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A course designed for students who have a general interest in communication studies. Content of each special topics course will be different. May be retaken for credit.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Examines promotions from three perspectives: 1) The promotion of music and artists. 2) The promotion of other products, services and causes through using music. 3) The presentation and promotion of oneself as a music expert.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

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Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course reserved for graduate students taking online NFL modules.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

This course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with the theoretical foundations necessary to both participate in and critique arguments. Students will engage contemporary theories of argumentation and apply those theories in discussion and debate.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)

This course explores theoretical and practical concepts of global media from both contemporary and historical perspectives, particularly as they relate to issues of cultural autonomy, political rights, and social justice. This class will study theoretical, pragmatic, political and ethical issues, including cultural differences, comparative media systems, patterns of world news flow, political propaganda and impact of international advertising. Overall, the course offers the opportunity to look critically at global media structures and communication flows that enable (or not) people in different parts of the globe to be informed, voice their views, and construct images/identities of themselves and others.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Special interest courses devoted to specific topics within health communication. Topics vary, and course may be retaken for credit under different topic headings.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

An introduction to the communication field focusing on theory construction and the function of communication theory/models in the human experience. Contemporary theories of communication will be reviewed.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication and Media (MA) | Communication Education (GC) | Communication Studies (MS) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)

Required for all graduate students in the Department of Communication Studies. Surveys traditional pedagogoical theories as well as critical pedagagical theories as they pertain to teaching communication courses.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication Education (GC) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)

Open only to teaching assistants of basic course in Communication Studies. Covers course design, course evaluation, methodologies for skill development, and related topics.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Media (MA) | Communication Studies (MS) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)

This course will focus on preparing professional trainers and developers in communication teaching, training and development.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

Course is designed to prepare students for online communication best practices. The course focuses on the unique components and qualities to prepare for communication studies courses in an online environment including discussions and chats, online public presentations, online small groups, and other online forms of communication.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

This course explores theories, concepts, and issues relevant to understanding communication in culturally diverse contexts. Course instructors will use specific topics and case studies to examine and understand the intersections of culture and communication. The emphasis will be placed on developing critical literacy to engage complex issues in an increasingly global world.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication and Media (MA)

This course introduces graduate study in the varied fields of mediated communication. It uses a theory-driven, case-study approach to introduce common theoretical approaches to media study and professional practice.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Professional Communication (GC)

This course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate qualitative research as it appears in scholarly writing and to perform qualitative research in the academic or organizational context with the rigor appropriate to that context.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication and Media (MA) | Communication Education (GC) | Communication Studies (MS) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)

his course is designed to provide graduate students in Communication Studies with knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate quantitative research as it appears in scholarly writing and to perform quantitative research in the academic or organizational context with the rigor appropriate to that context.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication and Media (MA) | Communication Education (GC) | Communication Studies (MS)

This course explores the reasons we have difficulty communicating with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur, and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS)

This course includes the skills in the analysis, application, and evaluation of argumentative communication.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Communication and Composition (MS) | Communication Education (GC) | Forensics and Communication (MFA)