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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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COMM 1107
FWS: Our Stuff, Our Selves: Writing on Everyday Things

While we live in a world that produces material goods at an overwhelming rate, one thing that has not changed throughout history is the complexity of human relationship to the material world. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  3095 COMM 1107   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Guruianu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  3096 COMM 1107   SEM 102

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Guruianu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

COMM 1300
Visual Communication

Introduction to visual communication theory. Examines how visual images influence our attention, perspectives, and understanding. Constructs a visual analytic language for becoming visually aware and for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6120 COMM 1300   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Imre, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6121 COMM 1300   DIS 201

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6122 COMM 1300   DIS 202

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6123 COMM 1300   DIS 203

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6124 COMM 1300   DIS 204

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6125 COMM 1300   DIS 205

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6126 COMM 1300   DIS 206

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    • Imre, I

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  •  6127 COMM 1300   DIS 207

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    • F
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    • Imre, I

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COMM 2010
Oral Communication

The course focuses on face-to-face, public communication, but the principles and practices addressed transfer to all purposeful communication situations. While many assume a good speech rests in how well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6108 COMM 2010   LEC 001

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6109 COMM 2010   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6110 COMM 2010   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6111 COMM 2010   DIS 203

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6112 COMM 2010   DIS 204

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    • LaVigne, M

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  •  6113 COMM 2010   DIS 205

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    • R
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    • LaVigne, M

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  •  6114 COMM 2010   DIS 206

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    • LaVigne, M

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  •  6115 COMM 2010   DIS 207

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    • LaVigne, M

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  •  6116 COMM 2010   DIS 208

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    • R
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    • LaVigne, M

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  •  6117 COMM 2010   DIS 209

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 2310
Writing About Communication

America's employers consistently rank the ability to communicate as one of the most important career skills for hiring and advancement. This course will strengthen your ability to craft effective written ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6107 COMM 2310   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Andrievskikh, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Communication majors.
    Enrollment limited to: Communication majors during pre-enroll, remaining available seats will be available to others during add/drop.

COMM 2760
Persuasion and Social Influence

Social influence and persuasion are the most basic and important functions of communication. The course covers characteristics of persuasive messages, message sources, and targets; interpersonal influence; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6254 COMM 2760   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parker, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 2820
Research Methods in Communication Studies

Covers social scientific methods to solve communication research problems empirically. Topics include basic principles of social scientific research, random sampling, questionnaire design, experimental ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6128 COMM 2820   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Won, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6129 COMM 2820   DIS 201

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    • Won, A

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  •  6130 COMM 2820   DIS 202

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    • Won, A

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  •  6131 COMM 2820   DIS 203

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    • Won, A

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  •  6132 COMM 2820   DIS 204

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Won, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 2850
Communication, Environment, Science, and Health

Environmental problems, public health issues, scientific research-in each of these areas, communication plays a fundamental role. From the media to individual conversations, from technical journals to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 2851

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6250 COMM 2850   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Schuldt, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 2990
Directed Research Experience

Intended for first-year and sophomore students who are new to undergraduate research. Students may be reading scientific literature, learning research techniques, or assisting with ongoing research. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

COMM 3001
Hybrid Narratives: A Creative Writing Experience

Explores the dynamic and generative relationship between words and images. Emphasizes curiosity, experimentation, and creative play as necessary components to self-expression. Using photographs, paintings, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6268 COMM 3001   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Guruianu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3055
Video Storytelling

This course will focus on video storytelling, shooting, and editing techniques for different platforms. Students will learn to recognize and understand the technical, theoretical, and aesthetic aspects ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6267 COMM 3055   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Imre, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3075
Writing With and About AI

In the age of artificial intelligence, the ability to use generative AI tools to assist with content production is quickly becoming an in-demand professional skill. At the same time, there is a valid concern ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6264 COMM 3075   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Andrievskikh, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6265 COMM 3075   LEC 002

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Andrievskikh, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3100
Communication and Decision Making in Groups

Provides students with a greater understanding of information sharing, persuasion, and decision development in small work groups. Through practical exercises, class discussions, and lectures, students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6253 COMM 3100   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • McLeod, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COMM 3190
Data and Society

The purpose of this class is to learn to “see” the work that data does in our modern world. Data and society are fundamentally entangled. In this class, we will pull on the different strands ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6263 COMM 3190   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Boyd, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3200
Technology, Behavior and Society

This course addresses the contemporary socio- technological challenges and debates about digital media and information technologies and their impact on society. It covers a broad spectrum of topics spanning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 3200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6118 COMM 3200   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Wardle, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3250
Vamos Pa'l Norte: U.S. Migration and Communication

