Please read the Department’s statement on internet resource requirements for access to courses.

The full catalog, Time Schedule information, and descriptions for courses can be reviewed on the Course Catalog page.

Graduate courses for autumn quarter 2025

Course numberTitle
COM 500Communication Theory Development
COM 518Cultural Studies Methods
COM 523Interviewing for Social Research
COM 539Theories of Technology and Society
COM 594Career Choices
COM 596Communication Pedagogy

Graduate courses for winter quarter 2026

Course numberTitle
COM 501Methods of Inquiry
COM 517Survey Research
COM 594Public Scholarship
COM 596Communication Pedagogy
COM 597Communicating Identity

Graduate courses for spring quarter 2026

Course numberTitle
COM 563Black Cultural Studies
COM 594Writing for Publication
COM 597Internet Data Collection and Programming
COM 597Health Communication

Registering for COM 590, 591, 592, or 593

Permission to register for COM 590, 591, 592, or 593 credits is requested via the COM 590-593 Permission Form, and requires the submission of a Learning Contract signed by the student, their advisor, and the faculty member supervising the student’s research by the end of the first week of the quarter. The COM 590-593 Permission Form and Learning Contract templates are available on the Department Intranet.