printer friendly pageCOMM 1A: Mass Media, Society, and Democracy (COMM 211)
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COMM 211.) Open to non-majors. This course examines the role of the news media in contemporary society, with particular attention to cross-national variation in the relationships between journalists, politicians, and citizens. We further consider the potentially transforming effects of technology on the media-politics nexus.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 1B: Media, Culture, and Society (AMSTUD 1B)
The institutions and practices of mass media, including television, film, radio, and digital media, and their role in shaping culture and social life. The media's shifting relationships to politics, commerce, and identity.
Last offered: Winter 2014
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
COMM 106: Communication Research Methods (COMM 206)
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COMM 206.) Conceptual and practical concerns underlying commonly used quantitative approaches, including experimental, survey, content analysis, and field research in communication. Pre- or corequisite:
STATS 60 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects (COMM 208)
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COMM 208.) The process of communication theory construction including a survey of social science paradigms and major theories of communication. Recommended: 1 or
PSYCH 1.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 120W: Digital Media in Society (AMSTUD 120, COMM 220)
(Graduate students register for 220.) Contemporary debates concerning the social and cultural impact of digital media. Topics include the historical origins of digital media, cultural contexts of their development and use, and influence of digital media on conceptions of self, community, and state. Priority to Juniors and Seniors.
Last offered: Spring 2014
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 125: Perspectives on American Journalism (COMM 225)
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COMM 225.) An examination of the practice of American journalism, focusing on the political, social, cultural, economic and technological forces that have shaped the U. S. press since the early 1800s. Aimed at consumers as well as producers of news, the objective of this course is to provide a framework and vocabulary for judging the value and quality of everyday journalism.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Glasser, T. (PI)
COMM 130N: The idea of a free press
Preference to freshmen. An examination of the meaning of freedom of the press, tied to but not bound by various Supreme Court rulings on the scope and purpose of the First Amendment's speech and press clauses. Discussions will include a look at the recent and rapid computerization of communication and what it portends for the future of a free press.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Glasser, T. (PI)
COMM 131: Media Ethics and Responsibility (COMM 231)
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COMM 231.) The development of professionalism among American journalists, emphasizing the emergence of objectivity as a professional and the epistemological norm. An applied ethics course where questions of power, freedom, and truth autonomy are treated normatively so as to foster critical thinking about the origins and implications of commonly accepted standards of responsible journalism.
Last offered: Winter 2011
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-ER
COMM 160: The Press and the Political Process (COMM 260, POLISCI 323R)
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COMM 260.) The role of mass media and other channels of communication in political and electoral processes.
Last offered: Spring 2010
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 162: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections (COMM 262, POLISCI 120B)
This course examines the theory and practice of American campaigns and elections. First, we will attempt to explain the behavior of the key players -- candidates, parties, journalists, and voters -- in terms of the institutional arrangements and political incentives that confront them. Second, we will use current and recent election campaigns as "laboratories" for testing generalizations about campaign strategy and voter behavior. Third, we examine selections from the academic literature dealing with the origins of partisan identity, electoral design, and the immediate effects of campaigns on public opinion, voter turnout, and voter choice. As well, we'll explore issues of electoral reform and their more long-term consequences for governance and the political process.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Iyengar, S. (PI)
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