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Areas of Specialization

Graduate students may specialize in:

  1. Rhetorical and Cultural Communication
    • Rhetorical Theory
    • Media Criticism
    • Environmental Communication
  2. Argumentation and Persuasion
    • Social Influence and Social Change
    • Persuasion Theory and Research
    • Legal Communication
    • Forensics
  3. Organizational and Group Communication
    • Crisis Communication
  4. Intercultural Communication
  5. Interpersonal Communication
    • Language and Social Interaction
  6. New Media
  7. Communication Pedagogy
    • Instructional Communication
    • Communication Education 
  8. Performance Studies

In addition, other departments at San José State University offer coursework and degrees in broadcast production, journalism, mass communication theory, public relations, theater, and the speech and hearing sciences. Consult the university General Catalog for more information about these related areas housed outside our department.

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