2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar

Communication Studies: Business Communication; Media and Communication Studies

This program is offered through the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film

Chair

Jennifer Good

Academic Administrator

TBD

Academic Advisor/Experiential Learning Co-ordinator

Megan Johnson

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Tamara Milicevic

905-688-5550, extension 4290

Scotiabank Hall 309

brocku.ca/cpcf

The Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film offers four separate programs of study in Business Communication, Media and Communication Studies, Film Studies, and Popular Culture. A four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours degree, a 4 Year BA with Major, and a three-year program leading to the BA Pass degree is offered in all four programs. In addition, the Department is involved in programs with community colleges which offer students the opportunity to earn an honours degree in Communication Studies and a college diploma or certificate.

Business Communication is an interdisciplinary program combining the study of communication with the study of some aspects of business. The program aims to equip the student with a sound theoretical basis for analysing and practicing communication within the business environment.

Students admitted to Business Communication may continue in the program upon successful completion of Years 1 and 2 with a minimum 65 percent major average in each year. A student with a major average lower than 65 percent will not be permitted to continue in Business Communication. Students wishing to proceed to Year 4 Honours require a minimum 70 percent major average. Students wishing to proceed to Year 4 with Major in Business Communication require a minimum 65 percent major average.

Media and Communication Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the impact of media and communication in the creation of meaning, identity, and social change, emphasizing the study of media content, audiences, and institutions in their political, economic, and social contexts in Canada and elsewhere.

Journalism

The Journalism program involves courses offered through Brock and Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology. This five-year program combines courses and training in journalism/print settings at Mohawk College with an Honours degree in Communication Studies at Brock University. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in journalism and broadcasting. The program allows students to gain applied skills and training, and theoretical knowledge about a variety of topics in Communication Studies. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will typically be granted both a degree from Brock, and a diploma in Journalism from Mohawk College in total of only five years. Applicants must complete Year 1 with a minimum 70 per cent major average and a minimum of 70 per cent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 per cent overall average during Years 2 and 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Journalism-Print and Broadcast program are available at brocku.ca/social-sciences/collaborative-programs

Public Relations

The Public Relations program involves courses offered through Brock and Mohawk College. This four-year program combines courses and training in Public Relations at Mohawk College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in public relations. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Communication Studies degree from Brock and a Public Relations certificate from Mohawk. Applicants must complete Year 1 with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 70 percent overall average to be consider for admission to the program. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirement to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited, Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Public Relations program are available at brocku.ca/social-sciences/collaborative-programs

Program Notes

1.	Eligibility to continue in the first three years of the Business Communication program requires a minimum 65 percent major average. To continue to Year 4 in the with Major program requires a minimum 65 percent major average. The major average is calculated using all major-designated courses. Students who do not achieve the required major average may request an opportunity to upgrade their marks. Any subsequent reinstatement as a major is subject to departmental approval.
2.	Students must apply to the department to proceed to year 4 (honours) of the program. Admission requires a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent overall average.
3.	Students in Journalism are recommended to take WRDS 2P18, 3P18 and 3P98.
4.	In 20 credit Honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In this 20 credit BA with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four and one-half credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least one and one-half credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Business Communication

Year 1

	COMM 1P91, 1P92, 1P96 and 1P97
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P20, 2P50, 2P65 and 2P98
	one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91
	MKTG 2P51 and 2P52
	one elective credit

Year 3

	COMM 3P15, 3P18, 3P19 and 3P62
	one COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	OBHR 2P51 and 2P52
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One COMM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one COMM credit numbered 4(alpha)02 or above
	two credits from ENTR, MKTG, OBHR numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit

Media and Communication Studies

Year 1

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P20, 2P50 and 2P98
	one COMM credit or one of FILM 2P90 and 2P99, LING 1P94 and 1P95, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99
	one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91
	one-half COMM credit
	one elective credit

Year 3

	COMM 3P15, 3P18, 3P19, 3P20 and 3P21
	one-half COMM credit
	one COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit

Year 4

	Two COMM credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two COMM credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
	one elective credit

BA with Major Business Communication

Year 1

	COMM 1P91, 1P92, 1P96 and 1P97
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P20, 2P50, 2P65 and 2P98
	one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91
	MKTG 2P51 and 2P52
	one elective credit

