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Graduate Program: Communication (Minor)

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Program/Degree
Communication (Minor)  
Program Description

Our graduate program is grounded in theory and research concerning human communication, and provides excellent preparation for further graduate study and careers in academia. 

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Communication

The Department of Communication faculty examine ways in which human beings exchange messages with one another, the content of those messages, and the effects they have for individuals and society.  The Department's strong commitment to quality teaching and research has earned its faculty and graduate students numerous teaching awards and a ranking as one of the top Communication programs in the nation.

 
College

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Tina R Mendoza
520-621-1366
Graduate Program Coordinator
Tina R Mendoza
520-621-1366
Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer L Stevens Aubrey
520-621-1366
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Unspecified
 
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Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

Students must be currently enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Arizona and must work with a Communication faculty advisor in their area of study.  Contact department for application.

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

12 

Core Coursework Requirements

Students who wish to pursue a minor in Communication must take 12 units of graduate level Communication courses: any two of the required graduate theory seminars (609, 610, 620, 669) and two other courses at the 500 or 600 level in the department. All courses are to be determined by the student and his/her minor committee. The minor committee consists of one voting member of the faculty who holds at least a .51 FTE appointment in the Department of Communication. Upon completion of the courses, students must take 6 hours of written minor comprehensive exams (3 hours on theory and 3 hours on other course work).

 

Core Courses (6 units): All minor students must complete two of the following courses with a grade of B or better in each.

  • COMM 609 Advanced Mass Communication Theory (3 units)
  • COMM 610 Interpersonal Theory (3 units)
  • COMM 620 Theories of Social Influence (3 units)
  • COMM 669 Health Communication Theory (3 units)
 
Elective Coursework

Communication Minor Electives (6 units): All minor students must complete two other 3 credit Communication 500+ level courses, selected in conjunction with faculty advisor with a B or better in each.

 

  • COMM 501 Lifespan Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 502 Communication and Music (3 units)
  • COMM 503 Theory of Small Group Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 505 Mass Communication and Children (3 units)
  • COMM 507 Family Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 509 Theories of Mass Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 510 Struggle for the Presidency (3 units)
  • COMM 511 Communication and Conflict Management (3 units)
  • COMM 514 Verbal Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 515 Nonverbal Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 517 Relational Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 517A Relational Communication: Close Relations (3 units)
  • COMM 517B Relational Communication: Work + Professional Relations (3 units)
  • COMM 519 Mass Media Policy and Regulation (3 units)
  • COMM 520 Communication and the Legal Process (3 units)
  • COMM 521 Political Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 526 Public Opinion and Communication (3 units)
  • COMM 550 Communication and Cognition (3 units)
  • COMM 599 Independent Study (1-3 units)
  • COMM 640 Research Methodologies III (3 units)
  • COMM 696A Nonverbal Communication Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696E Mass Media Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696H Communication and Health Messages Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696I Interpersonal Communication Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696O Organizational Communication Theory Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696P Political Communication Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696R Advanced Communication Research Methods Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 696T Comm and New Technology Seminar (3 units)
  • COMM 699 Independent Study (1-3 units)
 
Additional Requirements

Minor comprehensive exams

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

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