentation and public debating to develop students' critical thinking abilities. Emphasis is on composition, presentation, and evaluation of speeches in argumentative, debate, and advocacy contexts. Identification of public issues, research and organization of evidence, building sound and effective arguments, and facility with debate formats are the primary learning outcomes of this course. Introduces logical reasoning and builds competence with formal reasoning before applying those to argumentation and debate about public issues. ### COMM B6 — Intercultural Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 150 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 7 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: D Social Sciences - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 4 Soc. and Beh. Sci - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 4: Social and Behavioral Science - California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC): Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences Introduction to intercultural communication in domestic and/or global contexts. Influence of cultures, languages, and social patterns on how members of groups relate among themselves and with members of different ethnic and cultural groups. Theory and knowledge of effective communication within and between cultures. Appreciation and comparison of communication among diverse groups within the larger context of American culture. Practical application of skills will be highlighted. Note: Not open to students that have successfully completed ETHN B6. ### COMM B7 — Organizational Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: D Social Sciences - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 4: Social and Behavioral Science In this course, students will take a global look at communication in an organizational setting. Some of the topics to be studied include; theory and practice of communication in private and public organizations, interpersonal and group communication patterns within organizations, systems of ethical internal and external communication, leadership in the organization, organizational culture's impact on communication, and the role of communication in achieving organizational goals. ### COMM B8 — Small Group Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 140 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 1.C Oral Communication (CSU Requirement Only) - CSU General Education Breadth: A.1 Oral Communication - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking In this course, students will learn small group presenting and communication. This course explores the foundational knowledge and practice of public speaking for successfully communicating informative and persuasive messages within the small group context. Students will be introduced to the theories, techniques, and methods of small group communication. This course develops speaking, participation, and leadership skills of effective communicators within the small group setting while providing applied practice through faculty supervised and evaluated oral group presentations delivered to a live audience, through group activities, and through project group work. ### COMM B9 — Health Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit Course introduces student to the theory and practice of health communication in dyadic, small group, organizational, and mass media contexts. Students examine topics such as provider-client communication, the influence of diversity and culture on health communication, and the role that the mass media plays in disseminating health information. Selected topics and theories of human communication are directly applied to communication situations in health care settings through the use of case studies. Emphasis is on understanding and improving health communication among health professionals, between health professionals and clients, and with the general public. ### COMM B10 — Leadership and Communication - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit This course presents theories of communication, leadership and followership as they explore the essential role communication plays in leadership at all levels. The course emphasizes the study of communication skills that are central to performing successfully as a leader in a variety of contexts including organizational, familial, team and public settings. Specific attention is given to self-assessment of leadership and communication skills, self-reflection, and creation of a personal leadership communication plan. Note: Not open to students who have successfully completed COMM B49 or COMM B49B. ### COMM B11 — Skills for Online Presentation - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 110 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: A.1 Oral Communication - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 1.C COMM B1, B4, B8 - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, and evaluation of various types of speeches. Students will develop, write, and present various speeches including research-based informative and persuasive speeches to a live audience using online conferencing software. ### COMM B15 — Argumentation and Rhetoric - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Prerequisite:** Successful completion of ENGL C1000 (formally ENGL B1A) or ENGL (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent with a grade of C or better. OR ENGLB 1AL (Expository Comp w/Suppl Instr): Successful completion of ENGL C1000E (formally ENGL B1A) or ENGL (C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent with a grade of C or better. - **C-ID:** COMM 120 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 12 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 15 sections (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - CSU General Education Breadth: A.3 Critical Thinking - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 1.B Critical Thinking and Composition - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking - California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC): Area 1B: Critical Thinking and Composition Emphasis on both oral and written argumentation to develop critical thinking skills. Oral argumentation focuses on the principles of logical reasoning and then applies these principles to public policy debates. Written argumentation focuses on the principles of rhetorical analysis and then applies these principles to speeches, debates, and essays. Students will apply research, documentation, critical analysis, and synthesis while constructing and evaluating oral and written arguments. ### COMM B21 — Oral Interpretation of Literature - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Prerequisite:** Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college placement or other appropriate method. - **C-ID:** COMM 170 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 3: Arts and Humanities In this course, students will develop a theoretical and practical understanding of oral interpretation of literature. Students will learn to select, read, analyze, apply, edit, and interpret culturally diverse literature within the genres of poetry, prose, and drama. Emphasis is on the effective interpretation, communication through written works, evaluation and performance selections of literature for an audience. ### COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **C-ID:** COMM 110 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 98 sections listed as COMM B1 (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 93 sections listed as COMM B1 (/c/bakersfield-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Non-repeatable credit - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC): Area 1.C COMM B1, B4, B8 - CSU General Education Breadth: A.1 Oral Communication - California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC): Area 1C: Oral Communication - BC General Education Pattern (starting Summer 2025): Area 1b: Oral Communication or Critical Thinking In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. Part 2 Note: Not open to students that have successfully completed COMM B1.