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 numberTitleFaculty
COM 500Communication Theory DevelopmentMako Hill
COM 518Cultural Studies MethodsLeiLani Nishime
COM 523Interviewing for Social ResearchMatt Powers
COM 539Theories of Technology and SocietyAdrienne Russell
COM 594Career ChoicesPatricia Moy
COM 596Communication PedagogyLeiLani Nishime

Graduate courses for winter quarter 2026

Course numberTitleFaculty
COM 501Methods of InquiryCarmen Gonzalez
COM 517Survey ResearchWang Liao
COM 594Public ScholarshipPatricia Moy
COM 596Communication PedagogyLeiLani Nishime
COM 597Communicating IdentitySavaughn Williams

Graduate courses for spring quarter 2026

Course numberTitleFaculty
COM 563Black Cultural StudiesTimeka Tounsel
COM 594Writing for PublicationPatricia Moy
COM 597Internet Data Collection and ProgrammingMako Hil
COM 597Health CommunicationCarmen Gonzalez

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.