Graduate Course Offerings
The Department of Communication offers an array of courses at the graduate level. For a full listing, consult the . Check the for an up-to-date schedule.
Complete List of Graduate Communication and Film Courses and Descriptions
Current Semester List of Graduate Communication and Film Courses and Descriptions
Fall 2025 Graduate Courses
Communication Studies
COMM 6016 - Public Health Campaigns - Online
COMM 6322 - Persuasion & Influence - Online
COMM 7/8017 - Intro to Grad Studies - M 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8345 - Health Literacy - Online
COMM 7/8355 - Topics in Critical/Cultural Studies: Authoritarianism - T 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8371 - Rhetorical Criticism* - W 5:30-8:30
* Course Fulfills Methods Requirement
Film & Video Production
COMM 6822 - Audio Production - T 1:00-4:00
COMM 6824 - Cinemtography - W 1:00-4:00
COMM 6858 - Contemporary Cinema - R 1:00-4:00
COMM 6970 - Screenwriting - TR 10:20-12:25
PhD Course Rotation**
| F24 | S25 | F25 | S26 | F26 | S27 | |
| Required | 7/8017 Intro to Grad Studies (Johnson) | 7/8321 - Comm Theory (Nyawaga) | 7/8017 - Intro to Grad Studies (Stewart) | 7/8321 - Comm Theory (Nyawaga) | 7/8017- Intro to Grad Studies (de Velasco) | 7/8321- Comm Theory (Atkins-Sayre) |
| Online | 7/8012 - Sem Health Comm (Young) | 7/8369 - Org Comm (Carstensen) | 7/8345 - Health Literacy (Goldsmith) | 7/8354 - Topics in Rhetoric HSM (Young) | 7/8014 - Public Health Comm (Young) | 7/8369 - Org Comm (Nyawaga) |
| Methods |
7/8804 Sem in Media Crit (Levina) 7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods (Photovoice) (Goldsmith) |
7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods: Field Research (Atkins-Sayre) | 7/8371 - Rhetorical Criticism (Moss) | 7/8804 - Media Criticism (Stephens) | 7/8434 - Qual Methods (Stewart) | 7/8332 - Topics in Comm Methods (Liu) |
| Elective | 7/8616 -Rhet Theory (de Velasco) | COMM 7/8358 - Critical Regionalism and Rhetoric - Moss | Rhetoric TBD - Johnson | Rhetorical Theory - Johnson | Rhetoric TBD - Moss | |
| Elective | COMM 7/8355 - Topics in Crit/Cult Studies: Black Popular Culture - Stephens | 7/8355 - Topics in Crit/Cult Studies: Authoritarianism -(Levina) | Rhetoric TBD - de Velasco | Applied TBD - Goldsmith | Media TBD - Levina |
**Rotation is subject to change based on faculty availability and department need.