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Communication (COMM)
- http://annenberg.usc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Comm.aspx
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; URL: http://https//Annenberg.usc.edu/current.
- D class assignments for graduate students available; Email: gradasc@usc.edu.
- All graduate students (excluding PhDs) will be assessed a $150 per semester "ASCJ Technology fee." There is no technology fee charged for the summer term. Phone (213)740-5297, or email asctech@usc.edu for questions.
Social scientific inquiry into human communication; core theories of message production and reception in interpersonal, group and organizational contexts.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20327D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 65 of 120 | Jillian Pierson | ANNL105A | ||
20328D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 16 of 25 | Laurel Felt | ANNL101 | ||
20329D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 18 of 25 | Laurel Felt | ANNL101 | ||
20330D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | Canceled | ||||
20331D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 12 of 25 | Molly Frizzell | ANN406 | ||
20332D | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Thursday | 19 of 25 | Molly Frizzell | ANN406 |
Principles and practices of effective oral communication; analysis of the speaking-listening process; selection and organization of speech materials; use of new presentation technologies.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20375D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 16 of 19 | Stephanie Westmyer | ANNL115 | PDF (415674 KB) | |
20376D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 19 | Adam Navarro | ANN406 | ||
20377D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 19 of 19 | Karen North | ANN305 | ||
20378D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 21 | Kiran Dhillon | ASC240 | PDF (283977 KB) | |
20379D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 19 | Adam Navarro | ANN406 | ||
20380D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 10 of 19 | Maximilian Brichta | ANNL115 | ||
20381D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Kiran Dhillon | ASC240 | PDF (283845 KB) | |
20382D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 19 | Eduardo Gonzalez | ANNL116 | ||
20383D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 19 | Kiran Dhillon | ASC240 | PDF (283977 KB) |
Examines cultural institutions, ideologies, artifacts, and productions; role of culture in everyday life; cultural studies as methodology; culture and power.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20388D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 71 of 75 | Cristina Visperas | ASC204 | ||
20389D | 001 | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Monday | 22 of 22 | Pamela Perrimon | ANNL116 | ||
20390D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 9 of 22 | Maria Fernanda Soria Cruz | ANN406 | ||
20391D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 19 of 22 | Maria Fernanda Soria Cruz | ANN406 | ||
20392D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 21 of 22 | Christopher Persaud | ANNL116 |
Economic and political economic principles for the analysis of communication and media industries including broadcasting, newspapers, motion pictures, music, video games, advertising and public relations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20402D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 98 of 100 | Christopher Smith,Hector Amaya,Jillian Pierson | ANNL105A | ||
20403D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Steven Proudfoot | ANN406 | ||
20404D | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Steven Proudfoot | ANN406 | ||
20405D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Robert Michael | ANNL116 | ||
20406D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Robert Michael | ANNL116 |
Theoretical foundation for understanding the construction, consumption, and consequences of entertainment from classical to contemporary times; situates entertainment within the ecology of information and communication.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20456D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 48 | Daniela Baroffio | ASC231 | Word (62888 KB) |
Experimental and survey methods for communication study; basic statistical concepts, procedures, and tests.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20458D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 97 of 101 | Robin Stevens | ANNL105A |
Theories and research in social influence; strategies and tactics of persuasive communications in such settings as politics, public relations, advertising, business.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20459D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled |
Analysis of face-to-face interaction; role of communication in the development, maintenance and destruction of relationships; communication processes in managing interpersonal conflict.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20475D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 24 of 25 | Qiaozhen Jia | ANNL116 | PDF (347332 KB) |
Students learn to be consumers rather than creators of social science research. Examines the challenges and opportunities of communicating research through mass media.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20477D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 25 | Andrea Hollingshead | ANN409ABC | PDF (187438 KB) |
Explorations of innovation in the entertainment business. The effects of digital mobile media on TV, movies, music, advertising, social networks and art.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20480D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-8:50pm | Monday | Canceled |
Nature and functions of communication in human conflict; development of communication skills for managing conflict productively in interpersonal, organizational and intercultural contexts.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20482D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 25 | Colleen Keough | ASC328 |
Cultural, social, political, and economic dynamics of communication technologies, including internet architecture, social media, participatory cultures, privacy, surveillance, networked journalism, big data, algorithms, online activism.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20494D | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 89 of 91 | Francois Bar | ANNL105A | PDF (401141 KB) |
Interplay between media and society, including family and children's socialization, inter-group relations and community, pornography and violence, gender and race, media ethics, conduct of politics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20495D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 61 of 75 | Robert Scheer | ANNL105A |
Forms of civic life; opportunities and obstacles in forming, participating in, and disrupting community; issues of knowledge, power, identity; theories/methods of rhetorical analysis and production.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20497D | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled |
Group process theories relevant to communicative behavior in small group/team settings, including information exchange, decision making, leadership, and meetings; student team projects testing theoretic propositions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20505D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 25 | Julianna Kirschner | ANN309 |
Social media within the broader social, political, and historical contexts; key themes include labor, Web 2.0, self-branding, celebrity, participation, privacy, online shaming, and activism.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20507D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 82 of 85 | Karen North | ASC204 |
Basic argumentation theory including analysis. Research and evidence, case construction, refutation; discursive and visual argument; diverse fields of advocacy including law, politics, organizations, interpersonal relations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20511D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 18 | Randy Lake | ANN211 | PDF (365694 KB) | |
20512D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 18 | Tyler Quick | ANN211 | ||
20513D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Carlos Godoy | ANNL115 | ||
20514D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 1 of 18 | Randy Lake | ANNL115 | PDF (365280 KB) | |
20515D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 18 | Carlos Godoy | ANNL115 | ||
20516D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 10 of 18 | Sean Kennedy | ANN209 |
Cultural variables and social psychological processes that influence intercultural interaction; relationship between communication and culture in diverse settings including business, medicine, and education.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20520D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 41 of 64 | Carmen Lee | ANNL101 | PDF (396756 KB) |
Cultural implications of computer-mediated communication and related media. Ideological responses to media innovation; debates over artificial intelligence, virtual communities, and virtual reality. Recommended preparation: COMM 339.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20541D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Julianna Kirschner | ASC328 |
Introduction to the medium; history of video games; video games as aesthetic products, cultural products, economic outputs; policy issues, effects, and sites of community.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20551D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 24 | Dmitri Williams | ANN211 |
Advertising as a mode of communication; US advertising history and institutions; economic and policy contexts (domestic and global); critical analysis of advertising texts
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20556D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 25 | Rook Campbell | ANNL116 |
Examination of the modern city as a communicative text with London as the case study.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20990D | 150 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 25 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
Introduces public diplomacy as a central feature of contemporary international relations and challenges students to locate themselves as both its target and practitioners.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the PUBD department but may qualify for major credit in COMM. To register, enroll in PUBD 369.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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52802R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 25 | Nick Cull | ASC328 | Word (232071 KB) |
Oral and written communication skills demanded in the workplace including informative and persuasive speeches; interviewing; team communication; and training material preparation. Recommended preparation: COMM 204
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20576D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 18 of 19 | Michael Wissot | ASC240 | PDF (320097 KB) | |
20577D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 18 | Karen North | ANN305 |
Directed individual research studies of contemporary problems. Supervised laboratory experience. Open only to members of the University debate squad.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20582D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | 7:00-9:00pm | Tue, Thu | 0 of 10 | Sean Kennedy | ASC236 | ||
20583D | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 7:00-9:00pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 10 | Sean Kennedy | ASC236 | ||
20584D | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 7:00-9:00pm | Tue, Thu | 0 of 10 | Sean Kennedy | ASC236 | ||
20585D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 7:00-9:00pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 10 | Sean Kennedy | ASC236 |
Explores social, political and ethical issues in elite sports and how issues are addressed through popular media; examination includes the relationship between sports and politics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20586D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 8 of 25 | Rook Campbell | ANN309 |
An inside look at the important stories, topical issues, trends and historical developments related to the growing influence of business and media on college and professional sports; identifying the key components and meeting the influencers in class that help shape the business side of sports, while recognizing the role the media plays in providing daily coverage across multiple platforms.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the JOUR department but may qualify for major credit in COMM. To register, enroll in JOUR 380.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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21218D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-9:50pm | Wednesday | 70 of 80 | Jeffrey Fellenzer | ANNL105A |
Rhetorical and critical approaches to sports and public discourse; application to sports organizations, the news and popular media; representations of gender and race in sports.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20588D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 45 of 49 | Daniel Durbin | ONLINE |
Popular culture as an indicator of cultural values, a producer and reflection of cultural meaning, and a means of communication; theory and case studies.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20589D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 18 of 25 | Hye Jin Lee | ASC231 | ||
20991D | 150 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 25 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
How communication processes both create organizations and are constrained by them. Theory and research into topics such as culture, technology, power, leadership and decision-making in a variety of organizational contexts.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20590D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 25 | Lichen Zhen | ANNL115 |
Examines case studies on important Italian companies, ranging from the transportation to the luxury goods industries from both an economical and business point of view.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication, Journalism, Public Relations
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20993D | 141 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 30 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
Investigates the implications of the perceptual process of mass media generated immigration discourse in Europe.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication, Journalism, Public Relations
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20994D | 141 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 24 of 30 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
Examination of the modern city as a communicative text with Rome as the case study.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication, Journalism, Public Relations
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20995D | 141 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 19 of 30 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
Issues of gender in communication, including: mediarepresentations of femininity and masculinity; and gender's rolein communication at the interpersonal, public, and cultural levels.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20603D | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 12:30-3:20pm | Tuesday | 32 of 49 | Sarah Banet-Weiser | ASCG34 |
Advanced readings in communication theory and research (broadly defined); specialized interest areas of individual faculty on the frontiers of knowledge; seminar topics change each semester.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Policing, Prisons, and Media | |||||||||
20614D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 21 | Jessica Hatrick | ANN209 | PDF (91931 KB) |
Provides an overview of 2,000 years of Italian-style communications, from Julius Caesar to Machiavelli, Mussolini and the Mafia.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20997D | 141 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 30 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
A foundational understanding of the historic, cultural and theoretical underpinning of the podcast medium with an emphasis on critical listening.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the JOUR department but may qualify for major credit in COMM. To register, enroll in JOUR 412.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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21257D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:40pm | Thursday | 20 of 20 | Willa Seidenberg | ANN405 |
Gender and news media evolving images of women and men in print and electronic media. Impact of gender in content and style of news, television and cinema. Open to non-majors.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the JOUR department but may qualify for major credit in COMM. To register, enroll in JOUR 467.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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21380D | 150 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 25 | Georgia Stahl | OFFICE |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduatecredit. Available to juniors and seniors only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20705D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Karen North | OFFICE | ||
20706D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |||
20707D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |||
20708D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |||
20709D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE |
Students gain research experience in the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of communication research. Students serve as research assistants to faculty members. Not available for graduate credit.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20738D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 18 of 30 | Ariana Case | ASC228 | ||
20739D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:40pm | Wednesday | 4 of 25 | Stacy Smith | ASC236 | ||
20740D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Stacy Smith | OFFICE | ||
20741D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 25 | Taj Frazier | OFFICE |
Writing of the honors thesis. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Communication Arts and Sciences
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20762D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 15 | Jennifer Petersen | OFFICE | ||
20763D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Cristina Visperas | OFFICE | ||
20764D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Hye Jin Lee | OFFICE | ||
20765D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Marlon Twyman | OFFICE | ||
20766D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Henry Jenkins | OFFICE | ||
20767D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Christopher Smith,Hector Amaya,Jillian Pierson | OFFICE | ||
20768D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |||
20769D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |||
20770D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE |
Selected topics in communication.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Climate Stories | ||||||||||
20775D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Wednesday | 3 of 10 | Mike Ananny,Colin Maclay | ANN210 |
Contemporary theoretical models; problems in determination and measurement of variables in small group communication environments; assessment of recent research. Not open to M.A. in Communication Management majors.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Communication Management
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20802D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Wednesday | 6 of 12 | Andrea Hollingshead | ASC230 | PDF (236109 KB) |
Overview of humanistic and social scientific approaches to the study of communication; emphasis on macro and micro social scientific, symbolic, and structural perspectives. Not open to M.A. in Communication Management majors,
- Prerequisite: COMM 525
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Communication Management
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20804D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Tuesday | 12 of 12 | Hector Amaya | ASC228 |
Epistemological assumptions, design, and beginning methods of quantitative analysis in communication research.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Communication Management
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20828D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Thursday | 12 of 12 | Lindsay Young | ASC228 | PDF (264560 KB) |
Learn to harness the power of data science and computational techniques to study social and communication networks and extract value, knowledge and insights from big data.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20835D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-3:20pm | Thursday | 62 of 64 (2 on waitlist) | Emilio Ferrara | ANNL101 |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the school. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20864D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |||
20865D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |||
20866D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |||
20867D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |||
20868D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE |
Classical and contemporary theories of persuasion, attitude formation and change; impact of cognition, affect and emotions; cultural and group influences; message strategies and framing.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20889D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-3:20pm | Wednesday | Canceled |
Finding the right grant; how to develop theory, optimize funding, write critial components of grants, form collaborations with experts; how review panels work.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20901D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 12 | Lynn Miller | ASC230 |
Examination of theoretical models and best practices of academic research and advocacy relationships; students conduct a community-based research project using a model of community-based participatory research.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20946D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 9 of 12 | Hernan Galperin | ASC230 |
Explores and analyzes the interaction between culture and economy by observing different types of economic practices.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20955D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 9 of 12 | Manuel Castells | ANN305 | PDF (534424 KB) |
Explores alternative genres of public-facing writing (blog posts, interviews, op-eds, policy statements, multimedia publishing); considers exemplars of academics engaging with the public.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20958D | 001 | Lecture | 1:30-4:20pm | Thursday | 12 of 16 | Henry Jenkins | ASC331 |
A supervised course tailored to specific student interests. The professor and student develop a syllabus that permits exploration of advanced or specialized topics. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20960D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Cristina Visperas | OFFICE | ||
20961D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Sarah Banet-Weiser | OFFICE | ||
20967D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Robin Stevens | OFFICE | ||
20968D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Mike Ananny | OFFICE |
Independent research designed to demonstrate the student's ability to conceptualize, conduct, and present scholarly research. Parallel to COMM 794. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20970D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20974D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Lindsay Young | OFFICE | ||
20975D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Christina Dunbar-Hester | OFFICE | ||
20976D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Manuel Castells | OFFICE | ||
20977D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Dmitri Williams | OFFICE | ||
20978D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE | ||
20979D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Hernan Galperin | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20982D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 30 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: COMM 794A
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20984D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 30 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: COMM 794B
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20985D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 30 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: COMM 794C
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20986D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 30 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: COMM 794D
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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20987D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 30 | Hector Amaya | OFFICE |