Course Information: Graduate Students
This course is designed to allow master's degree students to closely examine and compare strategic communication policies and practices between the United States and United Kingdom. Students will conduct primary, independent research on a topic of their choice over the course of Spring 2013 and during our time in London, resulting in a publishable work. These papers should be on a topic relevant to the student's academic research.
This class is for 3 credit hours; students will register for the 60000-level master's section of Global Ad & PR course during Spring 2013.
If you would like to read another perspective on the value of studying abroad, please check out the note from Dean Stan Wearden, head of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University.
Learning Objectives
Through this course, students will:
Spring 2013
Students will enroll for the Global Advertising and PR course during Spring 2013. Registration requires permission from the instructors (Dr. Danielle Coombs and Professor Michele Ewing). Class meeting times will be announced, but plan on it being the morning so we can Skype with Londoners during their workday since they are five hours ahead of us.
Prerequisite: All students enrolled in this course are required to have taken a graduate-level qualitative research methods course.
Note for Students Scheduled to Graduate in Spring 2013
We have made arrangements with the College of Communication and Information to allow Spring 2013 graduates to participate in the class even though travel will take place after the semester has ended. This will not delay your graduation or the issuance of your diploma.
Is This for You?
This program is designed for students who are motivated, self-directed, and ready to take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way. Global Ad & PR is designed to help students who already have a strong resume and make it even stronger by adding a rigorous, meaningful international experience. A student ideally suited for this course is thoughtful, dedicated to excellence, adventurous, and willing to embrace the uncertainties that come with foreign travel.
Criteria for selection include:
This class is for 3 credit hours; students will register for the 60000-level master's section of Global Ad & PR course during Spring 2013.
If you would like to read another perspective on the value of studying abroad, please check out the note from Dean Stan Wearden, head of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University.
Learning Objectives
Through this course, students will:
- Acquire an in-depth understanding of key issues related to strategic communication practices and principles, including how these issues are similar/different in the United States versus the United Kingdom
- Develop expertise in a specific subject area by conducting primary research and creating a publishable research report
- Become comfortable meeting and engaging with experts/professionals
- Increase understanding of intercultural communication and comparative systems
Spring 2013
Students will enroll for the Global Advertising and PR course during Spring 2013. Registration requires permission from the instructors (Dr. Danielle Coombs and Professor Michele Ewing). Class meeting times will be announced, but plan on it being the morning so we can Skype with Londoners during their workday since they are five hours ahead of us.
Prerequisite: All students enrolled in this course are required to have taken a graduate-level qualitative research methods course.
Note for Students Scheduled to Graduate in Spring 2013
We have made arrangements with the College of Communication and Information to allow Spring 2013 graduates to participate in the class even though travel will take place after the semester has ended. This will not delay your graduation or the issuance of your diploma.
Is This for You?
This program is designed for students who are motivated, self-directed, and ready to take advantage of every opportunity that comes their way. Global Ad & PR is designed to help students who already have a strong resume and make it even stronger by adding a rigorous, meaningful international experience. A student ideally suited for this course is thoughtful, dedicated to excellence, adventurous, and willing to embrace the uncertainties that come with foreign travel.
Criteria for selection include:
- Program of study
- Expected graduation date
- GPA
- Experience conducting independent research
- Responses to open-ended application questions
- Faculty references
