An introduction to the structure and history of the music industries. Also listed as MUSI 3403. Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.Lectures three...
Structures and flow of global communication and information and its impact on our views of the world. Also listed as JOUR 3405.Precludes additional...
The comparative study of one or more media organizations and/or types of media content with reference to their operation, audiences, and impacts. Also...
Prerequisite: COMM 2101 and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication. Lectures...
A critical interrogation of the intersection of media and gender, including constructions of femininity, masculinity, and other issues of sexuality....
A critical study of the ways in which issues of race and ethnicity intersect with contemporary media. Prerequisite: COMM 2101 and third-year...
Quantitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects. ...
Qualitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects. ...
Theory and methods of semiotics in the interpretation of images and texts. Prerequisite(s): COMM 2001 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109,...
The development of the theory and methods related to discourse and their use in the analysis of images and texts. Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and one...
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication...
A critical examination of some of the major aspects of public relations. Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and...
Media representations of conflict such as war and terrorism, and its influence on the collective imagination. Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and one of...
Issues and trends in political communication, including the shift of government communication from information to promotion and reliance on public...
Prerequisite: COMM 3106 and fourth-year standing in the Image, Politics and Persuasion concentration in Communication Studies or permission of...
The role of communication in community development. Working with local organizations, students will formulate, implement, analyze and present research...
The history, recent major issues and the process of international communication regulation such as those resulting from globalization, neoliberalism...
Issues facing the entertainment industries. Topics may include transformations in leisure time, the construction of celebrity, and the distribution...