Communication Program

Comm 107 is a core course in the Communication curriculum that introduces the student to communication research: concept of knowledge production, research paradigms, history and ferment, ethics, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches. Further, it introduces the Indigenous Perspective and methods in studying a Filipino communicative situation. Overall, this course aims to equip students with the skills needed to design a communication research effectively. 

This course introduces the students to communication theories in various communication contexts: interpersonal, group, organizational, media and new media, culture and society. This aims to equip students with ways in making sense of the social world as theories shape how people view reality. Overall, this course trains the students to think about and analyze a communication situation in a systematic and theoretical way. 

Course studies the relationship between communication, media, and culture and their effect on contemporary life and society. Course coverage includes the historical evolution of communication, current developments and issues, and media literacy skills.

COMM 10: Critical Perspectives in Communication is a UP General Education (GE) course that explores how communication takes place in various levels of human interaction: interpersonal or group, mass or public, intercultural and workplace. It is in these spheres wherein you would be able to forge your individual and collective identities, and make sense of your interactions not only with others but also with institutions that impact on your thoughts, feelings, and actions. As you interact with individuals and institutions, you need to be armed with various lenses for you to have a more critical and meaningful engagement with issues and concerns of communication in local and global contexts.

This perspectives course engages you on a critical examination of communication issues in five interrelated areas: language, identity construction, representation, culture, and discourse. It is in these areas wherein the interdisciplinary nature of COMM 10 is evident. The course takes off from the arts and humanities, but certain concepts and tools of analysis are also drawn from the social science disciplines.

A GE program that loops in knowledge domains in the arts and humanities, social sciences and philosophy, mathematics and the sciences forms the bedrock of university education. A good GE program provides the base on which core courses in various curricula may spring from.

Hopefully, after finishing this course, you would have developed a clearer standpoint on vital issues through concepts and tools of analysis inspired by theories and frameworks learned in this class.

Introduction to the concepts, theories, principles and practice of communication in development

Framework, Methods and Strategies in Communication Research

Learn the fundamentals, practical applications, societal relevance, and creative process of digital storytelling. Through COMM 154, students will have the opportunity to ethically create digital stories by effectively integrating multimedia elements and showcase them through a curated digital exhibit.

A lecture-workshop approach to tackle pressing issues of broadcast media in present-day, its relation to history, current affairs coupled with broadcast voice training.