SPCOM 228Public Communication
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- Spring 2023
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2023 and last ran in Spring 2023. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W20
- F20
- W21
- S21
- F21
- W22
- F22
- W23
- S23
Ran in 9 terms, Winter 2020 to Spring 2023.
This course introduces a theoretical framework for understanding the nature and significance of public communication. Strategies and techniques typically employed in political and commercial contexts are examined.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Level at least 2A Speech Communication students; or for Mathematics students one of EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, SPCOM 223
Reviewed on UW Flow
64% liked it64% easy53% useful
From 11 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I find myself using the stuff I learned in this class quite frequently. It also has served me well in interviews, surprisingly enough.
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Very interesting introduction to communication studies! Focuses more on the history and theory of communications rather than how to do it yourself, although there is certainly that too. Very useful for examining communications you encounter in every day life. Grades mostly based on classroom discussions.
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As a non-Arts faculty student, the most liberal arts course I've ever taken. Weekly readings, attendance & participation marks, two presentations, a midterm exam, midterm paper, final exam, and final paper. Relatively easy mark-wise although the material did require class discussion to understand.
May 2019 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
14 posts and comments in 14 threads mention SPCOM 228, June 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2023
commst 228 1 point, 4 comments
“Is commst 228 a good course? Deciding between commst 228 and commst 225 for satisfying list 2 communication requirement. For context I took commst 100 in 1A.”
u/PythagoreanPentagram: “I took SPCOM 228 last term with Jordana Cox and it was awesome! Not sure how different the course will be with a different prof this term tho. Interviewing would probably be more useful for a math/CS student? 228 doesn’t really teach you communication skills tbh. …”
Fall 2022
Prof having a meltdown 377 points, 151 comments
u/Select-Protection-75: “… Courses Taught · SPCOM 101 – Theories of Communication · SPCOM 204 – Leadership, Teams and Communication · SPCOM 227 – Leadership · SPCOM 228 – Public Communication · SPCOM 323 – Speech Writing · SPCOM 324 – Small Group Communication · SPCOM 420 – Persuasion · SPCOM 475 – …”
Best communications course for 1B term 2 points, 5 comments
“ENGL 119 - Comment A SPCOMM 228 - Comment B SPCOMM 223 - Comment C Thanks for all the advice, I’ll treat each one of you a lazeez for your time to respond to this. REALLY APPRECIATED!!!”
u/WolfSuperWarrior: “easy to difficult: - spcom 223 (easy to understand and get work done, least amount of time commitment) - spcom 228 (slightly more effort than spcom 223) - engl 119 (too much work)”
Fall 2021
Which ENGL/SPCOM course to get 95+ 5 points, 4 comments
u/og_darcy: “Does anyone know in which of these courses is it possible to get a 95+? - ENGL 101B - ENGL 108B - ENGL 108D - ENGL 208B - ENGL 210E - ENGL 210F - SPCOM 228”
Fall 2019
Elective and Comm. Course advice 1 point, 0 comments
u/Pocky27: “… Which do you recommend I take: SPCOM 225 Interviewing SPCOM 227 Leadership SPCOM 228 Public Communication And what are some of the most fun/interesting electives I can take as a first year CS student. …”
Spring 2019
What is the easiest way for me to meet the breath and depth requirements? 2 points, 2 comments
u/uwthrow19: “… 119, ENGL 208B, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 378/MTHEL 300, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228. …”
Winter 2018
Can we take 2 communication list I courses to fulfill communication requirement? 0 points, 9 comments
u/psych101needhelp: “… EMLS 110R, ENGL 101A, ENGL 101B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 251A, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228, or an additional course from the first list From the above description, can we assume that we can take 2 communication list 1 course to fulfill the requirement? …”
Fall 2017
Can someone find me this List II list? $25 reward bois 1 point, 1 comment
u/Pwnclub: “Here you go TL;DR: One of: EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS 110R, ENGL 101B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 251A, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228, or an additional course from the first list (being EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, …”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… SPCOM 100 SPCOM 101 SPCOM 102 SPCOM 204 SPCOM 220 SPCOM 223 SPCOM 225 SPCOM 226 SPCOM 227 SPCOM 228 SPCOM 324 SPCOM 335 SPCOM 399 SPCOM 401 SPCOM 430 SPCOM 433 SPCOM 490 SPCOM 499A STAT 202 STAT 206 STAT 220 STAT 221 STAT 230 STAT 231 STAT 240 STAT 322 STAT 330 STAT 331 STAT 332 …”
Fall 2016
Which one of these communication skills requirement courses require the least work? 2 points, 7 comments
u/jrzhao: “… of Business Communication ENGL 251A Criticism 1 SPCOM 225 Interviewing SPCOM 227 Leadership SPCOM 228 Public Communication I think I'll take ENGL108D but I have no idea about the actual work load and I'd like it to be as low as possible. …”
Good suggestion for list 2 communication courses for Math students? 2 points, 2 comments
u/u_waterloo: “… of Business Communication ENGL 251A Criticism 1 SPCOM 225 Interviewing SPCOM 227 Leadership SPCOM 228 Public Communication”
Spring 2016
1st Year Course Questions 1 point, 9 comments
u/uwcskek: “… I'm thinking SPCOM 225 or 227 or 228. 4- (Just a general question now) Is this based on a first come first served basis? Course selection says June 13-20. EDIT (sorry I'm kind of confused...) 5- I still have one more elective is that correct? …”
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