IPS Courses

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IPS Courses

• Required Courses (11 credits)
• TC 800, TC 802, TC 820, COM 901 (or other
  approved research course)
• Diversification Requirement (9 courses 1 course
  from each of 3 areas)
• Information and communication technology
• Information and society
• Economics and policy
• Independent study option (TC 890 up to 4 credits)

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Information and Communication Technology

• TC 840 Foundations of Digital Media Arts and
  Technology
• TC 861 Information Networks and Technology

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Information and Society

• TC 822 Ethnicity, Race, Gender and
  Telecommunication
• TC 872 International Telecommunication and
  Development
• JRN 815 Seminar in Press and Society
• ADV 865 Advertising and Society
• CAS 826 Health Communication for Diverse
  Populations
• COM 828 Cross-Cultural Communication

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Economics and Policy

• TC 850 Telecommunication and Information
  Management
• TC 852 Economic Structure of Telecommunication
  Industries
• TC 853 Information Technology and Organizations
• TC 854 Economics of Media Markets and Strategies
• TC 877 Comparative and International
  Telecommunication

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Faculty Descriptions of Courses They Teach

• TC 802, Prof. LaRose
• TC 820, Prof. Greenberg or Wildman
• TC 822, Prof. Mody
• TC 850, Prof. Bauer
• TC 872, Prof. Mody
• TC 877, Prof. Mody or Bauer
• Other TC courses described in other track sessions

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TC 820 Mass Communication Theory and Research

• The course objective is to provide a basic
  understanding of mass communication theory and
  quantitative behavioral research related to the
  mass media. Readings are designed to present
  conceptual approaches to fundamental research
  issues and the relevant findings.

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ADV 865 Advertising Social Responsibility

• This course examines the role and impact of
  advertising in society. It considers the
  economic, legal regulatory, ethical, and social
  issues that surround advertising.

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JRN 815 Seminar in Press and Society

• This course explores the role of the media,
  particularly the mass media, in American society.
  It considers various regarding what the media
  should (and shouldnt) do. The course focuses on
  the question What, if any, responsibilities do
  the media owe to American society?

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CAS 826 Health Communication for Diverse
Populations

• The goals of the course are to (a) familiarize
  students with alternative perceptions of health
  and disease, (b) understand how members of
  different cultures communicate about health and
  disease both within their culture and with
  members of other cultures, and (c) learn how to
  develop effective and culturally-appropriate
  health intervention strategies.

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COM 828 Cross-Cultural Communication

• This course provides an introduction to the basic
  theories, processes, and methods for studying
  intercultural communication, employing 2
  perspectives
• Intercultural communication as the interaction
  (exchanging messages or conversations) between
  people from different cultural backgrounds.
• A comparison of the ways people in different
  cultures use communication.

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COM 901 Communication Research Design I

• This course provides an overview of basic
  statistical techniques for communication
  research, with a focus on bivariate and
  multivariate regression and correlation, and
  analysis of variance.