COMM Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
15332	COMM 68 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Paying Attention: The Art of Documentary	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Julia Haslett	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3
Description: Attention fuels our curiosity, deepens our empathy, and invites us to step outside of ourselves. Re-presenting what we pay attention to is the art and practice of documentary. We will use video/sound, photography, and creative writing to document and then represent the people, behaviors, environments, and living species that co-exist alongside us. Students will strengthen their attention-paying capacities, develop research skills, and learn how to refine their chosen methods of documentation. Class discussion, readings, film screenings, creative assignments, site visits, and in-class exercises will provide an opportunity to experiment, ask questions, and collaborate with peers. 3 units.
12145	COMM 82 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Food Politics from an Organizational Communication Perspective	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	SARAH DEMPSEY	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1373	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3
Description: This course provides an applied introduction to food politics by adopting a critical organizational communication lens on our globalized food system. We explore food system labor practices, the role of multinational companies and global commodity chains, the status of hunger and food deserts, the role of food marketing and consumption practices, and the growth of local and sustainable movements devoted to food justice. 3 units.
13550	COMM 85 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Think, Speak, Argue	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG	Dey Hall-Rm 0303	Seats filled	Seats filled	3/3
Description: This is a course in learning to think more critically, speak more persuasively, and argue more effectively by focusing on practical skill development in reasoning and debate. 3 units.
12058	COMM 100 - 001 Communication and Social Process	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Steve May	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm G100	29/40	35/80	64/120	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 3 units.
12050	COMM 100 - 601 Communication and Social Process	Fr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 303A	14/20	Seats filled	14/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
12051	COMM 100 - 602 Communication and Social Process	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	To be Announced	Carolina Hall-Rm 0322	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
12053	COMM 100 - 603 Communication and Social Process	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	To be Announced	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1377	7/20	Seats filled	7/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
12054	COMM 100 - 604 Communication and Social Process	Fr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	To be Announced	Graham Memorial-Rm 0213	4/20	Seats filled	4/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
12059	COMM 100 - 605 Communication and Social Process	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	To be Announced	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1377	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
12055	COMM 100 - 606 Communication and Social Process	Fr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	To be Announced	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0009	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: Addresses the many ways our communication--including language, discourse, performance, and media--reflects, creates, sustains, and transforms prevailing social and cultural practices. 0 units.
3651	COMM 113 - 001 Public Speaking	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	To be Announced	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled	6/8	13/15	18/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
12293	COMM 113 - 002 Public Speaking	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	To be Announced	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	23/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
12435	COMM 113 - 003 Public Speaking	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Murphey Hall-Rm 0314	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	11/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
12536	COMM 113 - 004 Public Speaking	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0318	Seats filled	0/2	13/15	18/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
15232	COMM 113 - 006 Public Speaking	We 10:10AM - 12:40PM	Cassandra Caldwell	Gardner Hall-Rm 0001	Seats filled	0/2	13/15	12/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
9555	COMM 120 - 001 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0203	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	46/999
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
10212	COMM 120 - 002 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	To be Announced	Woollen Gym-Rm 0304	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	53/999
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
12239	COMM 120 - 003 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	To be Announced	Carolina Hall-Rm 0204	Seats filled	15/16	19/20	70/999
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
12240	COMM 120 - 004 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	To be Announced	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	59/999
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
3652	COMM 130 - 001 Introduction to Media Production	Mo 12:20PM - 1:35PM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	16/22	30/36	23/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 3 units.
3831	COMM 130 - 401 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0109	8/9	Seats filled	8/9	4/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
3832	COMM 130 - 402 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0110	5/9	Seats filled	5/9	10/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
3833	COMM 130 - 403 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0109	Seats filled	Seats filled	9/9	5/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
11015	COMM 130 - 404 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0110	Seats filled	Seats filled	9/9	4/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
3643	COMM 140 - 001 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Monje	Bingham Hall-Rm 3014	Seats filled	17/22	25/30	8/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
12297	COMM 140 - 002 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:05PM	David Monje	Bingham Hall-Rm 3014	Seats filled	2/5	22/25	7/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
13829	COMM 140 - 004 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	To be Announced	Hanes Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	4/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
13537	COMM 140 - 601 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Monje	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0207	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	5/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
13539	COMM 140 - 602 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	David Monje	Wilson Hall-Rm 0202	10/15	Seats filled	10/15	3/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
13540	COMM 140 - 603 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	David Monje	Murphey Hall-Rm 0204	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	4/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
13541	COMM 140 - 604 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Monje	Peabody Hall-Rm 2094	7/15	Seats filled	7/15	3/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
8717	COMM 150 - 001 Introduction to New Media	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Kelsey Brod	Communication Media-Rm 0105	Seats filled	2/3	13/14	59/999
Description: An introduction to the design, aesthetics, and analysis of various forms of digital media. Hands-on experience with different modes of creation, including graphics, web-based communication, and social media. 3 units.
12247	COMM 160 - 001 Introduction to Performance Studies	Mo 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Irina Kruchinina	Swain Hall-Rm 0110	Seats filled	0/4	46/50	5/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 3 units.
14109	COMM 160 - 002 Introduction to Performance Studies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Irina Kruchinina	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	0/2	13/15	10/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 3 units.
10654	COMM 160 - 601 Introduction to Performance Studies	We 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Irina Kruchinina	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	1/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
10655	COMM 160 - 602 Introduction to Performance Studies	We 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Irina Kruchinina	Communication Media-Rm 0112	8/15	Seats filled	8/15	1/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
11003	COMM 160 - 603 Introduction to Performance Studies	We 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Irina Kruchinina	Communication Media-Rm 0112	14/15	Seats filled	14/15	3/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
11010	COMM 160 - 604 Introduction to Performance Studies	We 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Irina Kruchinina	Swain Hall-Rm 0110	9/15	Seats filled	9/15	0/999
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
12442	COMM 170 - 001 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 0303	Seats filled	4/5	19/20	6/999
Description: Examines the basic nature and importance of rhetoric and argumentation. Attention is devoted to interpreting the persuasive function of texts and their relation to modern forms of life. 3 units.
12441	COMM 170 - 002 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	To be Announced	TBA	Seats filled	13/14	19/20	13/999
Description: Examines the basic nature and importance of rhetoric and argumentation. Attention is devoted to interpreting the persuasive function of texts and their relation to modern forms of life. 3 units.
5346	COMM 170 - 004 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	To be Announced	Wilson Hall-Rm 0217	12/18	Seats filled	14/20	2/999
Description: Examines the basic nature and importance of rhetoric and argumentation. Attention is devoted to interpreting the persuasive function of texts and their relation to modern forms of life. 3 units.
8715	COMM 223 - 001 Small Group Communication	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	To be Announced	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0118	Seats filled	Seats filled	11/11	12/999
Description: Introduction to the theory and practice of communication in the small group setting. Topics may include group development, conformity and deviation, gender, problem solving, and power and leadership. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. 3 units.
8752	COMM 224 - 001 Introduction to Gender and Communication	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Dooling	Davie Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	6/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 3 units.
13548	COMM 224 - 601 Introduction to Gender and Communication	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	David Dooling	Dey Hall-Rm 0403	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	0/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 0 units.
13549	COMM 224 - 602 Introduction to Gender and Communication	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Dooling	Phillips Hall-Rm 0220	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	2/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 0 units.
14107	COMM 224 - 603 Introduction to Gender and Communication	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Dooling	Peabody Hall-Rm 2072	Seats filled	Seats filled	5/5	2/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 0 units.
14108	COMM 224 - 604 Introduction to Gender and Communication	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	David Dooling	Graham Memorial-Rm 0213	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	2/999
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 0 units.
9289	COMM 230 - 001 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Kristin Hondros	Communication Media-Rm 0110	6/10	Seats filled	10/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 130 with a grade of C or better; or permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. The material, processes, and procedures of audio, video, and film production; emphasis on the control of those elements of convention that define form in the appropriate medium. Lecture and laboratory hours. 3 units.
12156	COMM 230 - 003 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0110	Seats filled	Seats filled	9/9	1/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 130 with a grade of C or better; or permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. The material, processes, and procedures of audio, video, and film production; emphasis on the control of those elements of convention that define form in the appropriate medium. Lecture and laboratory hours. 3 units.
15234	COMM 249 - 001 Introduction to Communication Technology, Culture, and Society	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	To be Announced	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0207	Seats filled	1/3	18/20	7/999
Description: Historical exploration of the sociocultural import of communication technologies, from the introduction of the telegraph in the mid-1800s through current implications of the Internet and various digital devices. 3 units.
8070	COMM 260 - 001 Introduction to Performance and Social Change	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	1/999
Description: This course addresses the relationship between performance and power, focusing on topics concerned with the potential for performance to contribute to social change. Students discuss who the intended audience is for their performances, which can range from groups who already share a perspective with the performer to those that need to be persuaded or lack knowledge/experience that would inform their engagement with the work. 3 units.
13437	COMM 291 - 001 Undergraduate Learning Assistant in Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:05AM	Jennifer Pape	Communication Media-Rm 0112	0/4	Seats filled	0/4	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 130 and COMM 230. Instruction is a path to deep understanding. This ULA is for the student interested in pedagogy and media production. In assisting students currently enrolled in COMM 130 labs, the intern extends and complements the skills they acquired in introductory Media Production classes. Typical tasks include equipment and software instruction, as well as conceptual and aesthetic consultation. ULA model themes: pedagogy, content, and practice. 3 units.
9913	COMM 312 - 001 Persuasion	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	MICHAEL WALTMAN	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1378	Seats filled	12/15	17/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120 or COMM 170. Examines contemporary theory and practice of influencing others' attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Focuses particularly on analyzing and developing persuasive messages. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. 3 units.
5344	COMM 318 - 001 Cultural Diversity	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lisa Calvente	Phillips Hall-Rm 0206	23/25	Seats filled	23/25	0/999
Description: Introduction to basic paradigms of thinking about cultural difference, encouraging students to examine how these paradigms shape how we think, act, and imagine ourselves/others as members of diverse cultures. 3 units.
10958	COMM 325 - 002 Introduction to Organizational Communication	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Jesica Speed Wiley	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled	13/24	19/30	1/999
Description: The course explores the historical and theoretical developments in the research and practice of organizational communication. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. 3 units.
15380	COMM 327 - 001 Constructive Communication Conflict Across Contexts	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Jesica Speed Wiley	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0116	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	1/999
Description: Conflict is a challenging communication process with potential for positive outcomes. We will examine the possibilities of constructive conflict across communication contexts: interpersonal relationships, organizations, and communities. Utilizing scholarly and professional literature, students will develop a theoretical frame and skillset around conflict. 3 units.
15383	COMM 327 - 002 Constructive Communication Conflict Across Contexts	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Jesica Speed Wiley	Murray Hall-Rm G201	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	1/999
Description: Conflict is a challenging communication process with potential for positive outcomes. We will examine the possibilities of constructive conflict across communication contexts: interpersonal relationships, organizations, and communities. Utilizing scholarly and professional literature, students will develop a theoretical frame and skillset around conflict. 3 units.
3654	COMM 330 - 001 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Joy Goodwin	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	13/13	9/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
3655	COMM 330 - 002 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0116	Seats filled	Seats filled	13/13	23/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
12161	COMM 330 - 003 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Robert Bowman	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1377	Seats filled	1/2	7/8	13/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
12162	COMM 330 - 004 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Kenan Labs-Rm B121	Seats filled	Seats filled	8/8	19/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
12673	COMM 334 - 001 Writing the One-Hour TV Drama	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	Nizar Wattad	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0116	Seats filled	10/18	10/18	1/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 330. Students in this class will live the life of a writing staff on a just-picked-up, fictional, one-hour television series. As if on a real series, they will individually and cooperatively create story ideas, treatments, and outlines, as well as write scenes, acts, and entire scripts. 3 units.
14113	COMM 348 - 001 Algorithms and Society	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	To be Announced	Dey Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	28/999
Description: Society, we're told, is increasingly subject to automated decisions rendered by algorithm. What effects do algorithmic classifications have on social, cultural, and economic life? When, how, and why do institutions use algorithms? Are they really more "objective" than human decisions? How are the costs and benefits of algorithmic systems distributed? What does it mean to say we now live in an "algorithmic society"? 3 units.
12457	COMM 350 - 001 Practices of Cultural Studies	MoWe 5:45PM - 7:00PM	MICHAEL PALM	Dey Hall-Rm 0305	22/35	0/5	22/40	0/999
Description: Introduces students to the history, methods, and central intellectual questions of cultural studies. 3 units.
