Taken by arrangement with faculty member, usually toward the end of coursework, this requirement is met by a student registering for this course with a member of the program faculty who has agreed

This course introduces students to a variety of interpretive research methods employed to study the media and communication.

Facets of research, problem areas, research techniques and experiments. Each student develops a research project relating to a chosen topic.

Qualitative approaches for examining communication and information processes, including information definition, acquisition, evaluation and use.

The pro-seminar addresses nature of communication, information, and media processes and their role in individual, social, and institutional behavior.

Required each semester a student is in course work. Forum for the presentation of research and professional activities by guest speakers, faculty, and students.

In this capstone to the Gender and Media minor, students will develop, discuss, produce, and critique a project related to gender, media, and technology.  Students will articulate and present

In-depth reporting project using public records and other journalism investigative techniques.

Honors thesis or project under faculty supervision.

Independent study in journalism topics under faculty supervision.