Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2015-2017 [Archived Catalog]
Courses
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CLWR 5820 - Thinking About Death: Belief and Practice
Survey of belief systems regarding death rituals, burial practices and the intersection of the dead and the living, through textual and archaeological evidence.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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CLWR 5900 - Special Topics in World Religions
Special topics in aspects of world religions.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-15.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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CLWR 5930 - Independent Study
Intensive individual reading, research, and written analysis on topics selected by the student in negotiation with a faculty member and supervised by that faculty member.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5210 - The Olympic Movement
Study of origin and development of games from Greek era to modern period. Meaning of Olympism in relation to contemporary summer and winter Olympiads explored.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5212 - Coaching the Elite Athlete
Focuses on how elite athletes develop and maintain their athletic prowess.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5213 - Dynamics of Skill Acquisition
Incorporates the theories behind skill acquisition and an explanation of the differences between deliberate practice and play. Motor learning, control, and development will also be a central focus.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5300 - Readings in Coaching Education
Readings and discussion in coaching education. Topics include youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, Olympic, and professional sport; psychological and sociological issues, coaching education; gender issues; performance and conditioning; and future trends in coaching.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5305 - Contemporary Issues in Athletic Coaching
Selected issues in athletic coaching are discussed and examined.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5900 - Special Topics in Coaching Education
Specific course content will vary with offering.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-15.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5901 - Coaching Symposium
Designed to provide flexibility in curriculum for current students to benefit from experts in the area and/or create learning opportunities for possible certificate programs.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-10.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 20.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 10.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 5910 - Instructional Experience
Supervised practice/instructional experience in organizing and teaching activities related to coaching sport.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-10.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 10.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 10.0 field experience/internship
Eligible grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6100 - Coaching Workshop I
Focuses on the nature of coaching as a profession and acclimates students to the Coaching Education program. Focuses on the National Standards for Sport Coaches. These standards, originally developed in 1995 and updated in 2006, provide direction for coaching educators, sport administrators, coaches, athletes and their families, and the public regarding the skills and knowledge that coaches should possess.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6101 - Coaching Workshop II
Provides students with the opportunity to attend a major coaching conference or convention (e.g., NSCAA coaches convention, NCAA Final 4, NFL combine) to learn more about their sport or how to work with elite athletes.
Requisites
COED 6100 or PESS 518K
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6110 - Foundations of Coaching I
Synthesizes material covering the numerous responsibilities of coaches and methods of coaching athletes at the youth, interscholastic and intercollegiate levels. Content will focus on Domain 1 (Philosophy and Ethics) and Domain 4 (Growth and Development) of the National Standards for Sports Coaches (NSSC).
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6115 - Foundations of Coaching II
Synthesizes material covering the numerous responsibilities of coaching athletes at the youth, interscholastic and intercollegiate levels. Content will focus on Domain 5 (Teaching and Communication) and Domain 6 (Sport Skills and Tactics) of the National Standards for Sport Coaches (NSSC).
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6120 - Management and Leadership in Sport
Contemporary theories related to management and leadership in sport are examined, and their applications to sport are addressed.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6130 - Finance for Sport Coaches
Designed to explore the coaches¿ financial responsibilities, especially those related to fundraising, facilities, and equipment. The purpose of this course is to better equip developing sport coaches in handling the finances of their programs. Coaches at most level are required to fund-raise, manage, or develop facilities, and care for equipment. This course is a reflection of Domain 7 (Organization and Administration) from the National Standards for Sport Coaches (NASPE, 2006).
