COMC 510. Communication Theory II. 3 crs. Advanced survey of contemporary theories of communication. Prereq.: COMC 202 or equivalent.

COMC 519. Field Study: Communication Theory. 3 crs. Application of communication theories to practical experiences. Prereq.: COMC 510.

COMC 520. Organizational Communication. 3 crs. Theory and research on communication problems, patterns, and practices in organizational contexts. Prereq.: COMC 320 or equivalent.

COMC 547. Language and Culture. 3 crs. Surveys and analyzes the range of issues that evidence the dynamic/dialectical nature of language-culture relationships.

COMC 590. Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication. 1 cr. Orients master's level graduate students to the nature, resources, challenges, expectations and procedural aspects of graduate study. Provides overview of the field. Introduces and reinforces theoretic overview of the field.

COMC 591. Communication Research Methods. 3 crs. Introduction to research methodologies regarding communication problems. Prereq.: Statistics.

COMC 592. Thesis Execution. 3 crs. Supervised execution of a thesis. Prereq.: COMC 591.

COMC 593. Thesis Continuation. 1 cr. Continuation of COMC 592.

COMC 594. Research Writing. 3 crs. Preparation research for scholarly publication. Prereq.: COMC 591.

COMC 601. Independent Study. 3 crs. Opportunity for students to engage in an independent program of reading under the supervision of a faculty member. Arrangements must be made in advance of registration. Can be taken P/F to provide student with the opportunity to conduct preparatory research toward future thesis or dissertation. P/F credit inadmissible toward degree program of study.

COMC 602. Independent Study. 1 cr. Opportunity for students to engage in an independent program of reading under the supervision of a faculty member. Arrangements must be made in advance of registration. Can be taken P/F to provide student with the opportunity to conduct preparatory research toward future thesis or dissertation. P/F credit inadmissible toward degree program of study.

COMC 604. African American Communication. 3 crs. Study of the communicational aspects of African American culture.

COMC 613. History of Rhetoric. 3 crs. Considers public speaking in its historical milieu to determine the role played by such discourse, standards appropriate to its appreciation, and means of assessing its effectiveness. Prereq.: COMC 401 or equivalent.

COMC 615. Intercultural/Interracial Communication. 3 crs. Using the case study approach, examines role of culture and race in human communication.  Prereq: COMC 510 or equiv.

COMC 618. Health Communication. 3crs. Introduction to health communication as an area of study. Critical review and analysis of theory and research in health communication. Prereq: COMC 510 or equiv.

COMC 620. Organizational Communication: Training and Development. 3 crs. Theory and application in organizational training and development. Prereq.: COMC 520 or equiv.

COMC 700. Proseminar in Communication Theory and Research. 3crs. Descriptive and critical overview of the field of communication and its major theoretical and methodological research approaches. Historical treatment of communication theory. Critiquing theory. Nature of the knowledge enterprise. Prereq.: COMC 510 and COMC 591 or equivs.

COMC 701. Quantitative Research Methods. 3 crs. Quantitative research methods and design in communication. Includes the use of statistics in experiments, surveys, and content analysis. Relationship between theory and research will be examined. Assumes knowledge of intermediate statistics.

COMC 702. Qualitative Research Methods. 3 crs. Qualitative research methods and design in communication. Includes the treatment of historical-critical, interpretive, ethnographic, and textual data. Relationship between theory and research will be examined.

COMC 705. Contemporary Issues in African American Communication. 3 crs. Examination of historical and contemporary issues, relating to communication studies. 

COMC 706. Comm. Theory Building and Application. 3 crs. Discussion of the relationship between theory and methodology. Application of communication theory. Communication theory-building. Prereq.: COMC 700.

COMC 707. Philosophic Approaches to Communication theory. Philosophy of knowledge; metatheory (epistemology, metaphysics, ontology, axiology and praxis), paradigms, nature and foundation of knowledge. Prereq.: COMC 700 and 706 (concurrent).

COMC 712. Seminar in Public Address. 3 crs. Views selected public discourse as genre, cultural expression, historically relevant text, persuasive discourse, instrumental to social movements. Considers appropriateness of critical standards.

