COMM 403: Visual Communication

Course Description

This course examines the role of visual communication in contemporary society. Students will be asked to think critically about how visuals and practices of looking in a variety of media constitute and persuade us as spectators, consumers, and citizens. Over the course of the semester, we will read numerous critical analyses of visual rhetoric, as well as perform such analyses on a variety of visual artifacts. Prerequisites: COMM 219Q1 or 219; Prerequisite or Co-requisite COMM 368; or instructor consent.