LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

Arrupe Communication (ACCOM)

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ACCOM 101  Public Speaking & Critical Thinking  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course is designed to supply students with an understanding of critical thinking practices, foundational tenets of communication theory, the skills of public address and persuasion, the role of visual aids in effective presentation, and a sense of the social responsibility that comes with the capacity for communication.
IAI code: C2 900  
Course equivalencies: ACCOM 101/103 COMM 101/103  
Students gain skills in public speaking, preparing a presentation, including visual aids, and critical listening, thinking, and speaking

Outcomes

Students gain skills in public speaking, preparing a presentation, including visual aids, and critical listening, thinking, and speaking
ACCOM 103  Business and Professional Speaking  (3 Credit Hours)  
Through theory and practice, the course will explore oral presentation in business and professional situations, including message design and audience analysis of organizations. Students will examine expectations for communication in business; after studying and analyzing professional context, students will complete three substantive presentations. Finally, students will gain a sense of social responsibility that comes with the capacity for communication.
Course equivalencies: ACCOM 101/103 COMM 101/103  
Students gain skills in public speaking, preparing a presentation, including visual aids, and critical listening, thinking, and speaking with a focus on professional environments

Outcomes

Students gain skills in public speaking, preparing a presentation, including visual aids, and critical listening, thinking, and speaking with a focus on professional environments
ACCOM 200  Communication and New Media  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course explores the way technology affects personal, cultural, and mass communication through examining the historical, societal, and ethical implications of new and interactive forms of media.
Course equivalencies: COMM200 / IFMS200 / ACCOM 205  
Students use audio, video and digital tools to research and produce essays, projects and presentations that analyze the impact of technology on communication

Outcomes

Students use audio, video and digital tools to research and produce essays, projects and presentations that analyze the impact of technology on communication
ACCOM 201  Introduction to Communication  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course gives a general and theoretical overview of communication. By approaching communication through a critical and historical lens, students will acquire a foundation for further study and practice in communication.
Course equivalencies: COMM 175 /COMM 160 /ACCOM 201  
Students will have an understanding of the nature and structure of communication and be able to critically evaluate oral and written communications

Outcomes

Students will have an understanding of the nature and structure of communication and be able to critically evaluate oral and written communications