These courses address principles of leadership, communication, and ethics at the introductory and upper-level and give students an opportunity to apply those principles through an internship experience and a capstone, project-based course.

Students will take each of the following courses, for a total of 12 hours:

CLD 301:  Introduction to Communication and Leadership. This course (previously offered as COM 301L) will introduce students to the study of leadership with an emphasis on communication dimensions and an interdisciplinary understanding of social problems. This course will serve as a foundation for subsequent coursework in the subject of communication and leadership (CLD 321; CLD 351; CLD 371). It will include an Ethics and Leadership flag and will be open to all students.

CLD 321: Seminar on Communication and Leadership.  In this course (previously offered as COM 320L) students will examine concepts, frameworks, and theories related to skills that are integral to ethical, effective leadership. Among the skills that will be studied are those related to making ethical decisions, communicating supportively to others, motivating and engaging others, transforming followers into leaders, gaining power and influence, managing conflict, and leading positive change.  A continuing focus of the course will involve integrating ethics with leadership and communication skills. This course will include an Ethics and Leadership flag. Prerequisites are a 2.25 or higher GPA and completion of CLD 301 or COM 301L with a C grade or higher.

CLD 351: Internship in Communication and Leadership Course. This course will provide students with practical experience related to the practice of ethical leadership and communication, most likely with a nonprofit organization, social enterprise, governmental agency, or philanthropic organization. It will require an average of 10 hours of work a week for a total of at least 150 hours a semester or summer term and will be offered on the pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites are a 2.25 or higher GPA, completion of CLD 321 or COM 320L with a C grade or higher, CLD major, and upper-division standing. Click here to apply for credit.

CLD 371: Capstone Course in Communication and Leadership.  The course will address advanced topics in leadership, communication, ethics, and social change.  It will enable students to engage in experiential learning through team projects that address leadership challenges in the real world.  The course will have an Independent Inquiry flag as well as a Writing flag. Prerequisites are a 2.25 or higher GPA, completion of CLD 321 or COM 320L with a C grade or higher, CLD major, and upper-division standing.

Communication is integral to all aspects of leadership, so students must develop expertise in communication approaches and skills. Students will study topics such as interpersonal communication, advocacy and persuasion, team-based communication, and organizational communication. They will gain training in skills such as public speaking, interviewing, advertising on the internet, event planning, and public relations for nonprofit organizations. We encourage students to explore similar but unlisted courses and petition them for credit via this application.

Students may select four courses from the following portfolio for a total of 12 hours.

ADV 304: Advertising on the Internet
ADV 305: Fundamentals of Advertising
ADV 305S: Introduction to Integrated Communication for Sports
ADV 316: Creativity and American Culture
ADV 320: Integrated Communication for Non-Profit Organizations
ADV 332: Technology Marketing and Advertising
ADV 339L: Brand Storytelling
ADV 353: Advertising and Public Relations Law and Ethics
ADV 378: Advanced Studies in Advertising

• Communication with Patients

ADV 378S (Topic 11): Sports and Social Media

BGS 373: Strategic Corporate Communication

CLD 320: Topics in Communication and Leadership (all topics)
CLD 340: Communication for Civic Engagement

CMS 306M: Professional Communication Skills (EL flag)
CMS 310K: Team-based Communication
CMS 313M: Organizational Communication
CMS 315M: Interpersonal Communication Theory
CMS 316L: Interviewing Principles and Practices
CMS 320: Advanced Presentation Skills
CMS 321D: Communicating for Development and Philanthropy
CMS 322E: Communication Ethics (EL flag)
CMS 330P: Communicating with Patients
CMS 332: Argumentation and Advocacy
CMS 332K: Theories of Persuasion
CMS 333: Case Studies in Argumentation
CMS 334K: Nonverbal Communication
CMS 335: Strategic Sales and Event Planning
CMS 337: Communicating to Build Sales Relationships
CMS 338: Leadership Stories (EL flag)
CMS 340D: Expertise and Power in the Digital Commons
CMS 340K: Communication and Social Change
CMS 341: Digital Communications
CMS 353C: Communication for Innovation
CMS 353S: Social Media and Organizations
CMS 355K: Intercultural Communication
CMS 356C: Collective Action
CMS 364K: Gender and Communication
CMS 371K: Practicum in Conflict Mediation
CMS 372K: Advanced Organizational Communication