Year 3

	COMM 3P15, 3P18, 3P19 and 3P62
	one COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	OBHR 2P51 and 2P52
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One-half COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)89
	one COMM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)01
	one and one-half credits from ENTR, MKTG, OBHR numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

BA with Major Media and Communication Studies

Year 1

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P20, 2P50 and 2P98
	one COMM credit or one of FILM 2P90 and 2P99, LING 1P94 and 1P95, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99
	one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91
	one-half COMM credit
	one elective credit

Year 3

	COMM 3P15, 3P18, 3P19, 3P20 and 3P21
	one-half COMM credit
	one COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One and one-half COMM credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89
	one and one-half COMM credits numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)01
	two elective credits

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Concentration in Digital Culture

Students may earn a Concentration in Digital Culture by successfully completing the following courses together with the requirements for a BA (Honours) in Business Communication, Media and Communication Studies or Popular Culture:

	COMM 1P91, 1P92, 2P15, 2P20, 2P26, 2P98 and 3P19
	COMM 2P90 or 2P91
	two credits from COMM 3P26, 3P31, 3P63, 3P90, 3P91, 3P92, 4P35

Minor Program

Minor in Digital Culture

Students may obtain a Minor in Digital Culture by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 per cent overall average:

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92, or CPCF 1F25
	COMM 2P20 or 2P98
	one credit from COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91
	one and one-half credits from COMM 2F00, 2P20, 2P26, 2P90, 2P91, 2P98, 3P19, 3P26, 3P31, 3P90, 3P91, 3P92, 3Q98, 4P35

Minor in Media Studies

Students in disciplines other than Media and Communication Studies may obtain a Minor in Media Studies by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 per cent overall average:

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92, or CPCF 1F25
	one credit from COMM 2P20, 2P91, 2P98
	two credits from COMM 2F00, 2P20, 2P26, 2P70, 2P91, 2P94, 2P98, 3P15, 3P17, 3P18, 3P19, 3P20, 3P22, 3P55, 3P73, 3P93, 3Q93, 3Q98

Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement

Journalism - Mohawk College

Communication Studies (Honours only)

Year 1

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
	COMM 1P96 and 1P97, or one elective credit
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P18, 2P20 and 2P50
	two COMM credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 4)

Year 3

	COMM 2P98, 3P15 and 3P18
	one-half COMM credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	two COMM credits numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
	one elective credit (see program note 4)

Years 4 and 5

taken at Mohawk College

Public Relations- Mohawk College

Communication Studies (Honours only)

Year 1

	COMM 1P91 and 1P92
	COMM 1P96 and 1P97, or one elective credit
	FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit

Year 2

	COMM 2P15, 2P20, 2P50, 2P65 and 2P98
	one-half COMM credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one and one-half COMM credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one-half elective credit

Year 3

taken at Mohawk College

Year 4

	COMM 3P15 and 3P18
	one and one-half COMM credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two COMM credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
	one-half elective credit

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

COMMUNICATION STUDIES COURSES

COMM 1P91

Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Key Themes

Major theories, methods and issues involved in studying communication and media from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics may include media analysis, representation, media influence, audiences, identity.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 1F90.

COMM 1P92

Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Key Concepts

Key concepts, approaches and issues related to studying media and communication from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics may include media platforms, social media, celebrity, transmedia storytelling, branding.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 1F90.

COMM 1P96

Professional Communication

Introduction to theory and practice of professional communication focusing on applied rhetoric for organizational contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week

Restriction: open to BCMN majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 1P97

Introduction to Communication in Business

Theory and practice of business communication; including structures of organizations, strategy, leadership, conflict resolution, ethics, organizational culture; gender and cross-cultural relations in organizations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week

Restriction: open to BCMN and TOUR majors until date specified in Registration guide. Not open to BBA majors.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Students will not receive earned credit for COMM 1P97 if MGMT 1P51 has been successfully completed.

*COMM 2F00

New Media Literacy

(also offered as FILM 2F00 and PCUL 2F00)

Practical training in a repertoire of skills and tools essential to functioning in new media environments, and critical analytical training in key issues and theories related to the contemporary information age.

Restriction: students must have minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

#COMM 2P14

Technical Writing

(also offered as WRDS 2P14)

Processes of technical writing and editing. Document design for scientific, corporate and industrial communication. Practical experience in the production of technical documents.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one credit from COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WRDS (WRIT) 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 2P14.

*COMM 2P15

Research Methods in Communication and Culture

(also offered as PCUL 2P15)

Introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods for communication and popular culture research.

Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P16

Communication for Organizations

(also offered as WRDS 2P16)

Theory, strategies and practice of writing for both business and public organizations.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one credit from COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WRDS (WRIT) 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 2P16.

#COMM 2P18

Reporting and News Writing for Mass Media

(also offered as PCUL 2P18 and WRDS 2P18)

News gathering, writing, and editing for print and electronic media; journalistic style and conventions; interviewing and other information-gathering techniques; editing basics.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL,WRDS (single or combined) majors, RWRT and WRDS minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one credit from COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, PCUL 1F92, WRDS (WRIT) 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 2P18.

#COMM 2P20

Theories of Popular Culture

(also offered as FILM 2P20 and PCUL 2P20)

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of various forms of popular culture. Critical and research skills specific to studies in popular culture.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined), PCUL majors, DCUL, MEST and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, CANA 1F91, FILM 1F94, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P21

Canadian Popular Culture

(also offered as CANA 2P21, FILM 2P21 and PCUL 2P21)

Survey of the media in Canada. Studies in the popular arts, referencing the ways that institutions (CBC, NFB) and selected artists identify and express a Canadian cultural imagination.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, CANA, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, CANA, FILM (single or combined), PCUL majors, GHUM, SOSC students and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration Guide.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 2P26

The Information Society

(also offered as PCUL 2P26)

Concepts such as surveillance, social sorting and control within our networked lives. Historic precursors to computing as well as contemporary and emerging technologies from our everyday lives.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, IASC majors and DCUL, MEST minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, IASC 1F01 (1F00), PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 2P50

Communication Theory

Survey of theory, such as cognitive approaches to message reception, symbolic interactionism, interpersonal and group communication theories, communication analysis and theories of the mass media and their functions in society. Criteria to evaluate theories.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single and combined), and PCUL majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), FILM 1F94, PSYC 1F90, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 2F50.

COMM 2P51

Language and Communication

Interconnections between language and its cultural and communicative meanings in terms of their situational, interactional, and functional features.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 2P52

Nonverbal Communication

Introduction to nonverbal communication in interpersonal, intercultural and mass media contexts. Topics may include kinesics and proxemics, the role of gesture, clothing, and social behaviour in communication.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P54

Documentary Film

(also offered as FILM 2P54 and SOCI 2P54)

History, theory, aesthetics and cultural implications of documentary film and other visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, FILM 1F94, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 2P55

Interpersonal Communication

How people use verbal and nonverbal cues to interact in personal and social relationships.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P56

Canadian Cinema

(also offered as FILM 2P56 and PCUL 2P56)

Critical and historical study of Canadian cinema.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, FILM 1F94, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 2P63

Communication Design

(also offered as PCUL 2P63 and WRDS 2P63)

Communication through imagery and typography, including grid usage, composition, visual hierarchy, content development and scale.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one credit from COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, PCUL 1F92, WRDS (WRIT) 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 2P63.

COMM 2P65

Organizational Culture

Comparison of competing approaches and contemporary debates in cultural analysis of organizations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P70

Popular Music and Society

(also offered as MUSI 2P70, PCUL 2P70 and SOCI 2P70)

Critical approaches to popular music in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, MUSI (single or combined), PCUL and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in the Registration guide. After that date open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, MUSI (single or combined), PCUL, SOCI (single or combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students, MEST and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, MUSI 1F00, 1F50, 1P50, PCUL 1F92, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P71

Popular Arts and the Modern Middle East

(also offered as HIST 2P71 and PCUL 2P71)

This course examines Middle Eastern popular culture and art from historical perspectives. It explores the influence and role of internet, music, cinema and theater, paintings, sports, foods and fashion in the daily life of people in the Middle East and their historical transformations through modernization and globalization. The course investigates how class, gender, economy and politics shaped and reshaped the artistic representations and popular culture in the region.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 2P90

