Please note that the course offerings listed below are subject to change based on instructor availability and student demand. 

 

guide to course modality, size, and sections

• Academic Year: Most courses are in-person. A limited number of courses will be offered as fully virtual and some as hybrid (with in person and virtual components). 
• Summer: Undergraduate summer courses in 2025 will be asynchronous, virtual.  Summer courses planned for 2025 will be added to this list as they become available (i.e., the current list is not complete).

 

registration tips

• Use Degree Planner to plan your courses ahead of time. This helps the department better predict the demand for classes (which informs course planning).

 

COURSE	SUMMER 2025	Fall 2025	Winter 2026	Spring 2026
COMS 100, Introduction to the Communication Studies Major	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 101, Public Speaking	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 102, Principles of Oral Communication	No	No	Yes	Yes
COMS 126, Argument and Advocacy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 145, Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 201, Advanced Public Speaking	No	No	No	No
COMS 205, Rhetorical Studies	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 206, Communication Theory	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 208, Performance, Literature, and Culture	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 211, Interpersonal Communication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 213, Organizational Communication	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 215, Media Studies	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 217, Small Group Communication	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 226, Applied Argumentation	No	No	No	No
COMS 250, Forensic Activity	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 270, Selected Topics	No	TBD	TBD	TBD
COMS 301, Business and Professional Communication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 301, Business and Professional Communication	No	Yes	No	No
COMS 308, Group Performance of Literature	No	No	No	Yes
COMS 312, Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Studies	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 313, Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Studies	No	No	No	Yes
COMS 316, Intercultural Communication	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 317, Technology and Human Communication	No	No	No	Yes
COMS 319, Critical Cultural Studies and Communication	No	Yes	No	No
COMS 320, Intergroup Communication	No	No	Yes	No
COMS 322, Persuasion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 330, Classical Rhetorical Theory	No	Yes	No	No
COMS 331, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory	No	No	Yes	Yes
COMS 332, Rhetorical Communication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 350, Advanced Forensic Activity	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 351, Speech and Debate Team	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 384, Media Effects	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 385, Media Criticism	No	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 386, Communication, Media, and Politics	Yes	Yes	No	No
COMS 387, Sports Communication	No	Yes	No	Yes
COMS 390, Environmental Communication	No	No	No	No
COMS 395, Science Communication	No	No	No	No
COMS 400, Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates	No	TBD	TBD	TBD
COMS 404, Video games & Society	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 413, Advanced Organizational Communication	No	No	Yes	No
COMS 418, Health Communication	No	No	Yes	Yes
COMS 420, Nonverbal Communication	No	No	Yes	No
COMS 421, Gender Communication	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 422, Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine	No	No	No	No
COMS 428, Family Communication	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
COMS 430, The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication	No	Yes	No	No
COMS 435, American Political Rhetoric	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
COMS 450, Internship: Communication Studies	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 458, Solving Big World Challenges	No	Yes	No	Yes
COMS 460, Undergraduate Seminar	No	Yes	Yes	No
COMS 461, Senior Project	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COMS 470, Selected Advanced Topics	No	No	Yes	No
COMS 485, Cooperative Education Experience	Yes	Yes	No	No