CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES

COMARTS 346

Course Description

Traces the Internet's history, reception, audience, industries, rhetorics, fictional and filmic narratives, and potential as a purveyor and transmitter of culture and values.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

COMARTS 608 and COMARTS 547

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.24

1.95% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.92%

0.73% from Historical

A Rate

31.25%

110.47% from Historical

Class Size

2.76% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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