Department of
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
ABOUT
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Miami School of Communication empowers students to develop advanced skills in cross-cultural communication, leadership, argumentation, oral and written presentations, critical thinking, research, relationship building, and more – skills that can be used in any field or career.
Communication Studies students have the opportunity to conduct important research on a number of topics and are challenged to apply communication skills through hands-on experiential learning and professional internships. Our outstanding professors prepare students for many different careers, including politics, public advocacy, health care promotion, business, and intercultural education, or to pursue graduate or law school.
SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES
Please consider the following Special Topics course offerings from the School of Communication. Spring registration begins on November 7, 2022. Please consult Canelink, the instructor of record, and/or your academic advisor for more information.
COM 406 section EFG – Climate Resilience
COM 406 section TU1 – Persuasion, Propaganda & Genocide: This course examines how governments, and the cultures and societies that support them, create discourses that make it plausible for citizens to harm, degrade, and murder other citizens. We will take both a comparative and methodological approach to understanding how to answer this basic question. We will explore contemporary theories and modes of persuasion and propaganda and apply them to selected historical and contemporary cases of genocide. We also will attempt to identify approaches to preventing mass atrocities.
COS 391 section JK – Disinformation & Propaganda
COS 391/691 section RS – Communication in Romantic Relationships: Research and theory organized around the inextricable link between communication processes (including message production and reception) and the development of romantic/intimate relationships emerged under the rubric “relational communication” in the early to mid-1980’s.
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Featured Projects
A few of our communication studies projects, all done by our very own students and faculty.
- Training of the Colombian National Policebrackman2019-12-10T16:05:39-05:00
Training of the Colombian National Police
- Clean Gear as the New Badge of Honor: Cancer Prevention Campaign for Firefightersbrackman2019-12-10T15:48:10-05:00
Clean Gear as the New Badge of Honor: Cancer Prevention Campaign for Firefighters
- Evaluation of Serious Games Outcomesbrackman2019-12-10T17:30:06-05:00
Evaluation of Serious Games Outcomes
- From Numbers to Words: Reporting Statistical Results for the Social Sciencesbrackman2019-12-19T13:02:27-05:00
From Numbers to Words: Reporting Statistical Results for the Social Sciences
- Organizations, Communication, and Healthbrackman2019-12-10T15:49:01-05:00
Organizations, Communication, and Health
- In-group Rationalizations of Risk and Indoor Tanningbrackman2019-12-10T17:42:56-05:00
In-group Rationalizations of Risk and Indoor Tanning
- I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Addresses of the Last Forty Yearsbrackman2019-12-19T13:02:17-05:00
I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Addresses of the Last Forty Years
- Measuring the Extent of Sex Trafficking in Cambodiabrackman2019-12-10T17:44:34-05:00
Measuring the Extent of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia
- An Evaluation of Games for Advocacy: A qualitative research study conducted in South Africabrackman2019-12-19T13:03:50-05:00
An Evaluation of Games for Advocacy: A qualitative research study conducted in South Africa