Suggested Courses for Doctoral Degree in History, Law and Ethics

Graduate Studies Administration

Margaret Duffy Acting Associate Dean Graduate Studies View All Graduate Faculty

Graduate Studies Staff

Adviser: Online and PhD Programs   Amy Lenk Graduate Advising Staff Adviser: MA Program Martha Pickens Graduate Advising Staff Ginny Cowell Graduate Studies 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 May 2008 (PDF: 521K) Feb. 2008 (PDF: 410K) Jan. 2008 (PDF: 534K) Oct. 2007 (PDF: 622K) Sept. 2007 (PDF: 494K) AEJMC 2007 (PDF: 387K) May 2007 (PDF: 581K) April 2007 (PDF: 575K) March 2007 (PDF: 846K) Jan. 2007 (PDF: 405K) Nov. 2006 (PDF: 498K) Oct. 2006 (PDF: 720K) 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.

Ethics and Media Criticism: 12 Credits

• JOURN 8026 Philosophy of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8028 Literature of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8080 Media Ethics (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9008 Readings in Journalism (2 Credits)
• PHIL 7500 Theories of Ethics (3 Credits)

History and Law: 23 Credits

• HIST 7230 Our Times: United States since 1945 (3 Credits)
• HIST 7260 The Age of Ascendency: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1945-Present (3 Credits)
• HIST 7710 The Russian Revolution (3 Credits)
• HIST 8085 Problems (Russian History (3 Credits)
• HIST 8210 Readings in Recent U.S. History (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8036 Seminar in History and Principles of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8038 Seminar in Communication Law (2 Credits)
• LAW 5010 Civil Procedure I (3 Credits)

Process and Effects: 16 Credits

• JOURN 8086 Critical Analysis of the Mass Media (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)

Research Methods and Statistics: 18 Credits

• HIST 7470 Quantitative Methods in Historical Study (3 Credits)
• HIST 7480 Historiography (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8006 Quantitative Research Methods in Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8008 Qualitative Research Methods I (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8010 Advanced Qualitative Methods (3 Credits)
• STAT 7530 Analysis of Variance (3 Credits)

Dissertation: 9 Credits

• JOURN 9090 Doctoral Dissertation (9 Credits)