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:

In recent years some combination of the following communication courses has been offered:

Course NumberCourse Title
COMM1010RHETORICAL TRADITION
COMM1020SURVEY OF MASS COMMUNICATION
COMM1030PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM1040INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM1901COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP (1 credit)
COMM1902DIGITAL STORYTELLING
COMM2180MASCULINITY, SEXUALITY, & DIFFERENCE
COMM2181GENDER, IDENTITY, AND SEXUALITY
COMM2194RACE AT THE MILLENNIUM
COMM2213FUNDAMENTALS OF AUDIO I
COMM2221DIGITIAL MEDIA FIELD PRODUCTION
COMM2222STUDIO TV PRODUCTION
COMM2225INTRODUCTION TO FEMINISMS
COMM2250MASS COMMUNICATION ETHICS
COMM2262ONLINE COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL SOCIETY
COMM2265THEORY, HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF TALK MEDIA
COMM2272NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY
COMM2278SOCIAL MEDIA
COMM2291PERSUASION
COMM2293ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM3330COMMUNICATION METHODS:SOCIAL SCIENCE
COMM3335COMMUNICATION METHODS: HONORS
COMM3340COMMUNICATION METHODS:CULTURAL
COMM3372MEDIA THEORY
COMM3377VISUAL COMMUNICATION THEORY
COMM3378CRITICAL THEORY
COMM4425BROADCAST CENTURY ISSUES
COMM4429GLOBALIZATION AND THE MEDIA
COMM4434ADVANCED VISUAL THEORY AND AESTHETICS
COMM4442INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
COMM4448TELEVISION CRITICISM
COMM4449CRISIS COMMUNICATION
COMM4451GENDER ROLES, COMMUNICATION
COMM4454GLOBAL MEDIATED PUBLIC SPHERES
COMM4462POPULAR MUSIC AND IDENTITY
COMM4465HEALTH COMMUNICATION
COMM4471CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA
COMM4472RACE, LAW, AND MEDIA
COMM4475INTRODUCTION TO HONORS
COMM4901READINGS AND RESEARCH
COMM4921ADV INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
COMM4941ADVANCED TOPICS
COMM4962SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
COMM5500DEBATE PRACTICUM
COMM5589SENIOR INTERNSHIP SEMINAR

As a Jesuit University Boston College has as its heritage a 400-year tradition of concern for the integration of the intellectual, moral, and religious development of its students. The centerpiece of Jesuit education has always been a common curriculum that emphasizes the study of the defining works of the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

University Core Curriculum

Please visit the Core Curriculum website for detailed information regarding core requirements.

University Language Requirement

All students in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate proficiency in a modern foreign language or in a classical language at the intermediate level.

Please visit the University Catalog for detailed information regarding the language proficiency requirement.

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