Courses
Strategic and Organizational Communication
0400. Communication Management
Research Methods (3 s.h.)
Types and methods of research applied in communication settings,
including market research, surveys, interviews, content analysis,
focus groups, audience analysis, and campaign testing.
Note: Core course.
0405. Organizational
Communication (3 s.h.)
Classical and contemporary theories of management and communication
and their implications for communication management. This course
addresses topics such as organizational culture and identification,
organizational change, and power/control in organizations.
Note: Core course.
0410. Leadership in Communication
Management (3 s.h.)
This course examines the communication dimension of leadership,
reviewing theories of leadership and identifying communication-related
theories and principles central to the leadership function.
Topics covered include team versus organizational leadership,
ethical leadership, and crisis leadership.
Note: Core course.
0415. Legal Issues in
Communication Management (3 s.h.)
Grounding in legal issues that bear on communication: governmental
regulation of speech; deceptive advertising; product liability
class action; defamation and commercial speech; publicity and
privacy; trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and copyrights;
obscenity and indecency; journalistic privilege, free press,
fair trial, and access to information.
Note: Core course.
0597. Directed Projects
in Communication Management (1 to
3 s.h.)
Includes internships. A specific faculty member must agree
to serve as supervisor before the student registers. Special
form needed.
0598. Directed Readings
in Communication Management (1 to
3 s.h.)
Independent study. A specific faculty member must agree to
serve as supervisor before the student registers. Special form
needed.
0599. Capstone Project
in Communication Management (3 s.h.)
In-depth, original analysis of a professional issue in communication
management. Required of all MS students in their final semester.
0818. Seminar in Communication
Management (1 to 3 s.h.)
Content and credit hours variable. Arranged each semester,
please consult with the instructor.
0819. Seminar in Communication
Management (1 to 3 s.h.)
Content and credit hours variable. Arranged each semester,
please consult with the instructor.
0820. Seminar in Communication
Management (1 to 3 s.h.)
Content and credit hours variable. Arranged each semester,
please consult with the instructor.