COMS 600: Core Seminar in Communication Studies

Introduction to graduate study in communication theory; rhetorical theory; performance, language, and cultural studies. Must be taken at the student's first opportunity. This is a prerequisite or corequisite to all 600-level courses.

COMS 603: Seminar in Performance Studies

Study of performance as communication. Examination of theory, practice, and criticism from aesthetic and sociocultural perspectives, with emphasis on contemporary research in performance, language, and cultural studies.

COMS 604: Seminar in Textual Studies

The study of performance implications of varying critical approaches to text.

COMS 610: Current Research in Performance, Language, & Cultural Studies

Study of current research in performance studies, language, and/or cultural studies. May be repeated once for credit.

COMS 620: Seminar in Communication and Language   

Study of contemporary theories of language and linguistics as applied to principles of communication. Emphasis on language and social interaction, linguistic pragmatics, and systems of symbolic representation.

COMS 631: Studies in Classical Rhetoric

Advanced study in rhetorical theory, ancient Greece through the Renaissance.

COMS 632: Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric

Advanced study in contemporary rhetorical theory.

COMS 633: Studies in Postmodern Rhetoric

Advanced study in postmodern theories of rhetoric..

COMS 635: Feminist Perspectives on Communication

Study of contemporary feminist theories applied to communication research.

COMS 640: Current Research in Rhetorical Studies

Study of current research in rhetorical studies. May be repeated once for credit.

COMS 650: Seminar in Communication Theory

Study of historical and contemporary trends in theory and research on communication and communication processes.

COMS 651: Seminar in Interpersonal Communication

Prerequisite: Three upper division units in communication theory (see advisor). Study of advanced principles of communication as applied to Interpersonal Communication Theory. Special emphasis on research in the area of Interpersonal Communication.

COMS 653: Seminar in Organizational Communication Research

Study of advanced principles of communication as applied to the organizational setting, with special emphasis on research in organizational communication.

COMS 654: Seminar in Communication and Technology

Prerequisites: Three upper division units in communication theory (see advisor). Study of advanced principles of communication as applied to uses of communication technologies in organizational settings, with emphasis on theory and research.

COMS 656: Seminar in Intercultural Communication

Study of advanced principles of communication as applied to intercultural communication. Special emphasis on research in the area of intercultural communication.

COMS 660: Current Research in Communication Theory

Study of current research in communication theory. May be repeated once for credit.

COMS 695A-Z: Special Topics

COMS 696: Directed Graduate Research

Application of knowledge to a project in a practical setting or in preparation for the completion of a thesis.

COMS 697: Directed Comprehensive Studies

Enrollment is required in the semester in which the comprehensive examination is taken.

COMS 698: Thesis or Graduate Project

Prerequisites: Classified graduate status and the consent of the graduate advisor. Open by special permission to students electing to do a thesis or graduate project in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts.

COMS 699: Independent Study