COMC 713. Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism. 3 crs. Study of theories, literature, and research on rhetorical transactions. Prereq. COMC 613 or equiv.

COMC 715. Seminar in Nonverbal Communication. 3 crs. Critical analysis of theories and methodologies of nonverbal communications, along with development of research projects related to nonverbal behavior.

COMC 717. Critical Approaches in Communication Research. 3 crs. Overview of the critical research paradigm in communication and the philosophical underpinnings of critical research methods. Prereqs: COMC 700, 702, 706, 707

COMC 718. Seminar in Health Communication & Culture. 3 crs. Focus on the social, economic and political factors influencing African, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans' beliefs and attitudes related to health and illness. Explores how topics such as folk illness, "personalismo," face maintenance, home remedies and alternative medicine are related to health communication.

COMC 719. Qualitative Communication Design and Analysis. 3 crs. Advanced qualitative-interpretive design and analysis for communication research. Prereq.: COMC 702.

COMC 720. Seminar in Organizational Communication. 3 crs. Critical review and analysis of theory and research in organizational communication. Prereq.: COMC 520 or equiv.

COMC 721. Seminar in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. 3 crs. Survey of theoretical and research literature in negotiation and conflict resolution. Prereq.: COMC 700.

COMC 723. Seminar in Interpersonal Communication. 3 crs. Survey of theoretical and research literature in interpersonal communication with particular emphasis on communication in personal relationships. Prereq.: COMC 700.

COMC 724. Seminar in Group Process. 3 crs. Examination of contemporary theory and research of small group processes. Prereq.: COMC 700.

COMC 726. Seminar in Intercultural Communication. 3 crs. Considers rules, meaning, uncertainty reduction, development communication, and comparative approaches to intercultural communication. Examines methodological issues. Prereq.: COMC 615 or equiv.

COMC 727. Seminar in Organizational Communication Research. 3 crs. Critical review of current methodologies and analytical techniques related to organizational communication. Prereq.: COMC  720.

COMC 728. Seminar in Organizational Communication Development. 3 crs. Critical review of the literature related to designing, developing, and implementing programs related to organizational communication. Prereq.: COMC 720.

COMC 729. Seminar in Postmodernism and Critical Theory. 3crs. This seminar will consider the philosophical underpinnings of critical theory and postmodernism. Specifically, this course will examine the major assumptions, choices, tensions, issues, and concerns that characterize critical theory and postmodernism. Students will be exposed to the ideas of philosophers such as Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Jurgen Habermas, Jean Baudrillard, Frederic Jameson, and Jean-Francois Lyotard, among others. Prereq.: COMC 700, 702, 706, 707.

COMC 731. Afrocentric Research Methods in Communication. 3 crs. Review and application of critical Afrocentric research methodology in the context of communication research. Prereqs: COMC 700, 701, 702, 705, 706, 707.

COMC 742. Seminar in Sociolinguistics. 3 crs. Critical analysis of Sociolinguistics theory and its relationship to contemporary issues in language and society.

COMC 787. Topical Seminar in Communication Studies. 3 crs. Comprehensive study of the literature on selected topics of contemporary interest and importance in communication studies. Prereq.: Consent of instructor.

COMC 790,791. Independent Study (Doctoral only). 3 crs. each. Independent program of study with readings of particular interest to the student. Can be taken P/F to provide student with the opportunity to conduct preparatory research toward future dissertation. P/F credit inadmissible toward degree program of study. Prereq.: Approval of study outline by selected instructor and department chairman.

COMC 792. Independent Study (Doctoral only) 1 cr. Independent program of study with reading of particular interest to the student. Can be taken P/F to provide student with the opportunity to conduct preparatory research toward future thesis or dissertation. P/F credit inadmissible toward degree program of study. Prereq.: Approval of study outline by selected instructor and department chair.

COMC 795 through COMC 798. Dissertation. 3 crs. each. Supervised execution of the doctoral dissertation. Prereq.: Successful completion of doctoral qualifying examination and admission to candidacy.

COMC 799. Dissertation. 1 cr. Supervised execution of the doctoral dissertation, taken only as needed. Prereqs.: COMC 795, COMC 796, COMC 797, and COMC 798.