Communication Studies (COMM)
Communication Studies (COMM) Courses
School of Journalism and Communication
Faculty of Public Affairs
COMM 1101 [1.0 credit]
Introduction to Communication Studies
The scope of communication studies including the history and structure of mass media, their relationship to social and cultural change, and basic issues of communication and cultural policy.
Introduction to Communication Studies
The scope of communication studies including the history and structure of mass media, their relationship to social and cultural change, and basic issues of communication and cultural policy.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
COMM 2000 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Communication
Introduction to the qualitative tradition in communication research; the philosophical debates that led to the development of this tradition and to issues in research design and method.
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Communication
Introduction to the qualitative tradition in communication research; the philosophical debates that led to the development of this tradition and to issues in research design and method.
Precludes additional credit for COMM 2001[no longer offered].
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture two hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture two hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
COMM 2002 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication
Introduction to basic methods and techniques in statistical and computer analysis for communication research.
Introduction to Quantitative Research in Communication
Introduction to basic methods and techniques in statistical and computer analysis for communication research.
Precludes additional credit for COMM 2001 [no longer offered].
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture two hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture two hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
COMM 2100 [0.5 credit]
Theoretical Traditions in Communication Studies
The development of communication theory in the context of major social, economic and cultural periods and events. Emphasis on the central debates and traditions that have shaped and defined the field.
Theoretical Traditions in Communication Studies
The development of communication theory in the context of major social, economic and cultural periods and events. Emphasis on the central debates and traditions that have shaped and defined the field.
Precludes additional credit for COMM 2101 [no longer offered].
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week
COMM 2102 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Issues in Communication Theory
Some of the theoretical debates and issues facing the field of Communication Studies today.
Contemporary Issues in Communication Theory
Some of the theoretical debates and issues facing the field of Communication Studies today.
Precludes additional credit for COMM 2101[no longer offered].
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
COMM 2301 [0.5 credit]
Persuasion and Public Life
A study of the modes of persuasion used in commerce, government and civil society.
Persuasion and Public Life
A study of the modes of persuasion used in commerce, government and civil society.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 2401 [0.5 credit]
Communication and Cultural Institutions in Ottawa
The role of Ottawa-based institutions engaged in the development of communication and cultural policies, including public, private and third sector institutions such the CRTC, CBC, Rogers Media, the National Gallery, and the Media Awareness Network.
Communication and Cultural Institutions in Ottawa
The role of Ottawa-based institutions engaged in the development of communication and cultural policies, including public, private and third sector institutions such the CRTC, CBC, Rogers Media, the National Gallery, and the Media Awareness Network.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 2501 [0.5 credit]
Communications Law I
A survey of laws that affect the Canadian media including the development of freedom of expression, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and statutory and common-law limitations on freedoms of the press, including publication bans, libel and contempt of court.
Communications Law I
A survey of laws that affect the Canadian media including the development of freedom of expression, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and statutory and common-law limitations on freedoms of the press, including publication bans, libel and contempt of court.
Also listed as JOUR 2501.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3501, JOUR 3501 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3501, JOUR 3501 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
COMM 2504 [0.5 credit]
Language and Communication
Some of the central topics in the study of language and communication as pursued by linguists and philosophers, including the nature of meaning, the connections between language, communication and cognition, and language as a social activity.
Language and Communication
Some of the central topics in the study of language and communication as pursued by linguists and philosophers, including the nature of meaning, the connections between language, communication and cognition, and language as a social activity.
Also listed as LALS 2504 and PHIL 2504.
Precludes additional credit for LALS 2800, COMM 2800 and PHIL 2800.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for LALS 2800, COMM 2800 and PHIL 2800.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 2601 [0.5 credit]
Media Depictions of Society
Media's role in constructing our social reality; examination of media practices, historical and contemporary issues.
Media Depictions of Society
Media's role in constructing our social reality; examination of media practices, historical and contemporary issues.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 1101 or JOUR 1000 and second-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 1000 and registration in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3001 [0.5 credit]
Quantitative Research Methods
Examination of quantitative research methods relevant to the study of communication.
Quantitative Research Methods
Examination of quantitative research methods relevant to the study of communication.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2002, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, and either third-year standing in Communication Studies, or registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization within the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2002, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, and either third-year standing in Communication Studies, or registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization within the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3002 [0.5 credit]
Qualitative Research Methods
Examination of qualitative research methods relevant to the study of communication.
Qualitative Research Methods
Examination of qualitative research methods relevant to the study of communication.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2000, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, and either third-year standing in Communication Studies, or registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization within the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2000, or PSCI 2701 and PSCI 2702, and either third-year standing in Communication Studies, or registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization within the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3106 [0.5 credit]
Image, Politics and Persuasion
Critical perspectives and ethical issues related to advertising, social marketing, public relations, propaganda and political communication.
Image, Politics and Persuasion
Critical perspectives and ethical issues related to advertising, social marketing, public relations, propaganda and political communication.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
COMM 3108 [0.5 credit]
Media Industries and Institutions
Theories and major issues relating to media industries and institutions in Canada and internationally.