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6140 - Psychology of Coaching
Analysis of psychological factors and principles designed to assist coaches in their ability to describe, explain, and predict attitudes, feelings, and behaviors of sports participants.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6150 - Injury Prevention & Risk Management
Designed to explore the coach’s responsibility towards athlete safety that includes understanding the risk of injury, working with a sports medicine team and addressing facility, equipment and environmental concerns. Additionally, students will examine the potential sources of legal challenges and draw implications for best practices through case study, discussions, and current information designed to provide a high standard of care.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6160 - Performance and Conditioning for Athletic Coaches
Presents principles and applications of athletic performance and conditioning for coaches.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6170 - Ethics and Diversity in Athletic Coaching
Encompasses the ethical and diversity issues pertaining to athletic coaches. The primary focuses will be on appropriate actions in conducting, organizing, teaching, and coaching activities.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6180 - Utilizing Technology in Athletic Coaching
Provides opportunities for the advancement of skill development in current technological techniques appropriate to coaching science.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture, 4.0 laboratory
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6200 - Research and Analysis Methods for Athletic Coaches
Introduces basic research methods that athletic coaches use during their tenure. There will be a focus on analysis performance both objectively and subjectively. Students will be introduced to qualitative, quantitative, and action-research methods as they pertain to the active coach.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 4.0 laboratory
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6210 - Coaching Soccer: The Beautiful Game
Soccer’s universality is its simplicity - the fact that the game can be played anywhere with anything. Soccer is not a stand-in for anything else. This course will explore what soccer coaches need to know about being a coach, what roles they are required to perform and how they will teach the beautiful game to players at all skill levels. Methods of coaching, technical and tactical instruction and the development of seasonal and daily practice plans are the foundations of this course.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6220 - Concepts of Soccer Player Development
Examines developmentally appropriate practices for coaches when working with children ages 12 and under. Growth and development issues, physical and psychomotor characteristics, motor development, cognitive learning and psycho-social issues will be identified and programs to meet the principles of coaching youth soccer will be developed.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6250 - Soccer: The Global Game
This course will explore the origins of the world’s most popular sport, the laws that govern it and how it has evolved through history. A focus on famous players, teams and coaches as well as World Cup and other notable championships will be covered. Additionally, the impact of the game on youth, culture and society from a global standpoint will be analyzed.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6270 - Advanced Soccer Player Development
Advanced Soccer Player Development will focus on the coach’s role in technical, tactical, physical,and psychosocial development and as it relates to all areas of the field for players age 14 and older. Content will also include goalkeeper training, systems of play and set pieces. Attention will be paid to desision-making, competitiveness, concentration, communication, respect and discipline.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6280 - Leadership and Team Dynamics in Soccer
This course will explore leadership theory and practices for soccer coaches as well as identifying team building strategies, game and practice managmeent responsibilities, scheduling, travel, budget, fund raising, equipment purchasing, recruiting and other pre/in/off season management tasks. Unique soccer management responsibilities at the youth, interscholastic, club, intercollegiate and professional levels will be identified.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6300 - Training and Conditioning for Soccer Coaches
This course presents principles and applications of athletic performance for soccer coaches. Students will conduct a needs analysis and develop a soccer specific training program based on the demands of athletes at the level they are coaching. Content will include aerobic and anaerobic fitness, strength and power programming and creating both in-season and off-season training plans. Appropriate program design is based on an understanding of the physiological basis of training and adaptation.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6320 - Sport Performance for Athletic Coaches
Students apply knowledge gained from previous exercise science classes to design optimal conditioning programs to enhance athletic performance. Also prepares students for professional certification.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture, 4.0 laboratory
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6330 - Analysis of Sport Performance for Coaches
Methods of analyzing performance in sport. Skill assessments and behavior studies of sports participants analyzed through systematic observations systems designed to reveal target areas for improvement. Observation systems lead to the identification of interventions needed to help improve performance.
