Comm Theory/FrameworksStandard

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Are you interested in understanding the theories behind communication practices? This course provides students with an overview of over 30 theories in communication. The course will examine the contexts of interpersonal, organizational, mass communication, and mediated communication. In doing so, we will use them to explain the content and form of messages and the role of communicators as individuals, participants, and members of communities. Students will explore how these theories explain various aspects of message production, underlying assumptions supporting these explanations, and the implications of these explanations on how communication is studied. Additionally, we will contribute our knowledge to the development of Wikipedia pages that explain these theories. This course will help you to understand theories and how they are used to support research and explanations.