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3.00 Credits
An examination of classical and modern theories of rhetoric. Focuses on Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Campbell, Whately, Blair, Richards, Weaver, Burke, and contemporary American and Continental theorists. Prerequisites: COM 180, and junior status.
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3.00 Credits
A study of critical methods used in the systematic analysis of public discourse. Application of the methods of contemporary face-to-face or mass media rhetoric. Prerequisites: COM 587, and junior status.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of a selected area of human communication theory and research. Seminars vary each semester and may include: (a) Communication in the Courtroom; (b) Semiotics and Language Use; (c) Rhetoric and Religion; (d) Rhetoric of Race; (e) Rhetoric, Gender and Society; (f) Argumentation Theory; (g) Political Communication; (h) Organizational Life and Family Communication; (i) Communication Technology and Society. Course may be repeated when topics vary. Prerequisite: COM 300 and junior status.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Selected Topics
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A supervised internship in the student's area of specialization. Placement may be with a business or a governmental agency in greater Los Angeles where the student will be expected to develop a regular schedule of on-duty hours each week, with frequent reporting to the instructor on campus. The student is expected to work three hours per week off campus for each unit of credit. (A student may accumulate a maximum of four units in this course.) Prerequisites: completion of seventy-six units, a major in any field within the Communication Division, and consent of instructor. To be eligible for an internship, the applicant must meet standards established by the division. Cr/NC grading only.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Consent of the divisional chairperson is required.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the discipline of communication, the nature of graduate studies, communication theory development, critique and uses, the creation of scholarly and scientific knowledge, and the relationship between scholarly and social-scientific research and theories of human communication. Designed for first-semester graduate students, it is the recommended first course in the graduate program.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced study of the nature, assumptions, forms, procedures, and strategies for conducting communication research utilizing social-scientific approaches. Experimental and non-experimental designs are studied. Data gathering procedures involve the use of questionnaires and physiological and behavioral measures. Prerequisite: a course in statistics or instructor approval.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced study of qualitative research methods, including participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus groups, life histories, and textual methods such as textual analysis, discourse analysis, and narrative analysis. Provides perspective on these diverse methods and examines the philosophical and theoretical assumptions underlying them. Examines research issues such as the self as research instrument, research design, and sampling methods.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of current issues in communication ethics and values. Philosophical and theoretical approaches to understanding and analyzing such issues are examined.
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