Communication & Film
Graduate Course Offerings
The Department of Communication offers an array of courses at the graduate level. For a full listing, consult the Graduate Catalog. Check the Registrar's Office for an up-to-date schedule.
Spring 2026 Graduate Courses
Communication Studies
COMM 6015 - Health Literacy - Online
COMM 6373 - Interracial Communication - Online
COMM 7/8321 - Communication Theory - M 5:30-6:30
COMM 7/8351 - African American Public Address - W 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8354 - Rhetoric of Health, Science, & Medicine - Online
COMM 7/8357 - Pedagogical Rhetoric - T 5:30-8:30
COMM 7/8804* - Seminar in Media Theory/Criticism: Digital Racial Capitalism - R 5:30-8:30
* Course Fulfills Methods Requirement
Film & Video Production
COMM 6894 - Promotional Video Production - M - 1:00-4:00
COMM 7/8891 - Graduate Film Production - R 1:00-4:00
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 | COMM 7/8351 - African American Public Address - 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) | COMM 7/8357 - Pedagogical Rhetoric - de Velasco | Applied TBD - Goldsmith | Media TBD - Levina |
**Rotation is subject to change based on faculty availability and department need.