Global Communication Master’s Program Checklist
Foundational Requirements of the Program (9-12 credit hours)
COMM 65000 Foundations of Communication Inquiry
COMM 65652 Theories of Communication
COMM 65020 Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 65794 College of Teaching* only for graduate assistants
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Core Courses for the Concentration (9-12 credit hours)
COMM 65766 Communication in a Global Society
COMM 65683 Intergroup Communication
COMM 65661 Communication in an Information Society
COMM 65680 Intercultural/International Communication
Any class that has a significant global dimension/component from
Communication Studies or other units at Kent State University
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Global Experience (2-3 credit hours)
Study abroad (short course) offered at Kent State University
Or
COMM 65096 Individual Investigation – Internship in an agency or
organization that has a global reach
 This requirement is waived for veterans
Global Study Emphasis (6-9 credit hours)
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Students choose either one emphasis or combine two emphases
Take a minimum of two courses for global study emphasis
See the appendix for suggested courses for each emphasis. Students
can take the class not listed in the menu but it will need to be
approved by the advisor
Global Media and Communication
Global Politics and Governmental Relationship
Global Health, Risk, and Interaction
Global Business and Inter-organizational Networks
Global Civil Society, NGOs and Social Movements
TOTAL HOURS
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Appendix A
Emphases of Global Study
List of Suggested Courses
COMM 65662
COMM 66509
COMM
VCD
VCD 50195
VCD
Global Media and Communication
Mass Media Effects
Public Communication Campaigns
Trend Detection Analysis
Visual Design Literacy (online)
Introduction to Design Thinking (online)
Visual Communication in the Global Market
COMM 65660
POL 60501
POL 60511
SOC 52558
PHIL 51015
Global Politics & Governmental Relationships
Political Communication
Pre-seminar in Transnational and Comparative Politics and Policy
International Political Economy
Wealth, Poverty, and Power (online)
Philosophical Study of Religion
COMM 66503
COMM 66508
SOC 52563
EHS 52018
HPM 52015
EPI 52017
Global Health, Risk and Interaction
Health Communication and Media Effects
Health Communication Literacy
Sociology of Health and Health Care
Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health
Emerging Issues in Public Health Policy & Management
Fundamentals of Public Health Epidemiology
COMM 65851
HM 63022
HM 53025
BAD 65184
MIS 64275
Global Business & Inter-Organizational Networks
Organizational Communication
Current Issues in Hospitality & Tourism Management
Hospitality Marketing
International Business (online)
Strategic Global Management
COMM 55459
POL 60507
SOC 52568
HIST 59295
ANTH 68230
POL 60907
Global Civil Society, NGOs and Social Movements
Communication and Conflict
Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation
Race and Ethnic Studies
Special Topics in Global History
Problems in Cultural Anthropology
Terrorism and Human Rights