Suggested Courses for Doctoral Degree in Media History

Graduate Studies Administration

Esther Thorson Strategic Communication Faculty View All Graduate Faculty

Online Graduate Studies Staff

Ginny Cowell Graduate Studies Staff Adviser: Doctoral Program Sarah Smith-Frigerio Graduate Advising Staff

Graduate Studies Faculty

View All Graduate Faculty

Research Resources

Empiricom Freedom of Information Center Journalism Library

Graduate Publications

List of Theses/Dissertations Grad Studies Newsletters November 2009 (PDF: 1.4MB) October 2009 (PDF: 2.1MB) AEJMC 2009 (PDF: 638K) May 2009 (PDF: 1.1MB) April 2009 (PDF: 284K) March 2009 (PDF: 360K) February 2009 (PDF: 291K) December 2008 (PDF: 486K) November 2008 (PDF: 644K) October 2008 (PDF: 423K) AEJMC 2008 (PDF: 546K) View All Available Newsletters Submit a News Item

These samples are given as guidelines only. Students plan their own course of study with the advice of their advisor and committee.

Theory of Mass Communication: 18 Credits

• JOURN 8076 Issues and Theories in International Communication (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8078 Information Theory (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9000 Doctoral Proseminar I (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9006 Doctoral Proseminar II (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9010 Doctoral Seminar (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9087 Doctoral Research Seminar (4 Credits)

Mass Media History: 14 Credits

• JOURN 7568 History of Photojournalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8026 Philosophy of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8030 History of Mass Media (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8036 Seminar in History and Principles of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8086 Critical Analysis of the Mass Media (3 Credits)

Research Methods: 12 Credits

• COMM 130 Seminar in Qualitative Methods in Communication (3 Credits)
• HIST 7480 Historiography (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8008 Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8010 Advanced Qualitative Methods (3 Credits)

American History Emphasis: 21 Credits

• HIST 7210 Origins of Modern America, 1877-1919 (3 Credits)
• HIST 7240 History of the New South (3 Credits)
• HIST 8021 Readings/Federalists and the Jeffersonians (3 Credits)
• HIST 8201 Seminar in the Origins of Modern America (3 Credits)
• HIST 8211 Seminar in Recent U.S. History (3 Credits)
• HIST 8400 Readings in U.S. Women's History (3 Credits)
• HIST 8435 Seminar in American Cultural and Intellectual History (3 Credits)

Philosophical, Legal and Ethical Considerations: 9 Credits

• JOURN 8038 Seminar in Communication Law (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8080 Media Ethics (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8086 Critical Analysis of the Mass Media (3 Credits)

Dissertation: 9 Credits

• JOURN 9090 Doctoral Dissertation (9 Credits)