# Communication (COMM) courses

Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog · 10 courses

Source: https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/courses

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

### COMM 101 — Group Dynamics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Principles and methods of communication as applied in the small group setting. Emphasis on communication skills, processes, and operations in the small group. Includes understanding group dynamics and cooperative problem solving.

### COMM 110 — Public Speaking - This course is now COMM C1000

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

This course is now COMM C1000

### COMM 120 — Intercultural Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

A general view of the sociological, psychological, and communication patterns of major cultural groups. Special emphasis on the methods, skills, and techniques necessary for effective intercultural and crosscultural communication.

### COMM 120H — Honors Introduction to Intercultural Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule
- Entrance Skills: A high school or college GPA of 3.0 or above

Enriched for honors students. In-depth, seminar format examination of sociological, psychological, and communication patterns of major cultural groups. Methods, skills, and techniques for effective intercultural communication. Stresses analytical thinking skills.

### COMM 130 — Forensics Team

- **Units:** 6
- **Hours:** 216 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

This course is designed to prepare students to participate in intercollegiate speech competition. Instruction and direction for the preparation, creation and performance of interpretation of literature programs, limited preparation speeches, readers' theater, public debate, and general public address. Students are required to participate in off-campus forensics events.

### COMM 134 — Oral Interpretation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Performance of prose, poetry, and drama; practice in speaking, interpretation, and analysis of literature, with training in the principles of effective delivery.

### COMM 135 — Readers' Theatre

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Research, construct, rehearse, and perform interpretation of literature in an ensemble theatrical setting. Learn basic elements of choral reading, singing, and movement. Field trips may be required.

### COMM 190 — Communication and New Media

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Introduction to emergent technology and mediated communication, with an emphasis on the impact that new media has on human communication. Examples of new media include--but are not limited to--online dating, gaming, social media, blogging, and podcasts. The course offers an overview of relevant theories and critical issues while providing students with the opportunity to apply communication skills using new media.

### COMM 230 — Advanced Forensics Team

- **Units:** 6
- **Hours:** 216 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** COMM 130 (Forensics Team)
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

This course is designed to prepare students to participate at an advanced level in intercollegiate speech competition. Includes instruction and direction for the junior competition of interpretation of literature programs, limited preparation speeches, readers’ theater, public debate, and general public address. Focuses on mentoring and coaching novice members. Students are required to participate in off-campus forensics events.

### COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 contact hours total
- **Formerly:** COMM110, Public Speaking (2024)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 10 sections (/c/santiago-canyon-college/schedule/summer-2026/comm.md)

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. Part2: