01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Communication Studies (Division 352)

COMM 441. Independent Reading.: Permission of department. (3-4). No more than four credits may be included in a Communication concentration. (INDEPENDENT). Comm. 441 and 442 may be repeated for a combined total of eight credits.; Intended for individualized instruction in subject areas not covered by scheduled courses. Must be arranged with the faculty member and approved by the department.
COMM 442. Independent Research.: Permission of department. (3-4). No more than four credits may be included in a Communication concentration. (INDEPENDENT). Comm. Studies 441 and 442 may be repeated for a combined total of eight credits.; Intended for individualized student research under faculty supervision. Must be arranged with the faculty member and approved by the department.
COMM 453. The Media in U.S. History.: Comm. Studies 351 or 371 strongly recommended. (3).; This course places the development of American mass media in historical perspective. It surveys the evolution of the mass media from colonial times to the present, focusing on the development of contemporary forms: the newspaper, magazine, broadcasting, and motion picture. Changes in the structure of the media are examined.
COMM 454. Media Economics.: Comm. Studies 351 or 371 strongly recommended. (3).; Examines economic theory and its applications to media systems. Focuses on problems in the economics of the information industry, including market structure, concentration of ownership, pricing policies, product differentiation, advertising behavior, and economic performance. Attention is given to the interaction of economics, media practices, and technologies.
COMM 484 / POLSCI 420. Mass Media and Political Behavior.: Comm. Studies 361 or 381 strongly recommended. (4).; The role and importance of mass media in the political process. The topics to be covered include how the news is made; the relations between the Congress, the president and the media; the role of mass media in political campaigns; and political freedom and access to the media. These topics are examined through a systematic review of research in both mass communication and political science.
COMM 485 / SOC 463. Mass Communication and Public Opinion.: Comm. Studies 361 or 381 strongly recommended. (3).; This course explores enduring research questions concerning mass communication and public opinion. Emphasis is given to recent research dealing with the impact of the media on public opinion.
COMM 530. Telecommunication Arts Workshop I.: Masters of Arts standing and Permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 531. Telecommunication Arts Workshop II.: Masters of Arts standing and Permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 545. Journ Ethics and Criticism.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 560. Mass Media and Aggression Against Women.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 600. Media Workshop.: Graduate standing. (6-9).
COMM 601. Spec Articles Writ.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 614. Proseminar in Communication Research Design.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
COMM 615. Communication and Social Movements.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 617. Crit Writing and Review.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 618. Report Metro Affair.: Comm. Studies 600. (3).
COMM 620 / POLSCI 620. Research in Politics and the Mass Media.: Graduate standing. (3).; The purpose of the seminar is to introduce students to the research literature in several selected areas of the general field of politics and the mass media. Emphasis on electoral politics and public opinion, but other topics are covered as well: Consideration of how the news is made, why certain kinds of political coverage look the way they do and what their effects might be, significance of media coverage for the Presidency and Congress. Students produce a research paper on a topic of their own choosing.
COMM 625 / AMCULT 625. Critical-Cultural Studies in Mass Media. Graduate standing.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 627. Media Practicum.: Comm. Studies 526 and 527 or 626. (3). May be repeated for credit.
COMM 630. Telecommunication Arts Workshop III.: Comm. Studies 530, 531, and permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 631. Telecommunication Arts Workshop IV.: Comm. Studies 530, 531, and permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 645. Sociology of Mass Communication.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 691 / LING 691 / ANTHRCUL 674 / ENGLISH 691 / PSYCH 691 / ROMLANG 691 / EDUC 691. Literacy: Interdisciplinary Conversations.: Graduate standing. (3).; Opportunity for students to work with faculty from several disciplines in considering the nature and uses of literacy. While disciplinary specialization has sharpened the focus of our discussions about literacy, this specialization has left too little opportunity for intensive exchange across disciplines and across cultures, and literacy is an area that draws upon and contributes to many disciplines. This course focuses on developing a common language, agenda, and definition of issues in literacy that have been and need to be examined.
COMM 699. First-Year Research Project.: Graduate standing, Instructor permission. (3). (INDEPENDENT).; Students are required to begin a research project during their first year with the goal of completing it by the end of the fall term their second year. The project must be written up in the form of an article suitable for submission to a journal although publications is not an explicit part of the requirement. The first-year project may be conducted collaboratively with that faculty member and such collaborative research is strongly encouraged. However, students may conduct more independent projects or collaborate with other faculty members if they wish. Students will begin discussing the First Year Research Project with their advisor in the fall term of their first year. They will register for the First Year Research Project (CS 699) with the faculty member with whom they are collaborating during both the winter academic term of their first year and the fall academic term of their second year.
COMM 700. Proseminar.: Graduate standing, instructor permission. (3).
COMM 771. The Mass Media and the Public.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 772. Mass Communication and the Individual.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 773. Media Culture and Society.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 774. Media Institutions.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 775. Measuring Media Use and Media Impact.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 781. Research Methods I.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 783. Research Methods II.: Graduate standing. (3).
COMM 799. Directed Study.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).; Designed for individual students who have an interest in a specific topic (usually that has stemmed from a previous course). An individual instructor must agree to direct such a reading, and the requirements are specified when approval is granted.
COMM 810. Seminar in Communication.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (2).
COMM 829. Seminar in Radio and Television.: Permission of instructor. (3).
COMM 900. Preliminary Examination Preparation.: Pre-doctoral standing. (1-6). (INDEPENDENT).; When all course requirements have been met and the First Year Research Project has been satisfactorily completed, the student may begin preparation for the three preliminary written examinations. Students can register for an individual study course, CS 900: Preliminary Examination Preparation, for up to six credit hours. This course is taken under the supervision of the faculty advisor and is meant to give the student an opportunity to review the readings that will be covered on the exams. Students are expected to complete their preliminary exams by the end of their third year. NOTE: Students must be registered during the term they take a preliminary exam. If an exam is completed while a student is not registered, the graduate school will NOT advance the student to candidacy.
COMM 990. Dissertation/Precandidate.: Graduate standing. Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate. (1-8; 1-4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.
COMM 993. Graduate Student Instructor Training Program.: Graduate standing. (1).; A seminar for all beginning graduate student instructors, consisting of a two day orientation before the term starts and periodic workshops/meetings during the Fall Term. Beginning graduate student instructors are required to register for this class.
COMM 995. Dissertation/Candidate.: Graduate standing. Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. (8; 4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. N.B. The defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) must be held under a full term Candidacy enrollment period.

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