The information on this page is also available in Spanish , Dutch , and Portuguese and will be available soon in French, Japanese and Chinese versions. Each student is encouraged to develop two personal research interests and to work independently and with faculty members in pursuit of those interests. Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships are available. Potential graduate students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies or the department Graduate Secretary for more information.
Opportunities exist to pursue diverse aspects of communication within the department.
Courses are taught in a broad spectrum of areas from which students may design a program custom-tailored to fit their specific interests. Within these areas, special individual emphases such as rhetorical criticism, family communication, religious communication, leadership, training and consulting, and gender and language can be developed. For more specific course information you might wish to browse the department's extensive online listing of class syllabi . A strong interdisciplinary commitment characterizes the faculty and program. There is active cooperation with other disciplines such as history, Latin American studies, English, psychology, business, religious studies, education, African studies, and sociology.