Special Topics: Community-Engaged Communication Research

Catalog description

This graduate seminar introduces students to various types of community-engaged research across a wide range of domains within the communication discipline, including interpersonal, organizational, and media and technology. Philosophies, goals, and methods tied to a range of community-focused research are discussed, as are associated benefits and challenges. Students are expected to leave this course with an appreciation for the diversity in what community-engaged research looks like, and exposure to literatures that will allow pursuit of such research should they choose to do so.