COMM courses at Stanford

100 COMM courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

• COMM 1: Introduction to Communication5-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 1B: Media, Culture, and Society (AMSTUD 1B, FEMGEN 1B)5-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 3: Democracy and Disagreement (CSRE 31, HISTORY 3C, PHIL 30, POLISCI 31, PSYCH 31A, PUBLPOL 3, RELIGST 23X, SOC 13)1-2 units
• COMM 3B: Which Side of History? How Democracy, Technology, and Our Lives Are Being Reshaped in 2025 (EDUC 71, SOC 22)1-1 units
• COMM 100C: Social Media Cultures: Communication Capstone Seminar5-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• COMM 104W: Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News5-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 106: Communication Research Methods (COMM 206)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects (COMM 208)4-5 units · 4.8/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 116: Journalism Law (COMM 216)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 122: Trust and Safety (CS 152, INTLPOL 267)3-3 units
• COMM 124: Truth, Trust, and Tech (COMM 224)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 135W: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics (AMSTUD 135, COMM 235, COMM 335, ETHICSOC 135F, POLISCI 234P, POLISCI 334P)3-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 137W: The Dialogue of Democracy (AMSTUD 137, COMM 237, POLISCI 232T, POLISCI 332T)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 138: Deliberative Democracy Practicum: Applying Deliberative Polling (COMM 238)3-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 140X: Data Science for Social Impact (DATASCI 154, EARTHSYS 153, ECON 163, MS&E 134, POLISCI 154, PUBLPOL 155, SOC 127)5-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 145: Personality and Digital Media (COMM 245)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 152A: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions (COMM 252A, CS 283, GLOBAL 245B, INTLPOL 245B, POLISCI 145B, POLISCI 445B)3-3 units
• COMM 158: Censorship and Propaganda (COMM 258)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 162: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections (AMSTUD 162B, COMM 262, POLISCI 120B)5-5 units
• COMM 164: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (AMSTUD 124L, COMM 264, POLISCI 124L, POLISCI 324L, PSYCH 170, PUBLPOL 164)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 166: Virtual People (COMM 266)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 172: Media Psychology (COMM 272)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• COMM 176: Advanced Digital Journalism Production (COMM 276)4-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• COMM 177A: News Frontiers (COMM 277A)4-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• COMM 177B: Big Local Journalism: a project-based class (COMM 277B)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 177C: Science and Environmental Journalism (COMM 277C, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 277C)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 177D: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Narrative Journalism (COMM 277D)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 177G: Multimedia Environmental Communication (COMM 277G, EARTHSYS 192, EARTHSYS 292)3-3 units
• COMM 177I: Investigative Watchdog Reporting (COMM 277I)4-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• COMM 177M: Environmental Storytelling (COMM 277M, EARTHSYS 177M, EARTHSYS 277M)4-5 units
• COMM 177SW: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Sports Journalism (COMM 277S)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 177T: Building News Applications (COMM 277T)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 177Y: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Foreign Correspondence (COMM 277Y)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 178A: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism (COMM 278A)4-5 units · 3.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 180: Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change (CS 182, ETHICSOC 182, PHIL 82, POLISCI 182, PUBLPOL 182)5-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 184: Race and Media (AMSTUD 184, COMM 284, CSRE 185, CSRE 286)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 186W: Media, Technology, and the Body (COMM 286)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 195: Honors Thesis5-5 units
• COMM 199: Individual Work1-5 units
• COMM 199C: Major Capstone Research3-3 units
• COMM 206: Communication Research Methods (COMM 106)4-5 units
• COMM 208: Media Processes and Effects (COMM 108)4-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 216: Journalism Law (COMM 116)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 224: Truth, Trust, and Tech (COMM 124)4-5 units
• COMM 235: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics (AMSTUD 135, COMM 135W, COMM 335, ETHICSOC 135F, POLISCI 234P, POLISCI 334P)3-5 units
• COMM 237: The Dialogue of Democracy (AMSTUD 137, COMM 137W, POLISCI 232T, POLISCI 332T)4-5 units
• COMM 238: Deliberative Democracy Practicum: Applying Deliberative Polling (COMM 138)3-5 units
• COMM 245: Personality and Digital Media (COMM 145)4-5 units
