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COMM 101.
Media Literacy
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
An introduction to media courses. Overview of the key skills, knowledge structures of the media industries, the content those industries produce, and effects of that content on individuals and society.
COMM 102.
Understanding Mass Communication Theory
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 102 replaces Comm 160MT. Students who completed Comm 160MT with a C- or below may take Comm 102 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160MT with a C or above may not take Comm 102.
Designed to provide a succinct and accessible, yet comprehensive and sophisticated, understanding of the appropriate uses of media theories in an effort to shed light on the important role of theory in our everyday interactions with media and the social environment.
COMM 103.
Media, Race, & Ethnicity
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Major topics in the social scientific study of race/ethnicity and the media. Addresses the evolution of media images of race/ethnicity in entertainment television, film, news, sports, advertising, and video games. Examines the effects of exposure to this content on audiences.
COMM 104.
Evolution and Human Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Introduces an evolutionary approach to human communication. Studies the science of human communication as it relates to mating, aggression, pathogen avoidance, hierarchy navigation. Class also covers signaling models from animal communication/biology and social processes such as religion, art, music.
COMM 105.
Sports, Culture, and Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Together we will explore, critically, the ways in which sports have become an integral part of our (and others) cultures and the variable roles that communication plays within that.
COMM 106.
Small Group Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Theory and research in communication in groups, teams, and work units in a variety of organizational contexts. Includes sections in which students observe and analyze communication processes in small group projects and exercises.
COMM 107.
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session. COMM W 107 is the online version of COMM 107.
Repeat Comments: 107 replaces 107A. 107 should be considered a legal repeat of 107A. Students who earned a C- or below in 107A and wish to repeat course should enroll in 107.
Survey of theory and research in interpersonal communication, including social and intimate relationships and conversational interaction.
COMM 108.
Corporate Social Responsibility
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session.
Examines 1) the ways in which global expectations regarding organizational behavior toward employees, communities, and the environment are changing and 2) the communicative challenges and opportunities businesses and diverse stakeholder groups face as they strive to make contemporary organizations socially responsible.
COMM 109.
Language and Social Identity
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Social psychology of language and communication examined from the "social identity approach." From this perspective, which claims that our attributes, beliefs, and behaviors flow from our self-conceptions as group members, we investigate concepts such as stereotyping, power, and CMC.
COMM 111.
Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Review of theories and empirical research on structure and function of nonverbal messages in interaction, including body and facial gestures, paralinguistics, touch, territory, environment, and physical appearance. Students conduct and report original studies or applied research projects on nonverbal communication.
COMM 112.
Media Industries in a Changing Social World
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 112 replaces Comm 160MS. Students who completed Comm 160MS with a C- or below may take Comm 112 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160MS with a C or better may not take Comm 112.
Explores the historical, social, economic, and cultural forces that have influenced the development of media industries in US society. Emphasis is placed on: TV, Radio, Film, Print Media, the Internet & Digital Media, Advertising, and Public Relations.
COMM 113.
Media Effects on Individuals
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
The effects of media communication on individual cognitive processes and the social environment. Emphasis on media effects on individual attitudes, family interaction, children, perceptions of minorities, sex-role stereotyping and other outcomes.
COMM 114.
Media Effects on Society and Institutions
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Examines the role that mass media institutions play in society. The history and functions of various media are explored from contrasting social and political viewpoints, with empirical theory and research used where possible to support and/or challenge these viewpoints.
COMM 115.
Interactive Media Theory and Design
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Examines cognitive, emotional, social, and physiological processing of interactive media and effects of these media on users' learning, decision-making, skills, and behavior. Students will learn and apply research findings and theories of communication, psychology, and human-computer interaction to understand how people interact with computer-based media (delivered via web, mobile technologies, virtual reality, robots, video games, social networks) during leisure time and at work, and how to design media content to best serve various user needs and interests.
COMM 116.
The Internet, Communication, and Contemporary Society
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Considers historical, technical, relational, economic, legal, political, and social dimensions in order to explain how people make use of tools with the considerable capabilities demonstrated by the Internet and Web. Emphasis on relevant theoretical perspectives, important research findings, and practical applications, with the goals of enabling students to understand the Internet in its current form and to make sense of its continued evolution.
COMM 117.
Persuasion
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Analysis and synthesis of current persuasion theory to understand how messages influence attitudes and behaviors. Topics covered include: theories for altering attitudes and behaviors, the persuasion process, and the use of persuasion in applied contexts.
COMM 118.
The Social and Historical Co-evolution of (Communication and Information) Technologies
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
This course is about how technologies and people have evolved together over time. Although we are surrounded by technologies in our daily lives we rarely consider the tremendous impacts they are having on us, the complex historical circumstances that result in the adoption and use of particular tools, and the complicated relations between technologies and society. The intention is to understand the social and historical co-evolution of technologies by examining theories of human behavior and society as well as research evidence in these domains. Ultimately, the goal is to generate a complete and contextualized understanding of technologies and social relations that is both historically rich and currently relevant.
COMM 119.
Communication, Aging, and Later Life
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Introduction to our changing communication needs as we age, the dynamics of intergenerational contact, and communicative consequences of being elderly.
COMM 120.
Interviewing Theory and Practice
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Analysis of the interview as unique communication context, including the application of theoretical concepts and practice in designing and conducting interviews of various types (e.g., information gathering, career, recruitment, selection, appraisal, grievance, exit, journalistic, sales, survey).
COMM 121.
Communication and Conflict
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only during fall, winter, and spring quarters. Open to all students except freshmen during Summer Session.
Theory and research on communication and conflict dynamics in various contexts. Students select and use lay approaches to manage conflict in their daily lives. Then they apply theoretical concepts to analyze both the conflicts and their lay approaches.
COMM 122.
Organizational Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Same course as 122A. 122 replaces 122A and should be considered a legal repeat.
Application of communication theory and research to established organizations, with special emphasis on communication causes, correlates, and consequences of internal and external organizational communication processes at individual, group, organizational, and societal levels of analysis.
COMM 123.
Cultural Influences on Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Cross-cultural influences on communication processes. May deal with face-to-face or electronically mediated communication.
COMM 124.
Family Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Communication strategies and patterns of interaction in family relationships. Topics include closeness and affection, disclosure, sibling interaction, adolescence, parenting, marital roles and conflict.
COMM 126.
Gender and Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Identification of sex-role stereotypes and discriminatory issues for both sexes. Awareness of gendered-communication patterns across interpersonal, mediated, and organizational contexts and the theoretical attempts to explain them. Students create applied research projects attempting to modify sexist communication patterns.
COMM 127.
Leadership, Gender & Communication
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Prerequisite: Not Open to Freshman
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Focuses on communication research and scholarship in gender and leadership. Topics covered include women's rights and sex discrimination, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace and on campus, women leaders in business, politics, and the legal system, as well as the intersection of women, race, and leadership.
COMM 128.
Language and Intergroup Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Survey of theory and research concerning language and communication between various social groups (e.g., inter-social and inter-ethnic groups), with emphasis on understanding the role communication plays in integrating and differentiating group members.
COMM 129.
Law Enforcement, Communication, and the Community
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Prerequisite: open to communication and interdisciplinary studies majors only.
Enrollment Comments: Open to all students during Summer Session.
Introduction to the complex facets of modern-day law enforcement. Intends to enhance effective relationships between the community and law enforcement. Lectures from policing agencies and academics are supplemented by practical experiences via field trips and an extensive ride-along.
COMM 130.
Political Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session.
Overview of the role of communication in politics and public opinion. Exploration of research on the content of a variety of forms of political communication and the cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral effects of this communication on the public.
COMM 131.
Organizational Communication: A Global Perspective
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 131 will replace Comm 122B. Students who have completed 122B with a grade of C or above may not take Comm 131. Students who completed 122B with a grade of C- or below may take 131 as a legal repeat.
Focuses on communication processes and issues that arise in multinational and global organizations. Explores the relationship among culture, communication, technology, and ways of organizing across national contexts and in different types of organizations (non-profit, voluntary, civic, governmental, small business and corporate systems).
COMM 132.
Electronic Media Policy and Regulation
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Introduction to the process by which communication policy is constructed, including analysis of the role of key participants. Survey of the fundamental regulatory structure governing broadcasting and other electronic media. Examination of current media policies.
COMM 133.
Media and Children
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Examines children's and adolescents reactions to mass media and interactive media. Includes analysis of children's cognitive processing of media and study of effects in such areas as violent portrayals, pro-social messages, advertising content. Considers policy implications of research.
COMM 134.
Societal Influences on the Shape and Effects of Media
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Examines the factors that affect the shape and influence of news, politics, and entertainment media messages, including media gatekeepers, audiences, institutions/organizations, technologies, the government, and culture.
COMM 136.
Collaborative Technologies and the Dynamics of Organization
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Focuses on the nature of collaboration within and across organizations, in view of contemporary technologies. Issues examined include nature of collaboration, support of group work, virtual groups, information sharing, knowledge management, collective action, e-commerce, and new forms of organizing.
COMM 137.
Global Communication, International Relations and the Media
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Examines the nature, role, and influence of the global communication on international relations and the relationship between the media and policy making and advocacy.
COMM 138.
Advertising Literacy
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only during fall, winter, and spring quarters; Open to all students except freshmen during Summer Session .
Repeat Comments: Comm 138 replaces Comm 161A. Students who have completed Comm 161A with a C or above may not enroll in 138. Students who completed 161A with a C- or below may take 138 as a legal repeat.
Begins with an examination of the advertising industry from academic perspectives-- economics, psychology, sociology, and history. Then the course shifts to a practical perspective as we examine how advertising agencies are organized, how they get clients, how they conduct research to create advertising campaigns, how they make media buys, and how they design advertising messages. Students complete exercises in researching a situational analysis, making a media buy, and designing a TV ad.
COMM 139.
Communication and Emotion
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Overview of emotion and its role in communication. Addresses theoretical perspectives on emotion; issues of emotional display and recognition; and different emotions' effects in interpersonal, media, and social systems contexts.
COMM 142.
Power, Dominance and Communication
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Enrollment Comments: Misc: Open to Communication and Interdisciplianry Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 142 replaces Comm 160CP. Students who completed Comm 160CP with a C- or below may take Comm 142 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160CP with a C or better may not take Comm 142.
Power is a fundamental concept in the social sciences. Course examines the potential of power in the communication context and dominance as the expression of power. Examples will draw from interpersonal, intergroup, organizational, and intercultural settings.
COMM 143.
Advanced Public Speaking
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Some prior instruction in public speaking recommended.Enrollment Comments: Misc: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
This course assumes students have had some basic instruction in public speaking already. This could be through (a) a public speaking course from a community college, (b) participating in forensics in High School or College, or (c) taking public speaking (ENGL 18) at UCSB. Advanced Public Speaking will build on this foundation. Students will learn how to develop and deliver messages that are appropriate and effective for the audience, purpose, and context using logical arguments within an ethical framework.
COMM 144.
Argumentation & Debate
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
The basic principles of argumentation as they are put into practice via oral communication. Students learn the reasoning process using tools of critical thinking including the basic model of argument, how to construct valid arguments and recognize logical fallacies, and how to deliver those oral arguments effectively. Students learn how to construct a debate case and how to present the case in the context of an academic debate.
COMM 145.
Media Entertainment
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Repeat Comments: Comm 145 replaces Comm 161D. Students who completed Comm 161D with a C- or below may take Comm 145 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 161D with a C or above may not take Comm 145.
Investigation and analysis of the enjoyment, selection, appreciation, understanding, and production of media entertainment and popular culture.
COMM 146.
Understanding and Detecting Human Deception
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Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Comm W 146 is the online version of Comm 146.
An interdisciplinary study of the methods of human deception detection from the perspectives of law enforcement, national security and intelligence analysis, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, and communication. How to accurately determine when someone is lying is a multi-disciplinary problem and requires a variety of technological and data analytic solutions. Our primary goal will be to comprehend a representative picture of the traditional and contemporary theories regarding the intersection of communication, cognition, and emotion in deception detection.
COMM 147.
Immigration and Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Misc: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Immigration is a diverse area of research that can incorporate different levels (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, institutional) of analysis and methodologies. This course introduces students to different theoretical frameworks, research, and practices that can help us understand the important role that communication plays in both creating and addressing inequities among immigration in the United States.
COMM 148.
Risk Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not Open to Freshman
Enrollment Comments: Misc: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session, except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 148 replaces Comm 160RC. Students who completed Comm 160RC with a C- or below may take Comm 148 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160RC with a C or better may not take Comm 148.
Covers a number of issues such as risk assessment, risk perception, message design, media options, and barriers to effective risk communication. Across all topics, considers how access to risk information, perceptions of risk, and reactions to risk messages vary depending on the audience.
COMM 149.
Communication and Organizational Culture
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Aims to help students develop skills in analyzing, designing, and implementing an organization's culture. It focuses on how organizational values and symbols convey corporate culture and how this culture relates to its mission and its vision.
COMM 150.
Group Communication in Multiple Contexts
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only: Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Integrates social and behavioral sciences with the latest communication approaches to group behavior. Students develop an understanding of how communication networks within and outside a particular group constitutes the essential nature of group processes.
COMM 151.
Relational Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Intensive analysis of current theory and research in interpersonal communication, with special attention to theory development and testing.
COMM 152.
Communication & Organizational Membership
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies major only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
An intensive analysis of current theory and research in selected areas of organizational communication. Topics include organizational socialization/assimilation, role transitions and identity issues related to organizational membership. Discussions and assignments include theoretical traditions and real-world pressures found within organizations. Students are encouraged to bring their personal insights into the classroom and use concepts to evaluate their own organizational experiences. The culminating assignment asks students to study members in an organization outside of class.
