Apr 20, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 7005 - Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication


In this course, students explore the discipline of Communication and prepare for graduate work in this area as well as their future roles within it. Students learn about how the field of communication is defined, methods of structuring the field, and the roles of research, teaching, and service for academic and alternative-academic careers.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain the ways that communication field is defined.
  • Students will be able to explain the multiple ways that the field of communication is structured.
  • Students will be able to describe the roles of teaching, research, and service in academic and alternative careers.
  • Students will be able to identify and create compelling arguments in a variety of scholarly writing forms.
  • Students will be able to apply reference styles appropriately.
  • Students will be able to identify components of effective research, service, and teaching philosophies.
  • Students will be able to describe how research, teaching, and service inform and are integrated with each other.



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