Developing Issues in Mass Communication Analysis of theory and research in how mass media messages are shaped by media institutions and how individuals process these messages. Emphasis placed on broadcast news, politics, and social campaigns. In-depth focus on salient issues in group communication. Covers relevant theory and research in topic area. Advanced Interpersonal Communication Intensive analysis of current theory and research in a selected area of interpersonal communication, with special attention to theory development and testing.
Topics vary each quarter.
Advanced Organizational Communication Intensive analysis of current theory and research in selected areas of organizational communication. Topics include organizational communication diagnosis and auditing, organizational innovation and change, and communication management. The role communication plays in the delivery and reception of health care from the perspectives of both provider and client. Pertinent nonverbal variables will be identified through survey of empirical research and applied to analysis of communication samples. Advanced Language Behavior Analysis Advanced study of language behavior and its effects in various communication settings.