COMM 153.
Communication and Global Advocacy Networks
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Examines the nexus of communication and global advocacy networks. Explores how non-governmental organizations communicate and organize and their interactions with governmental and corporate actors and the implications for global civil society.
COMM 154.
Video Game Research
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
An introduction to social scientific research on the motives, responses, and consequences of playing video games.
COMM 155.
Health Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Explores theory, research, and practice regarding the impact of various types of messages (intra-personal, interpersonal, and/or media) on people's health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes.
COMM 156.
Health Promotion and Behavior Change
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication & Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students in summer session except freshmen.
Students learn how theories of motivation, attention, cognitive processing, learning, persuasion, and health communication can be applied to the design of effective health promotion messages, delivered in person and via media. The course presents theories, research on processes and effects and examples of the state-of-the-art in health message design, and students have an opportunity to design their own health promotion messages based on theories and research evidence they have learned.
COMM 158.
Advanced Language and Communication Processes
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Intensive scrutiny of current theory and research on linguistic aspects of communication. Topics will vary each quarter.
COMM 160AAZZ.
Special Topics in Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for additional credit to a maximum of 40 units provided letter designations are different.
Investigation of current theory and research in a selected area of communication. Variable topics in media, interpersonal or organizational communication, depending on the instructor.
COMM 160B.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160CC.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160CL.
Special Topics in Communication: Culture and Language
COMM 160CM.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160CS.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160D.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160DD.
The Digital Divide
COMM 160DL.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160DM.
Consumer Behavior in a Digital World
COMM 160DS.
Data Science in Communication
COMM 160EC.
Ecocultural Communication
COMM 160EV.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160FC.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160HC.
Special Topics: Communication and the Art of Happiness
COMM 160JG.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160JW.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160MA.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160ME.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160MH.
Special Topics: Navigating Close Relationships and Mental Health
COMM 160NT.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160PD.
News, Politics, & Democracy
COMM 160PF.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160PM.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160RC.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160SC.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160SJ.
Special Topics: Social Media & Social Justice
COMM 160SP.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160TS.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160UC.
Uncertainty: Responses and Impacts
COMM 160UT.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 160WA.
Special Topics in Communication
COMM 162.
Communication and Peace
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 162 replaces Comm 160P. Students who completed Comm 160P with a C- or below may take Comm 162 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160P with a C or above may not take Comm 162.
Large symposium that develops and facilitates multi-level peace-building efforts that are grounded in communication theory. Students a) explore and develop theoretically-based approaches to understanding the communication of peace, and b) create, facilitate, and analyze their unique personal peace-building efforts.
COMM 163.
Diffusion of Innovations
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 163 replaces Comm 160D. Students who completed 160D with a C- or below may take Comm 163 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160D with a C or above may not take Comm 163.
Influences on the adoption or rejection of new ideas, services or products. The role of innovation attributes, innovation stages, and interpersonal networks and media on the spread of innovations. The components of the full model of diffusion of innovations.
COMM 164.
Communicating Science to the Public
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Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during the Summer Session, except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 164 replaces Comm 160CS. Students who completed Comm 160CS with a C- or below may take Comm 164 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160CS with a C or better may not take Comm 164.
The scientific community is a key source of knowledge. Much of that knowledge remains segregated from the common stock of knowledge held by members of the public. Course examines the socio-cultural communicative factors that enhance and inhibit the communication of science to the public, and the consequences of both effective and ineffective communication.
COMM 166.
Marketing Communication
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Foundational principles of marketing theory and related communication strategy. Focus on consumer behavior, marketing research, and strategies for promoting products, services, and ideas.
COMM 168.
Working with Communities to Make Change
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Open to Communication and interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except Freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 168 replaces Comm 160WA. Students who completed Comm 160WA with a C- or below may take Comm 168 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160WA with a C or above may not take Comm 168.
Introduction to the domain of social marketing, including specific approaches to marketing and persuasion that can produce change. A campaign or project will be developed that can make a difference in the community.
COMM 169.
Social Networks
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except Freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 169 replaces Comm 160NT. Students who completed Comm 160NT with a C- or below may take Comm 169 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160NT with a C or above may not take Comm 169.
Addresses the emergent structures, relational dynamics, and importance of communication and social networks. It covers networks across levels (interpersonal, group, organizational, global), types (e.g. face-to-face, mediated, semantic) and content (e.g. friendship, advice, task, innovation).
COMM 170.
Communication Law
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Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except Freshmen.
A historical survey of the development of the concept of free speech, and a study of First Amendment controversies in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
COMM 174.
Freedom of Communication (Senior Capstone in Communication Law)
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Prerequisite: Seniors only; open to communication majors only.
Advanced study of the principles underlying First Amendment jurisprudence, including the philosophical and political issues entailed in the right to free expression. Students examine leading court decisions and learn to apply communication law to novel situations involving freedom of speech.
COMM 175AAZZ.
Senior Capstone in Communication
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Prerequisite: Senior-standing; Communication and interdisciplinary studies majors only.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Repeat Comments: Maximum of 8 units allowed provided letter designations are different.
A project-based course in a specific topic area of communication designed to give students a chance to apply the skills and knowledge learned in the major and the opportunity to work intensively in groups on a real world project.
COMM 175AD.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Advertising
COMM 175CC.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175CT.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175FM.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Family Communication
COMM 175GN.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175GW.
Communication, Technology, and Gig Work
COMM 175IC.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175IP.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Interpersonal Communication
COMM 175LE.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175MT.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175NG.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175PF.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Politics and The Feature Film.
COMM 175SC.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Sports, Culture, and Communication
COMM 175SX.
Senior Capstone in Communication: Communication, Sex and Consent
COMM 175UT.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 175WA.
Senior Capstone in Communication
COMM 176.
Forensic Communication
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 176 replaces Comm 160FC. Students who completed Comm 160FC with a C- or below may take Comm 176 as a legal repeat. Students who completed 160FC with a C or better may not take Comm 176.
The course seeks to instill in students an understanding of communication science as it is applied to legal contexts, particularly the courtroom. A survey of the breadth of domains in which communication science and law intersect. Encourages students to become critical thinkers prepared to address legal social issues; and prepare students to serve professionally in academic and applied domains within society and the law.
COMM 177.
The Legal Community and the Courtroom
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Misc: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during the Summer Session, except freshmen.
The legal system is a core social institution in every human society. In this course we will examine and critique the communication events that structure legal interaction. In order to discern the effects of particular communication styles and expectations, our analysis will focus on three key contexts: the courtroom, the legal profession and the public sphere.
COMM 178.
Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number Comm 160DI.
Repeat Comments: Comm 178 replaces Comm 160DI. Students who completed Comm 160DI with a C- or below may take Comm 178 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160DI with a C or above may not take Comm 178.
Provides an examination of recent and noteworthy scholarship from a variety of social scientific disciplines regarding the ?dark side? of interpersonal/relational communication. Dark side topics covered include, but are not limited to: social aggression, online dating, jealousy, infidelity, intimate partner violence, and narcissism.
COMM 179.
Music Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number Comm 160MC.
Repeat Comments: Comm 179 replaces Comm 160MC. Students who completed Comm 160MC with a C- or below may take Comm 179 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160MC with a C or above may not take Comm 179.
Examines music as a form of communication distinct from traditional verbal and nonverbal forms, and considers how our relationship with music shapes and reflects our social, emotional, or cognitive states and identities. Takes a social scientific approach to this domain with detours into some less empirical areas such as how we ascribe meaning to music, and the sociopolitical impact that music may have. Not a music skills or appreciation class.
COMM 180.
Senior Honors Seminar
(4)
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Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; open to Communication majors only.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Seminar covers methodological, theoretical and procedural issues involved in undertaking a senior honors thesis.
COMM 181A.
Senior Honors Thesis
(4)
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Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent work with faculty sponsor culminating in senior thesis.
COMM 181B.
Senior Honors Thesis
(4)
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Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent work with faculty sponsor culminating in senior thesis.
COMM 181C.
Senior Honors Thesis
(4)
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Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Independent work with faculty sponsor culminating in senior thesis.
COMM 182.
Using Communication Research in Everyday Life
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 182 replaces Comm 160CM. Students who completed Comm 160CM with a C- or below may take Comm 182 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160CM with a C or better may not take Comm 182.
Demonstrates how communication research is used in everyday and professional life. How does Nielsen determine viewership of TV? How do news polls determine public attitudes? Considers the public delivery and personal interpretation of communication research by examining underlying information against the claims made by media outlets and popular belief. Through understanding the capabilities and limitations of research methods and analyses, students learn not only to identify misleading claims, but also ways to improve those conclusions.
COMM 183.
Intercultural Communication Competence
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during Summer Session.
Repeat Comments: Comm 183 replaces Comm 160IC. Students who completed Comm 160IC with a C- or below may take Comm 183 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160IC with a C or above may not take Comm 183.
Investigates theories and concepts related to the intersections between culture, ethnicity, race, identity, and human interaction. Students explore how cultural nuances, stereotypes, prejudices, and misperceptions lead to miscommunication, and will focus on differences and similarities between cultures and positive outcomes that may emerge from intercultural interactions. Also examines how differences based on sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, and gender can function as inter/cultural communication between people.
