The full catalog, Time Schedule information, and descriptions for courses can be reviewed on the Course Catalog page.
Graduate courses for autumn quarter 2026
Course number
Title
COM 500
Communication Theory Development (5 credits)
COM 519
Visual Cultural Studies Methods (5 credits)
COM 594
Career Professional Seminar: Ethics in Teaching and Research (1 Credit)
COM 596
Communication Pedagogy (1 Credit)
Graduate courses for winter quarter 2027
Course number
Title
COM 501
Methods of Inquiry (5 credits)
COM 528
Designing Internet Research (5 credits)
COM 540
Rhetoric of Science (5 Credits)
COM 594
Professional Seminar: Funding in Teaching and Research (1 Credit)
COM 596
Communication Pedagogy (1 Credit)
Graduate courses for spring quarter 2027
Course number
Title
COM 525
Community-based Research Methods (5 Credits)
COM 579
Family Communication (5 Credits)
COM 594
Professional Seminar: Writing for Publication (1 Credit)
COM 596
Communication Pedagogy (1 Credit)
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.
