COM 390 - Topics in Contemporary Communication
Department: Communication
Description: This course addresses contemporary trends and innovations in communication methods/processes. Students focus on rapidly changing communication topics. Multiple enrollments allowed if content is different; maximum of 9 hours.
Credit Hours: 3
Graduate Level Course: This course is approved for graduate credit
Current Offerings
Fall 2024
- 001 - Lecture (In Person): M W F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM , Steve Rahko 3.00 hour(s)
- 002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Joseph Zompetti 3.00 hour(s)
Dates: 08/19/2024 - 12/07/2024
Location: Fell Hall 116 (FEL 116)
Instructor: Steve Rahko
Class Notes: Course topic focuses on Race and Visual Rhetoric.
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 08/19/2024 - 12/07/2024
Location: Fell Hall 116 (FEL 116)
Instructor: Joseph Zompetti
Class Notes: The focus of this special topics course will concern persuasion theory as it specifically relates to the general area known as “disinformation.” We will use various elements of persuasion theories through an interpretative analysis to examine how disinformation is historically constituted, perpetuated, and challenged. We will define “disinformation” broadly at first, but we will also distinguish it from misinformation, fake news, propaganda, etc. while also always noting how these concepts overlap and are often mutually reinforcing.