Networks, Digital Identities and Interactions

(also offered as IASC 2P90)

Introduction to foundations of the Internet, online communities and social networking. Critical engagement with identity and interactive communication practices in our digitally mediated lives.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), IASC 1F01 (1F00), IASC 1P04 and 1P05 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 2P91

Social Media

(also offered as IASC 2P91 and PCUL 2P91)

Theory, philosophy and politics of Social Media as a communicative mode. Politics of participatory and commodified culture online and processes of planning content to convey a narrative or convene a community.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, GAMD, IASC majors and DCUL, MEST minors until date specified in the Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, PCUL 1F92, IASC 1F01 (1F00) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P92

Hip Hop and the Urban Working Class

(also offered as LABR 2P92, PCUL 2P92 and SOCI 2Q92)

Global urban working class life through the lens of hip hop culture. Topics may include the impact of neoliberal globalization, precarious work, the informal economy, and the ways in which race, class and gender shape experiences of social and economic life in the global city.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 4.0 credits.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR 2P91 and SOCI 2Q92.

#COMM 2P93

Popular Narrative

(also offered as ENGL 2P93, FILM 2P93 and PCUL 2P93)

Analysis of storytelling across different media such as novels, film, television, the Internet and video games.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), FILM (single or combined), PCUL and WRDS (single and combined) majors.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, FILM 1F94, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2P94

Popular Cinema

(also offered as FILM 2P94 and PCUL 2P94)

Popular cinema as art and institution emphasizing film genres and cultural contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of CPCF 1F25, FILM 1F94, PCUL 1F92.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 2P98

Media Industries

(also offered as PCUL 2P98 and SOCI 2P98)

Canadian media production in its economic, political and technological environments.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single and combined), PCUL, SOCI (single and combined) majors, DCUL, MEST, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, PCUL 1F92, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2Q91

Ethnography and Popular Culture

(also offered as PCUL 2Q91)

Ethnographic approaches to the study of folk culture and popular entertainment, past and present.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, FILM 1F94, PCUL 1F92.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2Q92

The History and Culture of Role-Playing Games

(also offered as PCUL 2Q92)

Tabletop gaming culture from the 1970s to the 2000s. Topics may include realism versus fantasy, moral panics and nostalgia.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: minimum 4 overall credits.

Note: labs introduce basic game design. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 3Q91.

#COMM 2Q94

Class, Country Music, and Social Change

(also offered as LABR 2Q94 and PCUL 2Q94)

Multidisciplinary analysis of the intersections between class, country music, and social and cultural changes in North America. Topics may include the history of the genre and subgenres; the cultural politics of country music; musicians as workers; and the ways in which race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality are presented in the genre.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CPCF 1F25, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90), WGST 1F90.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 2Q96

Art of Activism: Sexuality to Racial Justice

(also offered as FILM 2Q96, PCUL 2Q96, VISA 2Q96 and WGST 2Q96)

Introduction to the ways marginalized and criminalized populations employ the arts of social change. Topics may include feminist activism, migrant rights, defunding the police and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Artists, film makers and activists in Canada will be featured.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3P01

Directed Reading

Tutorial combined with one or more research papers or projects in an area of Communication Studies of mutual interest to the student and instructor.

Restriction: permission of the Undergraduate Program Adviser.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a faculty member in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Adviser and must submit a written contract signed by the faculty member to the Undergraduate Program Adviser before registration. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P03

Advanced Studies in Popular Narrative

(also offered as ENGL 3P03, FILM 3P03 and PCUL 3P03)

Case studies in the adaptation of popular texts across media.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P93.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P15

Media Analysis

(also offered as PCUL 3P15)

Introduction to methods of media analysis. Comparison of theoretical and methodological approaches to mediated content, production, consumption, and reception.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P15.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P18

Audience Studies

(also offered as FILM 3P18 and PCUL 3P18)

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the understanding of audiences for media and cultural products, including print, sound, film, broadcasting and digital media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P19

Communication and Media Policy

(also offered as PCUL 3P19)

Historical trends in objectives and implementation of communication policies. Topics include public broadcasting, subsidies, protection, regulation and effect of international trade on domestic media policy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors, DCUL and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P98.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P20

