| COMM | 404 | Discourse Analysis | 3 OR 4 hours. | Nonverbal aspects of communication; rules of communication; speech acts; conversational coherences; acts and sequences in communication; marital communication patterns. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 304 or COMM 315 or COMM 416 or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 416 | Conflict and Communication | 3 OR 4 hours. | Students learn to manage and resolve conflict in business, governmental, and community settings. Practical analysis of interpersonal and group conflict cases. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 312 and COMM 313 and COMM 315; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 423 | Discourse and Rhetoric | 3 OR 4 hours. | Exploration of interconnections between language and social practices with attention to multiple components of discursive situations: senders, receivers, context, code, media, and content. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 101 and COMM 102 and COMM 201; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 430 | Media, Information and Society | 3 OR 4 hours. | News as a distinct form of mass communication, involving social functions and significant questions about facts, truth, knowledge and values. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 103 and COMM 200; or COMM 300; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 434 | Global Communication Systems | 3 OR 4 hours. | Structure and flow of international communication. Media organization systems. International impact of new media and information technology. Impact of U.S. media reporting on foreign affairs. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
| COMM | 454 | Cognitive Psychology of Language | 3 hours. | Provides students with a survey of methods, theory and research in language and discourse processing. Same as LING 474, and PSCH 454. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 456 | Topics in the History of Communications | 3 OR 4 hours. | This course introduces students to major developments in the history of communications, with a focus on the political and cultural dimension of technologies. Same as HIST 456. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: At least one history course at the 100 level. |
| COMM | 458 | Minorities and Communication | 3 OR 4 hours. | Description and analysis of the processes through which ethnic and racial perceptions shape public discourse. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Two communication courses at the 300-level; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 460 | Visual Communication | 3 OR 4 hours. | Exploration of processes through which meaning is derived from verbal and visual roles of media images in the cultural circuit. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Two communication courses at the 300-level; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 467 | Public Opinion and Political Communication | 3 OR 4 hours. | Nature of public opinion and political communication systems. Patterns of opinion distribution and its measurement. Forces shaping public opinion and its impact on public policy. Same as POLS 467. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): POLS 200 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 473 | Organizations and Their Publics | 3 OR 4 hours. | History of relevant theories and models; problem solving: analyzing goals, identifying publics, setting objectives, designing messages, choosing channels, planning implementation (budgeting, staffing, timetables), evaluating effects. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 201 and COMM 306; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 474 | Internship | 1 TO 8 hours. | Students work in an approved professional setting. Individual projects developed through conferences with a faculty member and a field supervisor. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. A maximum of three hours may be counted toward the undergraduate communication major requirements. May not be counted toward the minimum Master of Arts degree requirements. Prerequisite(s): 12 hours of upper-division courses in communication, with a 3.00 grade point average in those courses; recommendation of two faculty members and approval of the department obtained in the semester prior to internship. |
| COMM | 490 | Seminar in Culture and Communication | 3 hours. | Analysis of contrastive cultural paradigms (interethnic, gender, class) to develop student's awareness of own socialization and cultural orientation. Prerequisite(s): COMM 301 plus any other 300-level Communication course, or approval of department. |
| COMM | 491 | Seminar in Media and Communication | 3 hours. | Analysis of contemporary or historical issues in mediated communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 301 plus any other 300-level Communication course, or approval of Department. |
| COMM | 494 | Special Topics in Communication | 3 OR 4 hours. | Contemporary trends in the field of communication. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): COMM 200 and COMM 201 and consent of the instructor; or approval of the department. |
| COMM | 498 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Individual investigation of special problems (student-initiated or related to faculty research). May be used for special projects, such as interdisciplinary seminars. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. A maximum of 3 hours of credit may be applied toward the Major in Communication. Credit earned may not be applied toward the minimum Master of Arts in Communication degree requirements. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of the department. |
| COMM | 500 | Introduction to Communication Research | 4 hours. | History of the field, research traditions, communication viewed as social science; forming research questions, reviewing and critiquing literature, formulating hypotheses and rationale, conceptually defining variables. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor or graduate standing in communication. |
| COMM | 501 | Operationalizing Communication Research | 4 hours. | Levels of measurement; operational definitions; sampling qualitative and quantitative designs; coding and analysis of data; statistics; pilot testing and instrument/design revision; writing research reports. Prerequisite(s): COMM 500. |
| COMM | 502 | Seminar in Media Studies | 4 hours. | In-depth, intensive examination of theories, perspectives, and approaches to media studies. Prerequisite(s): COMM 500; or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 503 | Seminar in Intercultural Communication | 4 hours. | Introduction to basic theoretical concepts and important issues in intercultural communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 500; or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 504 | Communication, Technology, and Society Proseminar | 4 hours. | Introduction to philosophy and history of communication technologies. The social impact of communication technology. |
| COMM | 505 | Organizational Communication | 4 hours. | Classic and current research. Models that examine organizational communication; assessment of organizational problems and conduct of problem-solving research. Prerequisite(s): COMM 306 and COMM 500; or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 506 | Cross-Cultural Communication | 4 hours. | Analysis of different theoretical approaches to cross-cultural communication (sociolinguistic, attributional); contrastive analysis of Western and non-Western cultural systems (interactional etiquette, discourse rules). Same as LING 506. |
| COMM | 508 | New Media of Communication | 4 hours. | Theories, history and philosophy of the new media of communication. Social diffusion and consequences of new media technologies. Assessment and evaluation of the social impact of new media. Prerequisite(s): COMM 504. |
| COMM | 525 | Approaches to Rhetorical Criticism | 4 hours. | Contemporary approaches to rhetorical criticism. Each offering focuses upon the distinctive contributions of specified rhetoricians to the theory and practice of rhetorical criticism. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): COMM 410. |
| COMM | 534 | Mass Communication Theory | 4 hours. | Introduction to major theories of mass communication: their social history and substantive claims; distinction between mass mediated and other forms of communication, implications of distinction. |
| COMM | 567 | Topics in Political Communication | 4 hours. | Intensive study of selected aspects; organizational communication in public institutions, urban political communication patterns, communication elites. Independent research using a variety of community research techniques. Same as PA 567 and POLS 567. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 570 | Seminar in Philosophy of Technology | 4 hours. | Conceptual approaches to technology, with special emphasis on communication technologies. Emphasis on the application of values, beliefs, and thoughts related to the interplay of technology and society. Prerequisite(s): COMM 504. |
| COMM | 580 | Qualitative Methods in Communication | 4 hours. | Qualitative methods course analyzing language and culture patterns. Same as LING 582. Prerequisite(s): COMM 501 or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 591 | Health Communication | 4 hours. | Focusing on interpersonal, organizational and public contexts, seminar participants will review current literature in health communication, and apply selected communication concepts to healthrelated situations. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in communication, or enrollment in a health professions school or college, or consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 594 | Advanced Special Topics in Communication | 1 TO 4 hours. | Student may register for more than one section per term. Advanced topics in communication theory and research. Subject matter varies. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| COMM | 596 | Independent Research | 1 TO 4 hours. | Department approved research projects not included in thesis research. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the head of the department. |
| COMM | 598 | Thesis Research | 0 TO 16 hours. | Under guidance of an advisor and committee the student develops and conducts a research project addressing a communication problem of a basic or applied nature. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): COMM 501. |
| COMM | 599 | Dissertation Research | 0 TO 16 hours. | Under guidance of an advisor and committee, the student conducts research on the topic of the doctoral dissertation. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |