Culture, Identity, and Power

This focus area advances understanding of how power and culture influence both individual communication and society.

Students will be prepared to enter careers such as non-profit/NGO work, advocacy and public policy/service, social and political activism, critical media and progressive marketing, public relations, and journalism as well as attend graduate school.

  • COMS 3308, Group Performance of Literature
  • COMS 3319, Critical Cultural Studies and Communication
  • COMS 3320, Intergroup Communication
  • COMS 3331, Contemporary Rhetorical Approaches 
  • COMS 3333, Race and Rhetoric
  • COMS 3350, Advocacy Coaching and Consulting 
  • COMS 3351, Speech and Debate Team 
  • COMS 3352, Spanish-language Speech and Debate Team
  • COMS/JOUR 3387, Sports Communication 
  • COMS 4404, Video Games and Society
  • COMS 4418, Health Communication 
  • COMS 4420, Nonverbal Communication 
  • COMS 4421, Gender and Communication 
  • COMS 4428, Family Communication 
  • COMS 4430, Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
  • COMS 4435, Rhetoric and Social Change

For questions about this focus area, please contact the current Faculty Advisor, Dr. Megan Lambertz-Berndt.

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