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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
4243	COMM 113 - 001 Public Speaking	Tu 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Codey Bills	Genome Sciences Bldg -Rm G100	162/181 (250 total)	Seats filled	0/25
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 3 units.
4442	COMM 113 - 601 Public Speaking	Th 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Soojung Nam, Kevin Marinelli	Phillips - Rm 0328	23/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4449	COMM 113 - 602 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Emilio Horner, Kevin Marinelli	Gardner - Rm 0106	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4450	COMM 113 - 604 Public Speaking	Th 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Codey Bills, Kevin Marinelli	Murphey - Rm 0314	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4451	COMM 113 - 605 Public Speaking	Th 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Taylor Jackson, Kevin Marinelli	Dey Hall - Rm 0205	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4452	COMM 113 - 606 Public Speaking	Th 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Kevin Marinelli	Dey Hall - Rm 303A	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4453	COMM 113 - 607 Public Speaking	Th 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Emilio Horner, Kevin Marinelli	Dey Hall - Rm 0209	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
7973	COMM 113 - 608 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Vanessa Sanders Taboada, Kevin Marinelli	Davie - Rm 0101	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
7974	COMM 113 - 609 Public Speaking	Th 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Daniel Russo, Kevin Marinelli	Peabody - Rm G050	21/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
4454	COMM 113 - 610 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Daniel Russo, Kevin Marinelli	Wilson - Rm 0202	13/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
7430	COMM 113 - 611 Public Speaking	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Soojung Nam, Kevin Marinelli	Mitchell - Rm 0009	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Theory and extensive practice in various types of speaking. 0 units.
11144	COMM 120 - 001 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:15PM	MICHAEL WALTMAN, Julie Terebkov, Spirit Elder, Codey Bills, Cree Noble	Hamilton Hall - Rm 0100	163/165 (165 total)	Seats filled	0/20
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
12391	COMM 120 - 002 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Chandler Classen	TBA	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 3 units.
13148	COMM 120 - 601 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Spirit Elder, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Murray Hall - Rm G201	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13149	COMM 120 - 602 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Spirit Elder, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Mitchell - Rm 0205	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13150	COMM 120 - 603 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Julie Terebkov, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Murphey - Rm 0105	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13173	COMM 120 - 604 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Julie Terebkov, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Global Center - Rm 1009	22/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13174	COMM 120 - 605 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Cree Noble, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Greenlaw - Rm 0301	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13175	COMM 120 - 606 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Cree Noble, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Gardner - Rm 0106	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
13176	COMM 120 - 607 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Codey Bills, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Dey Hall - Rm 0205	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
14402	COMM 120 - 608 Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Fr 2:30PM - 3:20PM	Codey Bills, MICHAEL WALTMAN	Davie - Rm 0101	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of interpersonal and organizational contexts. This course examines the role of communication in both personal and professional relationships. 0 units.
4244	COMM 130 - 001 Introduction to Media Production	Tu 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Kristin Hondros, Eunjin Ghim-Gwon, Dahlia Boyles	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0112	26/27 (56 total)	Seats filled	0/7
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 3 units.
4458	COMM 130 - 401 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Eunjin Ghim-Gwon, Kristin Hondros	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0111	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
4459	COMM 130 - 402 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Dahlia Boyles, Kristin Hondros	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0109	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
4460	COMM 130 - 403 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Eunjin Ghim-Gwon, Kristin Hondros	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0111	13/14 (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
14407	COMM 130 - 404 Introduction to Media Production	Fr 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Dahlia Boyles, Kristin Hondros	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0109	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Prerequisite for all production courses. Introduces students to basic tools, techniques, and conventions of production in audio, video, and film. 0 units.
4495	COMM 131 - 001 Writing for the Screen and Stage	Mo 7:00PM - 10:00PM	Howard Craft	Murphey - Rm 0222	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/4
Description: Restricted course. Dramatic writing workshop open only to students in the writing for the screen and stage minor. 3 units.
4235	COMM 140 - 001 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	MoWe 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Avi-Dan Santo, Amelia Parker, Stephen Ross, Kelly Errera, Evan R. Jones	Genome Sciences Bldg - Rm G200	102/118 (200 total)	Seats filled	0/15
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
12959	COMM 140 - 003 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Victoria Le-Sweatman	TBA	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 3 units.
6834	COMM 140 - 601 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Amelia Parker, Avi-Dan Santo	Caldwell - Rm 0103	23/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
6835	COMM 140 - 602 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Kelly Errera, Avi-Dan Santo	Dey Hall - Rm 0203	23/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
6836	COMM 140 - 603 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Stephen Ross, Avi-Dan Santo	Carolina Hall - Rm 0104	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
6837	COMM 140 - 604 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Stephen Ross, Avi-Dan Santo	Greenlaw - Rm 0304	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
12555	COMM 140 - 605 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Kelly Errera, Avi-Dan Santo	Greenlaw - Rm 0319	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
7113	COMM 140 - 606 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Amelia Parker, Avi-Dan Santo	Caldwell - Rm 0103	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
9292	COMM 140 - 607 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	Evan R. Jones, Avi-Dan Santo	Murphey - Rm 0105	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/4
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
14492	COMM 140 - 608 Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism	Fr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Evan R. Jones, Avi-Dan Santo	Genome Sciences Bldg - Rm 1377	14/25 (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: An introduction to the critical analysis of film, television, advertising, video, and new media texts, contexts, and audiences. 0 units.
9997	COMM 150 - 001 Introduction to New Media	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	JOYCE RUDINSKY	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0109	Seats filled (12 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: An introduction to the design, aesthetics, and analysis of various forms of digital media. Hands-on experience with different modes of creation, including graphics, web-based communication, and social media. 3 units.
4496	COMM 160 - 001 Introduction to Performance Studies	Tu 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lisa Calvente, Cristiana Mcfarland, Leah Woehr	Swain Hall - Rm 0110	42/56 (60 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 3 units.
13166	COMM 160 - 601 Introduction to Performance Studies	Th 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Leah Woehr, Lisa Calvente	TBA	13/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
13167	COMM 160 - 602 Introduction to Performance Studies	Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Cristiana Mcfarland, Lisa Calvente	Swain Hall - Rm 0104	9/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
14362	COMM 160 - 603 Introduction to Performance Studies	Th 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Cristiana Mcfarland, Lisa Calvente	Swain Hall - Rm 0104	12/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
14390	COMM 160 - 604 Introduction to Performance Studies	Th 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Leah Woehr, Lisa Calvente	Swain Hall - Rm 0104	12/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: As the introductory course in performance studies, students will explore and experiment with performance as ritual, performance in everyday life, and the performance of literature. 0 units.
6050	COMM 170 - 003 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	E. Chebrolu	Carolina Hall - Rm 0322	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/8
Description: Examines the basic nature and importance of rhetoric and argumentation. Attention is devoted to interpreting the persuasive function of texts and their relation to modern forms of life. 3 units.
6051	COMM 170 - 004 Rhetoric and Public Issues	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Josh Youakim	Dey Hall - Rm 0402	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Examines the basic nature and importance of rhetoric and argumentation. Attention is devoted to interpreting the persuasive function of texts and their relation to modern forms of life. 3 units.
9990	COMM 223 - 001 Small Group Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	John Patrick	Dey Hall - Rm 0303	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/7
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Introduction to the theory and practice of communication in the small group setting. Topics may include group development, conformity and deviation, gender, problem solving, and power and leadership. 3 units.
10050	COMM 224 - 001 Introduction to Gender and Communication	MoWe 1:35PM - 2:50PM	Kumi Silva, Elaina Eakle, Dafna Kaufman, Kayla Corbin, Jaclyn Olson	Genome Sciences Bldg - Rm G200	122/124 (125 total)	Seats filled	0/15
Description: Examines multiple relationships among gender, communication and culture. Explores how communication creates gender and shapes relationships and how communication reflects, sustains, and alters cultural views of gender. 3 units.
10754	COMM 230 - 001 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Kristin Hondros	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0110	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/3
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 130 and 140; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. The material, processes, and procedures of audio, video, and film production; emphasis on the control of those elements of convention that define form in the appropriate medium. Lecture and laboratory hours. 3 units.
10755	COMM 230 - 002 Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Julia Haslett	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0110	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/3
Description: Prerequisites, COMM 130 and 140; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. The material, processes, and procedures of audio, video, and film production; emphasis on the control of those elements of convention that define form in the appropriate medium. Lecture and laboratory hours. 3 units.
9204	COMM 260 - 001 Introduction to Performance and Social Change	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Joseph Richards	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0112	17/19 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: This course addresses the relationship between performance and power, focusing on topics concerned with the potential for performance to contribute to social change. 3 units.
13159	COMM 263 - 001 Performing Literature	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Joseph Megel	Swain Hall - Rm 0104	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Introduction to the study and practice of performing literature. Students will create, rehearse, and stage performances that draw on fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and/or memoir. 3 units.
11777	COMM 312 - 001 Persuasion	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Max Plumpton	Wilson - Rm 0107	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Examines contemporary theory and practice of influencing others' attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Focuses particularly on analyzing and developing persuasive messages. 3 units.
17377	COMM 312 - 002 Persuasion	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Chandler Classen	Tate Turner Kuralt - Rm 0114	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Examines contemporary theory and practice of influencing others' attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Focuses particularly on analyzing and developing persuasive messages. 3 units.
6046	COMM 318 - 001 Cultural Diversity	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Megan Foster	Genome Sciences Bldg - Rm 1377	23/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Introduction to basic paradigms of thinking about cultural difference, encouraging students to examine how these paradigms shape how we think, act, and imagine ourselves/others as members of diverse cultures. 3 units.
14249	COMM 325 - 002 Introduction to Organizational Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Megan Fitzmaurice, Preston Adcock	Caldwell - Rm 0105	42/46 (46 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 120. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. The course explores the historical and theoretical developments in the research and practice of organizational communication. 3 units.
4248	COMM 330 - 001 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Joy Goodwin	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0112	16/17 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/8
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television. 3 units.
4249	COMM 330 - 002 Introduction to Writing for Film and Television	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Robert Bowman	Greenlaw - Rm 0103	15/17 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/8
Description: An introduction to screenwriting for film and television. 3 units.
9643	COMM 337 - 001 Visual Storytelling for Screenwriters	MoWe 3:15PM - 4:35PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Global Center - Rm 3033	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Priority given to majors. This course instructs students on how to tell stories in a visual manner. How do the words on a page get translated onto a screen and how will the writer collaborate visually with a director? It is designed for writers to better understand how their scripts are interpreted and to improve visual writing. 3 units.
14742	COMM 337 - 002 Visual Storytelling for Screenwriters	MoWe 1:30PM - 2:45PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Greenlaw - Rm 0304	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Priority given to majors. This course instructs students on how to tell stories in a visual manner. How do the words on a page get translated onto a screen and how will the writer collaborate visually with a director? It is designed for writers to better understand how their scripts are interpreted and to improve visual writing. 3 units.
9992	COMM 345 - 001 Gender and Film	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Sarah Bloesch	Murphey - Rm 0314	Seats filled (10 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: This course examines the representations of women in contemporary American film and also considers women as producers of film. 3 units.
14361	COMM 348 - 001 Algorithms and Society	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Aaron Shapiro	Murray Hall - Rm G201	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/7
Description: Society, we're told, is increasingly subject to automated decisions rendered by algorithm. What effects do algorithmic classifications have on social, cultural, and economic life? When, how, and why do institutions use algorithms? Are they really more "objective" than human decisions? How are the costs and benefits of algorithmic systems distributed? What does it mean to say we now live in an "algorithmic society"? 3 units.