Requisites
COED 6200 or EDRE 5010 or REC 6080
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6340 - Performance Recovery: Strategies for Coaches
This course explores strategies for athletic coaches to help athletes recover, replenish, repair and rebuild physically, mentally and emotionally from the demands of training and athletic performance. Participation in athletics has become a year-round commitment across all sports including youth sports, interscholastic, intercollegiate, Olympic and professional levels. Training and performance demands have increased and coaches must know the latest strategies and methods for helping athltes increase recoery speed, improve agility and coordination, increase flexibility, reduce muscle soreness and reduce stress.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6400 - Coaching Performance Evaluation
Students will be assessed on their coaching technical, tactical, and management abilities. Moreover, the students will learn to self critique their coaching after learning how to use different self-assessment tools.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 clinical
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6900 - Special Topics in Coaching Education
Specific course content will vary with offering.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-15.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6920 - Practicum
Supervised work experience in various aspects of coaching intercollegiate or interscholastic athletics.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 practicum
Eligible grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6930 - Guided Independent Study
Selected areas of study with written report based on research.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 independent study
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6940 - Research Dynamics: Planning, Participation, and Actualization of the Research Process
A hands-on approach to research: developing the idea, establishing the methodology, collecting data, doing the statistical evaluation, and writing the results in publication format.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6941 - Special Problems
Individual research and experimentation of professional issues. Identifies pertinent problems and plans effective attack toward potential solution.
Requisites
Permission required
Credit Hours: 1.0-3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 research
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COED 6950 - Thesis
Research and analysis in conducting a master’s level thesis.
Requisites
Permission required and COED 6200 and EDRE 5010
Credit Hours: 1.0-4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 0.0 thesis/dissertation
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5070 - Effective Classroom Communication for Teachers and Trainers
Course focuses on interpersonal communication in classroom environment, with particular emphasis on communication between students and teachers. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5071 - Nonverbal Communication for Teachers and Trainers
Covers nonverbal behavior of teachers and trainers in the classroom. Messages communicated by the classroom environment and how the environment shapes students’ learning patterns are also covered. Small group activities to develop greater sensitivity to nonverbal communication are provided. Readings. Taught in seminar format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5072 - Communicating in Your Workplace: Strategies for Teachers and Administrators
Focuses on the problems of communication within an education-oriented organization. Particular emphasis on elements that help or delay the adoption of change, conflict management, and practical knowledge and skill for communicating successfully in an educational setting. Taught in seminar format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5073 - Effective Listening and Small Group Communication for Teachers and Trainers
Course focuses on steps to more effective listening and working in small groups for teachers and trainers. Designed to familiarize teachers and trainers with the keys to active listening, the stages of group development and decline, how to manage groups, and improving their cooperation and productivity. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5074 - Family Communication for Teachers and Trainers
This course explores issues of family communication for classroom teachers and organizational trainers. The definitions and nature of contemporary families are explored. Childrens’ views of the family and peer relationships are highlighted. Conflict, stress, decision making, and problem solving are discussed. Special activities for the teacher and trainer are provided. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5075 - Instructional Communication Assessment for Teachers and Trainers
Examination of test construction and grading practices, procedures, and formats. Analysis of underlying assumptions and philosophies of assessment in education. Emphasis on the alignment among objectives, testing practices, and evaluation procedures. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5076 - Children’s Conflict and Mediation for Teachers and Trainers
This course focuses on the design and implementation of peer dispute mediation programs within elementary and secondary school systems. Course content includes discussion of children’s communication development and development of conflict management ability, the rationale underlying and challenges involved with implementing peer mediation programs, and approaches to training youngsters in mediation and conflict
management communication skills. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5077 - Communicating with Diverse Students for Teachers and Trainers
This course is designed to explore issues relevant to enhancing communication competence and effectiveness between individuals of diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course will address interactions between people from a variety of backgrounds, including gender, age, religious, geographical, ethnic, or racial differences. The focus will be on examining the impact of variables such as communication. Students will have the
opportunity to explore the underlying patterns that influence their own, as well as others’, communication behaviors, and discuss strategies to improve their understanding of, and appreciation for, those differences. Taught in intensive format only during summer session.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 35.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5100 - Field Research Methods in Communication
Development of research methods such as content analysis, participant observation, Q-analysis, questionnaire design, sampling procedures, case studies, and unobtrusive measures.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5200 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Analysis of processes and problems of communication as affected by national cultures; effects of differences in languages, values, meaning, perception, and thought.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5300 - Communication and the Campaign
Processes of communication as applied in a campaign, defined as any organizational goal-oriented effort designed to influence behaviors of identifiable population. Emphasizes theory application in nonclassroom campaign situations (political, fund-raising, publicity, etc.).