COMM 184.
Social Media: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only; Open to all students during summer session except freshmen.
Repeat Comments: Comm 184 replaces Comm 160SM. Students who completed Comm 160SM with a C- or below may take Comm 184 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160SM with a C or above may not take Comm 184.
Examines the beneficial, harmful, and always complicated implications of social media use across micro- and macro- levels of analyses. We focus on how these systems enhance and impede individual and socio-political self-expression, especially for those from marginalized populations (e.g racial/ethnic/religious minorities, immigrants, women, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, etc.). The class focuses on three primary topics: new media and social movements; new media and health; and new media and identity. Students gain both a theoretical and an applied understanding of how social media shape life in the 21st century.
COMM 185.
Communication Technology and Relationships
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number Comm 160JW.
Repeat Comments: Comm 185 replaces Comm 160JW. Students who completed Comm 160JW with a C- or below may take Comm 185 as a legal repeat. Students who completed Comm 160JW with a C or above may not take Comm 185.
Explores issues and questions about computer-mediated communication and social media in a variety of relationship stages (such as impression formation and relational development to relationship maintenance and termination), contexts (friendship and romantic relationships, collaboration and work), and technologies, in order to understand the psychological, interpersonal, professional, social, and cultural impacts of digital communication media on human relationships. The main course objective is to develop a critical and practical view of online communication--how it differs and how it doesn?t--by applying the processes and principles from theories and research to issues and patterns of interactive communication technology use.
COMM 186.
The Digital Divide
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number Comm 160DD.
Repeat Comments: COMM 186 replaces COMM 160DD. Students who completed COMM 160DD with a C- or below may take COMM 186 as a legal repeat. Students who completed COMM 160DD with a C or above may not take COMM 186.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become essential for survival in the 21st century. Most people in industrialized settings rely on the internet for all aspects of life, including education, employment, healthcare, politics and personal relationships. At the same time, these tools are expensive, fragile, and often complicated to use. As a result, there are inequalities in who has access to digital technology and who can use it successfully. This class examines these inequalities and the ways they influence, and are influenced by, larger socio-economic inequalities. We explore relevant theories, review current data, and consider creative interventions to help reduce digital divides in years to come.
COMM 187.
Data Science in Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number COMM 160DS.
Repeat Comments: COMM 187 replaces COMM 160DS. Students who completed COMM 160DS with a C- or below may take COMM 187 as a legal repeat. Students who completed COMM 160DS with a C or above may not take COMM 187.
Explore Data Science in Communication (and other related Social Sciences) and delve into issues of not just computational methodologies and processes (and related concepts such as "Big Data", "Machine Learning", and "Artificial Intelligence"), but also important aspects of ethics, social impact of technology, and data visualization. Understand different aspects and nuances of this topic by examining multiple case studies of the use of Data Science techniques in Communication research.
COMM 188.
News, Politics, & Democracy
(4)
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Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Enrollment Comments: Open to Communication and Interdisciplinary studies majors only: Open to all students during Summer Session except freshmen. Former number COMM 160PD.
Repeat Comments: COMM 188 replaces COMM 160PD. Students who completed COMM 160PD with a C- or below may take COMM 188 as a legal repeat. Students who completed COMM 160PD with a C or above may not take COMM 188.
Explores the role of the news media in sustaining American democracy. Student projects identify the most difficult problems facing American journalism and propose creative solutions for helping the news media fulfill its democratic function. Topics include news industry consolidation, "fake news," political polarization, and the role of social media. Students will come away from this course with a more engaged, critical, and empowered view of what "the news can do for democracy."
COMM 191.
Applying Communication to Internships in Organizations
(4)
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Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; open to communications majors only; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Designed for majors.
Repeat Comments: 191 replaces 191B. 191 should be considered a legal repeat of 191B. Students who earned a C- or below in 191b and wish to repeat course should enroll in 191.
Field experience combined with communication theory and current literature. Students must hold an 8-10 hour internship in the field of communication throughout the quarter in which they are enrolled in the class. Weekly lecture topics include theories of interpersonal communication, organizational structures, management, and communication styles. The extensive term project analyzes, integrates and applies lay and academic approaches to understanding interns' communicative interactions.
COMM 194.
Group Studies for Advanced Students
(1-12)
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Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; open to communications majors only.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units. Designed for majors.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Selected topics in accordance with instructor's area of specialization.
COMM 197.
