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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COMM15O
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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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