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5310 - Theories of Argument
Relationship between formal logic and rhetorical systems of arguments; intensive study of fallacies and experimental findings related to study of argument.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5320 - Responsibilities and Freedom of Speech in Communication
Ethical and rhetorical implications of constitutional guarantees on political, social, and religious speech; analyses of significant legal cases on freedom of expression.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5630 - Rhetoric and Electronic Media
This course examines meaning-making via the electronic symbol, verbal and graphic. Classes will alternate between the analyses of theory and close examination of radio, hypertext (online via the World Wide Web and stored on CD-ROM), E-mail, word processing, and television–especially in contrast to print and speech.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 5900 - Topics in Communication Studies
Course structure varies by instructor, but readings, classroom discussion, and demonstration of understanding through written work is typical.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-15.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6000 - Introduction to Graduate Study
Definition of field of communication, methods of structuring field, and research concerns within areas of field. Examination of theory and function of research. Analysis of representative types and methods of research.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6010 - Theories of Communication
Survey of contemporary communication theory, emphasizing cross-disciplinary contributions to such theory.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6020 - Language and Symbol Systems
Role of verbal and nonverbal signs and symbols in communication. Emphasizes human symbolizing capabilities and relationships between symbolic structures and physical reality.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6100 - Measurement Methodology in Communication
Measurement principles, instruments, and techniques in communication; problems and procedures in testing, measuring, and evaluating communicative attitudes and skills; development and availability of relevant standardized tests.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6150 - Corporate Communication
This course will provide students with an overview of strategies for the management of communication within corporate settings. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice, with an emphasis on how theory serves as a framework for the evaluation of communicative strategies. The topics will vary, but could include the role of communication in creating corporate identity, handling crises and repairing images, managing intercultural communication, decision-making strategies and use of technology in managing communication.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6200 - Communication in Social Conflict
Roles of communication in conflict and conflict in communication. Communication strategies for reducing or managing conflict in social situations.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6209 - Communicating and Organizing
Communicating and Organizing provides a broad overview of theories and perspectives describing communication processes within organizational settings. Students taking this course will learn about classic theories describing functionalist approaches to organizing and communicating as well as contemporary theories exploring organizational communication from interpretive and critical perspectives.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6210 - Negotiation and Mediation
Explores communication dynamics involved in negotiating and mediating interpersonal and organizational disputes. Examines research and ethical issues relevant to communication within the contexts of negotiation and mediation.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6220 - Nonverbal Communication
Survey of major theories and research areas in field of nonverbal communication. In-depth analysis of research in areas of student interest.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6230 - Gender and Communication
Explores variations in communicative behaviors related to biological sex and psychological gender. Examines female and male communication in intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, public, and organizational settings.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6240 - Communication in the Family
Examination of the communication concepts that are basic to understanding interaction in the family. Provides a framework for analysis of family communication. Explores communication issues that relate to conflict, power, intimacy, and the development of relationships. Presents a model of effective communication in the family. Consideration of verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6250 - Seminar in Instructional Communication
This course provides graduate students with an overview of the impact of communication in the classroom. Specifically, this course focuses on the dynamics of communication and how this influences student outcomes (e.g., learning, motivation) as well as instructor outcomes (e.g., efficacy, job satisfaction).
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6260 - Communication Audits in Organizations
Examination and discussion of literature covering methods of assessing communication in organizations. Designed to give students practical skill development through actual assessment, data analysis and interpretation, and client report preparation.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6270 - Instructional Training and Development in Communication
Includes philosophies of organizational development; theories of instructional design, emphasizing stages of planning implementation, and evaluation; and communication training skills, including needs assessment and evaluation, writing objectives, application of communication content, and selection of instructional modes and resources–all investigated within business, professional, and governmental organizational contexts.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6300 - Communication and Persuasion
Process of communication and attitude change, survey of general theories and typical research, analysis of contemporary persuasion.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6310 - History of Rhetorical Theory
Covers main concepts and principal figures in the history of rhetorical theory. Begins with classical Greece and ends with postmodernity.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6320 - Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique
Course takes a specific theoretical approach to the critique of rhetoric as expressed in and by contemporary culture. The goal will be to explore the rich variety of rhetorical expression current in our lives. The reading list will encompass such topics as the critique of hate speech, the critique of whiteness, as well as focus on the discourse of African American, Native American, Latina/Latino cultures. Student projects will focus on one or more of the areas of inquiry with a goal of understanding and critiquing the role of rhetoric in the perpetuation and alteration of a culture.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6330 - Modern Rhetoric
Aims, tasks, and significance of rhetoric in relation to human communication processes. Distinctions among speculative, critical, canonical, and performative perspectives in rhetorical inquiry.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6340 - Religious Rhetoric
Pulpit oratory examined through analyses of selected clerics including Luther, Wesley, Whitefield, Beecher, Brooks, Fosdick, Sunday, Graham, and others. Rhetorical analysis of revivalism, camp meetings, social gospel, and ecclesiastical and polemic debates.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6341 - The Rhetoric of Protest and Reform
Rhetorical analysis and criticism of speaking during reform and revolutionary protest movements. Selected areas include American Revolution, antislavery debates, Populists, Progressives, labor unrest, women’s rights, and civil rights agitation.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6342 - The Rhetoric of the World Wars
Analysis and criticism of wartime communication, its principal modes, techiques, media, and effects. Theory and practice as reflected in WWI and II.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6343 - Analysis and Criticism of Legal Rhetoric
Analysis and criticism of principal modes, types, and styles of western legal rhetorical communication as mirrored in selected cases, jurists, attorneys, decisions, and arguments, with western legal communication studies as unique mode of rhetoric focusing upon English-American jurisprudence and courtroom advocacy. Case study method employed. Critical analysis accomplished.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6344 - Analysis and Criticism of Political Rhetoric
Analysis and criticism of principal modes, media techniques, and effects of western political rhetorical communication. Theory and practice as reflected in major campaigns, administrations, and movements in both open and closed societies.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6350 - Foucault, Discourse, and Social Change
The overarching goal of this seminar is to develop a clearer sense of what it means to have rhetorical agency in a postmodern world. In moving toward that goal, we will interrogate Foucault’s work that bears on the themes of discourse, knowledge/power, subject, and space.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6900 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
Specific course content will vary with offering.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-15.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6910 - Internship
Experience in communication-related activities in organizational environments. Written proposal required.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-12.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15.0 field experience/internship
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6930 - Independent Study
Readings on special problems under planned program approved by advisor. Projects must be approved prior to registration.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-8.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6940 - Research
Individual research on special problems. Projects must be approved prior to registration.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-12.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 6950 - Thesis
Independent research as part of completion of master’s degree.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 1.0-12.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 36.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 thesis/dissertation
Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7000 - Professional Seminar in Communication Studies: Pedagogy
The professional seminar serves to orient students to graduate school and provide forums to discuss what it means to be a scholar, teacher, citizen, and/or communication practitioner.
Requisites
COMS major
Credit Hours: 1.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7001 - Professional Seminar in Communication Studies: Scholarly Writing
The professional seminar serves to orient students to graduate school and provide forums to discuss what it means to be a scholar, teacher, citizen, and/or communication practitioner.
Requisites
COMS major
Credit Hours: 1.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7002 - Professional Seminar in Communication Studies: Service
The professional seminar serves to orient students to graduate school and provide forums to discuss what it means to be a scholar, teacher, citizen, and/or communication practitioner.