Television Studies

(also offered as FILM 3P20 and PCUL 3P20)

Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to television.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined), PCUL, STAC majors and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P21

Canadian Television

(also offered as FILM 3P21 and PCUL 3P21)

Historical, theoretical and critical approaches to Canadian television.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined), PCUL, STAC majors and PCUL minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 3P20 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P22

Media and Sport

(also offered as PCUL 3P22 and SPMA 3P22)

Relations between sport organizations, the mass media and popular culture. Topics may include the commodification of sport, media rights, sponsorship, fan cultures, and the representation of sports in journalism and popular entertainment.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P98, SPMA 2P65 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM (PCUL/SPMA) 2P22.

#COMM 3P25

Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations

(also offered as PSYC 3P25)

Introduction to the psychological dimensions of membership in social groups, and how groups relate to each other. Topics may include social identity theory, privilege, intersectionality, racism, sexism, classism, substance use-related stigma, collective action and resistance, crowd psychology, prejudice reduction, intergroup contact and multiculturalism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to PSYC (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 3P33.

#COMM 3P26

Social and Cultural Aspects of Digital Gaming

(also offered as PCUL 3P26)

Critical investigation of digital gaming, particularly of the interrelationships among past and present games, culture and media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20, or IASC 1P04 and 1P05.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3P31

Networked Activism, Advocacy & Collective Action

Examination of key concepts, perspectives, current debates, and controversies related to activism, advocacy, and collective action in the digital era, particularly the role of digital media and communication technologies on social cause engagement and participation.

Lectures, Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P91

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3P51

Language and Public Communication

Constitutive function of language in public affairs. Topics may include the role of language in public discourse, social issues and movements, and social, political and cultural activism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P50 (2F50).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P54

Issues in Documentary Film

(also offered as FILM 3P54 and SOCI 3P54)

Advanced studies in selected aspects of documentary film and other related media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P54.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P55

Advertising in Context

(also offered as PCUL 3P55)

Methodological and critical approaches to contemporary advertising in its cultural, social and political-economic contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors, MEST and PCUL minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P56

Issues in Canadian Cinema

(also offered as FILM 3P56)

Advanced studies in selected aspects of Canadian cinema.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P56.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3P62

Public Relations and Integrated Marketing Communication

Examination of the public relations process; role, functions, historical evolution and relevance to effective marketing communication strategy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P63

Digital Design and Communication

(also offered as PCUL 3P63 and WRDS 3P63)

Introduction to digital design focusing on visual communication by using Adobe software and the Macintosh computer.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, WRDS (single or combined) majors, RWRT and WRDS minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 3P63.

#COMM 3P73

Popular Music and Youth Culture

(also offered as MUSI 3P73, PCUL 3P73 and SOCI 3P73)

Cultural relation between young people and popular music. Topics include music's role in the formation of identity, the connection between musical taste and various forms of youth fashion or style, and the impact of new technologies on the ways in which young people access music.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P70 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P75

Cultures of Consumption

(also offered as PCUL 3P75)

Commodities within social life. Topics may include digital consumerism, value creation, modes of exchange, shopping spaces, fashion cycles, consumer identity, status formation, lifestyle construction and ethical consumption debates.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P80

Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour

(also offered as PSYC 3P80)

Social psychology of interpersonal attraction and relationships, as studied through experimental, correlational and longitudinal designs. Reinforcement, exchange, attributional, equity and balance models. Levels of relationships. Aspects of the maintenance and dissolution of relationships and of interpersonal psychopathology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PSYC (single or combined) majors and PSYC minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or 3.0 PSYC credits above PSYC 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 1F90.

