COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication

    Recent Professors
    Sarah B. Howard, Mariella M. Thaning, Fermin Irigoyen II, Ruth A. Gildea, Briana E. Avila, Alex Mata, Yaping Li, Leif M. Rogers and 3 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    1–29 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of COMM 130
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 1C · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area A1
    Description
    This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and practice of speech making in a democratic society, while simultaneously emphasizing theory and research about interpersonal communication, rational dialogue, and cooperative analysis of communicative events. Study of public speaking, communicative interactions, the symbolic process, reasoning and advocacy, and the effects of communication on people and society.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:10am–12:25pm, Tue Thu 9:45am–11:00am, Mon Wed 1:10pm–2:25pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:00pm