# Communication Studies (CMST) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/cmst/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** COMM 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 18 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 15 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pace+

Formerly: CMST C110. 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. Common Course Number: COMM C1000.

### CMST C100 — Interpersonal Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** COMM 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 9 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/cmst.md); Spring 2027, 11 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/cmst.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass, Pace+

Formerly: SPCH C100. Language use and effective interpersonal communication, both verbal and non-verbal. Recommended for students wanting to understand and improve their communication skills in interpersonal relationships. Content areas include conversation, listening, perception, non-verbal communication, language, self-concept, and self-disclosure.

### CMST C101 — Fundamentals of Human Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/cmst.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/cmst.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

This course focuses on oral communication in public, general, and small group settings. Emphasis is placed on rhetorical principles and practices related to speaking and communicating in public settings, interpersonal contexts, and small group settings. Additionally, focus is on the assessment of efficacy of communication principles and processes such as problem solving, conflict management, and decision making. This course includes faculty – supervised, faculty evaluated oral presentations in the presence of others (physically or live virtually).

### CMST C140 — Small Group Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000.
- **C-ID:** COMM 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/cmst.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/cmst.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pace+

Introduction to study, practice, and application of communication principles and theory in small group contexts. Analysis of small group concepts and processes with focus on group norms, leadership, cooperative problem solving, decision making, and conflict management.

### CMST C150 — Intercultural Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000, and CMST C100 or COMM C1000.
- **C-ID:** COMM 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/cmst.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/cmst.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pace+

This course is an introduction to the study, practice, and application of communication concepts and theory in intercultural contexts. Analysis of cultural influence and interactional patterns to explain, predict, and improve communication behavior within and across cultural groups. With emphasis of examination of various communication patterns across cultures to increase interpersonal and intercultural effectiveness and to decrease ethnocentric and prejudicial beliefs and discriminative behavior.

### CMST C200 — Public Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: SPCH C200. This course focuses on the preparation, presentation, and delivery of informative and persuasive public speeches. Particular emphasis is on organizing and outlining, reasoning and arguing, and analyzing audiences and adapting to different audiences.

### CMST C220 — Essentials of Argumentation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000.
- **C-ID:** COMM 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/cmst.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Essentials of Argumentation is the study of theory, practice, and criticism of argumentation, focusing on principles of effective argumentation, including the use of inductive and deductive logic, propositions, reasoning, evidence, and refutation. Students analyze, construct, and present written and oral arguments. The emphasis of the course is on critical thinking skills necessary for personal, professional, and academic success. Students will complete a minimum of 5,000 words of structured, academic writing.

### CMST C060N — Introduction to eSports

- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit

Esports has transformed gaming into a global spectator sport capturing the attention of viewers worldwide. This class will investigate various aspects of esports, including communication methodologies, social media strategies, and player and audience community building. Noncredit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.