Fall 2026

Topics in Mass Communication

JOURN 880 is a graduate-level course offering an in-depth investigation of specific topics in mass communication.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Sijia Yang

Summary

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Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: Reviewers rated the difficulty as 4 out of 5, indicating a challenging experience.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

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JOURN 880

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Dhavan Shah describe the Internet and Politics seminar as a great class that is highly recommended.

DHAVAN SHAH is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2012, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SIJIA YANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SEM 061Classroom Instruction14 / 121

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: A highly recommended seminar on Internet and Politics that reviewers describe as a great class.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: Reviewers rated the difficulty as 4 out of 5, indicating a challenging experience.

Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: The course is viewed positively, with one reviewer explicitly recommending it.

Topics

  • Mass communication

Skills

  • In-depth investigation of mass communication topics

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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JOURN 880 · Fall 2026

Topics in Mass Communication

Recorded 2026-09-07
JOURN 880 · Fall 2026

AI & Democratic Futures

Recorded 2026-09-07
JOURN 880 · Fall 2026

Exp Design & Analysis

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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