{"id":5862,"date":"2026-02-23T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=5862"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:29:55","slug":"jack-5-interesting-com-classes-you-can-take-with-little-to-no-prerequisites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2026\/02\/23\/jack-5-interesting-com-classes-you-can-take-with-little-to-no-prerequisites\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack: 5 Interesting COM Classes You Can Take With Little To No Prerequisites"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jack Schwed<\/p>\n

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  1. Disinformation and the Press (COM JO 531):<\/b> Curious how undercover operations weaponize misinformation to manipulate the adversary\u2019s public opinion and decision-making elite domestically and internationally? This journalism class, taught by Joan Donovan, assistant professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, analyzes just that. The course specifically focuses on international disinformation campaigns and how the media can defend itself. There are no prerequisites for this course.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Managing Corporate Crises (COM CM 522):<\/b> Want to learn how organizations prevent, prepare for, and manage crisis scenarios? This public relations class, most recently taught by Professor of the Practice Amy Shanler and Associate Professor Edward Downes, teaches students how to do just that. In addition to lectures and in-class discussions, the course features guest speakers, case examples, and crisis simulations. The only prerequisite for this class is Principles and Practices of Public Relations (COM CM 215).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Interactive Marketing Strategy (COM CM 519):<\/b> Curious how organizations use social, digital and experiential media for branding and engagement? This advertising class, most recently taught by Assistant Professor Susanna Lee and Visiting Assistant Professor Joan DiMicco, examines exactly that. There is one undergraduate prerequisite for this course, with the option to choose from either COM CM 215 or COM CM 217, which is Introduction to Advertising.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Children and Media (COM CM 551):<\/b> Have you ever wondered whether media are good or bad for kids? This media science class, taught by Assistant Professor AnneMarie McClain, delves into contemporary conversations on this topic. The course focuses on four angles: developmental considerations, media and education, media for wellbeing and connection and the navigation and creation of media landscapes. This course has no prerequisites.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Understanding Film (COM FT 250):<\/b> Are you interested in learning about the expressive possibilities of image and sound? This film class, taught most recently by Master Lecturer Bruno Guaran\u00e1, studies a variety of historical and contemporary films that use these aesthetic elements masterfully. This course has no prerequisites.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By Jack Schwed Disinformation and the Press (COM JO 531): Curious how undercover operations weaponize misinformation to manipulate the adversary\u2019s public opinion and decision-making elite domestically and internationally? This journalism class, taught by Joan Donovan, assistant professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, analyzes just that. The course specifically focuses on international disinformation campaigns and … Continue reading Jack: 5 Interesting COM Classes You Can Take With Little To No Prerequisites<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44654],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5863,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5862\/revisions\/5863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}