Communication Internship
(1)
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Prerequisite: Must be declared as pre-communication or communication major. Students must have 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Students must obtain a communication related internship prior to enrolling. Limited to declared pre-communication and communication majors. Units do NOT count toward communication major.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 5.0 units.
An opportunity for pre-communication and communication majors to obtain credit for career-related experience and application of academic training in a communication- related internship. Required are 50 hours minimum of internship work, a final five-page report, and a supervisor's letter of verification.
COMM 199.
Independent Studies in Communication
(1-5)
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Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; open to communication majors only.
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Written proposal required.
Independent studies in communication.
COMM 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance in Communication
(1-5)
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Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; Open to Communication majors only, or other majors by exception based on faculty member request.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 2 quarter(s). Designed for majors. 3.0 minimum GPA averaged across the preceding 2 quarters. Limited to 5 units/quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Maximum credit toward the major is 12 units.
Coursework consists of faculty supervised research assistance.
COMM 200.
Communication Theory Construction
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The nature of theory and theory building in human communication.
COMM 201.
Communication Theory
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Provides a broad overview to the study of human communication by surveying theories of language, interpersonal communication, persuasion, small group communication, organizational communication, and mass communication.
COMM 204A.
Research Methods in Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A survey of research methods in the social sciences applicable to communication research.
COMM 204B.
Introduction to Applied Statistics
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
This course provides an introduction to applied statistics for communication research with a focus on the theory and practice of significance testing, correlation and regression, and basic ANOVA modeling. This course prepares graduate students for the understanding of advanced statistics.
COMM 204C.
Advanced Topics in Research Methods and Statistical Analysis
(4)
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Prerequisite: Communication 204A; graduate standing.
Provides students with experience in advanced topics in multivariate statistics and computer programs. Analyses includes multiple regression, MANOVA, log linear analyses, and other advanced techniques.
COMM 204M.
Mixed Methods in Communication Research
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Mixed methods research is defined as ?research in which the investigator collects and analyzes data, integrates the findings, and draws inferences using both qualitative and quantitative approaches or methods in a single study or program of inquiry? (JMMR, 2008). This class introduces students to advantages and uses of mixed methods designs for multidimensional inquiry. Students become familiar with mixed methods designs, qualitative methods, quantitative and qualitative data integration, pragmatic perspectives and reporting on mixed methods studies.
COMM 205.
Evolution and Human Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: None
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
An introduction to evolutionary psychology and costly signaling approaches to the evolution of human communication. Topics include but are not limited to: language, gossip, pathogen avoidance, deception, laughter, norms, aggression, hierarchies, mating, prejudice, and coalitional behavior. The goal is to enable students versed in the standard social science model to apply evolutionary thinking to their areas of interest.
COMM 206.
Group Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Readings on research concerning group processes from social and behavioral sciences, with special attention to latest communication apporaches to group interaction. Design of research projects on small group communication.
COMM 207.
Interpersonal Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of theory and research related to interpersonal communication processes.
COMM 210.
Language and Communication Processes
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Social psychology of language and communication examined from the "social identity approach." From this perspective, which claims that our attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors flow from our self-conceptions as group members, we investigate concepts such as stereotyping, power and CMC.
COMM 211.
Seminar: Nonverbal Communication
(4)
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Analysis of nonverbal behavior as communication, with a special emphasis on design and implementation of research.
COMM 212.
Content Analysis
(4)
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Prerequisite: None
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
A methodology course focusing on the planning and execution of social scientific analyses of communication content; begins with the examination of where meaning resides, then moves into procedures for designing a content analysis study, gathering data, analyzing results, and writing the report.
COMM 213.
Mass Media, the Individual, and Society
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The cognitive and social psychological effects of mass media on the individual and society. Focus is on empirical research as it informs communication theory.
COMM 214.
Social Media
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Explores sociotechnical trends prompted by the evolution of technologies of communication and information. Using perspectives from social science, computer science, engineering, and the humanities, the course focuses on evidence, theory, and directions for future research.
COMM 217.
Theories of Persuasion
(4)
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Surveys theories and research of persuasion in both interpersonal and mass mediated contexts. Students will be introduced to the major paradigms of persuasion research and will gain some degree of mastery over the sub-field(s) that most interest them.
COMM 222.
Organizational Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Classical/administrative, human relations/resources, systems, interpretive/cultural, and critical approaches to organizational communication. Theory and research on organizational structures and environments; power, authority and influence; communication networks; leadership; decision making; assimilation and socialization; innovation and change; and strategic communication.
COMM 224.
Family Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examines theory and research on the role of communication in voluntary and involuntary family relationships of diverse forms. Students will learn about the history of family communication scholarship, prominent theories of family communication, and emerging perspectives on contemporary family life. Students will also consider the effects of various social and contextual factors (e.g., culture, developmental stage, and gender) on family communication processes.
