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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine one or more communication contexts to define the characteristics and understand the nature, meaning, and influence of communication within that specific context. Students will apply communication theories to understand communication contexts including but not limited to instructional, risk, crisis, public relations, health, political, sport, gender and sexuality, leadership, and environmental communication. Selected contexts will vary with each offering of the course based upon professor's expertise.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on ancient and contemporary rhetorical theories and studies the ideas of notable authors in rhetoric with an emphasis on public and civic advocacy. Students, informed by the perspectives of rhetorical tradition, will analyze, evaluate and invent advocacy positions related to political, social, and cultural public discourse.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies social media from a dialogic perspective analyzing and interpreting the theory and practices of engaging in social media in professional, community and interpersonal settings. Students will study how professional communicators engage social media for creation and maintenance of dialogue and communities.
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3.00 Credits
This graduate level course surveys communication law principles of particular relevance to professionals in communication-related or writing programs or professions, providing historical, theoretical and applied exposure to legal practices of continuing and current relevance as communication technologies advance.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the various viewpoints and theories on mass media and communication ethics. The course investigates the correspondence and discussions between the scholars and professionals involved in various subdivisions of communication and ethics. The course aims to study and explore the philosophical bases of decisions, empirical studies, and literature dealing with mass media content and the behavior of practitioners in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other mass communication disciplines.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores different conceptualizations of organizations and their impacts on the structures, modes and contents of communication within various organizations. It also examines the effects of communication on an organization's decision making process, conflict management and organizational change. Critical issues such as gender, race, technology and globalization are discussed within organizational contexts with the goal of preparing students to function effectively in an increasingly diverse and globalized work environment.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students an opportunity to examine and critically anaylze communication theories from the seven traditions in the field of communication: rhetorical, semiotic, phenomenological, cybernetic, sociopsychological, sociocultural, and critical. Students will utilize these traditions to understand how researchers have theorized about the communicator, the message, the conversation, the relationship, the group, the organization, the media, and culture and society.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce graduate students to the standard practice of qualitative research in the communication discipline. Students will design and conduct a qualitative study related to their academic and/or professional interests. This course will address the following qualitative methods: Ethnology, narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, and case study. Students will apply the standards that guide the discipline's understanding of research ethics and validity.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach students advanced methods of research in the field of communication. The course will enable students to survey existing literature on communication research to design their own original research studies.
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1.00 Credits
Under close supervision of a faculty advisor, students will engage in a rigorous scholarly endeavor that involves independent research, data analysis, report writing and the oral defense of a thesis. Guidelines mandated by The Graduate College will be closely adhered to. Students may repeat this course for a maximum of six credit hours.
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