Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Introduction to contemporary theories and research in the field of interpersonal communications; array of theoretical models and research exemplars.

Examination of communication processes which constitute and reflect family functioning. Power and conflict, predictable and unpredictable stress, paradoxes and double binds, family life cycle, and communication competence. Permission of Instructor.

Examines current concepts of interpersonal communication and their historical development. Demonstrates how interpersonal communication influences and is influenced by community contexts.

Students learn to apply skills from artistic disciplines to fields such as education, law, or public policy, by studying selected theoretical topics and experiencing hands-on practices of community-based performance.

Emerging perspectives of the field theory of argument, constructivist approaches, cognitive approaches, against traditional models of argumentation. Permission of Instructor.

Overview of a variety of theories, from ancient to contemporary, and the factors that affect concepts of rhetoric in the culture of Western thought. Permission of instructor

Public address as an influence in the political, social, legal, and religious history of America. Permission of instructor

Examines the quarrel between philosophy and rhetoric and the way it has affected the development of Western thought. Permission of instructor

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

An introduction to selected social science communication theories and research exemplars that define the study of contemporary communication.

British, American, and Continental rhetorical thought in 19th and 20th centuries.

A survey of qualitative research methods including logic, philosophy, innovations, and controversies in these methods.

Foundations of critical communication theory with focus on communication as a constitutive phenomenon. Social constructionist, feminist, postmodern, poststructural, historical perspectives on communication.

Applications and methodological implications of critical perspectives and frameworks introduced in CRS 605. Critical methodologies and research strategies.

Provides an overview of perspectives, questions, theories, methodologies and debates in critical media & culture studies.

Consideration of the ways in which communication structures power and gender relations. Reviewing Continental and North American literature on power, and feminist literature on gender, students study how communication produces social identities and hierarchies.

This course explores developing areas of human and non-human communication in academic and applied contexts, especially in relation to digital culture. Focus on the how and why of communication transformation, and its socio-cultural and political implications. Additional work for graduate students.

Understanding innovation as a communication and rhetorical phenomenon, and to identify how innovation emerges from different communication and rhetorical practices.

Instruction in effective presentational communication skills. The course includes the fundamentals of oral communication and their application and practice in different presentational contexts.

Principles and practices of writing ceremonial and persuasive speeches for clients. Additional work required of graduate students.

Principles and applications. Approaches and issues pertinent to effective communication across cultures and in multicultural societies. Verbal and nonverbal patterns. Culture shock.

An examination of politics and communication as a mediated process

Feminist rhetoric from both a historical and global context, utilizing both primary and secondary readings in order to gain a sense of breadth and depth in the field of feminist rhetoric. Additional work required of graduate students.

Different perspectives of rhetorical criticism. Explicating the assumptions underlying different approaches to rhetorical criticism. Students learn and apply contemporary critical methods in the study of discursive practices.

Offers theoretical and critical inquiry into the rhetoric of social movements through diverse interdisciplinary scholarship and case studies.

Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Examination of how popular films and documentaries function rhetorically to reflect and construct social and political change.

Guided independent reading, performance, and/or direction geared to interest and development of individual student. Permission of instructor

Remix theory and praxis. Study of sociocultural, political, ethical, and legal implications of remix culture. How remix relates to debates about digital culture, ownership, citizenship, authorship, and authority. Application of communicative and rhetorical remix techniques.

Surveys African American discourse and its relationship to equality, resistance and participation. Examines philosophical concepts, political issues, discursive characteristics, traditions, theories, and histories of African American Rhetoric

Analyzing research studies; conducting a study to develop a methodology for graduate theses.

Explores contemporary queer scholarship and activism from a rhetorical perspective. Analyzes purposes, arguments, tropes, figures, exigencies, modes of delivery, and audiences in historical and transnational contexts

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Analysis and criticism of contemporary research in rhetoric and public address of various historical periods and in various nations.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Student writes a research paper on a project negotiated with a faculty member based on area of expertise.