CRD-Communication Rhet & Digit


CRD 701History and Theory of Communication TechnologyUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Intensive study of the evolution of communication systems and of essential historical, theoretical, and critical accounts of such systems and their implications. Foundation course for doctoral study.


CRD 702Rhetoric and Digital MediaUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: COM/ENG 514 or 516 or ENG 515, Doctoral student
Intensive critical study and evaluation of the conceptual vocabulary of rhetoric and its application to digital communication and digital media. Focus may include the following concepts: community, genre, figuration, argument, narrative, dialogue, deliberation, topoi, pathos, ethos, kairos.


CRD 703Communication in Networked SocietyUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Intensive study of theories, histories, and practices of networked communication. Emergence, development, acceptance, and dissolution of a variety of networks organized around information and communication technologies. Survey of network theory and methods for studying networks, networked communication practices, and their effects on issues such as identity, labor, organization, power, etc. Research/applications project developed in consultation with the instructor.


CRD 704Technologies and Pedagogies in the Communication ArtsUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Theories, research, and practices using technologies in the teaching and learning of the communication arts in higher education. Design and implementation of instructional strategies, design and management of technology facilities, ethical and professional issues.


CRD 790Issues in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital MediaUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: CRD 701, 702, 703, 704, Doctoral student
A seminar examining problems and issues of interdisciplinary inquiry in the context of digital media. Synthesis of research and scholarship from multiple disciplinary perspectives as it applies to issues in communication, rhetoric, and digital media. Emphasis on developing collaborative research projects drawing on multiple disciplinary perspectives.


CRD 791Special Topics in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital MediaUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: CRD 701
An intensive seminar examining a particular topic or issue in the communication and rhetoric of digital media.


CRD 809Colloquium in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital MediaUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Professional development, ethical inquiry, and discussion and evaluation of interdisciplinary research in a colloquium setting. In successive fall semesters, students participate in three one-credit colloquia that include faculty and students from across the program.


CRD 885Doctoral Supervised TeachingUNITS: 1-3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment


CRD 890Doctoral Preliminary ExamUNITS: 1-9 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams.


CRD 893Doctoral Supervised ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty.


CRD 895Doctoral Dissertation ResearchUNITS: 1-9 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Dissertation research.


CRD 896Summer Dissertation ResearchUNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.


CRD 899Doctoral Dissertation PreparationUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For students who have completed all credit hour, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertations.