COMM Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
11306	COMM 63 - 001 First-Year Seminar: The Creative Process in Performance	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Joseph Megel	Swain Hall-Rm 0110	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24
Description: Students will be engaged with multimedia, music, dance, and theater performances. We will explore the creative processes and cultural contexts of these performances and will compare the arts as a way of knowing the world to the creative processes of academic scholarship. 3 units.
5053	COMM 89 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Tony Perucci	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	22/22
Description: Special topics course. Content will vary each semester. 3 units.
13858	COMM 100 - 001 Communication and Social Process	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Avi-Dan Santo, Sean Mcewan, Joseph Richards, Nicholas Gerstner	Coker Hall-Rm 0201	133/150	Seats filled	133/150	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.
13851	COMM 100 - 601 Communication and Social Process	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Sean Mcewan	Hamilton Hall-Rm 0452	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	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.
13852	COMM 100 - 602 Communication and Social Process	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Joseph Richards	Peabody Hall-Rm 2094	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	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.
13854	COMM 100 - 604 Communication and Social Process	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Nicholas Gerstner	Kenan Labs-Rm B125	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	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.
13855	COMM 100 - 605 Communication and Social Process	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Sean Mcewan	Carolina Hall-Rm 0104	19/25	Seats filled	19/25	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.
13856	COMM 100 - 606 Communication and Social Process	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Joseph Richards	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	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.
10093	COMM 100 - 608 Communication and Social Process	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Avi-Dan Santo, Nicholas Gerstner	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0009	17/25	Seats filled	17/25	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.
1972	COMM 113 - 001 Public Speaking	Tu 11:00AM - 12:15PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Dan Avant Blachman, Dahlia Boyles, Taylor Jackson, Ellie Rudd	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	150/160	Seats filled	150/160	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
1973	COMM 113 - 002 Public Speaking	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Emilio Horner	Peabody Hall-Rm 2060	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
2077	COMM 113 - 003 Public Speaking	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Khari Johnson	TBA	14/15	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
17224	COMM 113 - 004 Public Speaking	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Stephen Ross	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0317	18/20	Seats filled	18/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
13520	COMM 113 - 601 Public Speaking	Th 8:00AM - 9:15AM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Dan Avant Blachman	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0118	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13521	COMM 113 - 602 Public Speaking	Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Dahlia Boyles	Dey Hall-Rm 0410	17/20	Seats filled	17/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13522	COMM 113 - 603 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Dan Avant Blachman	Dey Hall-Rm 0210	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13523	COMM 113 - 604 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Dahlia Boyles	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0317	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13524	COMM 113 - 605 Public Speaking	Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Taylor Jackson	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1373	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13526	COMM 113 - 606 Public Speaking	Th 8:00AM - 9:15AM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Ellie Rudd	Dey Hall-Rm 0201	17/20	Seats filled	17/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13529	COMM 113 - 607 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Taylor Jackson	Genome Sciences Bui-Rm 1370	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
13527	COMM 113 - 608 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	CHRISTIAN LUNDBERG, Ellie Rudd	Murphey Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
14154	COMM 120 - 001 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Jesica Speed Wiley, Madalena Robertson, Chloe Dill	Howell Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled	Seats filled	75/75	0/999
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.
4621	COMM 120 - 002 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Julie Terebkov	Gardner Hall-Rm 0007	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
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.
5345	COMM 120 - 003 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Chandler Classen	Venable Hall-Rm G307	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
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.
17507	COMM 120 - 004 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Kelly Errera	Graham Memorial-Rm 0035	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
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.
14156	COMM 120 - 601 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Jesica Speed Wiley, Chloe Dill	Wilson Hall-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
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. 0 units.
14155	COMM 120 - 602 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Jesica Speed Wiley, Chloe Dill	Wilson Hall-Rm 0217	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
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. 0 units.
14157	COMM 120 - 603 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Jesica Speed Wiley, Madalena Robertson	Smith Bldg-Rm 0107	19/20	Seats filled	19/20	0/999
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. 0 units.
14158	COMM 120 - 604 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Jesica Speed Wiley, Madalena Robertson	Dey Hall-Rm 0403	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
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. 0 units.
2044	COMM 130 - 001 Introduction to Media Production	Mo 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Eunjin Ghim-Gwon, Amelia Parker	Swain Hall-Rm 111A	Seats filled	29/30	55/56	0/999
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.
2045	COMM 130 - 401 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Eunjin Ghim-Gwon	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
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.
2046	COMM 130 - 402 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Amelia Parker	Communication Media-Rm 0111	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
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.
4196	COMM 130 - 403 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Eunjin Ghim-Gwon	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
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.
11314	COMM 130 - 404 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Amelia Parker	Communication Media-Rm 0111	13/14	Seats filled	13/14	0/999
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.
2047	COMM 140 - 001 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	MoWe 9:05AM - 9:55AM	David Monje, Max Campbell	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	48/49	Seats filled	49/50	0/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
3955	COMM 140 - 003 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Soojung Nam	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
13841	COMM 140 - 01F Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	David Monje, Paige Hartenburg	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
13830	COMM 140 - 601 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	David Monje, Max Campbell	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
13831	COMM 140 - 602 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	David Monje, Max Campbell	Phillips Hall-Rm 0208	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
5037	COMM 150 - 001 Introduction to New Media	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	JOYCE RUDINSKY	Communication Media-Rm 0105	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
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.
2048	COMM 160 - 001 Introduction to Performance Studies	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Cree Noble	Communication Media-Rm 0112	13/19	Seats filled	14/20	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. 3 units.
10666	COMM 160 - 002 Introduction to Performance Studies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Leah Woehr	Communication Media-Rm 0112	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	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. 3 units.
2049	COMM 170 - 001 Rhetoric and Public Issues	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:05PM	E. Chebrolu, Easton Draut, Abel Gutierrez	Manning Hall-Rm 0209	Seats filled	Seats filled	100/100	0/999
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.
14378	COMM 170 - 002 Rhetoric and Public Issues	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Daniel Russo	Venable Hall-Rm G311	Seats filled	17/20	22/25	0/999
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.
14379	COMM 170 - 003 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Josh Youakim	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
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.
13401	COMM 170 - 601 Rhetoric and Public Issues	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	E. Chebrolu, Easton Draut	Woollen Gym-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
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. 0 units.
13402	COMM 170 - 602 Rhetoric and Public Issues	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	E. Chebrolu, Easton Draut	Dey Hall-Rm 0402	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
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. 0 units.
13403	COMM 170 - 603 Rhetoric and Public Issues	Fr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	E. Chebrolu, Abel Gutierrez	Peabody Hall-Rm 2028	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
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. 0 units.
13407	COMM 170 - 604 Rhetoric and Public Issues	Fr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	E. Chebrolu, Abel Gutierrez	Phillips Hall-Rm 0208	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
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. 0 units.
12595	COMM 171 - 001 Argumentation and Debate	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Dey Hall-Rm 0303	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Analysis of issues, use of evidence, reasoning, briefmaking, and refutation. Argumentative speeches and debates on legal cases and on current events. Designed for prospective law students, public policy students, speech teachers, and college debaters. 3 units.
12757	COMM 171 - 002 Argumentation and Debate	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0107	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Analysis of issues, use of evidence, reasoning, briefmaking, and refutation. Argumentative speeches and debates on legal cases and on current events. Designed for prospective law students, public policy students, speech teachers, and college debaters. 3 units.
9368	COMM 223 - 001 Small Group Communication	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Jesica Speed Wiley	Murphey Hall-Rm 0105	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
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.
13860	COMM 223 - 002 Small Group Communication	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Jesica Speed Wiley	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
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.
8687	COMM 224 - 001 Introduction to Gender and Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	David Dooling	Smith Bldg-Rm 0107	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	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. 3 units.
8798	COMM 224 - 002 Introduction to Gender and Communication	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Cristiana Mcfarland	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	13/13	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. 3 units.
14382	COMM 224 - 004 Introduction to Gender and Communication	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	Elaina Eakle	Mitchell Hall-Rm 0009	Seats filled	Seats filled	13/13	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. 3 units.
9627	COMM 230 - 001 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Gabrielle von Bradsky	Communication Media-Rm 113A	12/14	Seats filled	12/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 130 and 140; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; 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.
9625	COMM 230 - 002 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Kristin Hondros	Communication Media-Rm 0110	12/14	Seats filled	12/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 130 and 140; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; 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.
2050	COMM 260 - 001 Introduction to Performance and Social Change	Tu 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Irina Kruchinina, Spirit Elder	Communication Media-Rm 0112	15/39	Seats filled	16/40	0/999
Description: This course addresses the relationship between performance and power, focusing on topics concerned with the potential for performance to contribute to social change. 3 units.
13782	COMM 260 - 002 Introduction to Performance and Social Change	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Irina Kruchinina, Spirit Elder	Communication Media-Rm 0112	15/19	Seats filled	16/20	0/999
Description: This course addresses the relationship between performance and power, focusing on topics concerned with the potential for performance to contribute to social change. 3 units.
13783	COMM 260 - 601 Introduction to Performance and Social Change	Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Irina Kruchinina, Spirit Elder	Communication Media-Rm 0112	16/20	Seats filled	16/20	0/999
Description: This course addresses the relationship between performance and power, focusing on topics concerned with the potential for performance to contribute to social change. 0 units.
12637	COMM 288 - 001 Media Studies of Japan	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Yurika Tamura	Global Education, F-Rm 3024	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: This course introduces Japanese thoughts and culture through the lens of media cultural studies, and studies socio-cultural issues of Japan through media productions and trends. We will learn about Japan's nationalism and imperialism, gender and family ideologies, post-Bubble economic misery and homelessness, memories of war, feminist and minority struggles, working culture, technology, and post-Fukushima philosophy of survival in film, commercials, print media, news, and TV shows. 3 units.
16962	COMM 291 - 001 Undergraduate Learning Assistant in Media Production	Fr 12:30PM - 3:30PM	Jennifer Pape	TBA	4/5	Seats filled	4/5	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.
5349	COMM 312 - 001 Persuasion	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	MICHAEL WALTMAN	Caldwell Hall-Rm 0103	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	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.
2051	COMM 325 - 001 Introduction to Organizational Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	David Dooling	Dey Hall-Rm 0307	Seats filled	Seats filled	22/22	0/999
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.
2052	COMM 330 - 001 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Graham Memorial-Rm 0213	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
15085	COMM 330 - 002 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Nizar Wattad	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
15087	COMM 330 - 003 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Robert Bowman	Communication Media-Rm 0112	16/18	Seats filled	16/18	0/999
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television with strong emphasis on the scene. 3 units.
11311	COMM 331 - 001 Writing the Short Film	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Joy Goodwin	Swain Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Students practice and learn the craft of narrative, short film writing by conceptualizing, outlining, writing, and rewriting three short film scripts. They include one three-minute silent, one five-minute script with dialogue, and one 15-minute script with dialogue. 3 units.
13289	COMM 337 - 001 Visual Storytelling for Screenwriters	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Murphey Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Priority given to majors. This course instructs students on how to tell stories in a visual manner. How do the words on a page get translated onto a screen and how will the writer collaborate visually with a director? It is designed for writers to better understand how their scripts are interpreted and to improve visual writing. 3 units.
16720	COMM 345 - 001 Gender and Film	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Sarah Bloesch	Wilson Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: This course examines the representations of women in contemporary American film and also considers women as producers of film. 3 units.
13398	COMM 348 - 001 Algorithms and Society	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Aaron Shapiro, Julie Terebkov	Murphey Hall-Rm 0116	Seats filled	Seats filled	50/50	0/999
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.
