The doctoral program requires a minimum of 60 credit hours beyond the master's degree: 48 credits of coursework and 12 credits of dissertation work. The curriculum consists of courses in three core areas with required and elective courses available. Additional electives are being developed. Students will be required to develop a planned program of study in consultation with their advisor and the doctoral coordinator.
Media Research and Teaching: Provide students with tools for designing data gathering activities, analyzing data, interpreting existing research, and synthesizing new and old information into useful answers and productive new questions.
Media Uses and Effects: Familiarize students with models of thought and develop a cognition that critically analyzes the impact of media on culture and instruction as well as the impact of culture and instruction on media.
Media Processes and Production: Broaden media development skills while enabling learners to begin work on exploring new media formats and applications.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 800 | Comm. Research Statistics | 3 |
| COMM 815 | Teaching Communications Media | 3 |
| COMM 825 | Quantitative Methods in Communications Research | 3 |
| COMM 828 | Qualitative Methods in Communications Research | 3 |
| COMM 857 | Doctoral Seminar in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 910 | Advanced Doctoral Research in Communications | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 801 | Ideas that Shape Media | 3 |
| COMM 812 | Media Ethics | 3 |
| COMM 814 | Crisis Communication | 3 |
| COMM 818 | Media Criticism | 3 |
| COMM 820 | Political Communication | 3 |
| COMM 822 | Children and Media | 3 |
| COMM 835 | Global Media, Communication, and Culture | 3 |
| COMM 845 | Health Communication | |
| COMM 853 | Corporate Communication | 3 |
| COMM 881 | Special Topics | 3 |
| COMM 882 | Culture of Cyberspace | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 830 | Media Preproduction | 3 |
| COMM 831 | Multiplatform Media Production | 3 |
| COMM 832 | Media Production | 3 |
| COMM 834 | Organizational Video Production | 3 |
| COMM 836 | Video Production | 3 |
| COMM 837 | Audio Production | 3 |
| COMM 838 | Digital Photography and Imaging | 3 |
| COMM 841 | Documentary Production | 3 |
| COMM 876 | Online Media | 3 |
| COMM 882 | Simulation and Games | 3 |
Bold indicates core/required courses (24 credits); the remaining 24 credits of coursework will come from a combination of electives listed above.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 995 | Dissertation | 12 |
Total: 60 credits beyond a master's or master's equivalencies