Required Courses
The following core courses are required for all students. These total 13 credits
of the 32 required for graduation:
Jl MC 501. Theories of Mass Communication.
3 cr. Offered Fall. Examination of
major areas of research activity and theoretical development related
to organization, functions and effects of mass communication.
Jl MC 502. Communication Research Methods.
4 cr. Prereq: 501. Offered Spring.
An examination of quantitative and qualitative research methods,
including legal, participant observation, historical, survey, content
analysis and experimental research.
Jl MC 510. Strategies of Communication.
3 Cr. Offered Spring. Prereq: 501. The
process of developing professional communication and persuasion strategies,
with emphasis on problem definition, behavioral specification of
objectives, situation analysis, strategy formulation and justification
through application of communication theories and research results.
Jl MC 592. Intro to Graduate Study in Journalism and Communication.
No
credit. Offered Fall. Prereq: Graduate classification. Overview of
advanced study in journalism and communication with special emphasis
on requirements for obtaining the master of science degree.
Jl MC 598.Seminars in Mass Communication.
3 cr. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Seminars are offered on a rotating basis. See the graduate coordinator
for a current listing and potential offerings.
A. Audiences and Effects
B. Communication Technology
C. Professional Communication
D. Development Communication
E. Evaluation Methods
F. International Communication
G. Mass Communication History
H. Mass Communication Law
I. Media Management
J. Research Methods
K. Society and Mass Communication
L. Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication
M. Visual Communication
N. Broadcast Communication
O. Communication Theory
P. Computer Mediated Communication
