COMM 178Propaganda and Media
Communication · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of nature of propaganda, institutional structure of American media, and relationship between propaganda and American news media. History of propaganda in America from World War I era forward, competing theories of democracy and media, and role of corporations in propaganda and news.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Summer 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.