15235	COMM 375 - 001 Environmental Advocacy	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	To be Announced	Bingham Hall-Rm 1005	13/15	Seats filled	13/15
Description: Explores rhetorical means of citizen influence of practices affecting our natural and human environment; also, study of communication processes and dilemmas of redress of environmental grievances in communities and workplace. 3 units.
14110	COMM 390 - 003 Special Topics in Communication Study	Th 3:30PM - 6:00PM	Howard Craft	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0420	7/12	0/1	7/13	0/999
Description: A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
15233	COMM 390 - 004 Special Topics in Communication Study	Tu 2:00PM - 5:00PM	Howard Craft	Woollen Gym-Rm 0303	7/18	0/2	7/20	0/999
Description: A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
8291	COMM 412 - 001 Critical Theory	MoWeFr 3:35PM - 4:25PM	To be Announced	Bingham Hall-Rm 1005	4/22	5/8	9/30	0/999
Description: An introduction to European modern and contemporary philosophy, from the enlightenment to contemporary postmodernism. 3 units.
7961	COMM 431 - 001 Advanced Audio Production	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Jennifer Pape	Communication Media-Rm 0110	13/14	Seats filled	13/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 130 or 150; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Advanced analysis and application of the principles and methods of audio production. 3 units.
13547	COMM 433 - 001 Intermediate Screenwriting	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Joy Goodwin	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	15/18	Seats filled	15/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 131. Open only to students in the writing for the screen and stage minor. Conceiving and outlining a feature-length screenplay. 3 units.
8840	COMM 450 - 001 Media and Popular Culture	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Avi-Dan Santo	New West-Rm 0219	10/26	Seats filled	24/40	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140 or COMM 249. Examination of communication processes and cultural significance of film, television, and other electronic media. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. 3 units.
13546	COMM 455 - 001 Sound Studies	Tu 12:30PM - 3:15PM	Aaron Shapiro	Venable Hall-Rm G307	18/30	Seats filled	18/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140 or COMM 249; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. This course is about sound and the auditory dimension. In a society dominated by images and spectacle, sound and listening have been remarkably under-appreciated. Sound is physical-the vibration of molecules according to frequencies, pitches, and intensities-and biological-our ability to hear is an evolutionary trait. But sound is also cultural (what qualifies as signal or noise?), technological (how is sound recorded and reproduced?), and historical (how has the soundscape changed and how have we listened differently). 3 units.
13824	COMM 463 - 001 Creating the Solo Performance	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Joseph Megel	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	8/20	Seats filled	8/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 160, DRAM 120, or ENGL 206, 207, or 208; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. This course examines processes of creating and performing solo work. Students engage a variety of performances: autobiographical, representation of the lives of other/s, and exploration of cultural or political ideas. 3 units.
12282	COMM 464 - 001 Collaborative Performance	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Tony Perucci	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	5/20	Seats filled	5/20	0/999
Description: Theory and practice of collaborative performance, emphasizing image, intertextual adaptation, site-specific and installation work, avant-garde traditions, and the play of time and space. 3 units.
15487	COMM 472 - 001 Rhetorical Criticism	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	To be Announced	Murphey Hall-Rm 0111	9/20	Seats filled	9/20
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 170. Approaches to the analysis and assessment of rhetorical practice with a focus on how rhetoric reflects and shapes public culture. 3 units.
8764	COMM 490 - 003 Special Topics in Communication Studies	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Hanes Hall-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
9914	COMM 521 - 001 Communication and Social Memory	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	MICHAEL WALTMAN	Dey Hall-Rm 0403	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	1/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. An investigation of psychological aspects of communication, particularly the perceptual and interpretive processes underlying the sending and receiving of messages. 3 units.
12710	COMM 523 - 001 Communication and Leadership	We 1:25PM - 3:55PM	Cassandra Caldwell	Murphey Hall-Rm 0118	23/30	Seats filled	23/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120 or COMM 170. Critical examination of alternative theories of leadership and trends in the study of leadership; focuses on the communicative dimensions of leadership. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. 3 units.
11223	COMM 527 - 001 Organizational Ethics	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Steve May	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0318	21/30	Seats filled	21/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 325 or permission of instructor. A critical examination of the theory, research, and practice of organizational ethics. 3 units.
