COMM 5000 Methods of Research (3)
A study of research methodology including library scholarship, quantitative methods, historical and legal research.

COMM 5001 Proseminar in Communication (1)
Overview of functions, processes, strategies, tools, and effects of communication.  Introduces students to fields of marketing communication, advertising, public relations, sales, print-broadcast-electronic media and to the theories governing the study of these fields.  Must be taken on campus.

COMM 5010 Advanced Communication Research Methods (3)
The purpose of this course is to apply important data analysis techniques in the field of communication, develop a deeper appreciation of research strategies and analysis decisions and provide the opportunity for practice in analyzing quantitative data with SPSS. Topics include measurement decisions, research designs and more advanced statistical techniques.

COMM 5020 Organizational Communication (3)
Emphasis will be placed on the philosophical and practical aspects of organizational communication theories. Topic areas include organizational communication theories, the identification of communication problems, the application of research methods, ethical and cultural issues in a changing organizational environment, internal communities and public communication practices and conflict resolution.

COMM 5030 Applied Communication Theory (3)
The communication process will be approached from a behavioral point of view. The class will be a combination of modern communication theories and their application in dyadic and small group interaction.

COMM 5050 Public Relations (3)
This course examines the function, processes, strategies and tactics, and communication tools of public relations field.

COMM 5060 Communication and Public Opinion (3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor approval
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the concept of “public opinion” and to explore the relationships between communication and public opinion. An important normative goal will be to explore ways to allow media messages to contribute to a healthy civic life rather than detract from it.

COMM 509A International Communication: General Communication (3) - (study abroad program)
This course offers international perspectives to graduate students in general communication. This study abroad experience is linked to selected graduate communication courses.

COMM 509B International Communication: Corporate Communication (3) - (study abroad program)
This course offers international perspectives to graduate students in corporate communication. This study abroad experience is linked to selected graduate communication courses.

COMM 566A Special Topics in Graduate Communication (3)
Selected topics of interest to students concentrating on their graduate studies in General Communications.

COMM 566B Special Topics in Graduate Communication (3)
Selected topics of interest to students concentrating on their graduate studies in Corporate Communications.

COMM 5100 Marketing Communication Strategies (3)
An exploration of direct marketing, sales promotion and branding through the application of advertising, persuasion and mass media concepts and principles to the preparation and analysis of communication campaigns, case studies, programs, projects and special events.

COMM 5110 Leadership and Communication (3)
This course focuses on leadership as a function of communication behavior. Through discussion, cases and exercises, participants will explore effective communication strategies within an organizational setting. The course will cover team leadership skills, rhetorical sensitivity, charisma and practical suggestions for improving leadership effectiveness.

COMM 5115 Sports Broadcasting Direction and Criticism (3)
The course provides experience in the production, direction, and editing of live sports events.  Students will learn theoretical and practical skills associated with camera operation, digital switching, instant video replay, floor direction, and digital editing.

COMM 5150 Advertising and Media Strategies (3)
This course considers advertising theory and practice and reviews application of theory to advertising, promotion and media selection strategies. The course requires development of an advertising plan, media selection rationales, evaluation of selected campaigns, and use of advertising media research techniques.

COMM 5210 E-Communication Strategy (3)
This course surveys critical issues in management communication, promotional strategies, public relations and marketing communication in the context of electronic marketplaces and virtual communities. Course activities include online assignments, traditional and online readings, projects and guided evaluations of a variety of e-strategies.

COMM 5300 Consumer and Audience Behavior (3)
Understanding the behaviors of consumers and audiences in response to persuasive messages. Includes discussions of persuasive and psychological theories and their application to marketing problems of issue management.

COMM 5350 Media Management (3)
Legal, social, management, programming and sales aspects of print media and broadcasting station management will be presented.

COMM 5400 Politics and Mass Media (3)
Media’s role in U.S. politics: influence of mass media on political opinions, on elections, on political participants and on public policy; and how political participants help shape the messages sent out by mass media.

COMM 5410 Web Page Design and Criticism (3)
In the changing electronic environment, the communication professional needs to have the necessary skills for Web page construction and evaluation. HTML, Photo shop and popular Web page design programs will be used to develop functional web pages. On the theoretical level, the course will explore censorship, ethics, advertising promotion, privacy and other relevant issues.

COMM 5444 Communication Internship (3)
Practical experience in professional communication to augment theoretical coursework.  Students are required to work 150 hours, keep an evaluative journal, and produce an analytical paper related to the experience.  Departmental policy governs acceptable types of communication positions.  Students may not apply both COMM 5555 and 5444 toward the M.A.

COMM 5500 Electronics News Gathering (3)
An advanced production course in which students create, design and complete a variety of video projects which may involve field production and electronic news gathering, studio production, scheduling, shooting, editing and evaluating their video projects.

COMM 5555 Independent Research (3)
Directed research in an area of special interest to the student. Students enrolling in this course must submit a written project proposal to the instructor before enrolling. Enrollment in the course will be accepted only after the instructor approves the proposal. Students may not apply both COMM 5555 and 5444 toward the M.A.

COMM 5600 Integrated Corporate Communication (3)
Important corporate communication areas such as internal communication advertising, PR, sales promotion, direct marketing and new communication technologies and how these approaches work together to achieve organizational objectives.

COMM 5650 Communication Law (3)
An in-depth examination of the legal and ethical impact of new technologies on mass media involving lecture, discussion, extensive reading and writing assignments.

COMM 5700 Interpersonal Communication Theory (3)
A study of interpersonal communication models and theories and their psychological, philosophical and sociological influence of dyadic communication in our society.

COMM 5710 Ethics in a Changing Environment (3)
This course will explore ethical challenges within the context of new technologies and media. Topics covered include codes of ethics, forces that affect ethical decision-making and media responsibility.

COMM 5730 Web Content Maintenance and Management (3)
Students develop a team approach to the techniques of creating and publishing web sites and then manage and maintain the web and electronic content for an organization's site. Course includes internet research projects, web site strategic management plans, internet management and content development, and procedures and policies of site maintenance.

COMM 5750 Feature Writing (3)
Workshop designed to give instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers, trade journals and magazines.

COMM 5800 Persuasion and Social Change (3)
A study of persuasive theories and their application to the development of social and cultural issues.

COMM 5810 Race, Gender and Mass Media (3)
Examination of current and historical portrayals of ethnic minorities and men and women in media news, entertainment and advertising; discussion of research into the influence of these portrayals on audience attitudes.

COMM 5900 Topics in Communication (3)
This course provides students with an integrated theoretical framework for understanding international communication. It examines the political, economic, and cultural aspects of international communication and the nature and features of international news, its production processes, effects, and interpretation.

COMM 5920 Economics of the Mass Media (3)
A study of the economics of the mass media including the overall financial impact of the media on our economy, society, and technology.

COMM 5950 Research Project (3)
Required research project approved by student’s graduate committee chair prior to submission to graduate office.

COMM 599A,B Thesis Writing (3)

COMM 5991 Research Requirement Completion (1)
For students not fulfilling graduate school research literacy requirement within one year after scheduled completion of thesis, field study report, research project paper, or research literacy paper. Enrollment required each subsequent semester. Tuition and fees for one credit hour must be paid every semester until research requirements are met.

THEA 5000 Chronicles and Concepts I (3)
Prerequisite: THEA 1000 or equivalent
Examines history and theory of theoretical art of the Classical Era, Middle Ages and Renaissance in Western Europe. Emphasizes theatrical space, production and performance. Drama considered as a plan for production rather than as literature. Term paper required.

THEA 5010 Chronicles and Concepts II (3)
Prerequisite: THEA 1000 or equivalent
Examines history and theory of theatrical art of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in Western Europe. Emphasizes theatrical space, production and performance. Drama considered as a plan for production rather than as literature. Term paper required.

THEA 5200 Secondary School Theatre Production (3)
Examination of techniques for theatrical production in secondary schools, including script selection and adaptation, casting, directing, design and technical work, and marketing. Areas that students find most essential will be given greatest emphasis.

THEA 5300 Advanced Acting and Criticism (3)
For students who intend to pursue a career in theatre on the educational or commercial level to refine skills as well as to develop the capacity to teach the art of acting to others.

THEA 5350 Musical Theatre Workshop (3)
Prerequisites, Co-requisites: Graduate status and instructor approval. THEA 535L or two semesters of vocal study (one semester may be concurrent)
A performance oriented study of musical theatre, composers, and styles to improve students’ audition and performance skills.

THEA 5351 Musical Theatre Workshop Lab (1)
Prerequisite:  Graduate status and instructor approval and THEA 5350
Individual instruction in techniques using the body and voice to prepare the student for opportunities in musical theatre performance.

THEA 5400 Studies in Directing (3)
A study of script analysis and production that will lead to the production and direction of a theatrical event. A production is to be selected with the advice and consent of the instructor.

THEA 5450 Creative Drama for Children (3)
Designed to demonstrate how theatre may be used as both means and end to teach the elementary school child. Included will be theatre projects, group and single, involving puppetry and live theatre.

THEA 5500 Lighting Design and Criticism (3)
Exposes the student to theatre design in the area of lighting.  Emphasis placed on script analysis and the implementation of various design elements.  Students will explore working in a collaborative atmosphere with given Scenic and Costume designs.

THEA 555A,B,C Independent Research (3)
Opportunity for directed scholarly research in an area of special interests to the student. Enrollment accepted only after professor has approved a written project proposal from the student.

THEA 5600 Technical Theatre Practicum (3)
Practical work in stagecraft and technical direction in an apprenticeship mode.
Practical work in stagecraft and technical direction in an apprenticeship mode.

THEA 5900 Playwriting (3)
The structure of dramatic expression through the analysis of theme, plot, character and dialogue. Students will undertake their own writing, culminating in the composition of a one-act play.