COM 2403 credits
COM 240: Introduction to Mass Communication
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- Considers formal organization, functions, and development of mass media; communication as a social process; audience characteristics; structured networks; and communication in bureaucracies.
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Professors who have taught COM 240
- Derek Lackaff
- Hua (helen) Wang
- Joseph Sirianni
- Junhao Hong
- Kenton Anderson
- Mary Beth Fortunato
- Matthew Grizzard
- Matthew Vollmer
- Yotam Ophir
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