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

All aspects of designing academic or applied research projects. Students write proposals that include introductory, literature review, and methodology chapters. Practical matters associated with successful completion of a significant research project.

Introduces foundational principles of media and communication research. Covers epistemological and ontological frameworks, the scientific method, academic writing, literature review techniques, and research conceptualization to operationalization.

This course develops teaching skills¿including classroom management, active learning, and meeting diverse student needs¿to foster student engagement with and critical analysis of media forms, content, and industries.

Foundations of academic publishing as related to media studies scholarship, including traditional and emerging models of knowledge dissemination and valorization.

Philosophical and practical implications of quantitative research. Application of survey research, experiments and content analysis to mass communications research. Statistical analysis and use of statistical software. Students conduct primary research.

Philosophical and practical implications of qualitative research. Application of textual analysis, in-depth interviews, and focus groups to mass communications research. Analysis of qualitative data and writing of research results. Students conduct primary research.

Seminar in media problems explored via qualitative-historiographic research techniques. For students writing theses, planning for research and teaching, or planning specialized careers in investigative reporting.

Analysis of contemporary media processes as they relate to race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation.

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

Historic origins and development of current issues in mass communications, involving the structure and function of the media.

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.

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

This course examines the relationship between media and public opinion, with a focus on conceptualizing and operationalizing public opinion in media studies scholarship. The course focuses on the American political context, with local and global implications.

This course examines the role of media in elections, with a focus on historical and contemporary US Presidential elections. The class examines theories and research methodologies to train students on how to study the relationships between media and elections.

This course introduces classic and contemporary work in political communication, with a focus on the American context. Examines issues in public opinion and political behavior through a political communication lens to discern the wide-ranging impact of media on American politics.

Develop an understanding of the theoretical body of knowledge in strategic communication, including topics such as risk, crisis, health communication, and its application to professional practice.

Survey of the theories explaining the process of changing or reinforcing attitudes, beliefs, behaviors of others. Covers theories drawn from various disciplines and considers persuasion¿s application in various media contexts, from campaigns to media effects.

Students acquire the theoretical knowledge and research skills necessary to conduct research related to extended reality (XR) and to evaluate the reliability, validity, and ethical implications of XR research.

Problems that grow out of experiences of professional workers in communications, or problems that will prepare students for work in highly specialized fields.

Introduction to the historic development of media theories, with particular emphasis on media effects, including the role of theory in academic research and the relationship between theory and research design.

Course examines research and theory on media effects as well as problems associated with conducting effects research. Focus is primarily on social scientific approaches to media effects. Students are expected to conduct original research.

Introduction to the historic development of media theories, with particular emphasis on critical and cultural theories. The role of theory in academic research and the relationship between theory and research design.

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

Seminar provides hands-on experience with online surveys and discussion of other survey methods. Students design their research studies, using data collected from the common survey, and write quantitative research papers.

Quantitative content analysis designs and methods. Students are required to propose and complete a quantitative research paper. Students are encouraged to submit their papers to academic conferences.

Principles of quantitative statistical analyses commonly used in communications research, including the logic and theory of frequentist approaches to data analysis.

Advanced quantitative statistical analyses used in communications research, including how to work with ¿non-normal¿ data, equivalence testing and power analyses, internal consistency measures, and advanced regression and ANOVA techniques.

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.