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Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Core Courses15
History and Theory of Media Technologies
Rhetoric and Digital Media
Communication Networks
Communication, Technologies, and Pedagogy
Scholarly and Professional Paths in Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research
Research Methods Courses3
Select one course from the list below
Verbal Data Analysis
Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice
Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication
Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication
Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication
Special Topics in Communication 3
Usability Studies for Technical Communication
Empirical Research In Composition
Discourse Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Introduction to Digital Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies in English 1
Special Topics in English Studies 3
Elective Focus Courses12
Select an elective focus in conjunction with the academic committee or advisor. Classes from English and Communication considered appropriate for elective credit will be listed with a 700-level section. Appropriate classes from other departments will be approved on an individual basis.
Suggested Electives:
Doctoral Supervised Teaching
Special Topics in Communication
Directed Readings in Communication 2
Special Topics in English Studies
Directed Readings in English Studies 2
Required Professional Development Course3
Colloquium in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (student must take 3 times for 3 credits total)
Additional Professional Development Course3
Select one course from the list below
Teaching College Communication
Doctoral Supervised Teaching
Theory and Research In Composition
Required Dissertation Credit Hours6
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Research, Exams, and Dissertation12
Select 12 credit hours from the courses below
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Directed Readings in English Studies
Directed Readings in Communication
Prior Master's Credits18
"Prior Master's Credits" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours
Total Hours72
1

·¡±·³ÒÌý587 is Interdisciplinary Studies in English and not all topics offered will fulfill the research methods course requirement

2

CRDM does not offer a directed readings course. Students interested in enrolling in a directed readings course in either English or Communication should follow the policies of each department. For enrollment, please contact the Graduate Services coordinator or Administrative Support Specialist in the  or the .

3

Not all topics offered will fulfill the research methods course requirement. Advisor approval required.

Faculty

  • Christopher M. Anson
  • Zachary Beare
  • Kalyca Becktel
  • David Berube
  • Andrew Binder
  • Helen Burgess
  • Alice Cheng
  • Kirsti Cole
  • Deanna Dannels
  • Huiling Ding
  • Fernanda Duarte
  • Veljko Dubljevic
  • Tugce Ertem-Eray
  • Casie Fedukovich
  • Paul Fyfe
  • Victoria J. Gallagher
  • Jean Elizabeth Goodwin
  • Marsha Gordon
  • Jessica Katz Jameson
  • Andrew Johnston
  • Kami Kosenko
  • Michelle McMullin
  • Colten Meisner
  • Jason Miller
  • Nii Nikoi
  • Stacey L. Pigg
  • Jeffrey Reaser
  • David Maurice Rieder
  • Cynthia Rosenfeld
  • Roy Jay Schwartzman
  • Ariel Seay-Howard
  • Rico Self
  • Yasheng She
  • John Stadler
  • Timothy  Stinson
  • Jason Swarts
  • Anu Thapa
  • Douglas Walls
  • Rebecca Ann Walsh
  • Stephen B Crofts Wiley
  • Walt Wolfram
  • Kenneth S. Zagacki

Emeritus Faculty

  • Susan M. Katz