Communication Studies
Communication Studies is the interdisciplinary study of language, media and culture. How we communicate provides the foundation for forms of community, our institutions and modes of governance, and interaction in the local and global economies. Communication is also necessary to the production and reproduction of culture. In order to understand how social forces, organizations, and cultures operate, we must first understand the role communication plays in their formation.
The program at Laurier offers a four-year honours degree, and a four-year combined honours degree in which Communication Studies is combined with another honours major. The department also offers an innovative MA program with emphases in visual communication and culture, and media, technology and culture.
Honours BA, Combined BA, Concentrations and Minors:
- Alexandra Boutros, PhD
- Greig de Peuter, PhD
- Jonathan Finn, PhD, Undergraduate Advisor
- Jenna Hennebry, PhD, Graduate Program Co-ordinator
- Andrew Herman, PhD
- Jeremy Hunsinger, PhD
- Penelope Ironstone, PhD
- Barbara Jenkins, PhD
- Anne-Marie Kinahan, PhD
- Jade Miller, PhD
- Martin Morris, PhD
- Judith Nicholson, PhD
- Herbert Pimlott, PhD
- Nathan Rambukkana, PhD
- Ian Roderick, PhD
- Peter Urquhart, PhD, Chair
- Honours BA Communication Studies
- Honours BA Communication Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Honours BA Communication Studies with Concentrations
- Honours BA Cultural Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Communication Studies Minor
- Cultural Studies Minor
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS100 | Media History | 0.5 |
| CS101 | Canadian Communication in Context | 0.5 |
| CS202 | Nonverbal Communication | 0.5 |
| CS203 | Conceptual Issues in Communication [1] | 0.5 |
| CS204 | History of Communication Thought [2] | 0.5 |
| CS205 | Media and Sport | 0.5 |
| CS206 | Public Communication | 0.5 |
| CS213 | Technology and Society | 0.5 |
| CS235 | Communication Research Methods [3] | 0.5 |
| CS250 | Introduction to Creative Industries | 0.5 |
| CS251 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 0.5 |
| CS260 | Communication, Culture, Policy | 0.5 |
| CS288 | Communication Studies Abroad | 1.0 |
| CS304 | Canadian Communication Thought [4] | 0.5 |
| CS310 | Globalization and Communication [5] | 0.5 |
| CS312 | Image, Sound, Text | 0.5 |
| CS315 | Print Communication and Culture | 0.5 |
| CS322 | Gender, Communication and Culture [6] | 0.5 |
| CS325 | Digital Media and Culture | 0.5 |
| CS333 | Alternative Media | 0.5 |
| CS340 | Special Topics | 0.5 |
| CS341 | Critical Advertising Studies | 0.5 |
| CS350 | Political Economy of Communication and Culture [7] | 0.5 |
| CS351 | Visual Communication and Culture | 0.5 |
| CS352 | Television Studies [8] | 0.5 |
| CS353 | Internet Studies | 0.5 |
| CS360 | Health Communication [9] | 0.5 |
| CS371 | Social Media and Social Life | 0.5 |
| CS400 | Senior Seminar in Communication Studies | 0.5 |
| CS411 | Advanced Studies in Media and Communication History | 0.5 |
| CS412 | Advanced Studies in Media and Cultural Theory | 0.5 |
| CS413 | Advanced Studies in Visual Communication | 0.5 |
| CS414 | Advanced Studies in Global Communication | 0.5 |
| CS415 | Advanced Studies in Cultural and Creative Industries | 0.5 |
| CS416 | Advanced Studies in Digital Studies and Social Media | 0.5 |
| CS429 | Directed Studies [10] | 0.5 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Committee: Research Specialization Deleted effective September 1, 2019.
Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions February 26, 2019: CS203 Prerequisite change; effective September 1, 2019.
Editorial Revision October 4, 2019: CS204 Exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2016.
Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions February 26, 2019: CS235 Prerequisite change; effective September 1, 2019.
Editorial Revision October 4, 2019: CS304 exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2015.
Editorial Revision October 4, 2019: CS310 Exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2014.
Editorial Revision October 4, 2019: CS322 Exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2009.
Editorial Revision September 5, 2019: CS350 Exclusion deleted; effective September 1, 2018
Editorial Revision June 20, 2019: CS352 Exclusions deleted; effective September 1, 2019.
Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions February 26, 2019: CS360 New course; effective September 1, 2019.
Editorial Revision October 4, 2019: CS429 Exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2010.