2867	COMM 350 - 001 Practices of Cultural Studies	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Ian Williams	Phillips Hall-Rm 0228	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Introduces students to the history, methods, and central intellectual questions of cultural studies. 3 units.
11316	COMM 372 - 001 The Rhetoric of Social Movements	MoWe 1:10PM - 2:25PM	E. Chebrolu	Stone Center-Rm 0209	28/29	Seats filled	29/30	0/999
Description: Explores the discourse of dissident voices in American society, particularly as they speak about grievances pertaining to race, gender, the environment; focuses on rhetorical strategies that initiate and sustain social movements. 3 units.
17545	COMM 373 - 001 Commemorative Controversies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Megan Fitzmaurice Mahan	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	16/20	Seats filled	16/20	0/999
Description: This class provides students with a critical vocabulary for analyzing the visual, material, and political elements of memorials. Through an examination of commemorative debates, you will walk away with a better grasp of public memory- the ways that groups use memories of the past to influence the present. This course is not just a history of memorial politics, it is also a space to strengthen your oral communication skills to engage in deliberation over commemorative issues. 3 units.
15086	COMM 390 - 001 Special Topics in Communication Study	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Robert Bowman	Dey Hall-Rm 0412	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
2618	COMM 393 - 003 Internships	Fr 12:20PM - 2:50PM	Joy Goodwin, Dayci Brookshire	Peabody Hall-Rm 3018	Seats filled	Seats filled	2/2	0/999
Description: Permission of the department. Majors only. 2.5 cumulative grade point average required. Individualized study closely supervised by a faculty advisor and by the departmental coordinator of internships. Cannot count toward the COMM major. 1 - 3 units.
8555	COMM 412 - 001 Critical Theory	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Preston Adcock	Dey Hall-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: An introduction to European modern and contemporary philosophy, from the enlightenment to contemporary postmodernism. 3 units.
2869	COMM 431 - 001 Advanced Audio Production	We 2:30PM - 5:00PM	Jeffrey Bullins	Communication Media-Rm 0111	Seats filled	10/14	10/14	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.
2868	COMM 433 - 001 Intermediate Screenwriting	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Joy Goodwin	Global Education, F-Rm 3033	Seats filled	15/18	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.
13784	COMM 435 - 001 Memory Acts	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Irina Kruchinina	Communication Media-Rm 0112	6/18	Seats filled	8/20	0/999
Description: Advanced introduction to foundational work in memory and performance studies, emphasizing theory and practice of various forms of remembering. 3 units.
3219	COMM 450 - 001 Media and Popular Culture	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Victoria Le-Sweatman	Murphey Hall-Rm 0104	8/10	13/15	21/25	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.
14385	COMM 450 - 002 Media and Popular Culture	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Jacob Smith	Murphey Hall-Rm 0115	5/10	14/15	19/25	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.
13859	COMM 455 - 001 Sound Studies	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Aaron Shapiro	Fetzer Hall-Rm 0104	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	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.
14820	COMM 466 - 001 Advanced Study in Performing Literature	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Tony Perucci	Communication Media-Rm 0112	3/12	Seats filled	11/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 160 or COMM 260. This course engages the theory and embodiment of prose fiction, poetry, and other kinds of literary texts, including nonfiction. Students practice adaptation and script preparation, solo/group performance, and performance critique. 3 units.
9319	COMM 490 - 002 Special Topics in Communication Studies	MoWe 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Kelsey Brod	Communication Media-Rm 0105	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
9628	COMM 490 - 004 Special Topics in Communication Studies	Tu 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Howard Craft	Graham Memorial-Rm 0038	10/16	Seats filled	10/16	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
15396	COMM 523 - 001 Communication and Leadership	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Cassandra Caldwell	Wilson Hall-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	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.
