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Suggested Courses for Doctoral Degree in Media History

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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 I (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 (2 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)


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