CMN 529

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Seminar Communication Theory

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Credit: 4 hours.

Special topics in communication theory and research.

May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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CMN 529 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
50678	Lecture-Discussion	CB	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	Lincoln Hall	Bigman-Galimore, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: Risk Communication Section Info: Why do we fear what we fear? How do we communicate about risks faced by individuals, groups, and society? What role does communication play in decision-making and behavior when there is uncertainty? This seminar examines the concept of risk and explores classic and current literature on risk perception and risk communication. The class will introduce prominent theories and models that are used in risk communication research, and engage with scholarly debates, ethical considerations, and challenges surrounding risk communication in the current communication environment. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
51997	Lecture-Discussion	LG	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	Lincoln Hall	Guntzviller, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: Social Support Section Info: Social support—the emotional and instrumental assistance people receive from friends, family, and coworkers—can have powerful effects on many aspects of human well-being, including physical health, psychological coping, and relationship satisfaction. For example, abundant research indicates that people who enjoy a strong sense of support are generally healthier, recover more quickly from illness, are less likely to experience depression and other emotional problems, tend to be happier, and exhibit greater psychological adjustment. This seminar focuses on identifying and understanding how supportive communication contributes to psychological, physical, health, and social outcomes. We will consider both how support is communicated and how people develop a sense of being supported. In particular, the seminar will examine the content of supportive messages, the structure of supportive interactions, and the properties of supportive relationships. Most of the seminar will be devoted to issues such as: How is support conveyed between people? Why does social support improve or protect health? What type of messages do the best job of expressing caring and support? When does support hurt rather than help? How do people elicit support from their social networks? What circumstances promote or inhibit the provision of support? How do close relationships provide a sense of support? What dilemmas and obstacles do support providers and recipients face? Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
51998	Online	MK	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	n.a.	Koven, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: Language, Culture & Identity Section Info: We will discuss how people use language in ways that signal a range of interactional and socio-cultural meanings. We will explore a number of classic and contemporary approaches that address how language use both seems to “reflect” and create interpersonal and sociocultural contexts.More specifically, we will cover a range of approaches to the study of the relationships between language use and processes of social identification, often understood in terms of seemingly more durable, broader-level rubrics, such as ethnicity, race, class, gender, sexuality, the nation-state, diaspora, generation, etc. Although no previous background is required for this course, students must be willing, however, to read, synthesize, and discuss material from a range of disciplines. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.