COMM 2301 — Communication Research Methods

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Offers an overview of the concepts, methods, tools, and ethics of communication research. Introduces students to the basic statistical concepts used by communication researchers. Designed to help students become knowledgeable consumers and limited producers of communication research. Offers students an opportunity to learn to read, interpret, and critically evaluate research reports. Exposes students to basic social science concepts and research designs and the fundamentals of conducting and analyzing research using surveys, experiments, and content analyses. Students conduct their own empirical research study as a final project, which entails research design, data collection, data analysis, and a written presentation.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231153050%15.0
Fall 20232323397%0.5
Spring 20243335659%7.7
Summer A 20241183060%12.0
Summer B 20242223858%8.0
Fall 20243545795%1.0
Spring 20251346057%26.0
Summer A 20251263087%4.0
Summer B 20251203067%10.0
Fall 20251346057%26.0
Spring 20262415082%4.5

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 39% · T 10% · W 49% · Th 49% · F 5%

Common patterns: MWR (39% of sections), async (31% of sections), R (10% of sections), T (10% of sections), WF (5% of sections), W (5% 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 4102, MISM 3525

Courses that list COMM 2301 in their prerequisites.

Links

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