Communication

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

ASL 1111 : Intro to Amer Sign Language I

Functional use of American Sign Language for students with no prior knowledge of ASL and Deaf Culture. May fulfill CLAS language requirement (with ASL 1112, 1151 and 1152).

Credits

Credits 3

Corequisites

ASL 1151

ASL 1151

ASL 1112 : Intro to American Sign Lang II

Continuation of ASL I with increase understanding and knowledge of the ASL through description, classified and facial. Each unit has student/instructor interaction and information on grammar, comprehension and Deaf Culture. May fulfill CLAS language requirement (with ASL 1111, 1151 and 1152).

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

ASL 1111

ASL 1111

Corequisites

ASL 1152

ASL 1152

COM 1000 : Surv of Communication Studies

Process of communication; range of perspectives from which communication can be studied (from classical rhetoric to contemporary theory); the functions communication serves; and the forms of communication such as interpersonal, small group, organizational, public address, and mass media.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 1100 : Public Speaking

Principles of communication related to speech composition and delivery; finding, analyzing, organizing and presenting material in ways appropriate to and effective with diverse audiences.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 1101 : Business & Prof Communication

Communication strategies and skills for a variety of business professional settings. Combines public speaking and small group organizational communication, featuring individual and group presentations. Not intended for Communication Department majors.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 1102 : COM Foundations for Engrs

Technical & professional communication: Oral & visual presentations, including technical reports; formulation/evaluation of data-driven arguments; group communication & listening skills. This course is only for students enrolled in Mechnical Engineering.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 1300 : Film Analysis

Methods and perspectives used to analyze visual media drawing on contemporary and historically important films. Historical, theoretical, and aesthetic approaches to film analysis, as well as the social, political and economic forces that influence film content. This course does not fulfill a COM major requirement.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 1400 : Introduction to Deaf Studies

Introduces the history, language, culture, artistry, and contemporary life of the American Deaf community from a Communication and interdisciplinary perspective.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 1910 : Journalism

COM1910 is a 0-credit placeholder for students who are completing an internship for a particular concentration but are not looking to receive course credit for it.

COM 1920 : Production

com1920 is a 0-credit placeholder for students who are completing an internship for a particular concentration but are not looking to receive course credit for it.

COM 1930 : PR

COM 1930 is a 0-credit placeholder for students who are completing an internship for a particular concentration but are not looking to receive course credit for it.

COM 2200 : Theories of Rhetoric

Rhetoric as the process of symbolic creation and recreation of community identity. Theory and history of rhetoric applications to the study of politics, popular culture, speeches, media images, artistic works, advertising, and legal issues.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2240 : Theories of Perform Studies

Exploration of theory surrounding the embodied and aesthetic elements of solo and group performance. Evaluates key approaches to performing literature, performance art, performance for social change, oral traditions, performance ethnography, and performance in everyday life.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2280 : Theories of Persuasion

Presents the theoretical processes by which communication influences the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of message recipients. Both rhetorical and social scientific approaches to persuasion are examined. Application is made to the areas of advertising, public relations, politics and health communication.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2300 : Theories of Mass Communication

Traces the evolution and structure of core theoretical approaches to understanding mass communication phenomena. Both behavioral and critical approaches and their related research traditions are explored.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2340 : Theories of Visual Com & Cultu

Introduction to the major theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of images as communicative phenomena. Explores the philosophical and strategic implications of these approaches and applies them both to the analysis and production of visual messages in a variety of media and contexts.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2400 : Theories of Interpersonal Com

Survey of concepts and theories in interpersonal communication. Focuses on dyadic interaction and relationships as created, maintained, and modified through verbal and nonverbal behavior.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 2440 : Theories of Organizational Com

Exploration of the relationship between organizational and communication theories. Addresses issues of leadership, structure, culture, decision-making, communication channels, conflict, change, motivation, performance, diversity management, and external communication as they relate to organizations.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 3202 : Rhetoric, Identity & Conflict

Focused reading of contemporary rhetorical theorists. Examines the cultural use of symbols for the generation of community and/or the promotion of social conflict; rhetoric as performed through ritual acts; and correct and incorrect enactment resulting in social acceptance and alienation. Instructor's permission required.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3203 : Communication Law & Policy

Constitutional, statutory, and case law as well as other public policies affecting communication professions. Surveys a wide-range of issues related to the First Amendment, access, broadcasting, commercial speech, copyright, defamation, obscenity, political speech and privacy.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3204 : Rhetoric and Democracy

An upper-level course in which students study important rhetorical artifacts and theoretical perspectives to come to understand important ways that rhetoric has served and sometimes disserved democracy. The specific focus of the course will change according to the instructor and the semester taught. (Pre-requisites will be waived when the course is offered for the Study Abroad in Greece program). Instructor's permission needed to waive pre-requisites.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3208 : Rhetoric and Myth

The relationship among rhetoric, myth, and culture with attention paid to the forces that shape mythic consciousness in culture(s). The focus of the course will vary according to instructor and semester the course is taught. (Pre-requisites will be waived when offered for the study abroad in Greece program or instructor's permission).

