Suggested Courses for Doctoral Degree in Mass Communication and Society

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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 8056 Theory of Mass Communication (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9000 Doctoral Proseminar I (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9006 Doctoral Proseminar II (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9010 Doctoral Seminar (3 Credits)
• JOURN 9016 Advanced Seminar: Theory of Communication (2 Credits)
• JOURN 9087 Doctoral Research Seminar (4 Credits)

Research Methods: 18 Credits

• ANTHRO 7830 Ethnographic Methods I (3 Credits)
• COMMUN 8120 Seminar in Quantitative Methods in Communication (3 Credits)
• ESC PS 8610 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research I (3 Credits)
• ESC PS 8620 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research II (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8016 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credits)

Mass Media and Society: 9 Credits

• COMM 7440 Ethical Issues in Communications (3 Credits)
• COMM 8510 Seminar in Mass Communication Theorys (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8066 Proseminar: Science, Society and the News Media (3 Credits)

Psychology: 12 Credits

• ESC PS 8320 Advanced Human Learning (3 Credits)
• PSYCH 7310 Theories of Personality (3 Credits)
• PSYCH 7530 Advanced Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits)
• PSYCH 7830 Psychology of Women (3 Credits)

Gender and Race: 9 Credits

• HIST 7270 Afro-Americans in the 20th Century (3 Credits)
• HIST 7530 Readings in Gender, Race and Class (3 Credits)
• WGST 7003 Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (3 Credits)

Legal Considerations: 6 Credits

• JOURN 8038 Seminar in Communication Law (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8046 Controls of Information (3 Credits)

Dissertation: 9 Credits

• JOURN 9090 Doctoral Dissertation (9 Credits)