Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (PhD)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 21 | ||
| History and Theory of Media Technologies | |||
| Rhetoric and Digital Media | |||
| Communication Networks | |||
| Communication, Technologies, and Pedagogy | |||
| Scholarly and Professional Paths in Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research | |||
Select one of the following: | |||
| Quantitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Visual Content Analysis | |||
| Usability Studies for Technical Communication | |||
| Empirical Research In Composition | |||
| Visual Rhetoric: Theory and Criticism | |||
| Introduction to Digital Humanities 1 | |||
Select one of the following: | |||
| Verbal Data Analysis | |||
| Rhetorical Criticism: Theory and Practice | |||
| Critical and Interpretive Inquiry in Communication | |||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Communication | |||
| Visual Content Analysis | |||
| Discourse Analysis | |||
| Narrative Analysis | |||
| Interdisciplinary Studies in English | |||
| Empirical Research In Composition (Methods and Theories in Media studies) | |||
| Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| Select an elective focus approved in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Additional Courses | 19 | ||
| "Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours | |||
| Colloquium in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media | |||
| Teaching College Communication | |||
| Theory and Research In Composition | |||
| Doctoral Supervised Teaching | |||
| Dissertation and Exam courses | 20 | ||
| Select 20 credit hours of Exams and Dissertation courses of the following: | |||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | |||
| Doctoral Supervised Research 2 | |||
| Doctoral Dissertation Preparation | |||
| Directed Readings in English Studies | |||
| Total Hours | 72 | ||
| 1 | ENG 543 Introduction to Digital Humanities is Interdisciplinary Studies in English. Not all topics will fulfill a methods course. |
| 2 | Minimum 6/20 credits |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Deanna P. Dannels
- Adriana Araujo de Souza e Silva
- Victoria J. Gallagher
- Jessica Katz Jameson
- Melissa A. Johnson
- Joann Keyton
- William J. Kinsella
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Kenneth S. Zagacki
Associate Professors
- Andrew Ray Binder
- Elizabeth Ann Craig
- James Kiwanuka-Tondo
- Kama A. Kosenko
- Marcelo Luise Ardon Sayao
- Sarah R. Stein
- Stephen B. Wiley
Assistant Professors
- Yang Cheng
- Fernanda Duarte
- Nicole Marie Lee
Emeritus Faculty
- Daniel A. DeJoy
- Edward T. Funkhouser
- William J. Jordan
- Rebecca Leonard
- Burton Lester Russell
- Robert Laurence Schrag
- Craig Allen Smith
- Sarah R Stein
Lecturers
- Kathleen Anne Sturgis
- Jory Philip Weintraub