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Communication Arts

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
121,402 grades136 courses466 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.35
average GPA across 121,402 grades
−2% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
90%
A or B
of 121,402 grades
2.1%
D, F or withdrew
A48.9%
B41.3%
Every term against the 3.35 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
COM ARTS 100
INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION
3.43
22,833 grades
+3% vs. dept
COM ARTS 260
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
3.33
8,175 grades
−1% vs. dept
COM ARTS 250
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MEDIA
3.15
7,919 grades
−6% vs. dept
COM ARTS 350
INTRODUCTION TO FILM
3.21
5,626 grades
−4% vs. dept
COM ARTS 351
TELEVISION INDUSTRIES
3.11
4,892 grades
−7% vs. dept
COM ARTS 272
INTRODUCTION TO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
3.19
4,890 grades
−5% vs. dept
COM ARTS 355
INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND TV PRODUCTION
3.34
4,760 grades
−0% vs. dept
COM ARTS 262
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
3.37
4,337 grades
+1% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 136
100 level4200 level9300 level37400 level25500 level21600 level19700 level6900 level15
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level4 courses
COM ARTS 100 · — INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMPOSITION
3.43 +3% vs. dept 22,833
COM ARTS 105
3.36 +0% vs. dept 1,627
COM ARTS 155 · — INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
3.73 +12% vs. dept 3,372
COM ARTS 181 · — ELEMENTS OF SPEECH-HONORS COURSE
3.68 +10% vs. dept 299
200 level9 courses
COM ARTS 200 · — INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
3.60 +8% vs. dept 2,579
COM ARTS 210
3.28 −2% vs. dept 34
COM ARTS 236
3.00 −10% vs. dept 14
COM ARTS 250 · — INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MEDIA
3.15 −6% vs. dept 7,919
COM ARTS 260 · — COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
3.33 −1% vs. dept 8,175
COM ARTS 262 · — ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
3.37 +1% vs. dept 4,337
COM ARTS 266 · — THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP DISCUSSION
3.26 −3% vs. dept 1,825
COM ARTS 272 · — INTRODUCTION TO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
3.19 −5% vs. dept 4,890
COM ARTS 288
3.39 +1% vs. dept 52
300 level37 courses
COM ARTS 300 · — FILM COMEDY
3.31 −1% vs. dept 616
COM ARTS 310 · — TOPICS IN RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
3.60 +8% vs. dept 1,023
COM ARTS 312 · — DISABILITY AND THE MEDIA
3.79 +13% vs. dept 12
COM ARTS 313 · — TOPICS IN FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
3.41 +2% vs. dept 1,256
COM ARTS 316 · — GENDER AND COMMUNICATION
3.62 +8% vs. dept 143
COM ARTS 317 · — RHETORIC AND HEALTH
3.73 +11% vs. dept 580
COM ARTS 318 · — INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION
3.42 +2% vs. dept 219
COM ARTS 323 · — THE BUSINESS AND CULTURE OF DISNEY
3.62 +8% vs. dept 81
COM ARTS 325 · — MEDIA AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
3.10 −7% vs. dept 3,275
COM ARTS 330 · — MUSIC INDUSTRIES AND POPULAR CULTURE
3.25 −3% vs. dept 76
COM ARTS 335 · — SOCIAL MEDIA AS LITERATURE
3.20 −4% vs. dept 96
COM ARTS 343 · — HUMAN COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
3.68 +10% vs. dept 101
COM ARTS 345 · — ONLINE COMMUNICATION AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
3.28 −2% vs. dept 1,419
COM ARTS 346 · — CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES
3.21 −4% vs. dept 2,919
COM ARTS 347 · — RACE, ETHNICITY, AND MEDIA
3.53 +5% vs. dept 40
COM ARTS 350 · — INTRODUCTION TO FILM
3.21 −4% vs. dept 5,626
COM ARTS 351 · — TELEVISION INDUSTRIES
