COMMST 399Communication Inquiry

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Communication Studies

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course identifies critical communication inquiry at the individual, group, public, and collective levels of theory and practice. Students will work to develop strategies of engagement or thinking that could extend, modify, or overturn standing theoretical positions and initiate new inquiry. Critique and criticism are developed in order to explore advanced questions within the field of Communication Studies, and students are introduced to critical research methods used by scholars in the field of Communication Studies.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - COMMST101 - Theories of Communication (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
SEM 001	3914	0 / 30	TTh 13:00–14:20
SEM 002	8492	0 / 30	TTh 10:00–11:20
SEM 701	1520	49 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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