Communication 611 - Intr-Theories&ConcptsHumanComm
Fall
2026
01
3.00
Shawn Shimpach
M 11:00AM 1:45PM
UMass Amherst
11830
Integ. Learning Center S416
shimpach@comm.umass.edu
Process of theory construction, theory testing, and paradigmatic change in communication. Theory relationships among normative and scientific studies. Theory types and their causal mechanisms, units of analysis, and research methodologies. Major theories compared in terms of their theoretical and metatheoret-ical bases. Required of all Communication graduate students; taught in fall.
Open to Doctoral Communication students only. Course Eligibility*: Open to Doctoral Communication Graduate Students, others by permission of instructor