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Graduate Courses
Find the complete list of CMNS courses in the SFU Calendar.
The School of Communication offers 5 or 6 graduate courses each Fall and Spring term. Four core courses (CMNS 800, 801, 802, and 804) are offered every year. Other courses are offered on a rotating basis, including the seminars listed in our calendar and a variety of special topics courses which are offered occasionally/as needed. During the Summer term, many students take individual Directed Readings courses.
Fall 2024
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time |
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| CMNS 800 G100 | Contemporary Approaches in Communication Studies |
Frederik Lesage
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Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
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| CMNS 815 G100 | Social Construction of Communication Technologies |
Stephanie Dick
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Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
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| CMNS 824 G100 | Colonialism, Culture and Identity |
Karrmen Crey
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Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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| CMNS 840 G100 | Political Economy of Communications |
Siyuan Yin
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Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 1:00–4:50 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 1:00–4:50 p.m. |
| CMNS 848 G100 | Communication and Global Social Justice |
Adel Farag
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Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
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| CMNS 850 G001 | Directed Readings and Research |
Milena Droumeva
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TBA
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| CMNS 850 G002 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G003 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G004 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G005 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G006 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G007 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G008 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 850 G009 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 851 G100 | Directed Studies |
TBA
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| CMNS 851 G200 | Directed Studies |
TBA
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| CMNS 851 G300 | Directed Studies |
TBA
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| CMNS 851 G400 | Directed Studies |
TBA
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| CMNS 851 G500 | Directed Studies |
TBA
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| CMNS 880 G100 | Directed Readings and Research |
Adel Farag
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TBA
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| CMNS 880 G200 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 880 G300 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 880 G400 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 880 G500 | Directed Readings and Research |
TBA
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| CMNS 881 G100 | Research Practicum |
TBA
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| CMNS 881 G200 | Research Practicum |
TBA
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| CMNS 881 G300 | Research Practicum |
TBA
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| CMNS 881 G400 | Research Practicum |
TBA
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| CMNS 881 G500 | Research Practicum |
TBA
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| CMNS 891 G100 | Co-op I |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 891 G200 | Co-op I |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 891 I100 | Co-op I |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 892 G100 | Co-op II |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 892 G200 | Co-op II |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 892 I100 | Co-op II |
Liesl Jurock
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TBA
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| CMNS 893 G100 | MA Project |
TBA
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| CMNS 893 G200 | MA Project |
Karrmen Crey
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TBA
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| CMNS 893 G300 | MA Project |
TBA
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| CMNS 895 G100 | Comprehensive Examination |
TBA
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| CMNS 895 G200 | Comprehensive Examination |
Ahmed Al-Rawi
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TBA
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| CMNS 895 G300 | Comprehensive Examination |
TBA
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| CMNS 896 G100 | MA Extended Essays |
TBA
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| CMNS 896 G200 | MA Extended Essays |
TBA
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| CMNS 896 G300 | MA Extended Essays |
TBA
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| CMNS 897 G100 | MA Project |
Katherine Reilly
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TBA
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| CMNS 897 G200 | MA Project |
TBA
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| CMNS 897 G300 | MA Project |
TBA
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| CMNS 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
TBA
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| CMNS 898 G200 | MA Thesis |
TBA
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| CMNS 898 G300 | MA Thesis |
TBA
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| CMNS 899 G100 | PhD Thesis |
TBA
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| CMNS 899 G200 | PhD Thesis |
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| CMNS 899 G300 | PhD Thesis |
TBA
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