# Communication (COMM) courses

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · 13 courses

Source: https://coa.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/47221/47359/47289/47422/47426

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

### COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B; Cal-GETC Area 1C;

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.

### COMM C1004 — Interpersonal Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** COMM 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B;

This course covers theory, research, and application of ethical one-to-one communication practices in various and diverse interpersonal relationships including in personal, professional, and social situations. Formerly COMM 20.

### COMM 1A — Introduction to Speech

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B; Cal-GETC Area 1C;

Interactive course introducing the theory and practice of communication, rhetoric, and public speaking: Students will deliver informative and persuasive speeches, learn about key areas in communication studies, such as speaking in a democratic society, rhetorical theory, active listening, intercultural and interpersonal communication, and small group communication, and provide peer speeches. Focus on confidence building.

### COMM 4 — Small Group Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B; Cal-GETC Area 1C;

Principles of small group communication within a democratic society: Explores the foundational knowledge and practice of public speaking for effectively communicating informative and persuasive messages in a small group context. Introduces students to the theories, techniques, and methods of small group communication and rhetorical analysis. Develops speaking, participation, and leadership skills of effective communicators within the small group setting.

### COMM 5 — Persuasion and Critical Thinking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B, 3; Cal-GETC Area 1B;

Critical thinking skills: Principles of reasoning and persuasion, and analysis and evaluation of communication; emphasis on structure of arguments, quality of evidence, formal and informal fallacies, and effect of media on argumentation.

### COMM 6 — Intercultural Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1B, 4;

Dynamics of intercultural communication as it applies to the diversity of American cultures: Cultural concepts, language style, content, ethnic perspectives, perceptions and stereotypes, symbols, and roles as they facilitate or hinder effective verbal and nonverbal interaction across cultures; analysis of multiple intercultural communication theories.

### COMM 10 — Gender and Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B, 4;

Exploration of the relationship between gender and communication: Interpersonal, mediated, social, organizational, and cultural contexts; gender in public and private settings, media images, and personal identities.

### COMM 12 — Organizational Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B;

This course examines the dynamics of organizational communication: the 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 within organizations, diversity in the workplace, conflict negotiation and the role of communication in achieving organizational goals, and organizational culture's impact on communication locally, nationally, and internationally.

### COMM 19 — Survey of Mass Media

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B, 4;

Survey of traditional and non-traditional mass media in America: Impact of mass media trends and technology into the 21st century; critical analysis of media messages and examination of mass media from historical, political, social, and cultural perspectives.

### COMM 25 — Communication Skills for Broadcast Media

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B;

Fundamental voice skill and presentation training for broadcast media: Writing, delivering, and recording media programming and content.

### COMM 35A — Forensic Activity 1

- **Units:** 1-3
- **Hours:** 1 - 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for English 1A
- **C-ID:** COMM-GENE 160 B
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B;

Beginning principles of speech, debate, and forensics: Training and supervised preparation to compete in one collegiate speech tournament and/or community speech event. Variable units based on event type and length.

### COMM 44 — Argumentation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** COMM 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 1B;

Principles of argumentation and persuasion: Creating persuasive communication through finding issues, using evidence, detecting fallacies, and employing argumentative brief writing.

### COMM 49 — Independent Study in Speech Communications

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Communications. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.