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Subject:       [CIOS/ethno] Masters Degree in "Social Interaction & Culture" at Syracuse
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Announcing a new area for Masters Degree study:
Social Interaction and Culture
Syracuse University's Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies anno=
unces a new area of focus within our Master's program: Social Interaction a=
nd Culture.  This area is comprised of a group of faculty who share a commo=
n interest in taking a constitutive view of communication and culture.  We =
examine how social interaction creates, maintains, or changes meanings, rel=
ationships, identities, and institutions.
Social Interaction and Culture focuses primarily on qualitative methods and=
 methodologies, such as: discourse analysis, discursive constructionism, co=
nversation analysis, ethnography of communication, narrative analysis, and =
critical discourse analysis.  We are interested in the practical usefulness=
 of research for addressing societal issues and problems.
Areas of interest include: intercultural communication, interpersonal commu=
nication, family communication, gender and communication, health communicat=
ion, political communication, environmental communication, argumentation, l=
egal communication, and practical theory.

Students in our program will develop competence in perspectives and methodo=
logies such as social constructionism, discourse analysis, the coordinated =
management of meaning, ethnography of communication, and related approaches=
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................  Past students have worked with faculty on research projects and have joi=
ntly-authored journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers.
Courses
The following courses have been offered in recent years:
Intercultural Communication (CRS 630)
Interpersonal Communication (CRS 531)
Family Communication (CRS 532)
Communication and Community (CRS 535)
Communication, Power, and Gender (CRS 614)
Language and Meaning (CRS 514)
Legal Communication (CRS 546)
Advanced Argumentation (CRS 545)
Environmental Communication (CRS 660)
Proseminar in Social Communication (CRS 601)
Qualitative Communication Research Methods (CRS 604)


Faculty with Expertise in Social Interaction and Culture
*       Richard Buttny (Ph.D., =
Communication, Massachusetts) - discursive constructionism, intercultural, =
environmental communication
*       Craig Dudczak (Ph.D.=
, Communication, Kansas) - argumentation, legal communication, political co=
mmunication, persuasion
*       Cynthia Gordon (Ph.D.=
, Linguistics, Georgetown) - discourse analysis, family communication, heal=
th communication, intercultural communication
*       Kenneth Johnson (Ph.=
D., Communication, Massachusetts) - interpersonal communication, family and=
 cultural communication
The Master's degree in Communication and Rhetorical Studies includes areas =
of emphasis in Critical/Cosmopolitan Studies, Rhetorical Theory and Critici=
sm as well as in Social Interaction and Culture.  Students in our program g=
ain a broad overview of each of these three areas before selecting courses =
tailored to their own unique area of study.
Students can take courses in related programs, such as: Anthropology, Socio=
logy, Environmental Communication, Education, Conflict Resolution, and Publ=
ic Communications.
A rolling deadline for applying but we begin accepting applications on Febr=
uary 15.  Apply through the Syracuse University website

Graduate assistantships are available

Questions contact: Richard Buttny, rbuttny@syr.edu,=
 or Cynthia Gordon, cygordon@syr.edu




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Announcing a new ar=
ea for Masters Degree study:


Social Interaction and Culture


Syrac=
use University’s Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies=
 announces a new area of focus within our Master’s program: Social=
 Interaction and Culture.  This area is comprised
of a group of faculty who share a common interest in taking a constitutive =
view of communication and culture.  We examine how social interaction =
creates, maintains, or changes meanings, relationships, identities, and ins=
titutions. 


So=
cial Interaction and Culture focuses primarily on qualitative methods a=
nd methodologies, such as: discourse analysis, discursive constructionism, =
conversation analysis, ethnography of
communication, narrative analysis, and critical discourse analysis.  W=
e are interested in the practical usefulness of research for addressing soc=
ietal issues and problems.


Areas of interest include: intercultural communicatio=
n, interpersonal communication, family communication, gender and communicat=
ion, health communication, political communication, environmental communica=
tion, argumentation, legal communication,
and practical theory.


Stude=
nts in our program will develop competence in perspectives and methodologie=
s such as social constructionism, discourse analysis, the coordinated manag=
ement of meaning, ethnography of communication,
and related approaches.  Past students have worked with faculty on res=
earch projects and have jointly-authored journal articles, book chapters, a=
nd conference papers.  


Courses 


The following courses have been offered in recent yea=
rs:


Intercultural Communication (CRS 630)


Interpersonal Communication (CRS 531)


Family Communication (CRS 532)


Communication and Community (CRS 535)


Communication, Power, and Gender (CRS 614)

Language and Meaning (CRS 514)


Legal Communication (CRS 546) 


Advanced Argumentation (CRS 545) 


Environmental Communication (CRS 660)


Proseminar in Social Communication (CRS 601)

Qualitative Communication Research Methods (CRS 604)<=
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Faculty with Expert=
ise in Social Interaction and Culture


    


  • Richard Buttny (Ph=
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................D., Communication, Massachusetts) – discursive constructionism, inte=
rcultural, environmental communication
  • Craig Dudczak (Ph.D., Communication, Kansas) &#=
8211; argumentation, legal communication, political communication, persuasi=
on
  • Cynthia Gordon (Ph.D., Linguistics, Georgetown) – discourse analysis, family c=
ommunication, health communication, intercultural communication
  • Kenneth Johnson (Ph.D.=
, Communication, Massachusetts) – interpersonal communication, family=
 and cultural communication
    • 



The Master’s deg=
ree in Communication and Rhetorical Studies includes areas of emphasis in C=
ritical/Cosmopolitan Studies, Rhetorical Theory and Criticism as well as in=
 Social Interaction and Culture.  Students
in our program gain a broad overview of each of these three areas before se=
lecting courses tailored to their own unique area of study.


Students can take cour=
ses in related programs, such as: Anthropology, Sociology, Environmental Co=
mmunication, Education, Conflict Resolution, and Public Communications.


A rolling deadline for applying but we begin acceptin=
g applications on February 15.  Apply through the Syracuse University websi=
te


 


Graduate assistantships are available

 


Questions contact: Richard Buttny, rbuttny@syr.edu,=
 or Cynthia Gordon, cygordon@syr.edu 


 


 


 





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