COMM at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate COMM coursework.

• COMM 201Introduction to Communication Studiesopens 26 courses (21 directly)
• COMM 300Research Methodsopens 5 courses (4.5 directly)
• COMM 303Adv Publ Speakngopens 2 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate COMM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 39 COMM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more COMM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on COMM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in COMM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at COMM 311

  1. ENGL 102Writing for a Liberal Education
  2. COMM 201Introduction to Communication Studies
  3. COMM 300Research Methods
  4. COMM 311Rhetorical Theory & Criticism

• 3 courses deep, ending at COMM 349

  1. COMM 131Public Speaking
  2. COMM 303Adv Publ Speakng
  3. COMM 349Practicum I

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for COMM yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under COMM yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

COMM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Towson campus feed.