Nonverbal Ph.D. Track

Required Methodology Courses

COMM 301: Investigation of Special Topics: 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 330: Mass Communication Theory
COMM 310: Persuasion Theory and Research
COMM 320: Interpersonal Communication

Required Core Theory Courses (4 courses)

COMM 350: Nonverbal Communication
COMM 351: Seminar in Nonverbal Communication and Persuasion
PSYC 340: Motivation

One of the following:
COMM 325: Group Communication Research
COMM 331: Seminar in Mass Communication

Emphasis Area Courses (at least 5 of the following courses from a single group)
Common or Core Theory Courses not used to fulfill requirements above may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Interpersonal Communication Emphasis
COMM 326: Organizational Communication: Theory and Research
PSYC 337: Advanced Social Psychology
PSYC 345: Applied Social Psychology
PSYC 346: Current Topics in Social Psychology
PSYC 371: Interpersonal Relations
BIOB 310: Biology of Behavior
PSYC 342: Experimental Social Psychology
PSYC 352: Biopsychology of Motivation and Emotion

Mass Communication Emphasis
COMM 341: Political Communication
COMM 480: Seminar in Marketing Communication Research
MKTG 410: Seminar in Theory and Practice in Marketing
MKTG 402: Advanced Seminar in Buyer Behavior
PSYC 345: Applied Social Psychology
PSYC 346: Current Topics in Social Psychology
PSYC 372: Attitude Organization and Change
PSYC 381: Consumer Psychology
BIOB 309: Human Behavioral Genetics
BIOB 310: Biology of Behavior
PSYC 342: Experimental Social Psychology
PSYC 352: Biopsychology of Motivation and Emotion