COMM 201 - Introduction to the Study of Human Communication

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This course is designed to introduce students to the formal study of human communication. Students will learn how to read scholarly literature, design and conduct a research investigation, analyze findings and discuss the relevance of their findings. Students also will have extensive exposure to qualitative research methodologies that are commonly used in communication research, will learn about descriptive statistics, and will learn how to develop theoretical explanations that are grounded in theory. (Offered fall/spring.) Prerequisite(s): COMM 151 or COMM 352