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2340
COM 2200
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2340 or COM 2200 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3243 : Performance Art

Introduction to performance art, a highly diverse theatrical art form that has gained popularity in American and European performance since the 1960s. Analysis of well-known performance artists as well as creation and performance of original student pieces. Emphasis on relationships among language, visual arts, music and dance; the construction and expression of self and identity through performance; and the relationship of performance to rhetoric and social change. Previous performance experience a bonus but not required.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3246 : Performance of Greek Lit

Students analyze and perform both ancient and contemporary Greek literary texts; the performances, both solo and group are at Greek archaeological sites based on Greek oral traditions, poetry and drama, such as from Homer, Sappho, Antigone and Medea. THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED IN THE SUMMER STUDY ABROAD IN GREECE PROGRAM.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3247 : Storytelling

Focus on story craft, form and practice. May include sound stories, image stories, performance, personal narrative, oral history, nonfiction. Attention on how to use stories for personal and social change.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3248 : Performance Ethnography

Explores ethnographic and autoethnographic performance as an artistic tool to make discoveries about our world. Uses methods such as interviewing, participant observation fieldwork, and self-reflection to create original performance that challenge ideas of "self" and "other".

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3249 : Performance& Intersectionality

Undertake a theoretical and practical survey of Intersectionality in Performance Studies. Intersectionality is both a theory of identity and theory of oppression and Performance Studies is a diffuse academic enterprise concerned with embodied knowledge and stylized creative expression. This course builds off the skills developed in COM 2240, Theories of Performance Studies.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3301 : Intro to Film & Video Prod

In-studio workshop that deals with basic television production techniques, including producing and directing short interview programs, news, demonstrations and short dramatic pieces. Discussion of current problems in the management and operation of a television broadcasting station.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3302 : Advanced Film & Video Prod

Visual aspects of location single camera video productions, audio acquisition, lighting, post production support, video editing and digital effects and finished distribution. Each student will work as producer, director, camerman, editor and writer. Helps students understand the world of film and video funding, production and distribution.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3301

COM 3301

COM 3304 : Documentary Theory & Practice

A study of the documentary as art, propaganda, social document, and instrument for social change. After a review of theory and work in documentary, students develop their own short works. For COM majors who have taken COM 3600, this course counts as a Free Elective. For COM majors who have not taken COM 3600, this course counts as a COM 3000-level course.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3305 : Radio Broadcasting

The history and principles of commercial radio broadcasting: programming, research, sales, promotions, broadcast engineering and federal regulations. Hands-on-audio production experience with broadcast equipment focusing on the art of audio production and development of public affairs radio program to air on WXVU.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3306 : Audio Production

Hands-on studio course serves as introduction to the history, fundamentals and methods of audio production used in radio, television and recording studios. Students learn, identify and operate different aspects of audio production hardware such as microphones, mixing boards, and digital multi-rack recorders. Students will complete in-studio or remote recording projects for evaluation.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3308 : Digital Image Production

This hands-on workshop introduces to the fundamentals of using digital images to communicate specific information. Students produce still and moving images for use in public relations, advertising, photojournalism, and electronic or web-based publication.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

(COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440)

COM 3321 : Interactive Media Design

Study of the principles of creating effective communication for the World Wide Web. Explores basic web design techniques with emphasis on designing and integrating diverse media elements. Focus on the creation and manipulation of text, graphics, audio and video for the Web.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3341 : Gender and Film

This course attends to the role of cinematic images in the cultural production of gender in contemporary societies. Students analyze images of gender in a variety of films, as well as the work of film makers who have been marginalized because of gender. This analysis of specific films is grounded in course readings taken from primary sources in feminist film theory and criticism, gender theory and media studies. Students will have the opportunity to propose and explore analytic, creative, and/or theoretical projects within the purview of the course theme. Outside viewing required. (Pre-requisites will be waived for Women's Studies concentrators or minors).

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3351 : Media & Society

Structure and content of the major media industries in America (radio, television, film, newspapers, magazines, recordings, and books), and how each interacts with individuals, groups, and institutions. Students analyze and critique media systems and content in terms of social, legal, political, and economics forces that influence them.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3352 : Media & Technology

Surveys the development of communication technologies from the printing press through the internet and beyond. Technological development will be used as a way to explore critical issues about economic development, the nature of meaning, technological determinism and globalization.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3355 : Media Effects

A service learning course that trains students on how to critically evaluate media content given its role in society and degree of compliance with prevailing media policies. The course culminates with a compilation of analysis results and the production of a research report to be disseminated to academics, advocacy groups, industry executives, and parents.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3357 : Critical Advertising

Focuses primarily on commercial advertising, teaches us to examine and critique the consumerist logic of advertising culture and understand how that logic is a byproduct of a capitalist system that values profit/commodity/wealth over democracy, equality, and collective rights.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3360 : Introduction to Journalism

News is an integral part of our lives. This course aims to provide a critical understanding of the role of journalism in modern society, combining theoretical perspectives on the making of news with insights from the journalists, broadcasters and editors who produce it. Students will analyze research material on journalism in the press, as well as examining newsmaking on television and on the internet.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3361 : Journalism Practices

Principles of gathering, researching and writing the news for students interested in journalism and those who expect to interact with journalists professionally. Press releases, news leads and features and techniques for successful interviewing. Surveys critical and ethical challenges facing today's journalist; explores business news, media reviews and comment writing, editing and page design, and how computer technology is changing investigative reporting. Classes will be held in a computer lab to simulate newsroom conditions.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3360

COM 3360

COM 3363 : Broadcast Journalism

Styles and techniques of broadcast journalism performance, including studio and location reporting and interviewing. Historical and contemporary trends in broadcast journalism explored.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3360

COM 3360

COM 3365 : Sports Journalism

Evolution and current trends in sports journalism, emerging platforms and technologies, reporting with social media, developing source relationships, competing with your sources, working with media relations, developing written and oral reporting skills, anchor-analyst and sports-talk formats.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3360

COM 3360

COM 3366 : Multimedia Journalism

Students learn to write across media platforms, create integrated news packages, and maintain strong journalistic principles, techniques and ethics.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3360

COM 3360

COM 3367 : Journalism Topics

Rotating topics in journalism. Each offering will give students in-depth exposure to a particular area of journalism, taught by a foremost expert in that area.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3360

COM 3360

COM 3368 : Feature Writing

Students develop skills to produce intricate articles, learn advanced reporting and interviewing to write long-form pieces, understand the importance of developing themes throughout articles, discover how to provide the stories that to "show, not tell" readers about subjects.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440
COM 3360

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440 and COM 3360 :Y

COM 3405 : Health Communication

The role of communication in constructing the health beliefs of individuals, interactions between providers and patients, cultural dimensions of dyadic and team encounters, mediated health messages and strategic public health campaigns.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3406 : Gender & Communication

Communication of women and men against the backdrop of society and feminism in such communicative contexts as families, schools, friendships and relationships, organizations, media, and technology. (Pre-requisites will be waived for Gender & Women's Studies concentrators or minors).

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3408 : Facilitation & Dialogue

Understanding and managing group dynamics occurring within diverse groups; interpersonal skills and techniques necessary for effective facilitation; conflict resolution and empathy in facilitative leadership; moving groups from discussion to dialogue; links among facilitation, group effectiveness and learning.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3441 : Negotiation & Dialogue

Examination of the practical, theoretical, and critical analysis of a variety of approaches to negotiation and resolving conflicts. Verbal forms of negotiation, mediation, and dialogue are developed as key components in the maintenance of any healthy organization.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3443 : Work Life Negotiation

Explores the increasingly blurred intersections of "public" work and "private" lives, focusing on how we navigate organizational, family, community and individual roles and responsiblities. Considers organizational policies, family practices, and larger social discourses such as geender, class, consuption, and entrepreneurialism.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3444 : Interviewing

Theory and practice of methods in selected interview settings: informational, employment, and persuasive. Emphasis on communication between two persons, questioning techniques, and the logical and cultural bases of organizational persuasion.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3446 : Space, Time & Tech in Organiz.