Note: PSYC 2P30 (2F30) recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P90

Advanced Topics in Digital Culture

(also offered as IASC 3P90)

Contemporary and digital culture issues emerging from industry practices, scholarly research and user activities.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3P91

Information Technology: Policies and Issues

Historical and contemporary perspectives on information policy. Topics may include privacy, security, copyright, intellectual property, open source software, Internet regulation, digital literacy, and universal access.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P92

Technology and Culture

(also offered as IASC 3P92 and PCUL 3P92)

Critical analysis of the ways in which culture and technology are mutually productive of one another using historical, contemporary and emerging examples drawn from everyday life.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P26, 2P90, 2P91 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3P93

Indigenous People in Media and Popular Culture

(also offered as CANA 3P93, PCUL 3P93 and SOCI 3P93)

Historical and contemporary representations of Indigenous people in mainstream media and popular culture. Indigenous interventions in production of cultural content and media structures.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, CANA, PCUL, SOCI (single or combined) majors and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), CANA 1F91, SOCI 2P00 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P94

Film Genre

(also offered as FILM 3P94 and PCUL 3P94)

Genre theory, its history, development and application to cinema.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P96

Issues in Popular Culture

(also offered as FILM 3P96 and PCUL 3P96)

Specialized studies in popular culture and its role in specific social, historical or theoretical contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20 or FILM 2P90 (2F90).

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P97

Gender and Cinema to the 1960s

(also offered as FILM 3P97, PCUL 3P97 and WGST 3P97)

Representation of gender, sexuality, race and class, and implications of spectatorship and ideology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90), one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3P98

Gender and Contemporary Cinema

(also offered as FILM 3P98, PCUL 3P98 and WGST 3P98)

Representation of gender, sexuality, race and class via ideology, feminism, queer theory, and spectatorship in film and video texts since the 1960s.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90), one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3Q90

Indigenous Cultural Production and Activism

(also offered as DART 3Q90, INDG 3Q90, PCUL 3Q90, SOCI 3Q90 and WGST 3Q90)

Draws on cultural, experiential and theoretical texts to better understand Indigenous epistemologies. Examples include ImagineNative and community arts projects.

Lectures, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), one INDG (ABST) credit, PCUL 1F92, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90), WGST 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the instructor.

Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3Q92

Food and Popular Culture

(also offered as PCUL 3Q92)

Studies of food in media and everyday life. Topics may include food on screens and in print; celebrity chefs; food and meaning making; cooking and domestic sphere; culture and table manners; taste; political economy of food; contemporary food rituals; dietary subcultures.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3Q93

Issues in International Communication

Current theory and research in international communication; evolution of communication networks and global media flows within their historical, political and economic contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN majors and MEST minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3Q94

Television Genres

(also offered as FILM 3Q94 and PCUL 3Q94)

Genre theory and its application to popular television.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 2P20, FILM 2P90 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3Q95

Issues in Intercultural Communication

Current theory and research in intercultural communication; relationship between communication and culture; comparison of communication codes and norms emphasizing face-to-face interaction.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P50 (2F50) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3Q96

Representation Matters

(also offered as FILM 3P91 and PCUL 3P91)

Theoretical approaches to studying representation in film and screen spectatorship. Topics may include psychoanalysis, critical race theory, Marxist theory, and other contemporary theoretical fields used in the analysis of film and visual media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 and COMM 2P20

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM/PCUL 3P91.

#COMM 3Q97

Events Management

(also offered as PCUL 3Q97 and TOUR 3Q97)

Introduction to events management. Topics include event types and contexts; conceptualization, planning and design; marketing and sponsorship; budgeting and financial management; managing human and volunteer resources; staging and logistics; risk management, evaluation and sustainability.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined), PCUL, TMGT and TREN majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20 or TOUR 2P31.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 3Q98

The Psychology of Screens (Television and Beyond)

(also offered as IASC 3Q98, PCUL 3Q98 and PSYC 3Q98)

Cognitive responses to mediated communication including television and new/emerging information and communication technologies. Focus on cognitive effects, theories and research.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 1P91 and 1P92 (1F90), IASC 1F01, IASC 1P04 and 1P05, PSYC 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM (PCUL/PSYC) 3P95 and COMM 3Q20.

COMM 3Q99

Conflict and Negotiation

Advanced study of interpersonal communication focused upon conflict. Topics include conflict models, alternative dispute resolution and negotiation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P50 (2F50), 2P55 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 3R90

Sound and Vision: The Rockumentary

(also offered as FILM 3R90 and PCUL 3R90)

Intersection of the music and film industries through an in-depth study of the popular music documentary (rockumentary), its history and its contexts.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): FILM 1F94 and one of COMM 2P20, 2P54, 2P70.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 3V50-3V59

Special Topics in Communication Studies

Topics selected on the basis of instructional expertise and student interest.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P50 (2F50), 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

COMM 3V90-3V99

Advanced Topics in Communication Studies

Topics selected on the basis of instructional expertise and student interest.

