Jimmie N. Rogers, Chairman of the Department, 417 Kimpel Hall, 575-3046
PROFESSORS FRENTZ, ROGERS, RUSHING; SMITH; PROFESSOR EMERITUS REA; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS BAILEY, BRADY, ROSTECK, SCHEIDE; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS ALLEN, AMASON, WICKS; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITUS GALLOWAY
Degree Conferred: M.A. (COMM)
Areas of Concentration: Communication, with general studies of the discipline or with specific emphasis areas in: (1) rhetoric and public communication; (2) interpersonal/small group/organizational communication; or (3) mass communication (television and film studies). Each student will design a specific curriculum of study in consultation with his or her major professor, and it may include one of the above emphasis areas. A student who plans to teach in the public schools may elect a combination of courses appropriate for the teaching area.
Prerequisites to Degree Program: A student entering graduate studies should have a minimum of 24 semester hours in undergraduate credit within the area of communication or closely related studies. A student who presents less than 24 hours may be admitted with deficiencies subject to the decision of the Department. A student may eliminate deficiencies while concurrently enrolling in graduate courses. In addition, a prospective student must supply three letters of recommendation and a writing sample. The student is also encouraged to submit a GRE score.
Requirements for a Master of Arts Degree: A minimum of 30 semester hours in graduate-level courses or 24 hours of course work and a thesis (6 hours). All students should take two graduate courses in communication research methods and at least one course from two of three emphasis areas. Each student must enroll for COMM 5111 during each semester of resident graduate study and must pass a comprehensive examination over the thesis and/or all course work. Hours earned in COMM 5111 will not count towards the minimum hours listed above. With the consent of the major professor, a student may present 6 hours from a cognate field of study outside the department toward the required course work for the degree in communication.
Courses: Communication (COMM)
4113 Legal Communication (Sp) Examines communication processes in the legal environment and focuses on communication skills and behaviors among judges, attorneys, litigants, and jurors. Particular attention will be given to verbal strategies and nonverbal messages related to interviews, negotiation, mediation, and litigation and to the rhetorical functions of legal pleadings and judicial opinions.
4143 American Film Survey A survey of major American film genres, major directors and films that have influenced the development of motion pictures. (Same as ENGL 4143.)
4243 Literature into Film (Irregular) Comparison of literary and film narrative art, theory and practice. (Same as ENGL 4243.)
4283 Communication in Contemporary Society (Fa) An examination of research and theory on the process and effects of communication in modern society.
4323 Communication and Conflict (Sp) Study of the processes, effects, and management of communicative conflict, including a consideration of conflict styles, power, goals, tactics, assessment, self-intervention and third-party intervention. Prerequisite: COMM 1313 and junior standing.
4333 Communication and Gender (Sp) Study of the nature, construction, functions, and effects of gender and gender-role stereotypes related to verbal and nonverbal communication, small-group and organizational interaction, and mass mediated images in contemporary culture.
4343 Intercultural Communication (Fa) Study of intercultural communication skills, intercultural issues and their impact at home and abroad, and cross-cultural comparisons of communication phenomena from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
4353 American Public Address (Irregular) Historical and critical study of the leading American speakers, their speeches, the issues with which they were identified. Lectures, discussion, reports, and critical papers. Prerequisite: junior standing and consent.
4363 British Public Address (Irregular) History and criticism of British oratory with emphasis upon the leading speakers and speeches of the Golden Age. Lectures, oral reports, critical essays. Prerequisite: consent.
4373 Political Communication (Sp) Study of the nature and function of the communication process as it operates in the political environment. (Same as PLSC 4373.)
4383 Rhetoric of the Modern American Presidency A study of the increasing reliance of contemporary presidents on public persuasion through rhetorical discourse.
4393 Freedom of Speech: Cases & Issues (Fa, Sp) Study of philosophy, cases, and issues relevant to the first amendment right to the free expression, with focus on issues relevant to internal security, obscenity, pornography, slander, and the regulation of communications.
4633 History and Development of Motion Pictures II (Irregular) A critical survey of motion pictures as a distinctive art form and as a medium of expression and communication with attention given to films and cinema innovators from 1940 to the present. Prerequisite: COMM 1003.
4673 Film Production II (Irregular) An advanced workshop for students who wish to make films. Prerequisite: COMM 3673.
4683 Documentary Film (Fa) A study and analysis of the documentary film as a discrete film form and as an important contribution to the international cinematic scene. Prerequisite: advanced standing.
4713 Language and Culture (Sp) Anthropological approaches to the description and analysis of languages and their extension into ethnographic semantics with emphasis on cognitive models and their sociological correlates. (Same as ANTH 4713 and FLAN 4713.) Prerequisite: consent.
4753 The Continental Film The development of modern cinema in France, Germany, England, Russia, Italy or other European countries with emphasis on a nation's film history, major directors, principal genres, and trends. (Same as FLAN 4753.)
4793 Directing Forensics (Irregular) Planning, directing, and coaching co-curricular forensics at the high school or college level or both. Prerequisite: consent.
4803 TV Programming-Production (Fa, Sp) Developing trends in techniques and characteristics of programming: studio procedures, reproduction budgets. Problems of program director related to audience. Film and motion picture techniques. Class projects. Prerequisite: advanced standing or consent.
