Fall 2026

Communication Science Colloquium

COMMUNICATION SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM applies social scientific approaches to study interpersonal communication and media effects.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Lyn Van Swol4.1/5

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD

  • Declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD
COMARTS 904

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  • Declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD

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Raw average: 4.28/5 from 68 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LYN VAN SWOL is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 001Classroom Instruction15 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2012: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • interpersonal communication
  • media effects
  • social scientific approaches

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2012— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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UW–Madison

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COMARTS 904 · Fall 2026

Communication Science Colloquium

Recorded 2026-09-07
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