Courses
The Communication department offers a wide variety of courses that focus on the many facets of contemporary communication studies. There are two ways to obtain information about courses:
- Search the course schedule by semester, department, course number range, or other criteria via Agora Portal.
- Download a pdf copy of the Boston College Catalog.
In recent years some combination of the following communication courses has been offered:
Course Number | Course Title |
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COMM1010 | RHETORICAL TRADITION |
COMM1020 | SURVEY OF MASS COMMUNICATION |
COMM1030 | PUBLIC SPEAKING |
COMM1040 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION |
COMM1901 | COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP (1 credit) |
COMM1902 | DIGITAL STORYTELLING |
COMM2180 | MASCULINITY, SEXUALITY, & DIFFERENCE |
COMM2181 | GENDER, IDENTITY, AND SEXUALITY |
COMM2194 | RACE AT THE MILLENNIUM |
COMM2213 | FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO I |
COMM2221 | DIGITIAL MEDIA FIELD PRODUCTION |
COMM2222 | STUDIO TV PRODUCTION |
COMM2225 | INTRODUCTION TO FEMINISMS |
COMM2250 | MASS COMMUNICATION ETHICS |
COMM2262 | ONLINE COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL SOCIETY |
COMM2265 | THEORY, HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF TALK MEDIA |
COMM2272 | NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY |
COMM2278 | SOCIAL MEDIA |
COMM2291 | PERSUASION |
COMM2293 | ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING |
COMM3330 | COMMUNICATION METHODS:SOCIAL SCIENCE |
COMM3335 | COMMUNICATION METHODS: HONORS |
COMM3340 | COMMUNICATION METHODS:CULTURAL |
COMM3372 | MEDIA THEORY |
COMM3377 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION THEORY |
COMM3378 | CRITICAL THEORY |
COMM4425 | BROADCAST CENTURY ISSUES |
COMM4429 | GLOBALIZATION AND THE MEDIA |
COMM4434 | ADVANCED VISUAL THEORY AND AESTHETICS |
COMM4442 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
COMM4448 | TELEVISION CRITICISM |
COMM4449 | CRISIS COMMUNICATION |
COMM4451 | GENDER ROLES, COMMUNICATION |
COMM4454 | GLOBAL MEDIATED PUBLIC SPHERES |
COMM4462 | POPULAR MUSIC AND IDENTITY |
COMM4465 | HEALTH COMMUNICATION |
COMM4471 | CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA |
COMM4472 | RACE, LAW, AND MEDIA |
COMM4475 | INTRODUCTION TO HONORS |
COMM4901 | READINGS AND RESEARCH |
COMM4921 | ADV INDEPENDENT RESEARCH |
COMM4941 | ADVANCED TOPICS |
COMM4962 | SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR |
COMM5500 | DEBATE PRACTICUM |
COMM5589 | SENIOR INTERNSHIP SEMINAR |
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University Language Requirement
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