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COM CM 520

Units: 2

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMCM331) Consent of Instructor Required - Graduate Prerequisites: (COMCM707) Consent of instructor required - Students write, edit, develop multimedia and social media, as well as work as photographers and graphic designers for the COMmunicator, a website for the Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising department. Students also create marketing communication plans for the site. As an online publication, The COMmunicator is updated/ refreshed on an on-going basis, giving students numerous opportunities throughout a semester to submit their work for publication. Editors review and critique all COMmunicator items; students develop/polish their skills as they build portfolios across a multitude of communication writing formats. This course is open only to students in the Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising Department. 2 cr.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
A1	Dowding	COM 215	R 5:00 pm-6:15 pm	The undergraduate prerequisite for CM520 is CM331. The graduate prerequisite is CM707. Please visit The Communicator for more information.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
A1	Dowding	COM 208	R 5:00 pm-6:15 pm	The undergraduate prerequisite for COMCM 520 is COMCM 331. The graduate prerequisite is COMCM 707.

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