COM 4913 credits
COM 491: Special Topics in Mass Communication
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- Content varies each semester. Topics include television newscasting, mass communication and cultural studies, contemporary media issues, daytime TV/soaps, information systems, and communication technology.
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- Communication
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Professors who have taught COM 491
- Arun Vishwanath
- Junhao Hong
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