Migrants are a heterogeneous group of people (the term migrants is used to encompass different immigrant communities). The reasons for relocating to the United States, or another country, the conditions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 3250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6261 COMM 3250   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Cornejo, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3400
Global Media Industries

In this class, students will learn about entertainment media, media systems, new media and the ways in which they interconnect with globalization, colonialism and imperialism. Here, students will contextualize ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6266 COMM 3400   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Mohammed, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3560
Computing Cultures

Computers are powerful tools for working, playing, thinking, and living. Laptops, PDAs, webcams, cell phones, and iPods are not just devices, they also provide narratives, metaphors, and ways of seeing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8646 COMM 3560   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 3800
Television in the Digital Age

What is television? Drawing on key concepts in the field of television studies, this class will critically appraise the medium of television in our contemporary digital context. We will look at transformations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6260 COMM 3800   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sender, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4260
Gender and Media

This seminar addresses the intersection of communication, culture, and identity through an examination of gender and the U.S. media system. After introducing students to key approaches to studying gender ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4260

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17111 COMM 4260   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Duffy, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4260

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17113 COMM 4260   LEC 002

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Duffy, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4350
Ethical Leadership Communication

Leadership development in a changing technological world presents new challenges. Digital and evolving technologies allow new and creative forms of communication, collaboration and teamwork with increasingly ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6259 COMM 4350   LEC 001

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4380
Communication in Virtual Worlds

This course deals with the psychological, social, and technical aspects of being embodied in virtual environments. During this course, students will learn how human-and non-human-entities and their actions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6258 COMM 4380   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Won, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4400
Qualitative User Research

This upper-level course provides an in-depth understanding of and experience with advanced concepts and techniques for researching, ideating, critiquing, designing, and evaluating interactive technologies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4400, INFO 5400, INFO 6400

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10073 COMM 4400   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Leshed, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4450
Computer-Mediated Communication

Focuses on reading and evaluating the theories and research methodologies used to investigate communication via computer systems. Assignments include student collaborations using electronic conferencing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 10071 COMM 4450   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Fussell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 4960
Communication Internship

Students receive a structured, on-the-job learning experience under the supervision of communication professionals in cooperating organizations. A minimum of 60 hours of on-the-job work is required; the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6252 COMM 4960   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • LaVigne, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COMM 4970
Individual Study in Communication

Individual study under faculty supervision. Work should concentrate on locating, assimilating, synthesizing, and reporting existing knowledge on a selected topic. Attempts to implement this knowledge in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

COMM 4980
Communication Teaching Experience

Periodic meetings with the instructor cover realization of course objectives, evaluation of teaching methods, and student feedback. In addition to aiding with the actual instruction, each student prepares ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

COMM 4990
Independent Research

Permits outstanding students to conduct laboratory or field research in communication under appropriate faculty supervision. The research should be scientific: systematic, controlled, empirical. Research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

COMM 6025
Interpersonal Communication (IPC): Theories, Frame

Centering Communication (and related disciplines) frameworks and perspectives, this course will acquaint students with notable human perspectives that prompt the development of interpersonal communication ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6269 COMM 6025   LEC 001

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Cornejo, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 6450
Computer-Mediated Communication

Focuses on reading and evaluating the theories and research methodologies used to investigate communication via computer systems. Assignments include student collaborations using electronic conferencing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9751 COMM 6450   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Fussell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 6580
Media, Culture & Decolonization

In this class, students will learn about mass communications, media systems, new media and the ways in which they interconnect with globalization and decolonization. Here, students will contextualize mass ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  6270 COMM 6580   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Mohammed, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 6810
Advanced Communication Theory

Development of, and contemporary issues in, communication theory. Discusses the interaction between communication and society, social groupings, and mental processing. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6190 COMM 6810   LEC 001

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • McLeod, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 6830
Qualitative Research Methods in Communication

Reviews qualitative methods used in communication research, including interviews, focus groups, fieldwork (ethnography), and case studies. Students practice the various methods so they can learn to apply ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6255 COMM 6830   LEC 001

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Humphreys, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

COMM 7970
Graduate Independent Study

Individual study concentrating on locating, assimilating, synthesizing, and reporting existing knowledge on a selected topic. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Graded

  •  6191 COMM 7970   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COMM 7990
Graduate Research

Small-group or individual research based on original, empirical, data-based designs regarding topical issues in communication not otherwise examined in a graduate field course. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-9 Credits Graded

  •  6212 COMM 7990   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

COMM 9900
Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research

Dissertation research for Ph.D. candidates. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6232 COMM 9900   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)