Interpersonal Ph.D. Track

Required Methodology Courses

COMM 301: Introduction to Research Methods (may be waived with methods background)
COMM 302: Research Methods
COMM 303: Advanced Communication Research Methods
COMM 305: Theory Construction and Research Design
COMM 401: Proseminar in Communication Research

Elective Methodology Course. One of the following:

POLI 379: Principles and Methods of Survey Research
POLI 380: The Practice of Survey Research
PSYC 348: Field Research Methods
PSYC 349: Causal Modeling in Social Psychology
PSYC 392: Measurement and Scaling
SOCI 324: Qualitative Methodology
STAT 343: Design of Experiments

Directed Research Requirement

COMM 490: Seminar and Directed Research in Communication

Required Common Theory Courses (At least 2 of the 3)

COMM 320: Interpersonal Communication

At least one of the following:
COMM 330: Mass Communication Theory
COMM 310: Persuasion Theory and Research

Required Core Theory Courses

COMM 350: Nonverbal Communication
COMM 325: Group Communication Research

At least 1 of the following:
PSYC 371: Interpersonal Relations
HDFR 391: Patterns and Dynamics of Family Interaction
HDFR 393: Close Relationships

At least 1 of the following:
COMM 326: Organizational Communication: Theory and Research
COMM 351: Seminar in Nonverbal Communication and Persuasion
PSYC 337: Advanced Social Psychology
PSYC 340: Motivation
HDFR 340: Aging: Personality and Social Interaction

Emphasis Area Courses (At least 5 of the following)
Common or Core Theory Courses not used to fulfill requirements above may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Communication in Interpersonal Relationships

HDFR 395: Theories of Family Development
HDFR 365: Human Development and Family Relations Over the Life Span
PSYC 371: Interpersonal Relations
SOCI 354: Seminar in the Family

Interaction Processes

PSYC 308: Social and Personality Development
PSYC 345: Applied Social Psychology
PSYC 346: Current Topics in Social Psychology
PSYC 379: Leadership in the Workplace
PSYC 380: Person Perception
PSYC 305: Research Seminar in Language and Psychology
PSYC 368: Psychology of Language