3.11 −7% vs. dept 4,892
COM ARTS 352
3.16 −5% vs. dept 546
COM ARTS 353
3.25 −3% vs. dept 201
COM ARTS 354 · — FILM GENRES
3.13 −7% vs. dept 877
COM ARTS 355 · — INTRODUCTION TO FILM AND TV PRODUCTION
3.34 −0% vs. dept 4,760
COM ARTS 357 · — HISTORY OF THE ANIMATED FILM
3.08 −8% vs. dept 555
COM ARTS 358 · — DOCUMENTARY FILM: REPRESENTATION AND REALITY
3.24 −3% vs. dept 313
COM ARTS 359 · — SPORTS MEDIA
3.10 −7% vs. dept 633
COM ARTS 360 · — INTRODUCTION TO RHETORIC IN POLITICS AND CULTURE
3.35 +0% vs. dept 1,361
COM ARTS 361 · — INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION
3.25 −3% vs. dept 1,403
COM ARTS 368 · — PERSUASION AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE
3.14 −6% vs. dept 3,896
COM ARTS 369 · — RHETORIC OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
3.69 +10% vs. dept 113
COM ARTS 370 · — GREAT SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES
3.21 −4% vs. dept 2,862
COM ARTS 371 · — COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
3.53 +5% vs. dept 255
COM ARTS 372 · — RHETORIC OF CAMPAIGNS AND REVOLUTIONS
3.31 −1% vs. dept 1,269
COM ARTS 373 · — INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION & RHETORIC
3.71 +11% vs. dept 100
COM ARTS 374 · — THE RHETORIC OF RELIGION
3.11 −7% vs. dept 953
COM ARTS 375 · — ETHICS OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
3.31 −1% vs. dept 223
COM ARTS 377 · — TOPICS IN DIGITAL STUDIES (COMMUNICATION SCIENCE & RHETORIC)
3.40 +2% vs. dept 696
COM ARTS 378
3.52 +5% vs. dept 25
COM ARTS 379 · — GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL CULTURE
3.50 +5% vs. dept 26
400 level25 courses
COM ARTS 400
3.46 +3% vs. dept 57
COM ARTS 402 · — THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
3.13 −6% vs. dept 387
COM ARTS 410
2.91 −13% vs. dept 196
COM ARTS 418 · — GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE MEDIA
3.41 +2% vs. dept 134
COM ARTS 448 · — MEDIA AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
3.31 −1% vs. dept 88
COM ARTS 449 · — SOUND CULTURES: PODCASTING AND MUSIC
3.30 −1% vs. dept 225
COM ARTS 450 · — CULTURAL HISTORY OF BROADCASTING
3.37 +1% vs. dept 513
COM ARTS 451 · — TELEVISION CRITICISM
3.34 −0% vs. dept 755
COM ARTS 454 · — CRITICAL FILM ANALYSIS
3.49 +4% vs. dept 170
COM ARTS 455 · — FRENCH FILM
3.50 +5% vs. dept 223
COM ARTS 456
3.23 −4% vs. dept 137
COM ARTS 458 · — GLOBAL MEDIA CULTURES
3.26 −3% vs. dept 167
COM ARTS 459 · — NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY
3.35 +0% vs. dept 264
COM ARTS 460 · — ITALIAN FILM
3.80 +14% vs. dept 634
COM ARTS 461 · — GLOBAL ART CINEMA
3.73 +11% vs. dept 62
COM ARTS 462
3.46 +3% vs. dept 159
COM ARTS 463 · — AVANT-GARDE FILM
3.56 +6% vs. dept 124
COM ARTS 465 · — EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION FOR VIDEO AND FILM
3.65 +9% vs. dept 1,003
COM ARTS 466 · — WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND FILM
3.55 +6% vs. dept 677
COM ARTS 467 · — FILMING ON SET: FILM & TELEVISION WORKSHOP
3.52 +5% vs. dept 796
COM ARTS 468 · — PRODUCING FOR INTERNET TV AND FILM
3.81 +14% vs. dept 112
COM ARTS 470 · — CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL DISCOURSE
3.54 +6% vs. dept 1,060
COM ARTS 472
3.24 −3% vs. dept 480
COM ARTS 476 · — NATURE OF CRITICISM-THE PUBLIC ARTS OF COMMUNICATION
3.64 +9% vs. dept 405
COM ARTS 478 · — RHETORIC AND POWER ON THE INTERNET
3.82 +14% vs. dept 111
500 level21 courses
COM ARTS 509
3.30 −2% vs. dept 229
COM ARTS 518 · — COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH INEQUALITIES
3.90 +17% vs. dept 30
COM ARTS 522 · — DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
3.44 +3% vs. dept 223
COM ARTS 525
3.29 −2% vs. dept 113
COM ARTS 540 · — TELEVISION GENRES
3.36 +0% vs. dept 143
COM ARTS 545 · — MEDIA AUDIENCE CULTURES
3.66 +9% vs. dept 19