Lectures, screening, seminar, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

COMM 4F80

Directed Reading

Directed individual or group reading in an area of Communication Studies.

Restriction: open to BMCN, COMM and MCMN majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 80 percent major average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Undergraduate Program Adviser.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a faculty member in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Adviser and must submit a written contract, signed by the faculty member, to the Undergraduate Program Adviser, before registration. The reading may not be on the topic or with the faculty member of the student's COMM 4F99 thesis. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4F99

Honours Thesis

Thesis to be based on individual study and research carried out under the supervision of a faculty adviser.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 80 percent major average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Undergraduate Program Adviser.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a faculty member in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Adviser and must submit a written contract, signed by the faculty member, to the Undergraduate Program Adviser, before registration. The reading may not be on the topic or with the faculty member of the student's COMM 4F80 directed reading. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P03

Applied Studies in Popular Narrative

(also offered as ENGL 4P03, FILM 4P03 and PCUL 4P03)

Practical, historical and theoretical approaches to popular narratives.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 3P03.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P06

Advanced Studies in Popular Culture

(also offered as FILM 4P06 and PCUL 4P06)

Issues in popular culture and its role in specific social, historical and theoretical contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; plus weekly screening.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 3P96.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P10

Language and Discourse: Theory and Practice

(also offered as ENGL 4P10 and WRDS 4P10)

Analysis of the relation between stylistic features and discursive contexts; encoding and enacting of social worlds and relations in text (both literary and non-literary); introduction to the field of discourse studies in general, emphasizing critical discourse analysis.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to ENCW (single or combined), ENGL (single or combined), ENGL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and WRDS (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and the Chair.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT 4P10.

*COMM 4P14

Advanced Research in Cultural Industries

(also offered as PCUL 4P14)

Advanced research into the national and international development, operations, and political economy of a single cultural industry. Topics may include press, periodicals, radio, music, film, television or interactive media industries.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and MEST minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 4P18

Media and the Natural Environment

(also offered as PCUL 4P18)

Media constructions of the natural environment, environmental movements and environmental issues such as pollution, climate change and consumerism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and MEST minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P23

Research on Media and Popular Culture

(also offered as PCUL 4P23 and SOCI 4P23)

Advanced research seminar on the relations between mass media and popular culture.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL, SOCI (single or combined) majors, MEST, CRAS and SOCI minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): COMM 2P98 (3P14) or 3P15.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 4P28

Special Topics in Video Production

(also offered as FILM 4P28)

Theory, practice and technique of filmmaking, focusing on idea development, creative process and methods of production.

Workshop, seminar, 3 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): three FILM credits.

Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P30

Theories of Mass Culture

(also offered as FILM 4P30 and PCUL 4P30)

Studies in cultural theory and its application to mass media texts, referencing the work of the Frankfurt School, French Structuralism and British Cultural Studies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined), PCUL majors, DCUL and MEST minors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P31

Theories of the Visible

(also offered as FILM 4P31 and PCUL 4P31)

Central 20th-century developments in theories of visibility and their relevance to the field of media studies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P32

Comparative Mass Media

(also offered as POLI 4P32)

Selected problems concerning the mass media and the political process in Canada and other countries.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and either a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average or approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): COMM 3P17 or permission of the instructor.

Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P33

Gender and Communication

Scholarly theory, social scientific studies, and critical analyses of gender and communication across a range of contexts, including personal relationships, organizations and the media. Application of course material to everyday communication and interaction.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P34

Taste and Cultural Politics

(also offered as FILM 4P34 and PCUL 4P34)

Application of cultural theories to the analysis of taste, distinction, class, cultural standards and moral panics, transgression and trash culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BMCN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P35

Data and Society

Topics may include open data, big data, social media and algorithms.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: students will analyze a data set and apply their findings. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P50

Ethnography of Communication

Anthropological approaches to cultural variations in communication, particularly verbal communication. Purposes to which speech is put and the way it is organized for these purposes in different cultural contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P51

Language and Power

Role of language in the creation and maintenance of ideology and power structures. Topics include political rhetoric, religious discourse, language in the professions (law, medicine).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P53

