Tentative Course Offerings 2026-2027

 

Please note that the course offerings listed below are subject to change based on instructor availability and student demand. 

 

guide to course modality, size, and sections

  • Academic Year: Most courses are in-person. A limited number of courses will be offered as fully virtual and some as hybrid (with in person and virtual components). 
  • Spring and Summer courses planned for 2027 will be added to this list as they become available (i.e., the current list is not complete).

 

registration tips

  • Use Degree Planner to plan your courses ahead of time. This helps the department better predict the demand for classes (which informs course planning).

 

COURSE Fall 2026 Spring 2027 Summer 2027
COMS 1100, Introduction to the Communication Studies Major Yes TBD TBD
COMS 1101, Public Speaking Yes TBD TBD
COMS 1102, Public Speaking in Digital Spaces Yes TBD TBD
COMS 1126, Argument and Advocacy Yes TBD TBD
COMS 1145, Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2205, Rhetorical Studies Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2206, Communication Theory Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2208, Performance, Literature, and Culture Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2211, Interpersonal Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2213, Organizational Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2215, Media Studies Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2217, Small Group Collaboration and Creativity Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2226, Applied Argumentation No TBD TBD
COMS 2250, Building Advocacy Skills Yes TBD TBD
COMS 2270, Special Topics No TBD TBD
COMS 3301, Business and Professional Communication Yes TBD

TBD

COMS 3302, Advanced Public Speaking Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3305, Persuasion Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3308, Group Performance of Literature Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3312, Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Studies Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3313, Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Studies Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3316, Intercultural Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3317, Technology and Human Communication No TBD TBD
COMS 3319, Critical Cultural Studies and Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3320, Intergroup Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3330, Classical Rhetoric No TBD TBD
COMS 3331, Contemporary Rhetorical Approaches Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3332, Rhetorical Criticism Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3333, Race and Rhetoric No TBD TBD
COMS 3350, Advocacy Coaching and Consulting Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3351, Speech and Debate Team Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3352, Spanish-Language Speech and Debate Team Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3384, Media Effects Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3385, Media Criticism Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3386, Communication, Media, and Politics Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3387, Sports Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 3390, Environmental Communication No TBD TBD
COMS 3395, Science Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4400, Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates TBD TBD TBD
COMS 4402, Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4404, Video games & Society Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4413, Training and Development No TBD TBD
COMS 4418, Health Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4420, Nonverbal Communication No TBD TBD
COMS 4421, Gender and Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4428, Family Communication No TBD TBD
COMS 4430, The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4435, Rhetoric and Social Change Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4458, Solving Big World Challenges Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4460, Undergraduate Seminar Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4461, Senior Project Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4470, Special Advanced Topics No TBD TBD
COMS 4480, Internship: Communication Studies Yes TBD TBD
COMS 4485, Cooperative Education Experience No TBD TBD

 

                                                                          Updated:4/6/26

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