Media Industries and Institutions
Theories and major issues relating to media industries and institutions in Canada and internationally.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
COMM 3109 [0.5 credit]
Communication and Identity
Ways in which media and communication shape and contribute to the formation of group and individual identity.
Communication and Identity
Ways in which media and communication shape and contribute to the formation of group and individual identity.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week.
COMM 3301 [0.5 credit]
Communication and Social Marketing
The application of marketing principles to the challenges faced by public and not-for-profit organizations seeking to promote socially beneficial behaviour. Students will learn communications strategies and tactics that support social marketing initiatives.
Communication and Social Marketing
The application of marketing principles to the challenges faced by public and not-for-profit organizations seeking to promote socially beneficial behaviour. Students will learn communications strategies and tactics that support social marketing initiatives.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3302 [0.5 credit]
Communication and the Political Process
The relationship between various kinds of communication and political activity in a variety of different contexts. Case studies will be drawn from speeches, political campaigns, debates, using a variety of media forms, from photographs to web sites.
Communication and the Political Process
The relationship between various kinds of communication and political activity in a variety of different contexts. Case studies will be drawn from speeches, political campaigns, debates, using a variety of media forms, from photographs to web sites.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3303 [0.5 credit]
Rhetoric
History, development and major elements of rhetorical communication.
Rhetoric
History, development and major elements of rhetorical communication.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3308 [0.5 credit]
Advertising: A Critical Perspective
Critical analysis of some of the major constructs and basic mechanisms of the advertising system, including an examination of the social, political-economic and cultural implications of advertising.
Advertising: A Critical Perspective
Critical analysis of some of the major constructs and basic mechanisms of the advertising system, including an examination of the social, political-economic and cultural implications of advertising.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3408 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture three hours a week.
COMM 3309 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Special Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3401 [0.5 credit]
Communications Regulation in Canada
Historical and contemporary issues in the regulation of communication practices and institutions in Canada.
Communications Regulation in Canada
Historical and contemporary issues in the regulation of communication practices and institutions in Canada.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3403 [0.5 credit]
Communication Technology and Culture
The relationship between communication technology and society. Factors that contribute to changes in the collection, storage and distribution of information and their cultural implications.
Communication Technology and Culture
The relationship between communication technology and society. Factors that contribute to changes in the collection, storage and distribution of information and their cultural implications.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
COMM 3404 [0.5 credit]
Music Industries
An introduction to the structure and history of the music industries.
Music Industries
An introduction to the structure and history of the music industries.
Also listed as MUSI 3403.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3405 [0.5 credit]
Communication in a Global Context
Structures and flow of global communication and information and its impact on our views of the world.
Communication in a Global Context
Structures and flow of global communication and information and its impact on our views of the world.
Also listed as JOUR 3405.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3005 (no longer offered) and JOUR 3005.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3005 (no longer offered) and JOUR 3005.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3407 [0.5 credit]
Comparative Media Studies
The comparative study of one or more media organizations and/or types of media content with reference to their operation, audiences, and impacts.
Comparative Media Studies
The comparative study of one or more media organizations and/or types of media content with reference to their operation, audiences, and impacts.
Also listed as JOUR 3407.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3006 (no longer offered) or JOUR 3006.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, as well as third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3006 (no longer offered) or JOUR 3006.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, as well as third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3409 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Special Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Prerequisite(s): At least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3601 [0.5 credit]
Media and Gender
A critical interrogation of the intersection of media and gender, including constructions of femininity, masculinity, and other issues of sexuality.
Media and Gender
A critical interrogation of the intersection of media and gender, including constructions of femininity, masculinity, and other issues of sexuality.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 3505 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3602 [0.5 credit]
Media and Race
A critical study of the ways in which issues of race and ethnicity intersect with contemporary media.
Media and Race
A critical study of the ways in which issues of race and ethnicity intersect with contemporary media.
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3609 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Communication and Identity
Special Topic in Communication and Identity
Prerequisite(s): at least one of COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and third-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 3999 [0.0 credit]
Co-operative Work Term
Co-operative Work Term
COMM 4000 [0.5 credit]
Applied Quantitative Research Methods
Quantitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects.
Applied Quantitative Research Methods
Quantitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3001 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year Honours standing in Communication Studies, or COMM 3001 and registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4002 [0.5 credit]
Applied Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects.
Applied Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative research methods relevant to the study of communication at an advanced level. Students will work on individual research projects.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3001 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year Honours standing in Communication Studies, or COMM 3002 and registration in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4003 [0.5 credit]
Semiotics
Theory and methods of semiotics in the interpretation of images and texts.
Semiotics
Theory and methods of semiotics in the interpretation of images and texts.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2000 and COMM 2002, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4004 [0.5 credit]
Communication and Discourse
The development of the theory and methods related to discourse and their use in the analysis of images and texts.
Communication and Discourse
The development of the theory and methods related to discourse and their use in the analysis of images and texts.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4005 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
COMM 4015 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
COMM 4025 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
COMM 4035 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Selected Topic in Communication Studies
A selected topic not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the Communication Studies Program regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
COMM 4304 [0.5 credit]
Critical Perspectives on Public Relations
A critical examination of some of the major aspects of public relations.