Interpersonal Dialogue

Theories of dialogue developed for relational communication and their application to relational processes such as listening and conflict.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 4P55

History of Advertising

(also offered as PCUL 4P55)

Historical research into the development of Canadian advertising practices in an international context. Evaluation of the cultural and economic impact of advertising on the mass media and the role of advertising in the formation of a consumer culture.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P57

Crisis Communication

Examination of public relations crisis communication theory and its practical applications including the pre-crisis , crisis response , and recovery stages, with an emphasis on crisis response strategies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): COMM 3P62.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P58

Ecocinema: History, Theory and Practice

(also offered as FILM 4P58 and PCUL 4P58)

Topics may include climate change, species degradation/extinction, resource extraction and other industrial practices (including hydrocarbonized film industrial practices), forced migration, slow violence and eco-trauma, as well as questions of scale, magnitude and the sublime in nature.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM (FILM/PCUL) 4V58. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

#COMM 4P59

Writing Cultural Criticism for the Media

(also offered as FILM 4P59 and PCUL 4P59)

Skills and techniques for reviewing contemporary media culture for publication.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single and combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: weekly writing assignments discussed in a workshop context. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM (FILM/PCUL) 4V59.

#COMM 4P61

Conventions of Screen Realism

(also offered as FILM 4P61 and PCUL 4P61)

How representation and perception of reality have evolved with technology and aesthetics, from the Lumières to reality television.

Lectures, seminar, screening, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P65

Special Topics in Business Communication I

Contemporary issues for business or nonprofit organizations, such as digital communications, crisis communications, ethics or organizational communication.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P66

Special Topics in Business Communication II

Contemporary issues for business or nonprofit organizations, such as digital communications, crisis communications, ethics or organizational communication.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P80

Directed Reading

Directed individual or group readings in an area of Communication Studies.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with a minimum of 14.0 credits, a minimum of 75 per cent major average, approval to year 4 (honours), and permission of the Department.

Note: students are responsible for arranging their course with a faculty member, in consultation with the Academic Adviser and must submit a written proposal, signed by the Undergraduate Program Adviser before registration. The reading may not be on the topic or with the faculty member of the student's COMM 4F99 thesis. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P90

Advanced Research in Digital Culture

Advanced research on the social and cultural implications of computer mediated communication and digital media.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): one of COMM 3P90, 3P91, 3P92.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4P91

Directed Reading in Digital Culture

Tutorial combined with one or more research papers or projects in an area of Digital Culture of mutual interest to the student and instructor.

Restriction: permission of the Undergraduate Program Adviser.

COMM 4V50-4V59

Contemporary Research in Communication Studies

Special topics in contemporary communication research.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

COMM 4V52

2023-2024: Cultures of Entrepreneurialism

Critical approaches to key texts and practices regarding starting a new business, venture or pursuing new ideas. Topics may include discourses of leadership, negotiation, management of problems, priorities, people, tasks and time.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

*COMM 4V57

2023-2024: Visual Culture

(also offered as FILM 4V57 and PCUL 4V57)

Survey of selected practices and phenomena related to visuality in media and culture. Primary focus is on the role of visuality in the production of knowledge and power relations. Topics may include: scientific visualization, themed environments, photographic cultures, museums, and cartography.

Lecture, Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM, MCMN, FILM (single or combined) and PCUL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

COMM 4V60-4V69

Historical Perspectives in Communication Studies

Special topics in communication history.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

COMM 4V70-4V79

Special Topics in International Communication

Special topics in international communication.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COURSE

COMM 4F00

Placement in Communication, Popular Culture or Film

Application of course theories, knowledge, and core concepts to workplace experience. Synthesis and reflection of prior learning. Part-time placement related to communication, popular culture or film in a company, agency or not-for-profit organization. Students are responsible for arranging their own placements in consultation with the department Academic Adviser and Experiential Learning Co-ordinator.

Lectures, 160-hour placement.

Restriction: open to BCMN and MCMN majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Department.

Note: enrolment is limited. Students will be required to complete a major paper setting the placement experience within a theoretical context. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COMM 4P00, 4P01, FILM 4F00, 4P00, 4P01, PCUL 4F00, 4P00 and 4P01.

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