Political communication in the United States. Covering the interplay of news, social media, and other forms of communication with public opinion and political behavior.

Prerequisites: Political Science 15.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

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BIMBER B
Bruce Bimber
73 reviews
Lecture
ED 1213
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
60 / 60 Full
Sections
HSSB 1237
T
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1233
T
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
20 / 20 Full
HSSB 1232
W
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
20 / 20 Full
Winter 2024 . Bimber B
NH 1105
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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POLS172 . Bimber B 1 Year, 28 Days Ago

lectures can be a little dry sometimes but he's a sweet guy! wants students to learn and use the content from class. technically the content is not hard to memorize (communication heavy) but there's a ton of readings, homework, and a time-consuming group project. yet bc of that, the final and midterm aren't weighed as heavy as other pols classes

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POLS172 . Bimber B 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Bimber is a great guy and is obviously very passionate about his field of study (political communication). The class had a lot of projects and one large group project, and the lectures were pretty dense. This made the class a little difficult but your grade averages out. Overall, the class was really interesting and the workload was manageable.

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POLS172 . Bimber B 3 Years Ago

Prof Bimber is really smart and def knows his stuff. Tests are heavily on the readings and lectures so make sure you do the readings (or just skim and write down abstract and conclusion). 1 major group project throughout the quarter which wasn't too bad. This class is pretty challenging but if you take notes you will be fine!

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POLS12 . Bimber B 3 Months Ago

I wanted to like this class, but I was told verbatim by a TA "we were only allowed to give out a limited number 10/10s" by the professor on tests, despite the accuracy of student responses. This was extremely frustrating and I would not take this class again due to his grading policies.

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POL S 177
60 / 60 Full
Comparative Environmental Politics
Matto Mildenberger 3.9
M W
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM