Ph.D. in Communication, Information, and Media Courses
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Ph.D. Colloquium (0)
Required each semester in coursework. Forum for the presentation of research and professional activities by guest speakers, faculty, and students.
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Communication, Information, and Media Proseminar (3)
The proseminar addresses nature of communication, information, and media processes and their role in individual, social, and institutional behavior. Particular emphasis will be on the conceptual linkages between communication, information, and media processes, as well as theory and metatheory. Panels will alternate between interdisciplinary and area-specific topics featuring communication, information, and media (CIM) program faculty as speakers. Proseminar will include topics in professional development, academic integrity, responsible and ethical conduct of research, intellectual property. Students will pass the human subjects certification program as part of the course.
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Research Foundations (3)
Concepts, methods, and practices of social science research in relation to communication, information science, and media studies.
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16:194:603
Qualitative Research Methods (3)
Qualitative approaches for examining communication, media, and information processes, including definition, acquisition, evaluation, and use.
Prerequisites: 16:194:601, 602.
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Quantitative Research Methods (3)
Examines facets of research, problem areas, research techniques, and range of techniques (including experimental designs). Each student develops a research methods proposal relating to a chosen topic.
Prerequisites: 16:194:601, 602, and statistics competency.
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Critical Research Methods (3)
Issues, debates, and techniques related to textual and contextual analysis of media and other forms of data.
Prerequisite: 16:194:601.
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Research Practicum (3)
Students conduct original research under the supervision of one or more members of the program faculty and produce a scholarly paper to be submitted to a recognized conference or refereed journal. Results are presented at an interactive display session held each semester.
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16:194:610
Seminar in Information Studies (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide a theoretical and historical overview of important
scholarly paradigms and research questions in the field of library and
information science (LIS). Emphasis is on broad coverage of LIS research and
historical perspectives that serve as a foundation for contemporary
scholarship. Additional topics will be selected by the instructor based on her
or his prioritization, and given the evolving landscape of LIS scholarship.
Scholarly paradigms and topics in the field of LIS will be situated in wider
epistemological contexts as relevant.
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Human Information Behavior (3)
Human information behavior is the study of human behavioral interactions
with information, the situations (contexts) in which the interactions occur,
and the design of information systems and services that more readily facilitate the design and use of information systems. This course provides students
with an overview of historical and emerging directions in human information
behavior research. It covers both theoretical and methodological perspectives,
including experimental design and observational approaches. The course aims to
generate in students both a theoretical and practical understanding
of human information behavior and to provide a solid foundation for conducting
original research in this field.
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Information Retrieval Theory (3)
Examines the basic problems of information retrieval (IR) from theoretical and experimental points of view. Develops a basis for the specification of design principles for IR systems.
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Knowledge Representation for Information Retrieval (3)
Concurrent consideration of options for knowledge representation, methods for evaluating the effect of these options on costs and effectiveness, and research relating to knowledge representation for information retrieval.
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Experiment and Evaluation in Information Systems (3)
Measures, models, and methods for macroevaluation of impact of information
systems within their environment and for microevaluation of performance
of system components. Examines the design, conduct, and results associated with experiments.
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Interpersonal Communication (3)
Contemporary theories and major lines of classic and current research concerning interpersonal communication.
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Organizational Communication Research (3)
Survey of major theories, methods, and research topics in the study of organizing and organizations. Examines a range of micro and macro topics related to organizing and organizations and the role of information and communication in those processes.
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16:194:622
Health Communication (3)
Provides an overview of the major areas of health communication,
including health communication campaigns, physician-patient
communication, and communication among health professionals and
individuals affected by health issues.
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Research Design (3)
Provides
an overview of the epistemological philosophies that guide research in
communication. Develops a foundation for collecting, measuring, and analyzing
data to address a research question or problem.
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Communication Theory (3)
Examines theoretical paradigms that are foundational to the
field of communication and promotes engagement with the mechanisms, processes,
and tools involved in theory construction.
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Social Media (3)
Provides a theoretical orientation to the examination of social media. Topics discussed include issues of self-presentation, identity, privacy, youth and social media, information exchange, political participation, social networks, social capital, virtual worlds, collective action, and work.
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Media Theory (3)
Current mass communication theories and approaches analyzed from a
research perspective. Topics include: critical theory, audience
ethnography, uses and gratifications, socialization processes and
effects, and agenda setting.
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Scholarly and Scientific Communication (3)
Study of the processes through which scholarly, scientific, and technical ideas are communicated: mentoring; professional, national, and international information networks; scholarly and scientific publishing; examines other aspects of specialized information transfer.
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Mediated Communication (3)
Examines newly emerging mediated communication technologies (e.g., mobile phones and internet) and how they relate to individuals, organizations, and society; also examines how social forces affect adoption and usage patterns of mediated technologies.
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Health Communication Campaigns (3)
Focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of communication
programs designed to change health behavior of individuals, groups, and
entire populations.
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Interpersonal Health Communication (3)
This course overviews major themes of interpersonal health communication, including
issues such as physician-patient communication, relationships for
individuals with health issues, and the relationship of communication
to physical and mental health outcomes.
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Mediated Health Communication (3)
Focuses on how mediated communication is transforming health/medical
practice and affecting health policy processes. Topics range from the
way mediated communication sources affect the search for and
acquisition of health information to the way these technologies are
used to affect the behavior of individuals, groups, and entire
populations.
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Media Law and Policy (3)
Focuses on the intersections of law, policy, and technology, examining attempts to regulate digital media and information flows. The course considers the tensions among freedom, control, individual liberty, and societal good inherent in attempts to regulate a developing media landscape.
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Information Regulation and Law (3)
Information law and regulation; focus on the historical and contemporary legal and regulatory issues stemming from the application of information technology.
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Information Indicators (3)
Integrated treatment of measures, indicators, and methods for quantitative description of information and communication systems, resources, and activities. Emphasis on drawing relations among different measures and application to information policy studies.
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Advanced Concepts in Management of Information Organizations (3)
Systematic consideration of the evolution of management theory leading to an evaluation of contemporary theoretical and research issues in planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling the information organization.
Prerequisite: 17:610:508 or equivalent.
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Organizational Assessment and Change (3)
Systematic consideration of the theories and strategies of assessment,
planning, development, and change at the organizational and
programmatic levels in nonprofit and profit-seeking information
organizations.
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Theories and Issues in Library Studies (3)
Seminar examines the intellectual foundations for librarianship as a discipline, the development of a broadened understanding of pervasive theories and research issues, and the identification and exploration of research literature in librarianship and pertinent allied fields.
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Audience Studies (3)
Investigates the nature of audiences, how audiences emerge, and how audiences can be studied. Theories to be critiqued include weak/strong effects, uses and gratifications, reader response theory, and cultural studies.
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Media Criticism (3)
The course provides an overview of theories, principles, and research that inform the practice of media education worldwide. Theories of media education, various approaches to media pedagogy, and contemporary research problems are addressed.
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Media History (3)
The course examines the history of print and electronic news media, considering them not as freestanding institutions but as key parts or aspects of wider cultural and political developments, and situating them in their historical context.
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Media and Culture (3)
Cultural approaches to media studies, with a focus on major theories and critical analysis of media and popular culture. Topics include: cultural theory; aesthetics and taste; representation and ideology; consumer culture; media, culture, and identity; gender, race, class, and sexuality in media; and fandom and subcultures.
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Media and Politics (3)
Theories and research relating old and new media to political decision-making. Topics include public attitudes and opinion, media policy,
interest articulation, political culture, ideology, rhetoric and
content analysis, framing, and agenda setting.
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Social Construction of News (3)
Surveys and critiques social science research on news and the news media. Examines diverse scholarly perspectives, comparing them with the views of journalists, journalism critics, and the public.
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Topics in Communication I,II,III,IV,V (3,3,3,3,3)
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Topics in Library and Information Science I,II,III,IV,V (3,3,3,3,3)
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Topics in Media Studies I,II,III,IV,V (3,3,3,3,3)
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Teaching Apprenticeship (0)
A noncredit teaching apprenticeship designed to provide doctoral candidates with classroom experience. The apprentice will work with a participating SC&I member of the graduate faculty to develop a plan for the apprentice's work.
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Special Topics (3,3)
Section 01 - Communication
Section 02 - Library and Information Science
Section 03 - Media Studies
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Independent Study (3,3)
As a general rule, students only take independent study credits when no course offerings matching their needs are available. In no case should a student have more than one independent study as an elective counting toward their minimal doctoral degree requirements (unless director and area coordinator approve such a request). Students may take additional independent studies as long as they are not used to fulfill minimal program credit requirements. In other words, only one independent study will count toward degree credits.
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Dissertation Research (BA, 1-12)
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Matriculation Continued (0)
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Graduate Fellowship (0)
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Graduate Assistantship (6)
(Assistantship credits for funded graduate and teaching assistants do NOT count toward degree requirements in the Ph.D. program.)
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Teaching Assistantship (6)
(Assistantship credits for funded graduate and teaching assistants do
NOT count toward degree requirements in the Ph.D. program.)
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Ph.D. Program in Communication, Information, and Media 