4833 Television Writing (Fa) Comprehensive analysis of the techniques and styles of television commercials, documentaries and dramatic TV plays. Class projects. Prerequisite: 5 hours in Radio-Television-Film and junior standing.
4843 Computer-Mediated Communication (Sp) Provides an in-depth consideration of the nature of computer-mediated communication by examining its use and effects in interpersonal, work, educational, and societal contexts and an iintroduction to the technologies and skills required for navigating the Internet. The course focuses on the social aspects of computer-mediated communication, rather than specific software or hardware technologies.
4853 Telecommunication Policy (Sp) Research and discussion of social, ethical, education, cultural, and technological aspects of telecommunications with attention given to changing programming patterns, world systems of broadcasting, data transmission, emerging technology, international politics, and regulatory policies. Prerequisite: junior, senior, or graduate standing.
4863 Seminar in Television (Sp) Research/discussion of contemporary problems in television. Emphasis on the economic and social impact of commercials, news, censorship, children's programs, blacks and women on television, future developments in telecommunications.
5111 Colloquium in Communication Research (Fa, Sp) Presentation, evaluation, and discussion of research proposals or on-going research projects. Graduate students are required to register for this course each semester of residence.
5113 Communication Research Methods I (Fa) Emphasizes the assumptions and procedures of historical, critical and ethnographic research methods in communication. Includes the creation of research proposals and the critical assessment of existing interpretive studies in communication.
5123 Communication Research Methods II (Fa) Emphasizes the assumptions and procedures of social scientific research methods in communication. Includes the creation of research proposals, the analysis of existing communication data sets, the assessment of existing studies, and the reporting of research.
5153 Seminar in Communication Education (Irregular) Problems in speech education with attention to historical perspective and recent research. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5193 Seminar in Communication (Fa, Sp, Su) Research, discussion, and papers focus on one of a variety of communication topics including symbolic processes in communication, philosophy of rhetoric, communication education, criticism of contemporary communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and contemporary applications of rhetoric. Maximum credit is 9 semester hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5303 Seminar in Classical Rhetoric (Sp) Systematic investigation of the development of rhetorical theory in the Classical world with emphasis upon the contributions of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Cicero and Quintilian. Gives some consideration to the chief treatises of the medieval period. Lectures, oral and written reports, including a major research essay. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent.
5313 Renaissance and Modern Rhetoric (Sp) British and Continental theories of rhetoric from 1500 to 1700; detailed examination of the works of Campbell, Whatley and Blair; analysis of major English and American Contributions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Lectures, oral and written reports, including a major research essay. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent.
5323 Seminar in Persuasion (Fa) Focus is on comparing theoretical accounts of persuasion and research evidence concerning the effects of various factors on persuasion.
5333 Communication Theory (Sp) Survey of the theoretical orientations in communication theory with primary focus on conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues.
5343 Interpersonal Communication (Fa) Theory and research concerning the exchange of information and the mutual influencing of behavior among people. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent.
5353 Rhetorical Criticism (Sp) A seminar in rhetorical criticism. A study of the development of standards of rhetorical appraisal from the foundations of the art of speaking to the modern period; examination of contemporary approaches to rhetorical appraisal. Practice in critical analysis of contemporary address.
5363 Seminar in Small Group Communication (Su) A consideration of recent developments in small group research which relate to problem solving tasks, leadership and other kinds of human interaction through speech communication. Emphasis given to the interpersonal speech transaction and to the emergence of participant roles. (Same as SOCI 5363.) Prerequisite: COMM 3303 or SOCI 4193, or consent.
5373 Content Analysis (Irregular) Techniques for observing and analyzing the overt communication behavior of selected communicators. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5383 Seminar in Political Communication (Irregular) Research seminar focusing on selected topics such as candidate imagery, diffusion of political information, or political symbolism. (Same AS PLSC 5383.) Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
5393 Seminar in Contemporary Rhetoric (Sp) Systematic study of contemporary perspectives on rhetoric including scholars such as Burke, Richards, Weaver, Grassi, MacIntyre, Derrida, and Rorty. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5403 Organizational Communication Theory (Sp) A seminar on the historical development of theory and research into the communication processes occurring within an organizational setting. Lecture, discussion, oral and written reports. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5413 Organizational Communication Research (Su) A seminar on conducting applied research within an organizational setting. Prerequisite: graduate standing; COMM 5403 or consent of instructor.
5453 Myth and Communication Criticism (Sp) Seminar in major theories of mythology, including archetypal and ideological perspectives, and their applications to the criticism of public communicative events. Practice in written critical analysis. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5503 Communication and Cultural Studies (Fa) Examination of the role of communication in modern culture. Emphasis is upon the production and circulation of meanings within society, and special attention is given to the role of popular and mass media in this process. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
569V Seminar in Film Studies (1-9) (Irregular) Research, discussion; papers on a variety of film genres and areas including the new American film, the science-fiction film, directors, film comedy, the experimental film, criticism, the film musical (Same as ENGL 569V.)
590V Special Problems (1-6) (Fa, Sp. Su) Credit by arrangement. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
5913 Internship in Communication (Fa, Sp, Su) Internship in applied communication within public and private organizations. Prerequisite: completion (in residence) of 15 hours of graduate courses in communication and consent of the instructor.
600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (Fa, Sp) Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent.
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