JOUR601

Theories of Journalism and Public Communication

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Prerequisite: Permission of JOUR-Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Survey and evaluation of current communication theories. Attention is given to the nature and function of scientific theory, models of communication behavior, the nature of information, social functions of journalism and public communication, attitude change and persuasive communication and theories of language and meaning.

Fall 2025

Linda Steiner

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Linda Steiner

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Linda Steiner

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Linda Steiner

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Linda Steiner

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Kalyani Chadha

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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 3.37 between 69 students*

JOUR601 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 15.94%
A: 49.28%
B-: 2.9%
B: 7.25%
B+: 10.14%
C: 1.45%
F: 1.45%
W: 7.25%
other: 4.35%
* "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.