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Department of Communication

Graduate Course Rotation

This list is for planning purposes only. Each semester the department will offer a minimum of one course in each category of mass communication/rhetoric, interpersonal/group/organizational, and research methods/specialized.

This course rotation allows a graduate student entering the program to complete all required courses in any four-semester span; however, this schedule is only a statement of intent. Personnel and budget circumstances may force a change in the specific courses offered.

Entries marked with an asterisk (*) means that course fulfills the Research Requirement, as outlined in Degree Requirements. A plus sign (+) means that course fulfills the Theory Core requirements.

You can download this course rotation as well as the timeline for the program as a 2-page .pdf document.

Fall 2007

  • COM 584: Historical/Critical Research in Communication*
  • COM 512: Theories of Interpersonal Communication+
  • COM 508: Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction
  • COM 527: Introduction to Cultural Studies+
  • COM 502: Communication in the Classroom

Spring 2008

  • COM 520: Small Group Communication+
  • COM 557: Legal Dimensions of Communication
  • COM 559: Current Trends in Mass Communication
  • COM 518: Theories of Persuasion+
  • COM 597: Special Topics in Communication - Gender and Communication

Summer 2008

  • COM 597: Special Topics in Communication - The Dark Side of Relational Communication

Fall 2008

  • COM 582: Descriptive/Experimental Research in Communication*
  • COM 574: Organizational Communication+
  • COM 517: Communication in Politics
  • COM 531: Special Topics in Mass Communication
  • COM 502: Communication in the Classroom

Spring 2009

  • COM 584: Historical/Critical Research in Communication*
  • COM 521: Theories of Rhetoric
  • COM 597: Special Topics in Communication - Research in Family Communication
  • COM 507: Introduction to Semiotics

Fall 2009

  • COM 502: Communication in the Classroom
  • COM 512: Theories of Interpersonal Communication+
  • COM 518: Theories of Persuasion+
  • COM 523: Communication in Personal Relationships
  • COM 527: Introduction to Cultural Studies

Spring 2010

  • COM 582: Descriptive/Experimental Research in Communication*
  • COM 520: Small Group Communication+
  • COM 559: Current Trends in Mass Communication Research+
  • COM 531: Special Topics in Mass Communication

Fall 2010

  • COM 584: Historical/Critical Research in Communication*
  • COM 574: Organizational Communication+
  • COM 502: Communication in the Classroom
  • COM 560: Rhetorical Dimensions of Mass Media
  • COM 516: Analysis of Persuasive Messages

Spring 2011

  • COM 512: Theories of Interpersonal Communication+
  • COM 521: Theories of Rhetoric
  • COM 508: Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction
  • COM 557: Legal Dimensions of Communication

Summer 2011

  • COM 522: History and Criticism of Public Communication