Graduate Course Offerings
The Department of Communication offers an array of courses at the graduate level. For a full listing, consult the Graduate Catalog. Check the Registrar's Office for an up-to-date schedule.
Complete List of Graduate Communication and Film Courses and Descriptions
Current Semester List of Graduate Communication and Film Courses and Descriptions
Spring 2025 Graduate Courses
Communication Studies
COMM 6015 - Health Literacy - Online
COMM 6373 - Interracial Communication - Online
COMM 7/8321 - Communication Theory - T 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods: Field Research* - W 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8355 - Topics in Crit/Cult Studies: Black Popular Culture - M 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8358 - Critical Regionalism and Rhetoric - R 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8369 - Organizational Communication - Online
* Course Fulfills Methods Requirement
Film & Video Production
COMM 6862 - Eco-cinema - Criticism and Practice - M 1:00-4:00
COMM 6891 - Directing - T or R 1:00-4:00
COMM 6960 - Documentary Writing - Online
COMM 6970 - Screenwriting - T or R 11:20-12:45
PhD Course Rotation**
| F24 | S25 | F25 | S26 | F26 | S27 | |
| Required | 7/8017 Intro to Grad Studies (Johnson) | 7/8321 - Comm Theory (Nyawaga) | 7/8017 - Intro to Grad Studies (Stewart) | 7/8321 - Comm Theory (Nyawaga) | 7/8017- Intro to Grad Studies (de Velasco) | 7/8321- Comm Theory (Carstensen) |
| Online | 7/8012 - Sem Health Comm (Young) | 7/8369 - Org Comm (Carstensen) | 7/8345 - Health Literacy (Goldsmith) | 7/8354 - Topics in Rhetoric HSM (Young) | 7/8014 - Public Health Comm (Young) | 7/8369 - Org Comm (Nyawaga) |
| Methods |
7/8804 Sem in Media Crit (Levina) 7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods (Photovoice) (Goldsmith) |
7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods: Field Research (Atkins-Sayre) | 7/8434 - Qual Methods (Carstensen) | 7/8371 - Rhetorical Criticism (de Velasco) | 7/8804 - Sem in Media Crit (Stephens) | 7/8816 - Critical Discourse Studies (Stewart) |
| Elective | 7/8616 -Rhet Theory (de Velasco) | COMM 7/8358 - Critical Regionalism and Rhetoric - Moss | Rhetoric TBD - Johnson | Rhetoric TBD - Moss | Rhetoric TBD - Johnson | Rhetoric TBD - Moss |
| Elective | COMM 7/8355 - Topics in Crit/Cult Studies: Black Popular Culture - Stephens | Media -TBD Levina | Media TBD - Stephens | Applied TBD - Goldsmith | Media TBD - Levina |
**Rotation is subject to change based on faculty availability and department need.