Emphasis is given to recent research dealing with the impact of political communication on electoral behavior. Mass Communication and Public Opinion. Studies 361 or 381 strongly recommended. This course explores enduring research questions concerning mass communication and public opinion. These issues are then investigated further through a review of relevant research in sociology, political science, social psychology, and mass communication.
Emphasis is given to recent research dealing with the impact of the media on public opinion.
Senior Honors Seminar, I. Section 001. Studies 311 and admission to Honors. No more than 3 credits of Comm. Studies 491-492 may be included in a Communication concentration plan. This is the first in a two-part honors seminar sequence of seminars that Honors concentrators in Communication Studies must take during their senior year while writing a senior thesis.