# Communication Studies (COMM) courses

Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://gavilan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/4259/4260/4358

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

### COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking

- **Units:** 3
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 5 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/comm.md); Fall 2026, 17 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/comm.md); Spring 2027, 13 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/comm.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

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. (Also known as CMUN 1A, C-ID COMM 110).