Thematic Concentration:
Information and Society
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 (4-5, A) |
| COMM 108: Media Processes and Effects (4-5, A) |
| COMM 117: Digital Journalism (4-5, W) |
| COMM 120: Digital Media in Society (4-5, S) |
| COMM 125: Perspectives on American Journalism (4-5, A) |
COMM 166: Virtual People (4-5, W) |
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| COMM 169: Computers and Interfaces: Psychological and Social Issues (4-5, W) |
| COMM 170: Communication and Children I (4-5, W) |
| COMM 172: Psychological Processing of Media (4-5, S) |
| CS 105: Introduction to Computers (3-5, A-S) |
| CS 106A: Programming Methodology (3-5, A-Sum) |
| CS 106B: Programming Abstractions (3-5, W-S) |
| CS 106X: Programming Methodology and Abstractions (3-5, A-Sum) |
| CS 147: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Design (3-4, A) |
| STS 161: Science on Stage (4, W) |
| STS 163: Risk in Contemporary Culture (4, S) |
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| Advanced Courses |
| COMM 117, 120, 125, 166, 169, 170, or 172 taken at a non-introductory level by arrangement with professor or at 200-level (e.g., 217, 220, 225, 266, 269, 270, or 272) |
| COMM 268: Experimental Research in Advanced User Interfaces (1-5, W-S) |
| CS 201: Computers, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (3-4, NO) |
| CS 206: Technical Foundations of Electronic Commerce (3, NO) |
| CS 247: Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design Studio (3-4, W) |
| CS 255: Introduction to Cryptography (3, W) |
| CS 270/BIOMEDIN 211: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics (3, A) |
| CS 377: Topics in Human-Computer Interaction (3, A-W) |
| CS 378: Phenomenological Foundations of Cognition, Language, and Computation (3-4, W) |
| EDUC 224: Information Technology in the Classroom (3, NO) |
EDUC 229A, B, C, D: Learning Design and Technology* (3, A-Sum) |
| MS&E 430: Tools for Experience Design (3, NO) |
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*
Admission by permission of instructor
Sample Concentration:
- Comm 1A [Foundational]
- Comm 120 (unless taken for STS Core) [Foundational]
- Comm 169 (unless taken for STS Core) [Foundational]
- Comm 268 [Advanced]
- CS 147
- CS 247A [Advanced]
- MS&E 430 [Advanced]
Center of Gravity: Communication
