COMM 3320 — Political Communication
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SINUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonOakland, CATraditional
Reviews the construction and influence of rhetoric in political campaigns, particularly contemporary presidential campaigns. Also studies the impact of mass communication on the outcome of elections. Offers students an opportunity to analyze artifacts from recent political campaigns such as stump speeches, campaign debates, campaign advertising, and formal campaign speeches such as nomination acceptance addresses, concession and victory speeches, and inaugural addresses.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 32 | 45 | 71% | 4.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 59% | 6.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 88% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 77% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 70% | 5.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 28 | 35 | 80% | 3.5 |
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 27% · T 54% · W 32% · Th 20% · F 58%
Common patterns: TF (54% of sections), W (11% of sections), MWR (10% of sections), MW (10% of sections), MR (6% of sections), R (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- John Matthew Nisbet (27% of students) · reviews
- Anthony Woodall (19% of students) · reviews
- Patrick Jones (18% of students) · reviews
- Donathan Brown (18% of students) · reviews
Spring
- John Matthew Nisbet (45% of students) · reviews
- Donathan Brown (39% of students) · reviews
- Katherine Haenschen (16% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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