Apr 30, 2024  
2008-2009 
    
2008-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COM 495 - Communication Theory and Research


Instructor
Staff

The study of a variety of theories of communication as they frame questions and enable the discovery of answers.  Theories cover basic conceptions of the communication process in interpersonal, public, and mass communication.  These theories, and exemplary research growing from them, provide the basis for the investigation of key questions concerning processes of communication. The course culminates in a major project bringing together a variety of theoretical perspectives.   Students should have taken COM 101, COM 201, and at least three courses from one track in the Communication Studies Concentration. COM 101 or one elective may be taken concurrently.

Prerequisites & Notes
Instructor’s permission required.  (Spring)