Considers individuals' experiences of organizational spaces, time, and technologies across diverse social, cultural, and historical contexts. Examines how workplace designs (Facebook's new Menlo Park building), pace of life (shrinking vacation time), and technologies (audio-video conferencing tools) influence organizational communication processes.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3448 : Multicultural Ledrshp & Dialog

Introduces scholarship addressing injustice and misunderstanding in America. Students will develop a dialogic perspective and a set of skills as one means of transforming themselves and their community. Must also participate in a one-credit COM 5300 topically focused dialogue group. Requires permission of chairperson.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 3449 : Applied Topics in Organization

Examines current events, social issues, and relevant topics through an organizational communication lens. Exploring a particular topic or theme, students employ organizational communication theories and approaches to consider how a chosen issue is organized, complicated, and even resolved through communication.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2340
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2340 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3460 : Public Relations

Provides a foundation for students interested in the field of public relations. It chronicles the development of the profession from its earliest beginnings to its role in modern management. Also attempts to bridge the gap that exists between theory and practice. It achieves this by emphasizing the fundamental management perspective of the profession and the persuasive intent of message construction while highlighting the four essential skills required for success in the industry - research, writing, planning and problem solving.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 2200
COM 2240
COM 2280
COM 2300
COM 2340
COM 2400
COM 2440

COM 2200 or COM 2240 or COM 2280 or COM 2300 or COM 2340 or COM 2400 or COM 2440

COM 3462 : Public Relations Writing

Offers students the foundation for producing a variety of written public relations materials. Structure includes an overview of the journalistic style of writing along with extensive practice in writing fundamentals. Following the work on enhancing writing skills, students will develop a variety of pieces for their portfolios. Final class products include print news releases, position papers, feature stories, media advisories, media kit, and other related assignments. Course is strongly recommended for students interested in public relations, advertising, marketing, and organizational communication.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3460

COM 3460

COM 3475 : Com Challenge in Organizations

The purpose of the course is to make students aware of the psychology of communication and to assist them in becoming more discerning, discriminating recipients of the torrent of 24/7 bytes and bits of data. The course examines the dynamics of communication within organizations and the elements of effective leadership communication; that is, the written and spoken word; the behaviors exhibited by people who influence the way people think and act; internal and external communication planning; multigenerational communication; crisis communication; the impact of technology, and techniques used to assess the efficacy of planned communication.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 3476 : Managing Multi Gen. Workforce

The focus of this course is on understanding the impact and implications of an aging workforce and examining best practices for managing multiple generations.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 3477 : Creativity, Innov., & Entrep.

The course focuses on the similarities and dissimilarities among three related skills and competencies: creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship and the ways in which each can be applied to produce new or improved products and services. Topics are examined within in the context of the real-life situations and work place scenarios with special emphasis on creating a culture that encourages and rewards risk taking and unconventional problem solving.

Credits

Credits 3

COM 3600 : Social Justice Documentary

Students will work together to create a documentary film that examines a social justice issue. This class requires substantial time commitments from all the students. Permission of instructor and at least three credits of prior courses in film or social justice. This six-credit course can be repeated once. For COM majors, six credits count toward the major. If taken twice, six credits count toward Free Electives. For the COM minor, only three credits of this six-credit course goes toward the minor.

Credits

Credits 6

COM 4001 : Qualitative Research in COM

Review of basis principles of critical inquiry in the interpretive paradigm. Reading and designing qualitative research in communication through gathering and critically analyzing literature in the field and proposing an original study. Methods include ethnography and textual analysis.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 4002 : Quantitative Research in COM

Review of basic principles of scientific inquiry in the empirical paradigm. Reading and designing quantitative research in communication through gathering and critically analyzing literature in the field and proposing an original study. Methods include experiments and surveys.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 5050 : Senior Project

Design, implementation, and presentation of a group research project in which students apply the knowledge and skills learned through the Communication program of study to the investigation of rhetorical or communication phenomena.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 4001
COM 4002

COM 4001 or COM 4002

COM 5200 : Topics

Intensive workshops in selected areas of professional development or communication research.

Credits

Credits 1

COM 5300 : Topics in Intergroup Dialogue

Using self-reflection, identity exploration, and dialogue, learn how everyday communicative interactions can lead to cross-cultural mistrust and misunderstanding. Students also learn how social structures and institutions, e.g., schools, neighborhoods, media, and health organizations, function to allocate privilege and sustain societal inequities. Permission of chair.

Credits

Credits 1

COM 5464 : Public Relations Campaigns

Course explores a variety of case studies in the field of public relations including examples in media relations, crisis communication and planning. Following the review of cases, student groups will be created and will spend the remainder of the semester developing a professional campaign for a client. The final project is a presentation of this overall public relations plan.

Credits

Credits 3

Prerequisites

COM 3462

COM 3462