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Undergraduate

American Political Communication

An examination of how institutions, campaigns, media systems, and citizens communicate about American politics.

Representative topics

  • Foundations of political communication
  • Political rhetoric
  • Campaign communication
  • Political talk
  • Contemporary issues

Major course project

A pitch proposal to improve some aspect of civic life in the U.S. A campaign communication plan for a presidential candidate of students' choice

Graduate

Descriptive / Experimental Research in Communication

Representative topics

  • Quantitative research methods
  • Intro statistics
  • Intro to R

Major course project

Start to finish research project with preliminary results

Undergraduate

Principles of Persuasion

A theory-driven course on how messages shape attitudes, beliefs, and behavior across interpersonal, organizational, political, and strategic communication settings.

Representative topics

  • Theories of persuasion
  • Attitudes and behavior
  • Source and message characteristics
  • Deception
  • Cialdini's principles

Major course project

A multi-part persuasive campaign connecting theory to a real communication challenge.

Undergraduate

Quantitative Methods for Communication Research

An applied introduction to research design, measurement, sampling, experiments, surveys, and statistical reasoning in communication research.

Representative topics

  • Conceptualization and operationalization
  • Measurement
  • Sampling
  • Experiments and surveys
  • Hypothesis testing (t-test, ANOVA)

Major course project

Collaborative study replication and data collection with individual method and results write-up

Graduate

Survey of Political Communication

A discussion-focused seminar examining foundational and emerging scholarship in political communication.

Representative topics

  • Democratic theory
  • Cognitive theories
  • Media selection, effects, and trust
  • Polarization
  • Political talk and avoidance
  • Platforms
  • Contemporary issues

Major course project

A research proposal designed for development toward conference presentation or publication.

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