Critical Perspectives on Public Relations
A critical examination of some of the major aspects of public relations.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4306 [0.5 credit]
Media and Conflict
Media representations of conflict such as war and terrorism, and its influence on the collective imagination.
Media and Conflict
Media representations of conflict such as war and terrorism, and its influence on the collective imagination.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4307 [0.5 credit]
Political Communication and the Publicity State
History, key actors, issues and trends in political communication, including the shift of government communication from information to promotion, its reliance on publicity practices, issues and crisis management, and implications for democratic citizenship.
Political Communication and the Publicity State
History, key actors, issues and trends in political communication, including the shift of government communication from information to promotion, its reliance on publicity practices, issues and crisis management, and implications for democratic citizenship.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4309 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3106 and fourth-year standing in the Image, Politics and Persuasion concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4310 [0.5 credit]
Communication and Community
The role of communication in community development. Working with local organizations, students will formulate, implement, analyze and present research that seeks to effect positive social change.
Communication and Community
The role of communication in community development. Working with local organizations, students will formulate, implement, analyze and present research that seeks to effect positive social change.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3002 and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4319 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3106 and fourth-year standing in the Image, Politics and Persuasion concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4329 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3106 and fourth-year standing in the Image, Politics and Persuasion concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4339 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Selected Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3106 and fourth-year standing in the Image, Politics and Persuasion concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4401 [0.5 credit]
International Communications Regulation
The history, recent major issues and the process of international communication regulation such as those resulting from globalization, neoliberalism and imperial politics in the 21st century.
International Communications Regulation
The history, recent major issues and the process of international communication regulation such as those resulting from globalization, neoliberalism and imperial politics in the 21st century.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4402 [0.5 credit]
Media and Entertainment
Issues facing the entertainment industries. Topics may include transformations in leisure time, the construction of celebrity, and the distribution and consumption of popular culture.
Media and Entertainment
Issues facing the entertainment industries. Topics may include transformations in leisure time, the construction of celebrity, and the distribution and consumption of popular culture.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4403 [0.5 credit]
Political Economy of Media
Critical and institutional approaches to the political economy of the media; the unique qualities of informational and cultural commodities, media ownership and new technologies.
Political Economy of Media
Critical and institutional approaches to the political economy of the media; the unique qualities of informational and cultural commodities, media ownership and new technologies.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4404 [0.5 credit]
Broadcast and Digital Media
The social, economic, and political properties of broadcast and digital communication media; the history of these media, their legal and regulatory constitution, online communities, and the interaction of "old" and "new" media.
Broadcast and Digital Media
The social, economic, and political properties of broadcast and digital communication media; the history of these media, their legal and regulatory constitution, online communities, and the interaction of "old" and "new" media.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, COMM 3403, one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4409 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3108 and fourth-year standing in Media Industries and Institutions concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4419 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3108 and fourth-year standing in Media Industries and Institutions concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4429 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
COMM 3108 and fourth-year standing in Media Industries and Institutions concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
COMM 3108 and fourth-year standing in Media Industries and Institutions concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4439 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3108 and fourth-year standing in Media Industries and Institutions concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4601 [0.5 credit]
Nation and Nationalism
A study of the influence of media, culture and policy in shaping national and other state-based identities.
Nation and Nationalism
A study of the influence of media, culture and policy in shaping national and other state-based identities.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4602 [0.5 credit]
Children, Youth and Media
The historical and contemporary ways in which children and youth relate to the media and popular culture, and vice versa.
Children, Youth and Media
The historical and contemporary ways in which children and youth relate to the media and popular culture, and vice versa.
Precludes additional credit for MCOM 4200 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year Honours standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year Honours standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4603 [0.5 credit]
Diaspora and Communication
The impact of various forms of diasporic communication on the shaping of contemporary national and international society.
Diaspora and Communication
The impact of various forms of diasporic communication on the shaping of contemporary national and international society.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2100 and COMM 2102, and one of COMM 3106, COMM 3108 or COMM 3109, and fourth-year Honours standing in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4609 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3109 and fourth-year standing in the Communication and Identity concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4619 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3109 and fourth-year standing in the Communication and Identity concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4629 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3109 and fourth-year standing in the Communication and Identity concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4639 [0.5 credit]
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Selected Topic in Communication and Identity
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3109 and fourth-year standing in the Communication and Identity concentration in Communication Studies or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
COMM 4908 [1.0 credit]
Honours Research Essay
The Honours Research Essay (HRE) provides eligible students with an opportunity to complete an independent research essay under the supervision of a faculty member. The HRE must be completed over two consecutive academic terms, beginning in the fall term.
Honours Research Essay
The Honours Research Essay (HRE) provides eligible students with an opportunity to complete an independent research essay under the supervision of a faculty member. The HRE must be completed over two consecutive academic terms, beginning in the fall term.
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year honours standing in COMM with a CGPA of 10.0 or higher, or permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor.
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