3653	COMM 534 - 001 Aesthetic and Technical Considerations in Making Short Videos	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	To be Announced	Communication Media-Rm 0110	8/11	Seats filled	11/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 230. The course examines the aesthetic and technical elements at work and play in cinematic storytelling. The student is required to complete three projects and will gain hands-on experience in narrative filmmaking. 3 units.
6214	COMM 537 - 001 Master Screenwriting	We 5:05PM - 7:35PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	New East-Rm 0301	3/10	Seats filled	11/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 433. Open only to students in the writing for the screen and stage minor. Students will write and workshop a full-length feature film screenplay. Students will learn about the film and television business through a combination of research, in-class discussions, and interactive interviews with industry insiders. 3 units.
13542	COMM 572 - 001 Public Policy Argument	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kevin Marinelli	Venable Hall-Rm G307	10/20	Seats filled	10/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 170. Analyzes argument in a variety of contexts with an emphasis on public policy and exploring tensions involved in addressing both expert and public audience in the political sphere. 3 units.
13544	COMM 625 - 001 Communication and Nonprofits in the Global Context	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	SARAH DEMPSEY	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0207	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	13/999
Description: Introduces students to the opportunities, challenges, and rewards of participation within the nonprofit/NGO sector. The course also equips students with the skills needed to design and conduct engaged scholarship. 3 units.
13834	COMM 635 - 001 Documentary Production	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Julia Haslett	Communication Media-Rm 0110	11/14	Seats filled	11/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 230. A workshop in the production of video and/or film nonfiction or documentary projects. The course will focus on narrative, representational, and aesthetic strategies of documentary production. 3 units.
13837	COMM 650 - 001 Cultural Politics of Global Media Economies	Tu 5:45PM - 8:35PM	MICHAEL PALM	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0215	6/30	Seats filled	6/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140 or COMM 249; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Primary subjects will be popular culture and media technology, and guiding questions will be organized around the relationships of each to commerce and/as social change. 3 units.
7404	COMM 660 - 001 Advanced Projects in Performance Studies	Mo 4:40PM - 7:30PM	Joseph Megel	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	6/20	Seats filled	6/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 160 or COMM 260 or COMM 263. Course provides a workshop setting for the process of creation, dramaturgy, development, analysis, and critique of graduates' and undergraduates' original performance work, focusing on the needs of each project in progress. 3 units.
13827	COMM 690 - 001 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies	We 12:20PM - 2:50PM	Kelsey Brod	Communication Media-Rm 0105	9/14	Seats filled	9/14	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. May be repeated. 3 units.
13830	COMM 690 - 002 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	David Monje	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0218	9/30	Seats filled	9/30	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. May be repeated. 3 units.
3687	COMM 700 - 001 Introduction to Modern Philosophy and Contemporary Theory	Tu 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Lisa Calvente	Dey Hall-Rm 0405	1/15	Seats filled	1/15	0/999
Description: Considers the emergence of modern and contemporary social and cultural theory. Surveys major paradigms of modern and contemporary philosophy. 3 units.
6172	COMM 702 - 001 Teaching in Communication Studies	Th 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Tony Perucci	TBA	0/12	Seats filled	0/12	0/999
Description: Communication studies graduate students only. An introduction to teaching at the university level for new teaching assistants and graduate students hoping to have teaching-related responsibilities in communication studies. It is designed to encourage us to have intellectually rigorous and personally meaningful conversations about our teaching. 3 units.
14735	COMM 703 - 001 Communication and the Political	Mo 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Kumi Silva	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0351	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: This course is designed for students to start thinking, in a historical and foundational way, about 'the political' as defined by formative thinkers from contrasting philosophical perspectives, as well as from necessarily different social positions within the field of power. 3 units.
14112	COMM 825 - 001 Seminar in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	We 5:45PM - 8:25PM	David Dooling	Phillips Hall-Rm 0301	3/15	Seats filled	3/15	0/999
Description: A variable topic seminar that permits faculty and graduate students the opportunity to explore significant historical and emerging issues in the field of communication. 3 units.
14111	COMM 841 - 001 Performance Ethnography	Tu 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Renee Alexander Craft	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0423	10/14	Seats filled	10/14	0/999
Description: This seminar focuses on methods of ethnography and fieldwork ethics. Performance as theory and practice informs methodological inquiries as well as the analysis of specific ethnographic texts and case studies. 3 units.