Media Criticism

CORE 301 | Last Offered: 1st Semester, AY 2025-2026

This course covers key ideas in comprehending and analyzing media texts' construction and the various interpretations and analyses that may be applied to them.

Qualitative Methods in Communication Research

CORE 204 | Last Offered: 1st Semester, AY 2025-2026

This course refines and expands students’ knowledge of qualitative research from senior high school, emphasizing data collection methods.

Qualitative Data Analysis in Communication Research

CORE 207 | Last Offered: 2nd Semester, AY 2024-2025

This course focuses on key qualitative data analysis methods used in communication research, including thematic analysis, qualitative content analysis, and narrative analysis.

Advanced Research Report Writing and Publication

DCOM 703 | Last Offered: 1st Semester, AY 2025-2026

This course positions doctoral writing as a scholarly, social, and political practice.

Discourse Analysis in Communication

DCOM 705 | Last Offered: 2nd Semester, AY 2024-2025

This course introduces students to a multimodal social semiotic approach to Critical Discourse Studies (CDS), emphasizing how meaning is constructed across different modes of communication, including text, images, and other media representations.