In addition to the graduate courses below, 300 and 400 level undergraduate courses may be used to fulfill Journalism Elective requirements for graduate students.
JTC 500 Communication Research and Evaluation Methods - 3 credits Credit not allowed for JTC 500 & JTC 471
Theory and applied communication research and evaluation methodologies for assessing and improving communication in a technological environment.
JTC 501 Process and Effects of Technical Communication - 3 credits Co-requisite (full-time students)/Prerequisite (part-time students): JTC 500
Examination of technical communication including communicator credibility, messages, channels, audiences, and information, behavior and attitude change.
JTC 544 Corporate and Institutional Media Production - 3 credits Co-requisite: Must register for lecture and laboratory.
Advanced techniques in media production and management in corporate and institutional settings.
JTC 550 Public Relations - 3 credits, Denver only.
Contemporary public relations principles and practices.
JTC 560 Managing Communication Systems - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Examination of role, responsibilities of communication managers in translating theory into effective, applied communication programs.
JTC 568A Journalism for High School Advisers – Journalism Concepts - 3 credits
JTC 568B Journalism for High School Advisers – Newspapers - 3 credits
JTC 568C Journalism for High School Advisers – Yearbooks - 3 credits
JTC 570 Political Economy of Global Media - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 500 or ECON 505 or POLS 531 or SOC 667 or 18 credits in JTC courses.
Examination of the changing media information system worldwide and the role of social, political, legal and economic forces upon it.
JTC 601 Advanced Cognitive Communication Theory - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Theories of information technology and communication as they relate to psychological and social psychological processing.
JTC 602 Advanced Social and Cultural Communication Theory - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Theories of information technology and communication as they relate to the fields of media systems, organizations and culture.
JTC 614 Public Communication Campaigns - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501 or written consent of instructor.
Conceptual, methodological issues and decisions underpinning determination of communication campaign effects, planning, implementation and evaluation.
JTC 630 Health Communication - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Role of health communication in public health programs and campaigns.
JTC 640 Telecommunications - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Theory and application of telecommunication in the information age.
JTC 650 Public Relations Management - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501 or concurrent registration.
Theoretical and practical management techniques for public relations campaigns, including societal, ethical and legal issues involved.
JTC 660 Communication in Technology Transfer - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501 or concurrent registration.
Communication's role in technology transfer as related to nature, process and effects of technology transfer, knowledge dissemination and utilization.
JTC 661 Information Design - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Theoretical and empirical review of creation, presentation, storage and distribution of information.
JTC 662 Communicating Science and Technology - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 501
Examination of theoretical and empirical studies concerning communication of science and technology subject matter.
JTC 664 Quantitative Research in Communication- 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 500 and one 300-level or higher statistics course or equivalent.
In-depth examination of traditional quantitative methods used in communication research.
JTC 665 Qualitative Methods in Communication Research - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 500
Techniques for collecting, interpreting, and analyzing qualitative communication data.
JTC 684 Supervised College Teaching - 1-3 variable credits Prerequisite: Written consent of instructor.
Philosophy, techniques and approaches to teaching journalism skills courses, as supervised by faculty. A maximum total of 3 credits from JTC 684, JTC 687 and JTC 695 can be used for M.S. credits.
JTC 687 Internship - 1-3 variable credits Prerequisite: written consent of instructor. A maximum total of 3 credits from JTC 684, JTC 687 and JTC 695 can be used for M.S. credits.
JTC 690 Workshop - 1-3 variable credits Prerequisite: written consent of instructor. A maximum total of 3 credits from JTC 684, JTC 687 and JTC 695 can be used for M.S. credits.
JTC 695 Independent Study - 1-3 variable credits Prerequisite: written consent of instructor. A maximum total of 3 credits from JTC 684, JTC 687 and JTC 695 can be used for M.S. credits.
JTC 698 Research - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 500
Development of theoretical basis and methodology for thesis or research project.
JTC 699 Thesis - 1-18 variable credits
JTC 701 Colloquium in Communication and Information Technology – 1 credit Course may be repeated; topics rotate.
Introductory survey of the study of communication theories, processes, media and technology.
JTC 784 Supervised College Teaching - 1 credit Course may be repeated.
JTC 790 Workshop - 1-3 variable credits
JTC 792 Seminar in Communication and Information Technology Theory - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 664 or JTC 665 or equivalents.
Topics alternate and include computer-mediated communication; communication technology in organizations; communication ethics; legal aspects of communication management; information design and human computer interaction; science, health, environmental and risk communication; public policy, history and regulations; strategic communication; media sociology; political economy of information technology and media; cross-cultural and international communication. 792A - Health and Risk; 792B - Human Computer Interaction; 792C - Communication Technology in Organizations; 792D - Ethics, Law, and Policy; 792E - Strategic Communication.
JTC 793 Seminar in Communication and Information Technology Methods - 3 credits Prerequisite: JTC 601 or JTC 602 or equivalents.
Topics alternate and include experimental design, content analysis, advanced qualitative methods, survey design, historical methods, human factors, critical and cultural methods, and econometrics. 793A - Experimental Design; 793B - Survey Design; 793C - Content Analysis; 793D - Qualitative Methods; 793E - Human Factors; 793F - Critical and Cultural Methods.
JTC 795 Independent Study - 1-3 variable credits
JTC 798 Research Design - 1-3 variable credits
JTC 799 Dissertation - variable credits
Six credits count toward degree. Students may enroll in additional credits.
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