Below are current courses being offered through the Department of Communication. Please note that not all courses are offered every quarter or every year. This list is for reference only. To see what is currently being offered, please visit your MyPlan page.
Courses reserved for the Communication: Journalism and Public Interest are noted with “JPIC.”
For more information on course descriptions, please visit the Course Catalog page.
Please read the Department’s statement on internet resource requirements for access to courses.
Note: To sign up for COM 395 Internships, please visit the Internships page. To sign up for COM 498 or COM 499: Independent Study, both COM and JPIC students must fill out this course permission form. These do not count towards Upper Division Requirement.
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDITS | AREA OF KNOWLEDGE | NOTES |
| COM 200 | Introduction to Communication | 5 | I&S/VLPA | |
| COM 202 | Introduction to Communication II | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 210 | Introductory Communication Topics | 5, max. 10 | ||
| COM 220 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 5 | I&S/VLPA | |
| COM 231 | Introduction to Rhetoric | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 233 | Introduction to Language and Society | 5 | VLPA, DIV | Offered: jointly with ANTH 233/LING 233. |
| COM 234 | Public Debate | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 238 | Rhetoric and Popular Culture | 5 | VLPA | |
| COM 270 | Interpersonal Communication | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 289 | Communication Power and Difference | 5 | I&S, DIV | |
| COM 292 | Study Abroad: Communication I | 1-10, max. 15 | ||
| COM 294 | Multimedia Skills Workshop | 1-3, max. 5 | ||
| COM 300 | Basic Concepts of New Media | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 301 | Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 302 | The Cultural Impact of Information Technology | 5 | VLPA/I&S | Offered: jointly with CHID 370. |
| COM 303 | Social Effects of Technology and Social Media | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 304 | The Press and Politics in the United States | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 304. |
| COM 305 | The Politics of Mass Communication in America | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 305. |
| COM 306 | Media, Society, and Political Identity | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 306. |
| COM 318 | The Creative Advantage | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 320 | Advanced Public Speaking | 5 | VLPA/I&S | Prerequisite: COM 220. |
| COM 321 | Communications in International Relations | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 330. |
| COM 322 | Global Communication | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 329. |
| COM 325 | Communication, Cities, and Sustainability | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 329 | Rhetoric of Social and Political Movements | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 330 | Rhetoric of Science | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 332 | Classical Rhetorical Theory | 5 | VLPA | |
| COM 333 | Contemporary Rhetorical Theory | 5 | VLPA | |
| COM 334 | Essentials of Argument | 5 | I&S/VLPA | |
| COM 336 | Speech Consulting | 1, max. 5 | ||
| COM 343 | Effects of Mass Communication | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 351 | Interviewing Principles and Practices | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 359 | Writing for Mass Media | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 360 | Foundations of Journalism and Public Interest Communication | 5 | I&S | JPIC. |
| COM 361 | Advanced Journalism and Public Interest Communication | 4 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 362 | Community Journalism and Public Interest Communication: News Lab | 5 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 361. |
| COM 364 | Media Responsibility in a Diverse Society | 5 | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 361. | |
| COM 370 | Family Communication | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 373 | Communication in Small Groups | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 374 | Perspectives on Language | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 375 | Communication Ethics | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 376 | Nonverbal Communication | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 377 | Organizational Communication | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 378 | Social Approaches to Interpersonal Communication | 5 | I&S | Prerequisite: COM 270 |
| COM 381 | Content Analysis | 5 | ||
| COM 382 | Social Scientific Approaches to Communication Research | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 383 | Qualitative Communication Research Methods | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 389 | Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Media | 5 | I&S, DIV | Offered: jointly with AES 389/GWSS 389. |
| COM 392 | Study Abroad: Communication II | 1-10, max. 15 | ||
| COM 395 | Communication Internship | 1-2, max. 4 | To sign up for COM 395 Internships, please visit the Internships page. | |
| COM 403 | Dark Sides of Digital Media | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 407 | Communication Technology and Politics | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 451. |
| COM 411 | Political Communication Seminar | 5, max. 10 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 454. |
| COM 414 | Mass Media and Public Opinion | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 452. |
| COM 418 | Communication and the Environment | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with ENVIR 418. |
| COM 420 | Comparative Media Systems | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with JSIS B 419/POL S 468. |
| COM 423 | Communication and Social Change | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 426 | International Media Images | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 428 | The Media and Peace | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with JSIS B 428. |
| COM 431 | Rhetorical Criticism | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 434 | Argumentation Theory | 5 | I&S/VLPA | |
| COM 435 | Historic American Public Address | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 436 | Contemporary American Public Address | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 440 | Mass Media Law | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with POL S 461. |
| COM 443 | Indigenous Films, Sovereign Visions | 5 | VLPA/I&S, DIV | Offered: jointly with AIS 443. |
| COM 444 | Public Relations and Society | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 445 | Journalism and Literature | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 452 | Crisis Communications | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 456 | Networked Journalism | 5 | I&S | JPIC. |
| COM 457 | Journalism Portfolio | 1 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 362. |
| COM 458 | Reporting Global Issues | 5, max. 10 | I&S, DIV | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 459 | Narrative Journalism | 5 | VLPA/I&S | Offered: jointly with CHID 459. |
| COM 460 | Special Reporting Topics | 4, max. 8 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 461 | Data Reporting | 5 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 463 | Copy Editing for Media | 5 | I&S | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 464 | Writing with Voice | 5 | VLPA | JPIC. Prerequisite: COM 360. |
| COM 465 | State Government Communication | 12 | I&S | JPIC. |
| COM 468 | Media Ethics | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 470 | Discourse: Analyzing Talk and Texts | 5 | VLPA/I&S, DIV | Offered: jointly with LING 470. |
| COM 471 | Persuasion | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 472 | Empirical Approaches to Interpersonal Communication | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 474 | Communication, Conflict, and Cooperation | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 478 | Intercultural Communication | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 482 | Interpersonal Media | 5 | I&S | |
| COM 483 | Communication Approaches to the Study of War | 5 | I&S/VLPA | |
| COM 484 | Cultural Codes in Communication | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 485 | Fieldwork in Communication Studies | 5 | VLPA/I&S | Prerequisite: COM 484. |
| COM 486 | Communication and Culture in Rome: Study Abroad | 12 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 487 | Representing Latinidad: Chicanxs and Latinxs in the Media | 5 | DIV | |
| COM 488 | Race, Gender, and Power in Asian American Media | 5 | I&S, DIV | |
| COM 489 | Black Cultural Studies | 5 | I&S | Offered: jointly with AES 489/GWSS 489. |
| COM 490 | Representing Beyond the Binaries: Mixing Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Media | 5 | I&S, DIV | Offered: jointly with AES 490/GWSS 486. |
| COM 492 | Study Abroad: Communication III | 1-10, max. 15 | ||
| COM 494 | Careers in Communication | 1 | ||
| COM 495 | Special Topics in Communication | 2-5, max. 15 | ||
| COM 496 | Honors Seminar | 5 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 497 | Honors Thesis | 1-15, max. 15 | VLPA/I&S | |
| COM 498 | Independent Research | 1-5, max. 10 | To sign up for COM 498: Independent Research, both COM and JPIC students must fill out this course permission form. | |
| COM 499 | Directed Research | 1-5, max. 10 | To sign up for COM 499: Directed Research, both COM and JPIC students must fill out this course permission form. |