COMM 1101 — Introduction to Communication Studies

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: WBostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional

Surveys the field of communication studies. Covers major theories and methodological approaches in communication studies and situates communication within larger social, political, and economic institutions. Exposes students to ways of ethical reasoning across communication contexts, including organizational communication, social media, intercultural communication, mass media, and interpersonal communication.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231464994%3.0
Fall 2023225928093%10.5
Spring 2024121825087%32.0
Summer A 2024217518495%4.5
Summer B 20242718485%6.5
Fall 2024227528098%2.5
Spring 20251249250100%1.0
Summer A 2025222223594%6.5
Summer B 20252798494%2.5
Fall 2025222227880%28.0
Spring 2026118225073%68.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 1% · T 0% · W 60% · Th 9% · F 2%

Common patterns: W (58% of sections), async (30% of sections), R (9% of sections), F (2% of sections), MW (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

COMM 4992, COMM 4994

Courses that list COMM 1101 in their prerequisites.

Links

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