• COMM 252A: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions (COMM 152A, CS 283, GLOBAL 245B, INTLPOL 245B, POLISCI 145B, POLISCI 445B)3-3 units
• COMM 258: Censorship and Propaganda (COMM 158)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 262: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections (AMSTUD 162B, COMM 162, POLISCI 120B)5-5 units
• COMM 264: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (AMSTUD 124L, COMM 164, POLISCI 124L, POLISCI 324L, PSYCH 170, PUBLPOL 164)4-5 units
• COMM 266: Virtual People (COMM 166)4-5 units
• COMM 272: Media Psychology (COMM 172)4-5 units
• COMM 273D: Public Affairs Data Journalism I4-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• COMM 274D: Public Affairs Data Journalism II4-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• COMM 275: Multimedia Storytelling: Reporting and Production Using Audio, Still Images, and Video3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• COMM 276: Advanced Digital Journalism Production (COMM 176)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 277A: News Frontiers (COMM 177A)4-5 units
• COMM 277B: Big Local Journalism: a project-based class (COMM 177B)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 277C: Science and Environmental Journalism (COMM 177C, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 277C)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 277D: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Narrative Journalism (COMM 177D)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 277G: Multimedia Environmental Communication (COMM 177G, EARTHSYS 192, EARTHSYS 292)3-3 units
• COMM 277I: Investigative Watchdog Reporting (COMM 177I)4-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 17 hrs/wk
• COMM 277M: Environmental Storytelling (COMM 177M, EARTHSYS 177M, EARTHSYS 277M)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• COMM 277S: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Sports Journalism (COMM 177SW)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 277T: Building News Applications (COMM 177T)4-5 units
• COMM 277Y: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Foreign Correspondence (COMM 177Y)4-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• COMM 278A: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Journalism (COMM 178A)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• COMM 279: News Reporting & Writing Fundamentals3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• COMM 280: Immersive (VR/AR) Journalism in the Public Sphere4-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• COMM 281: Exploring Computational Journalism (CS 206)3-3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 284: Race and Media (AMSTUD 184, COMM 184, CSRE 185, CSRE 286)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 286: Media, Technology, and the Body (COMM 186W)4-5 units
• COMM 289P: Journalism Thesis2-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 16 hrs/wk
• COMM 290: Media Studies M.A. Project1-2 units
• COMM 299: Individual Work1-4 units
• COMM 301: Communication Research, Curriculum Development and Pedagogy1-1 units · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• COMM 308: Graduate Seminar in Political Psychology (POLISCI 321, PSYCH 284)1-3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• COMM 311: Theory of Communication1-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 314: Ethnographic Methods (SOC 319)1-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• COMM 317: The Philosophy of Social Science1-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 318: Quantitative Social Science Research Methods1-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• COMM 324: Language and Technology3-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• COMM 326: Advanced Topics in Human Virtual Representation1-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• COMM 335: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics (AMSTUD 135, COMM 135W, COMM 235, ETHICSOC 135F, POLISCI 234P, POLISCI 334P)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 339: Questionnaire Design for Surveys and Laboratory Experiments: Social and Cognitive Perspectives (POLISCI 421K, PSYCH 231, PUBLPOL 339)4-4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• COMM 345: Personality Expression in Digitally Mediated Contexts1-5 units
• COMM 346: Advanced Topics on Individual Differences in Media Psychology1-3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• COMM 352: Statistical Methods for Behavioral and Social Sciences (PSYCH 252)5-5 units
• COMM 361: Law of Democracy (POLISCI 327C)3-3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• COMM 369: Multivariate Analysis, Measurement, and Study of Change in Social Science Research (PSYCH 253)3-3 units
• COMM 372A: The Use of Synthetic Personas in Communication Research1-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• COMM 372B: Social Responses to Technology from TV to AI1-5 units
• COMM 380: Curriculum Practical Training1-5 units
• COMM 385: Media as Ways of Knowing1-5 units
• COMM 387: Bodies as Technology: Media History Between Human and Machine1-5 units · 5.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• COMM 399: Advanced Individual Work1-9 units
• COMM 801: TGR Project
• COMM 802: TGR Dissertation

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