DIGITAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

COMARTS 509

Course Description

Examines core questions related to the impacts of digital media (including but not limited to the Internet) on processes of political communication and the health of democratic governance in advanced industrialized democracies.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.06

-7.27% from Historical

Completion Rate

91.43%

-4.4% from Historical

A Rate

37.14%

21.51% from Historical

Class Size

22.27% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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