Requisites
COMS major
Credit Hours: 1.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7003 - Professional Seminar in Communication Studies: Advanced Pedagogy
The professional seminar serves to orient students to graduate school and provide forums to discuss what it means to be a scholar, teacher, citizen, and/or communication practitioner. All iterations of the course will instruct graduate students on approaches for teaching particular undergraduate courses in communication including but not limited to: Communication Theory, Small Group, Interviewing, Argumentation, Interpersonal, Health Communication, Rhetoric, or Organizational Communication. Students may repeat the course as new topics are offered.
Requisites
COMS major
Credit Hours: 1.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 5.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7010 - Research Designs in Communication
Nature and selection of communicative research problems; development of strategies, techniques, and appropriate designs, critical evaluation and development of experimental and descriptive procedures.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7020 - Integrated Theory in Communications Studies I
COMS 7020 (and its companion course, 7030) will provide students with a broad-based introduction to, and critical examination of, the historical foundations as well as the contemporary theoretical investigations of the communication discipline. Students will read primary source materials coupled with contemporary texts extending these works in developing, applying and testing communication theory.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7030 - Integrated Theory in Communications Studies II
COMS 7030 (and its companion course, 7020) will provide students with a broad-based introduction to, and critical examination of, the historical foundations of communication theory, as well as the contemporary texts extending these works in developing, applying, and testing communication theory.
Requisites
COMS 7020
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7040 - Research Design and Analysis I
COMS7040 (and its companion course COMS 7050) introduces students to fundamental principles of research design and analysis and serves as a foundation for other courses in the program. Students will learn theoretical principles and research skills associated with four content areas: (a) metatheoretical assumptions, (b) quantitative design and analysis, (c) qualitative design and analysis, and (d) mixed-method design.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7050 - Research and Design and Analysis II
COMS 7050 (and its companion course COMS 7040) introduces students to fundamental principles of research design and analysis and serves as a foundation for other courses in the program. Students will learn theoretical principles and research skills associated with four content areas: (a) metatheoretical assumptions, (b) quantitative design and analysis, (c) qualitative design and analysis, and (d) mixed-method design.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7110 - Communication Historiography I
Bibliographic, analytical, and interpretive skills for dealing with published primary source materials, including letters, speech texts, and audiovisual recordings in their historical contexts. Designed to help students become skillful library users, situate a research problem in context, and analyze primary historical materials.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7120 - Communication Historiography II
Techniques for research using archival material: transcripts, unpublished speeches, letters, diaries, artifacts (e.g., scrapbooks, museum exhibits), memoirs, manuscripts. Readings exemplify a variety of historical philosophies. Students research an original problem of their own definition within the theme of the semester; the writing of conference papers is encouraged. Course builds on the pedagogical skills introduced in 7110 by developing the ability to critique bibliographies, argumentation, and prose style.
Requisites
COMS 7110
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7130 - Qualitative Research: Ethnography of Communication and Conversational Analysis
Provides students with an understanding of how to conduct communication research projects using two qualitative research methodologies that stress the collection and analysis of naturalistic data–ethnography of communication and conversation analysis.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7200 - Introduction to Relating and Organizing
This course is the first in a series of courses designed to introduce graduate students to the interconnections between micro practices and macro organizational and societal structures and influences. Particular attention will be paid to how individuals and collectives experience and enact fundamental tensions in their efforts to relate and organize.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7210 - Communication Process in Small Groups
Theory and research in group social system, group modification of individual judgment, leadership styles, group vs. individual goals, and intragroup lines of communication in small problem-solving and learning groups.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7220 - Communicative Process in Organizations
Interaction between organizational structure and communication within organizations. Emphasis on theoretical and methodological analysis. Primary focus on conducting major research project.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7230 - Communication and Information Diffusion
Analysis of major approaches to data and information diffusion systems on local, regional, national, and international levels. Emphasis on acquisition analysis and dissemination of data as information, including critical points of interface and interaction between a system and its uses.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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COMS 7250 - Organization Communication Consulting: Foundational Perspectives
A focus on theoretical perspectives to organizational communication consulting and organizational development. Review of theory and research on communication training, consulting practices, communication variables involved in the client/consultant relationship, as well as intervention techniques.
Requisites
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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