13300	COMM 600 - 001 Screenwriting: The Re-Write	We 5:00PM - 7:30PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	New East-Rm 0301	Seats filled	13/18	13/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 537. This course is designed to take the completed feature screenplay written in COMM 537 and prepare the re-written final draft for production companies and agencies. It will begin with a complete structural review, character analysis, and dialog polish. A logline, synopsis and one sheet shall be developed. Critical analysis will be given, received, and addressed, resulting in a final screenplay package that is prepared to be submitted to professionals. Students must be in WSS program. 3 units.
2865	COMM 624 - 001 Hate Speech	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	MICHAEL WALTMAN	Dey Hall-Rm 0313	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: The primary focus of hate speech is on the ways that interactants manipulate hatred to accomplish a variety of social and personal goals. The pursuit of this focus will allow the student to appreciate the operation of hatred in a variety of contexts. Often taught as a service-learning course. 3 units.
16300	COMM 635 - 001 Documentary Production	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Gabrielle von Bradsky	Communication Media-Rm 0110	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	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.
5271	COMM 638 - 001 Game Design	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	JOYCE RUDINSKY	Communication Media-Rm 0105	10/14	Seats filled	10/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 150. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Studio course that explores gaming critically and aesthetically. Practice in game design and production including 3-D worlds and scripting. 3 units.
2870	COMM 647 - 001 Advanced Projects in Media Production	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Kristin Hondros	Communication Media-Rm 113A	5/10	Seats filled	9/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 230 and one of COMM 534, 635, 646, 653, or 654. Recommended preparation, several production courses above COMM 230. Course provides a structured environment, instructor and peer feedback, along with production and postproduction resources for completing advanced near-to-graduation media projects. Projects can be narrative, documentary, experimental, or interactive. 3 units.
13397	COMM 658 - 001 Surveillance Cultures	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Torin Monahan	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0301	24/30	Seats filled	24/30	0/999
Description: We live in surveillance societies. Just about every element of our lives is affected by surveillance: workplaces and schools, social media sites and mobile phone use, police encounters and security screening. Surveillance practices shape how institutions operate and how people see themselves and others. The goal of this course is to develop a critical awareness of surveillance and its implications for society. 3 units.
13779	COMM 661 - 001 Race and Ethnicity	Mo 4:40PM - 7:00PM	Renee Alexander Craft	Communication Media-Rm 0112	10/20	Seats filled	10/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 160 or COMM 260 or COMM 263. Examines race and ethnicity in specific geopolitical contexts as discursive formations, performative identities, and lived realities. Studies disciplinary/political boundaries that are produced and maintained through acts of performance. 3 units.
10886	COMM 666 - 001 Media in Performance	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Tao Wang, Joseph Megel	Swain Hall-Rm 0110	10/11	Seats filled	10/11	0/999
Description: Required preparation, one performance studies course above COMM 400. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the required preparation. Project-based class where students acquire skills and critical approaches to create collaborative, professional, multimedia works. 3 units.
13785	COMM 690 - 001 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Kelsey Brod	Communication Media-Rm 0105	8/14	Seats filled	8/14	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.
14082	COMM 690 - 002 Advanced Topics in Communication Studies	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	David Monje	Phillips Hall-Rm 0328	23/30	Seats filled	23/30	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.
13393	COMM 704 - 001 Communication and Discourse	Mo 2:45PM - 5:25PM	Kevin Marinelli, Avi-Dan Santo	Graham Memorial-Rm 0213	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
Description: This course focuses on the various ways that the problem of discourse is rendered inside and outside of Communication Studies. It examines the various modes at our disposal for thinking about discourse as a field of articulation: for example in theories of representation, mediation, and meaning making. 3 units.
11313	COMM 825 - 001 Seminar in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Tu 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Steve May	New East-Rm 0201	9/15	Seats filled	9/15	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.
15030	COMM 850 - 001 Seminar in Media Studies	We 5:45PM - 8:35PM	Torin Monahan	Murphey Hall-Rm 0222	11/15	Seats filled	11/15	0/999
Description: Selected problems in media aesthetics. Exact topic to be covered is announced before classes begin. 3 units.