COMMST 402Advanced Race, Culture, and Communication
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Communication Studies
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course is an advanced study of the intersection of communication and race that develops theoretical, critical, and historical perspectives on whiteness and race, racist language and communicative practices, and anti-racist critiques of communication. Students will further explore their own relationships to cultural conceptions of whiteness, race, and ethnicity.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- COMMST226 - Introduction to Race, Culture, and Communication (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
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- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
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- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
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Calendar versions
Undergraduate Calendar
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
- 2026–27 (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar