Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (PhD)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 15 | |
| 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 Courses | 3 | |
| 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 Courses | 12 | |
| 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 Course | 3 | |
| Colloquium in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (student must take 3 times for 3 credits total) | ||
| Additional Professional Development Course | 3 | |
| Select one course from the list below | ||
| Teaching College Communication | ||
| Doctoral Supervised Teaching | ||
| Theory and Research In Composition | ||
| Required Dissertation Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | ||
| Research, Exams, and Dissertation | 12 | |
| Select 12 credit hours from the courses below | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | ||
| Directed Readings in English Studies | ||
| Directed Readings in Communication | ||
| Prior Master's Credits | 18 | |
| "Prior Master's Credits" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
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·¡±·³ÒÌý587 is Interdisciplinary Studies in English and not all topics offered will fulfill the research methods course requirement
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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 .
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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