Communication Inquiry

This course is designed to allow you to engage with the methods of qualitative and quantitative research, to examine the possible research questions different methods allow, to understand both the limits and the potential of various methods, to be able to conceptualize and execute a research project and apply its methods, and also to reflect on the role of Communication research and the ways it helps us to know ourselves and to know the world. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Comm majors.

S-Introduction to Semiotics

Semiotics is the study of meaning within society. It deepens our understanding of culture, communication and philosophy, and provides us with a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing the world. The course will introduce and develop the semiotic approach, using literature, politics, film, TV, music, and our everyday surroundings and conversations.

Media Violence

Lecture, discussion, optional service learning project. The concerns, controversies, theoretical perspectives, and body of knowledge on the issue of media violence are examined. All students will work in groups to conceptualize and carry out a research project on the topic.

Media History & Comm. Policy

The technological developments that have influenced the growth and development of our electronic modes of communication. Forms of media including radio, television, telephones, videocassette recorders, satellites, cable TV, electronic mail, robotics, and computers. The basic approach to these forms is historical, with an examination of their social impact.
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