COM ARTS 547 · — DIGITAL GAME CULTURES
3.59 +7% vs. dept 123
COM ARTS 552 · — CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD CINEMA
3.16 −6% vs. dept 1,187
COM ARTS 556 · — THE AMERICAN FILM INDUSTRY IN THE ERA OF THE STUDIO SYSTEM
3.29 −2% vs. dept 276
COM ARTS 557
3.21 −4% vs. dept 125
COM ARTS 558
3.52 +5% vs. dept 23
COM ARTS 560
3.26 −2% vs. dept 66
COM ARTS 562
3.67 +10% vs. dept 46
COM ARTS 565 · — COMMUNICATION AND INTERETHNIC BEHAVIOR
3.36 +0% vs. dept 718
COM ARTS 570 · — CLASSICAL RHETORICAL THEORY
3.77 +13% vs. dept 68
COM ARTS 571
3.67 +10% vs. dept 52
COM ARTS 572
3.06 −8% vs. dept 24
COM ARTS 573 · — RHETORIC OF GLOBALIZATION AND TRANSNATIONALISM
3.63 +8% vs. dept 43
COM ARTS 575 · — COMMUNICATION IN COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS
3.40 +2% vs. dept 468
COM ARTS 576
3.81 +14% vs. dept 27
COM ARTS 577 · — DYNAMICS OF ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS
3.06 −8% vs. dept 301
600 level19 courses
COM ARTS 608 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES
3.45 +3% vs. dept 335
COM ARTS 609 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRODUCTION
3.69 +10% vs. dept 673
COM ARTS 610 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN RHETORIC AND PUBLIC ADDRESS
3.66 +9% vs. dept 823
COM ARTS 612 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
3.56 +6% vs. dept 169
COM ARTS 613 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN FILM
3.43 +3% vs. dept 1,407
COM ARTS 616 · — MASS MEDIA AND YOUTH
3.72 +11% vs. dept 9
COM ARTS 651 · — DOCUMENTARY FILM AND TV PRODUCTION
3.45 +3% vs. dept 263
COM ARTS 655
3.15 −6% vs. dept 55
COM ARTS 659 · — CAPSTONE FILMS AND PILOTS PRODUCTION: FILM & TELEVISION WORKSHOP
3.75 +12% vs. dept 285
COM ARTS 662
3.61 +8% vs. dept 56
COM ARTS 663
3.41 +2% vs. dept 27
COM ARTS 664
3.39 +1% vs. dept 103
COM ARTS 665
3.60 +7% vs. dept 78
COM ARTS 667
3.70 +11% vs. dept 65
COM ARTS 669 · — FILM THEORY
3.66 +9% vs. dept 67
COM ARTS 671
3.40 +2% vs. dept 63
COM ARTS 674
3.88 +16% vs. dept 13
COM ARTS 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +19% vs. dept 1
COM ARTS 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.99 +19% vs. dept 267
700 level6 courses
COM ARTS 704
3.86 +15% vs. dept 25
COM ARTS 705 · — INTRODUCTORY ANALYTICS FOR DECISION MAKING
3.81 +14% vs. dept 249
COM ARTS 760 · — ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATION THEORIES
3.90 +17% vs. dept 52
COM ARTS 762 · — COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS
3.77 +13% vs. dept 78
COM ARTS 768
3.94 +18% vs. dept 16
COM ARTS 799 · — INDEPENDENT STUDY
4.00 +19% vs. dept 26
900 level15 courses
COM ARTS 902 · — FILM COLLOQUIUM
4.00 +19% vs. dept 49
COM ARTS 903 · — MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES COLLOQUIUM
3.96 +18% vs. dept 28
COM ARTS 904 · — COMMUNICATION SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM
4.00 +19% vs. dept 24
COM ARTS 905 · — RHETORIC COLLOQUIUM
3.94 +18% vs. dept 69
COM ARTS 914 · — HOW GAMES CHANGE US
3.96 +18% vs. dept 24
COM ARTS 940
3.92 +17% vs. dept 12
COM ARTS 950 · — SEMINAR-RADIO TELEVISION FILM
3.96 +18% vs. dept 654
COM ARTS 955 · — MEDIA HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
3.99 +19% vs. dept 40
COM ARTS 958 · — SEMINAR IN FILM HISTORY
3.98 +19% vs. dept 60
COM ARTS 960
3.94 +18% vs. dept 8
COM ARTS 966
4.00 +19% vs. dept 18
COM ARTS 967 · — SEMINAR-PROBLEMS IN COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ADDRESS
3.94 +18% vs. dept 16
COM ARTS 969 · — SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY RHETORICAL THEORY
3.94 +18% vs. dept 334
COM ARTS 970 · — SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
3.96 +18% vs. dept 184
COM ARTS 976 · — SEMINAR IN RHETORICAL CRITICISM
3.91 +17% vs. dept 37
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