COMM458D

Seminar in Political Communication; Deception in Public Discourse

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This course examines the central role of deception in democratic political discourse. Since antiquity, politicians have not only lied to their constituents about themselves, but also popularized a deceptive idea of democracy. The history of this process will be surveyed and recent examples from U. S. public discourse will be studied.

Sister Courses: COMM458A, COMM458C, COMM458E, COMM458H, COMM458M, COMM458P

Past Semesters

Christopher Swift

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.39 between 51 students*

COMM458D Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 15.69%
A: 27.45%
A+: 3.92%
B-: 3.92%
B: 19.61%
B+: 23.53%
C: 1.96%
C+: 1.96%
W: 1.96%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.