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Communication Courses at Penn State

Every Communication course at Penn State University, with difficulty, workload, and ratings. 133 courses · 2.5K ratings across the web

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Students give Communication courses 3.6 out of 5, and 65% would take one again.

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Easiest course

COMM320

Introduction to Advertising · 43/100 difficulty

Most challenging

COMM304

79/100 difficulty

All Communication Courses (133)

COMM320Introduction to Advertising

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 134 ratings

COMM403Law of Mass Communications

3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 116 ratings

COMM180Survey of Electronic Media and Telecommunications

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 114 ratings

COMM150

3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 111 ratings

COMM100

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 103 ratings

COMM260WNews Writing and Reporting

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 87 ratings

COMM370Public Relations

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 84 ratings

COMM118Introduction to Media Effects

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 82 ratings

COMM271Principles of Journalism

3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 76 ratings

CAS100CEffective Speech

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 75 ratings

COMM110Media and Democracy

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 69 ratings

COMM205Gender, Diversity and the Media

3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 65 ratings

COMM160Basic News Writing Skills

3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 62 ratings

COMM421WAdvertising Creative Strategies

2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 60 ratings

CAS283Communication and Information Technology I

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 53 ratings

COMM471Public Relations Media and Methods

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 47 ratings

CSD269Deaf Culture

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 46 ratings

COMM242Basic Video/Filmmaking

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 45 ratings

CAS138TRhetoric and Civic Life II

3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 44 ratings

CSD218American Sign Language I

4.9 out of 5 stars4.9· 35 ratings

COMM100NThe Mass Media and Society

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 34 ratings

COMM360Audio News Production

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 31 ratings

COMM420Research Methods in Advertising and Public Relations

2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 31 ratings

COMM473Public Relations Campaigns

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 29 ratings

COMM168American Journalism: Values, Traditions, and Practices

3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 28 ratings

PSU009First-Year Seminar Communications

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 28 ratings

COMM381

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 26 ratings

COMM410Global Media, Culture, and Society

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 26 ratings

COMM465Television Reporting

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 26 ratings

COMM419Comparative National Media in a Global Context

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 25 ratings

COMM250Film History and Theory

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 21 ratings

COMM401Mass Media in History

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 21 ratings

COMM422Advertising Media Planning

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 21 ratings

COMM460WReporting Methods

3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 21 ratings

CAS100H

3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 20 ratings

COMM269Photojournalism

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 19 ratings

COMM310Digital Media Metrics

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 18 ratings

COMM411Cultural Aspects of the Mass Media

4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 18 ratings

PHIL005Film and Philosophy

3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 18 ratings

CAS201

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 17 ratings

COMM150NThe Art of the Cinema

1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 17 ratings

COMM304

2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 17 ratings

LA101H

4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 17 ratings

CAS483Communication and Information Technology II

2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 16 ratings

COMM280

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 16 ratings

COMM170Introduction to the Sports Industry

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 15 ratings

COMM333Film History for Filmmakers I: The Development of the Cinema to 1960

3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 15 ratings

COMM492Internet Law and Policy

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 15 ratings

COMM405Political Economy of Communications

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 14 ratings

PHIL010Critical Thinking

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 14 ratings

CAS175

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 13 ratings

CAS203Interpersonal Communication

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 13 ratings

CAS215

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 13 ratings

COMM387

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 13 ratings

COMM424

4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 12 ratings

COMM481Visual Storytelling for Journalists

4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 12 ratings

CAS100E

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 11 ratings

COMM468Graphic Applications in Print Communications

1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 11 ratings

CAS271N

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 10 ratings

COMM413

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 10 ratings

CAS271

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 9 ratings

COMM150H

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 9 ratings

COMM260

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 9 ratings

COMM345

4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 9 ratings

COMM372Digital Public Relations

1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 9 ratings

COMM421

2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 9 ratings

COMM100S

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 8 ratings

COMM385Media Programming Strategies

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 8 ratings

PHIL123Media Ethics

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 8 ratings

CAS137

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 7 ratings

CAS202

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 7 ratings

COMM373Crisis Communications in Public Relations

3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 7 ratings

COMM460

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings

COMM467

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 7 ratings

LA101

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings

CAS200

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 6 ratings

CAS426WCommunication Ethics

4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 6 ratings

CAS480

1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 6 ratings

COMM451Topics in American Film

4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 6 ratings

COMM455Advanced Film Theory and Criticism

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings

CAS084SFirst-Year Seminar in Communication Arts and Sciences

4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings

CAS321

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 5 ratings

CAS475Studies in Public Address

1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 5 ratings

COMM001Newspaper Practicum

3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings

COMM268Media Graphics Tools

2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 5 ratings

COMM404

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 5 ratings

COMM462

4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings

CAS083S

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings

CAS1

2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 4 ratings

CAS175NPersuasion and Propaganda

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings

CAS383

3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings

CAS83First-Year Seminar in Communication Arts and Sciences

2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 4 ratings

COMM101

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings

COMM197ASpecial Topics

4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings

COMM340

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings

COMM375

2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 4 ratings

COMM464W

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings

COMM489

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 4 ratings

COMM489W

2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 4 ratings

CSD433Aural Rehabilitation

3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings

PSU9

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings

CAS101

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

CAS101NIntroduction to Human Communication

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

CAS250

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings

CAS373The Rhetorics of War and Peace

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings

CAS490Peer Tutoring for Public Speaking

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings

COMM190

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

COMM230

2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings

COMM261

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings

COMM297Special Topics

2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings

COMM297ASpecial Topics

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

COMM408

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings

COMM428B

1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 3 ratings

COMM440

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings

COMM452

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings

COMM453Narrative Theory: Film and Literature

2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 3 ratings

LER465

2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 3 ratings

SPCH1311

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings

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C4091

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C498

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CAS301Rhetorical Theory

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CAS311Methods of Rhetorical Criticism

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CAS411Rhetorical Criticism

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CAS426

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CAS497ASpecial Topics

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COMM2015

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COMM466Public Affairs Broadcasting

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COMM470

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COMM497ISpecial Topics

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COMM498Special Topics

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MEDIA409

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