COMM 8017 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Communication

Credit Hours: 3

Description This course is designed as an introduction to the norms and expectations of the graduate training in communication. Focusing on the major areas of academic assessment (teaching, research, and service), the course introduces students to various communication sub-fields with a particular emphasis on the department expertise; helps them articulate their teaching philosophy; teaches fundamentals of research such as developing research agenda/finding publication venues; and begins preparations for the academic and non-academic job market. Students are also introduced to some of the main methodological and theoretical approaches used in the discipline.