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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
Practicum or on-the-job experience under guidance of practicing specialists in the communication field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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6.00 Credits
Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Substantial research paper or audio/video production required. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisites: junior- or senior-level status; permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Upper-division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a joint project between the Communication Department and the University of Houston Law Center s Innocence Network. Students will learn investigative journalism techniques such as interviewing witnesses, searching public records, reviewing case files, plus sorting and weighing evidence. Course participants will serve the ends of social justice by striving to uncover and write about unjust convictions. Prerequisites: at least junior standing; 12 hours of English. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Techniques of nonfiction feature writing for newspapers and magazines. Students will gain practical experience in preparing query letters and manuscripts for publication. Prerequisite: COMM 2341 or permission of instructor. Summer.
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3.00 Credits
The decision-making process as it relates to program content and development in the electronic media. The basic principles of program selection, scheduling strategies and evaluation techniques will be taught. Summer.
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3.00 Credits
A systematic, case-study approach to moral dilemmas encountered by media practitioners, including questions of truth, privacy, confidentiality and conflicts of interest. Prerequisites: junior standing or permission of instructor; PHIL 2314. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of various theoretical models of communication, behavioral science theories and communication research paradigms. Topics include information theory, scientific method, balance and congruity theories, dissonance, perception, attitude change, group dynamics, persuasion, interpersonal communication and nonverbal communication. Prerequisites: completion of or current enrollment in COMM 1331, 2350, 2361. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of current methods and theories of human interaction in group situations, both formal and informal. Emphasis on behavioral antecedents and consequences of messages and on processes of positive group interaction. Prerequisites: COMM 1331. Spring, odd years.
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6.00 Credits
Optional research-based written project in which the serious senior communication major, in consultation with the appropriate communication faculty member, selects an issue or problem for scholarly study, chooses a faculty committee (consisting of at least two members of the Communication Department and one member outside the department), undertakes significant and substantial research and produces a major paper of publishable quality. This course may be repeated for up to a maximum of 6 credit hours. The chair of the Communication Department sits as a voting member on all senior thesis committees. Prerequisite: permission of the chair.
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