COMM 3501 — Free Speech: Law and Practice
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Provides students with an opportunity to better understand freedom and limits to freedom, particularly in the realm of speech and expression. Materials covered range from the philosophy of freedom to historical legal cases about free speech and the press to political correctness and the repression of dissent.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 88% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
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 100% · T 0% · W 29% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MR (71% of sections), MWR (29% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ryan Ellis (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Ryan Ellis (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app