Thematic Concentration:
Information Science and Technology in Society
2011-2012 Course List
Study of the effects of information technology and technologies—e.g., computers, digital artifacts, and mass media—on society, including social institutions, groups, processes, and structures. The concentration also permits exploration of how social and cultural forces shape information technologies, including human-computer interfaces, the diffusion of IT, and its regulation.
| Foundational Courses |
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COMM 1A: Media, Technologies, Peoples, and Society (5, NO) |
COMM 1B: Media, Culture, and Society (5, W) |
COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects (5, W) |
COMM 117: Digital Journalism (5, W) |
COMM 120: Digital Media in Society (5, NO) |
COMM 169: Computers and Interfaces (5, NO) |
COMM 172: Media Psychology (5, S) |
COMM 182: Virtual Communities and Social Media (4-5, A) |
CS 105: Introduction to Computers (3-5, A/W/S) |
CS 106A: Programming Methodology (3-5, A/W/S) |
CS 147: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Design (3-4, A) |
MS&E 189: Social Networks – Theory, Methods, and Applications (3, A) |
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| Advanced Courses |
COMM 108, 117, 120, 169, 172, or 182 taken at a non-introductory level by arrangement
with professor or taken at the 200-level (e.g., 208, 217, 220, 269, 272 or 282) |
COMM 131: Media Ethics and Responsibility (4-5, NO) |
COMM 137W: The Dialogue of Democracy (4-5, W) |
COMM 166: Virtual People (5, S) |
COMM 168/268: Experimental Research in Advanced User Interfaces (1-5, NO) |
CS 181: Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy (4, S) |
CS 247 & 247L: Human-Computer Interaction Design Studio (3-4, W) & Technology Lab (1, W) |
CS 255: Introduction to Cryptography (3, W) |
CS 377: Topics in Human-Computer Interaction (2-3, NO) |
CS 378: Phenomenological Foundations of Cognition, Language, and Computation (3-4, NO) |
EDUC 358X: Learning, Sharing, Publishing, and Intellectual Property (1-4, W) |
Sample Concentration:
- Comm 1A [Foundational]
- Comm 120 [Foundational]
- Comm 169 [Foundational]
- CS 147
- CS 247 [Advanced]
Center of Gravity: Communication