COM 340: Leadership and Urban Engagement (restricted to UTNY Program)

INF 335C: Information in Cyberspace

J 301F: Fundamental Issues in Journalism
J 331M: Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
J 358C: Becoming Citizen Journalists

MAN 328: Consulting and Change Management

N 310: Communication in Health Care Settings

P R 305: Fundamentals of Public Relations

RHE 312: Writing in Digital Environments

RHE 328: Topics in Professional and Technical Writing for Liberal Arts Majors

• Writing for Entrepreneurs (Topic 4)

Courses may not be offered every semester.

Critical contemporary social issues will be explored through an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will take 12 hours of coursework on critical social concerns selecting from the list of courses below.  These courses offer interdisciplinary grounding and comprehensive understandings of social concerns and potential communication strategies for addressing them. 

Students may select four courses from the following portfolio for a total of 12 hours.

AAS 330L: Anthropology of the Himalayas

ADV 334: International Advertising
ADV 378: Advanced Studies in Advertising:

• Consumer Psychology and New Media (Topic 26)

AFR 303: Introduction to Black Studies
AFR 310K: Introduction to Modern Africa
AFR 310L: Introduction to Traditional Africa
AFR 315C: Introduction to East Austin Ethnography
AFR 315O: The Politics of Black Identity
AFR 330/WGS 335 (topic 11): Beyonce Feminism/Rihanna Womanism
AFR 330R: Literature of Black Politics
AFR 350C/WGS 340 (topic 83): Black Middle Class
AFR 350G: Women, Gender, and Black Power
AFR 350M/WGS 340 (topic 71): Rethinking Blackness
AFR 351U/WGS 340 (topic 82): Race, Capitalism, and Environment
AFR 352E: African Americans in Sports
AFR 360/AMS 370/HIS 365G: Race, Law, and US Society
AFR 360D/WGS 322J: Race, Gender, and Surveillance

ALD 327: Sociocultural Influences on Learning
ALD 379: International Learning Seminars

• Exploring UK Education

AMS 321: Studies in American Societies

• Women of Color Feminism in the U.S.

AMS 325: Studies in American Art and Media Culture

• Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Sports Media

ARA 360L: Topics in Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture

• Arabic Readings in Islamic Texts
• Egyptian Culture and Society (Topic 5)

BGS 370S: Soical and Cultural Entrepreneurship

CLD 320: Topics in Communication and Leadership (all topics)
CLD 340: Communication for Civic Engagement

CMS 314L: Language, Communication, and Culture
CMS 332D: Digital Ethics (EL flag)
CMS 338L: Leadership and Public Memory
CMS 340K: Communication and Social Change (CD/EL flags)
CMS 341: Digital Communications
CMS 342K: Political Communication (EL/WR flags)
CMS 344K: Lying and Deception
CMS 347K: Rhetoric of Popular Culture (CD flag)
CMS 354: Conflict Resolution
CMS 356C: Collective Action
CMS 363C: Communication and Sports
CMS 363P: Politics and Protest in Sports
CMS 372T: Time Matters

COM 340: Leadership and Urban Engagement (restricted to UTNY Program)
COM 370H: Rhetoric of Public Memory (restricted to Honors Program students)

EDP 350L: Human Sexuality

GOV 320N: United States Constitutional Development: Rights
GOV 337D: Law and Democracy in Latin America
GOV 351L / CTI 325: Morality and Politics (EL flag)
GOV 357D: Civil Liberties
GOV 357G: Structure of Individual Liberties
GOV 357M: Topics in Public Law

• Law and Liberty in America

GOV 365W: Human Rights and World Politics

HED 366: Human Sexuality

HIS 317L: Topics in U.S. History

• Social Entrepreneurship China/US-Chn
• Introduction to Native American Histories (Topic 8)

HIS 340S: The Chinese in the United States
HIS 356P: United States in the Civil Rights Era

H S 341: Health and Justice

J 313P: Multimedia News Reporting
J 336F: Social Media Journalism
J 338J: News for a Mobile Audience
J 341F: Understanding African Americans and the Media
J 341J: Minorities and the Media
J 346G: Domestic Issues and Global Perspectives
J 348D: Gender and the News
J 351F: Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist
J 355F: Living in the Information Age

J S 365C: Multicultural Israel

LAS 315 (topic 3)/J S 305D: Introduction to Jewish Latin America

MAN 327: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MAN 337: Special Topics in Management

• Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (Topic 5, cross-listed with SOC 321K)

MAS 319: Mexican American Latina/o Studies
MAS 364G: Lation Migration and Human Trafficking
MAS 374: Special Topics

• Latino Politics (Topic 15)

N 309: Global Health
N 321: Ethics of Health Care

PA 325: Topics in Policy:

• Advanced Seminar in Ethical Leadership (Topic 1)

PBH 317: Introduction to Public Health

PHL 325M: Medicine, Ethics, and Society
PHL 304: Contemporary Moral Problems

P R 324: Communicating Sustainability

PSY 306: Introduction to Human Sexuality

R S 310: Introduction to the Study of Religion
R S 358U: Islamic Theology

RTF 301N: Introductory Topics in Radio-Television-Film

• Exploring Children's Media

RTF 323C: Screening Race (CD flag)
RTF 335: Queer Television (topic 4)
RTF 342: Topics in Global Media:

• Development Communication & Social Change (GC flag)
• Development Communication and Social Change (Topic 8)

RTF 359S: Latino Images in Film (topic 14) (WR/CD flags)
RTF 365: Topics in Media and Society:

• Alternative Media
• Activist Media (Topic 13)

SED 303: Autism Spectrum Disorder
SED 332: Field Experiences in Special Education

SLH 378D: Leadership and Mentorship in Communication Sciences and Disorders

SOC 302: Introduction to the Study of Society
SOC 307K: Fertility and Reproduction
SOC 307T: Punishment and Society
SOC 307L: Gender, Race, and Class in American Society
SOC 308K: Social Change and the Future (GC flag)
SOC 308S: Introduction to Health and Society
SOC 309C: Creating the Sustainable Society
SOC 319: Introduction to Social Demography
SOC 321G: Global Health Issues and Health Systems
SOC 321K: Contemporary Issues in Sociology:

• NGOs, Humanitarian Aid, and Health
• Philanthropy and Non-Profit Organizations (Honors only; cross-listed with LAH 350)
• Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship (cross-listed with MAN 337)
• Pluralism, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice

SOC 322F: Mental Health in Social Context
SOC 322U: United States Immigration
SOC 325L: Sociology of Criminal Justice
SOC 336D: Race, Class, and Health
SOC 343: Religion and Society
SOC 345D: Inequality in the US Educational System
SOC 352: Social Movements
SOC 369K: Population and Society (GC flag)

S W 310: Intro to Social Work and Social Welfare (CD flag)
S W 325: Foundations of Social Justice (CD flag)

T C 302: Water Ethics/Law/Policy (First-Year Signature Course: Plan II)

WGS 340: Cross-cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies:

• Latina Politics (cross-listed with MAS 374 and GOV 370K)
• Reproductive Justice and Race (topic 78) (cross-listed with AAS 330)
• Women and Social Movements in the U.S. (Topic 53)

WGS 345: Topics in Women's and Gender Studies

• The Family (Topic 2)

Courses listed below will count toward Social Issues coursework in the Communication and Leadership degree if they were taken in or before Spring 2021.

• ADV 319: Psychology of Advertising
• AMS 370: Seminar in American Culture
  • Latina/o Spirituality
• RA 360L: Topics in Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture
  • Palestine and the Palestinians: A Journey through Time (Topic 10)
• CMS 358: Communication and Personal Relationships
• CMS 367: Topics in Communication Studies
  • Identity in Relationships
  • Fake News
• CMS 371K: Practicum in Conflict Mediation
• J 358P: Popular Culture and the Press
• KIN 351: Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity
• MUS 312C: Music and Culture
• WGS 340: Cross-cultural Topics in Women's and Gender Studies
  • Medieval Women Mystics (Topic 51)