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Dibs Fall 2026

COMM

Communication

93 courses on record · 10 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

93 courses

Lower division 10

Lower division courses in Communication
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
1 Principles of Oral Communication 3.81 n=2,546 11 sections
1A Public Speaking for Nonnative Speakers 3.77 n=11 small sample —
10 Introduction to Communication GE 2.73 n=1,715 1 section
19 Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars no letter grades —
M72A Sex from Biology to Gendered Society GE no grade history 1 section
M72B Sex from Biology to Gendered Society GE no grade history —
M72CW Sex from Biology to Gendered Society: Special Topics GE no grade history —
88S Emotional Intelligence: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication no letter grades —
89 Honors Seminars 3.74 n=78 —
99 Student Research Program no letter grades —

Upper division 73

Upper division courses in Communication
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
100 Communication Science 3.44 n=1,023 —
101 Freedom of Communication 3.33 n=347 —
102 Principles of Argumentation 3.96 n=207 —
104 Rumors, Gossip, and Urban Legends in Journalism 3.53 n=116 —
105 Media Conspiracy Theories in U.S. and Middle East 3.76 n=367 —
106 Reporting America 3.70 n=117 —
107 Terrorism in Journalism 3.74 n=362 —
108 Communication and Identity 3.36 n=282 1 section
109 Entrepreneurial Communication 3.46 n=160 —
110 Gender and Communication 3.19 n=396 —
111 Conflict and Communication 3.52 n=260 —
114 Understanding Relationships 2.91 n=188 —
115 Interpersonal Dynamics 3.91 n=91 —
M117 Negotiation 3.80 n=357 —
118 Language and Music no grade history —
119 Voice and Its Perception 3.94 n=83 —
121 Communication Development 3.89 n=300 —
M121 Communication Development no grade history —
122 Visual Communication 3.80 n=53 —
123 Social Cognition 3.49 n=77 —
M123 Social Cognition 3.51 n=233 —
M125 Talk and Social Institutions 3.37 n=75 1 section
126 Evolution of Interpersonal Communication 3.43 n=125 —
129 Natural Language Processing for Social Science no grade history —
130 Science of Language 3.79 n=96 —
131 Computer Models of Communicators 3.89 n=90 —
133 Decoding Media Strategies 3.81 n=212 —
140 Theory of Persuasive Communication 2.85 n=459 —
141 Films of Persuasion: Social and Political Advocacy in Mass Society 3.92 n=563 —
143 Rhetoric of Popular Culture 3.02 n=184 —
M144A Conversational Structures I 3.52 n=17 small sample —
145 Situation Comedy and American Culture 2.94 n=113 —
146 Psychology of Mass Media Images 3.35 n=385 1 section
M147 Sociology of Mass Communication 3.53 n=210 —
148 Integrated Marketing Communications 3.71 n=1,063 —
M149 Media: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality 3.75 n=9 small sample —
150 Methodologies in Communication Research 3.39 n=1,023 1 section
151 Computer-Mediated Communication 3.55 n=703 —
152 Analysis of Communication Effects 2.80 n=246 —
153 Introduction to Data Science no grade history —
155 Artificial Intelligence and New Media 3.89 n=43 —
156 Social Networking 3.38 n=466 —
157 Celebrity, Fame, and Social Media 3.07 n=97 —
158 Python for Social Sciences 3.83 n=43 —
159 Artificial Intelligence and Society 3.59 n=307 —
160 Political Communication 3.30 n=319 —
163 Public Diplomacy 3.45 n=69 —
M165 Agitational Communication 3.95 n=260 —
166 Inside Hollywood 3.41 n=47 —
168 Communication and Media Law 3.55 n=147 —
M169 Critical Vision: History of Art as Social and Political Commentary 3.78 n=12 small sample —
170 Legal Communication 3.38 n=354 —
171 Theories of Freedom of Speech and Press 3.27 n=346 —
172 Media and Democracy no grade history —
173 Affect and Emotion in Political Communication 3.52 n=212 —
174 Entertainment and Politics 3.70 n=298 —
175 Criticism and Public Arts 3.92 n=267 —
178 Propaganda and Media 3.59 n=78 —
182 Nonverbal Communication in Architecture 3.43 n=76 —
183 Media and Mind 3.74 n=116 —
184 Summer Internships no letter grades —
185 Field Studies in Communication no letter grades —
186 Media, Ethics, and Digital Age: Case-Study Approach 3.72 n=317 —
187 Ethical and Policy Issues in Institutions of Mass Communication 3.83 n=1,010 1 section
188 Careers in Communication no letter grades —
188A Variable Topics in Mass Communication and Media Institutions 3.63 n=307 —
188B Variable Topics in Interpersonal Communication 3.86 n=324 —
188C Variable Topics in Communication Technology and Digital Systems 3.77 n=337 —
188D Variable Topics in Political and Legal Communication 3.56 n=128 —
191E Variable Topics Research Seminars: Practicum 3.82 n=160 —
195 Summer Internships no letter grades —
195DB UCLA Daily Bruin and Student Media Internship no letter grades 1 section
198A Honors Research in Communication Studies no grade history —

Graduate 10

Graduate courses in Communication
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
200 Theories in Communication Science 3.79 n=13 small sample —
205 Professional Pathways no letter grades —
210 Communication Speaker Series no letter grades —
215 Communication Research Laboratory no grade history —
220 Research Methods in Communication Science 3.76 n=10 small sample 1 section
230 Communication and Cognition 3.79 n=13 small sample —
250 Political Communication 3.71 n=15 small sample —
253 Affective Political Communication 3.66 n=12 small sample —
254 Media and Politics no grade history —
270 Computational Communication 3.74 n=15 small sample —

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.