COMM 4200

Public Opinion and Social Processes

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2018-2019 Catalog.

Provides a scientific and applied overview of the concept of "public opinion" and its implications for macrosocial processes.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: COMM 2820.

Outcomes

• Outcome 1: Students will be able to critically evaluate survey and questionnaire design, survey implementation (including sampling methods), and analysis (including the veracity of conclusions based on findings).
• Outcome 2: Students will better comprehend the origin, propagation, and influence of attitudes and public opinion.
• Outcome 3: Students will be able to articulate and test a novel research question using publicly available survey data.

Distribution Category (SBA-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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