Communication Major

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Courses

A limited number of these or similar courses will be offered each quarter (for course descriptions, see the UW Course Catalog):

Communication (COM)

201 Introduction to Communication I (5)

202 Introduction to Communication II (5)

220 Introduction to Public Speaking (5)

222 Speech Communication in a Free Society (5)

234 Public Debate (5)

270 Interpersonal Communication (5)

273 Parliamentary Procedure (3)

300 Basic Concepts of New Media (5)

301 Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media (5)

302 The Cultural Impact of Communication Technology (5)

304 The Press and Politics in the United States (5)

305 The Politics of Mass Communication in America (5)

306 Media, Society, and Political Identity (5)

320 Public Speaking (5)

321 Communication in International Relations (5)

322 Global Communication (5)

329 Rhetoric of Social and Political Movements (5)

331 The Rhetorical Tradition in Western Thought (5)

334 Essentials of Argument (5)

340 History of Mass Communication (5)

342 Media Structure (5)

343 Effects of Mass Communication (5)

351 Interviewing Principles and Practices (5)

359 Writing for Mass Media (5)

360 Beginning Newswriting and Reporting (4)

373 Communication in Small Groups (5)

374 Perspectives on Language (5)

375 Communication Ethics (5)

376 Nonverbal Communication (5)

378 Social Approaches to Interpersonal Communication (5)

382 Social Scientific Approaches to Comm. Research (5)

389 Race, Gender & Sexuality in the Media (5)

395 Communication Internship (2-5, max. 5)

401 Telecommunication Policy and Convergent Media (5)

402 New Media as Virtual Communities (5)

405 New Media Criticism (5)

406 Public Discourse on the Internet (5)

407 Communication Technology and Politics (5)

411 Political Communication Seminar (5, max. 10)

414 Mass Media and Public Opinion (5)

417 Political Deliberation (5)

418 Communication and the Environment (5)

420 Comparative Media Systems (5)

423 Communication and Social Change (5)

425 European Media Systems (5)

426 International Media Images (5)

427 International Communications Law and Policy (5)

428 Asian Media Systems (5)

429 Chinese Communication Systems (5)

430 Canadian Documentary Film Traditions (5)

431 Rhetorical Criticism (5)

433 Speech Composition (5)

434 Argumentation Theory (5)

435 Historic American Public Discourse (5)

436 Contemporary American Public Discourse (5)

437 Rhetorical Perspectives in Intellectual Revolutions (5)

440 Mass Media Law (5)

441 United States Media History (5)

442 History of Media Technology and Regulation (5)

444 Public Relations and Society (5)

445 Journalism and Literature (5)

451 Mass Media and Culture (5)

452 Crisis Communications (5)

464 Opinion Writing (5)

468 Journalism Ethics (5)

469 Intellectual Foundations of American Journalism (5)

471 Persuasion (5)

472 Empirical Approaches to Interpersonal Communication (5)

473 Problems of Discussion Leadership (3)

474 Communication, Conflict, and Cooperation (5)

475 Organizational Communication (5)

476 Models and Theories in Communication (5)

478 Intercultural Communication (5)

479 Communication in Children's Environments (5)

480 Communication in Adolescent Environments (5)

482 Computer-Mediated Interpersonal Communication (5)

484 Cultural Codes in Communication (5)

485 Fieldwork in Communication Studies (5)

495 Special Topics in Communication (2-5, max. 15)

498 Independent Research (1-5, max. 10)

499 Directed Research (1-5, max. 10)

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