COMM 228.
Intergroup Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of theory and research related to intergroup relations, with special attention to the role of language use and variation as a means of communication about intergroup relations.
COMM 229.
Intergenerational Communication and Aging
(4)
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Theory, research and practice in communication and aging. Focus on intergenerational discourse, age identity and psychological well being.
COMM 232.
Mass Media Law and Policy
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Survey of the fundamental and regulatory policies governing electronic mass media, emphasizing broadcast television. Considers both structural and content-based regulation. Analyzes the policy-making process as well as the outcome of major communication policy decisions.
COMM 234.
Cognition and Mass Communication
(4)
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Review of current research of theories in the cognitive processing of mass media. Special consideration is given to attention and memory for television.
COMM 236.
Membership: Organization and Group Socialization and Identification
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors.
Focuses on membership negotiation (organizational socialization, assimilation, and identification). Examination of workplace interaction and communication that develops and maintains workplace relationships. Discussions/readings emphasize theories related to membership negotiation, but also mediating variables such as context and diversity.
COMM 251.
Relational Communication
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examines theory and research on the role of communication in the development, maintenance, and disintegration of close relationships, such as romantic relationships and friendships. Students will learn about diverse research methodologies utilized in relational communication scholarship. Students will also consider the effects of various social and contextual factors (e.g., culture, developmental stage, and gender) on relational communication processes.
COMM 253.
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Communication Perspective
(4)
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The study of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is burgeoning as CSR is being rapidly transformed from a vision championed by a small number of companies to a widespread global movement that engages corporations, non-governmental and governmental organizations, activists, and civil society. Explores how contemporary environmental, economic, social, and technological changes influence CSR and are affected by interpersonal, stakeholder, organizational, inter-organizational and media communication dynamics.
COMM 255.
Survey of Health Communication
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors.
Students will be introduced to theories and research relating to health communication in intrapersonal, interpersonal, and mass mediated contexts broadly speaking as well as gain some degree of mastery over the sub-field(s) that most interest them.
COMM 280.
Qualitative Methods in Communication
(4)
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Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors.
This course provides an overview of qualitative research methods, including in-depth interviewing, participant observation, and grounded theory. Using exemplars, it also examines approaches to data analysis, specifically, constant comparison method, narrative and discourse analyses, and computer assisted data management.
COMM 500.
Teaching College Communication
(3)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Theory of teaching communication at the college level. Topics include self-presentation, facilitating discussion, constructing examinations, grading examinations and term papers, providing feedback, and professionalism.
COMM 505.
Issues in Communication Research
(1)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: Enrollment is mandatory each quarter that a student is in residence; units do not fulfill degree requirements.
Presentation of research completed or in progress by students, faculty and guest speakers followed by critical discussion of the issues raised.
COMM 593AAZZ.
Directed Reading
(2-4)
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Prerequisite: Consent of instructor; graduate standing.
Individual tutorial. Provides students with the same material as a regular course except it is conducted on an individual basis with a faculty member. Written contract describing the course, readings, and assignments should be submitted to the departmental graduate adviser.
COMM 593A.
Directed Reading
COMM 594AAZZ.
Special Topics
(1-4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of department.
Special seminar on research subjects of current interest.
COMM 594CE.
Special Topics: Community-Engaged Communication Research
COMM 594CM.
Computer Mediated Communication
COMM 594DD.
The Digital Divide
COMM 594EM.
Special Topics: Emotion and Media Effects
COMM 594GC.
Special Topics
COMM 594IR.
Communication & International Relations
COMM 594MD.
Media Representation of Diversity
COMM 594ME.
Special Topics
(4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of department for students outside of COMM.
Special seminar on research subjects of current interest.
COMM 594MS.
Special Topics
COMM 594QM.
Special Topics
COMM 594SC.
Special Topics
COMM 594SW.
Special Topics
COMM 594TO.
Collaborative Technology and Organizing
COMM 595.
Group Studies
(1-4)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of department.
Critical review of research in selected fields.
COMM 596A.
Directed Research
COMM 597.
Preparation for the Qualifying Examination
(1-12)
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Prerequisite: Consent of graduate advisor; graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.
Directed group or individual preparation for the master's or doctoral qualifying examination.
COMM 598.
Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-12)
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Prerequisite: Consent of thesis advisor; graduate standing.
The thesis is done under the direction of the chair of a student's thesis committee.
COMM 599.
Dissertation Preparation
(1-12)
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Prerequisite: Graduate standing; consent of department; advancement to candidacy.
Course is reserved for writing the dissertation.