13677	COMM 355 - 001 Terrorism and Political Violence	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Cori Dauber, Evan R. Jones, Jacob Smith	Howell - Rm 0115	43/50 (50 total)	Seats filled	0/10
Description: This course is a multi-disciplinary analysis of the phenomena of terrorism and political violence, their history, causes, the threat they pose, and what steps the United States can take in response. 3 units.
12535	COMM 375 - 001 Environmental Advocacy	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Taylor Jackson	Chapman Hall - Rm 0235	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/6
Description: Explores rhetorical means of citizen influence of practices affecting our natural and human environment; also, study of communication processes and dilemmas of redress of environmental grievances in communities and workplace. 3 units.
9468	COMM 412 - 001 Critical Theory	MoWe 1:25PM - 2:40PM	Sean Mcewan	Woollen Gym - Rm 0303	9/15 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/15
Description: An introduction to European modern and contemporary philosophy, from the enlightenment to contemporary postmodernism. 3 units.
9078	COMM 431 - 001 Advanced Audio Production	Mo 2:30PM - 5:00PM	Mark Robinson	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0111	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 130 or 150; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Advanced analysis and application of the principles and methods of audio production. 3 units.
10172	COMM 450 - 001 Media and Popular Culture	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Nicholas Gerstner	Kenan Laboratories - Rm B121	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Examination of communication processes and cultural significance of film, television, and other electronic media. 3 units.
10171	COMM 450 - 002 Media and Popular Culture	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Zari Taylor	Dey Hall - Rm 0302	7/11 (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Examination of communication processes and cultural significance of film, television, and other electronic media. 3 units.
14384	COMM 450 - 003 Media and Popular Culture	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Courtlyn Pippert	Phillips - Rm 0328	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Examination of communication processes and cultural significance of film, television, and other electronic media. 3 units.
14354	COMM 453 - 001 The History of New Media Technology in Everyday Life	Tu 5:45PM - 8:20PM	MICHAEL PALM	Peabody - Rm 2094	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140. The starting point for this course, chronologically and conceptually, is the emergence of popular media technology. Our purview includes transformative innovations in mediated communication, such as telephony and e-mail, alongside familiar media technologies such as televisions and computers. 3 units.
13172	COMM 455 - 001 Sound Studies	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Aaron Shapiro	Greenlaw - Rm 0304	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 140; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. This course is about sound and the auditory dimension. In a society dominated by images and spectacle, sound and listening have been remarkably under-appreciated. Sound is physical-the vibration of molecules according to frequencies, pitches, and intensities-and biological-our ability to hear is an evolutionary trait. But sound is also cultural (what qualifies as signal or noise?), technological (how is sound recorded and reproduced?), and historical (how has the soundscape changed and how have we listened differently). 3 units.
10073	COMM 490 - 003 Special Topics in Communication Studies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Megan Fitzmaurice	Venable - Rm G311	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
14745	COMM 490 - 004 Special Topics in Communication Studies	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Joy Goodwin	Graham Memorial - Rm 0212	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. A special topics course on a selected aspect of communication studies. 3 units.
11778	COMM 521 - 001 Communication and Social Memory	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	MICHAEL WALTMAN	Stone Center - Rm 0209	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. An investigation of psychological aspects of communication, particularly the perceptual and interpretive processes underlying the sending and receiving of messages. 3 units.
16408	COMM 527 - 001 Organizational Ethics	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Steve May	Global Center - Rm 3024	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 325. A critical examination of the theory, research, and practice of organizational ethics. 3 units.
4245	COMM 534 - 001 Aesthetic and Technical Considerations in Making Short Videos	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Eric Barstow	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0109	8/11 (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 230. The course examines the aesthetic and technical elements at work and play in cinematic storytelling. The student is required to complete three projects and will gain hands-on experience in narrative filmmaking. 3 units.
7103	COMM 537 - 001 Master Screenwriting	We 5:00PM - 8:00PM	MICHAEL ACOSTA	Greenlaw - Rm 0103	5/12 (20 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 433. Open only to students in the writing for the screen and stage minor. Students will write and workshop a full-length feature film screenplay. Students will learn about the film and television business through a combination of research, in-class discussions, and interactive interviews with industry insiders. 3 units.
14520	COMM 562 - 001 Oral History and Performance	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Renee Alexander Craft	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0112	23/24 (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This course combines readings and field work in oral history with the study of performance as a means of interpreting and conveying oral history texts. 3 units.
13678	COMM 574 - 001 War and Culture	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Cori Dauber	New East - Rm 0201	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Examines American cultural myths about war generally and specifically about the causes of war, enemies, weapons, and warriors, and the way these myths constrain foreign and defense policy, military strategy, and procurement. 3 units.
13679	COMM 635 - 001 Documentary Production	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Julia Haslett	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0110	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 230. A workshop in the production of video and/or film nonfiction or documentary projects. The course will focus on narrative, representational, and aesthetic strategies of documentary production. 3 units.
9996	COMM 638 - 001 Game Design	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	JOYCE RUDINSKY	Comm Media Lab - Rm 113A	13/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 150. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Studio course that explores gaming critically and aesthetically. Practice in game design and production including 3-D worlds and scripting. 3 units.
8650	COMM 654 - 001 Motion Graphics, Special Effects, and Compositing	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Stella Rosen	Comm Media Lab - Rm 113A	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 130 or 150; Grade of C or better in COMM 130; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. In this course students learn a wide range of video post production techniques working mostly with the application After Effects. 3 units.
8443	COMM 660 - 001 Advanced Projects in Performance Studies	Mo 4:40PM - 7:30PM	Joseph Megel	Comm Media Lab - Rm 0112	11/12 (12 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisite, COMM 160. Course provides a workshop setting for the process of creation, dramaturgy, development, analysis, and critique of graduates' and undergraduates' original performance work, focusing on the needs of each project in progress. 3 units.
4283	COMM 700 - 001 Introduction to Modern Philosophy and Contemporary Theory	Tu 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Lisa Calvente	Phillips - Rm 0301	6/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Considers the emergence of modern and contemporary social and cultural theory. Surveys major paradigms of modern and contemporary philosophy. 3 units.
7046	COMM 702 - 001 Teaching in Communication Studies	Mo 2:45PM - 5:25PM	Avi-Dan Santo	Caldwell - Rm 0208	5/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Communication studies graduate students only. An introduction to teaching at the university level for new teaching assistants and graduate students hoping to have teaching-related responsibilities in communication studies. It is designed to encourage us to have intellectually rigorous and personally meaningful conversations about our teaching. 3 units.
11913	COMM 704 - 001 Communication and Discourse	Mo 2:45PM - 5:30PM	Tony Perucci	TBA	6/16 (16 total)	Seats filled
Description: This course focuses on the various ways that the problem of discourse is rendered inside and outside of Communication Studies. It examines the various modes at our disposal for thinking about discourse as a field of articulation: for example in theories of representation, mediation, and meaning making. 3 units.
14530	COMM 825 - 001 Seminar in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Th 3:30PM - 6:20PM	Torin Monahan	Dey Hall - Rm 0302	7/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
Description: A variable topic seminar that permits faculty and graduate students the opportunity to explore significant historical and emerging issues in the field of communication. 3 units.
12596	COMM 850 - 002 Seminar in Media Studies	We 5:45PM - 8:35PM	MICHAEL PALM	Murphey - Rm 0221	5/14 (14 total)	Seats filled
Description: Selected problems in media aesthetics. Exact topic to be covered is announced before classes begin. 3 units.