Comm classes listed in College Magazine’s “10 Awesome Classes You Need to Take at UCLA”!

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College Magazine – Looking for the hidden gems of the UCLA class registrar? If so, you came to the perfect place. From the best classes to fulfill major requirements to witchcraft and wizardry, allow me the pleasure of presenting 10 classes that may just be perfect for you. Taylor Swift may even say the “gold rush” of UCLA courses. Perhaps you’re browsing before even applying to UCLA or maybe every back-up plan class you prepared filled up, either way, interested in a little inspiration?  Click here for the full article.

7. CLUSTER 72 Sex from Biology to a Gendered Society – (Steve Stroessner, Martie Haselton, Kelsey Neuenswander)

Only available to freshman, CLUSTER courses act as a fantastic way to complete four GEs as well as the Writing II requirement. Essentially, CLUSTERs are the equivalent of hitting jackpot in academia. Bonus points for this course having excellent professors who know how to reel their audience in. Not many classes can say its content gets its students raising their hands in intrigue rather than utter confusion. Any yet, this class can.

“This class opened my eyes to how nuanced and complicated this topic can be— and how pervasive and interdisciplinary it is in countless fields of study and thought,” UCLA freshman Mary Nassar said. “Taking this class has allowed me to challenge my preconceived notions about sex, gender, sexuality, and the relationship between nature, biology, and culture and has made me look at the world through a whole new lens.”

The professors who work together to teach this course have mastered the art of captivating their audience with thought-provoking content that unveil a whole new scope of thinking. As a student currently taking the course, I give it two enthusiastic thumbs up. And if I had more than two thumbs? Well, those would go up in the air as well. I could not recommend it more.

10. Comm 157: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Media – (Steve Peterson)

Have you ever watched Keeping Up With the Kardashians? Followed up online between a feud between celebrities? Perhaps, you’re in the midst of the fandom war “Team Selena” or “Team Hailey”. Nonetheless, why not take a class that will zero in on all the tea about fame in the age of social media? Not only an intriguing concept, but fame’s relationship with society is quite intricate and impactful. So, why not take a class that informs you on not only an interesting topic, but a relevant one too? It can be quite easy to get wrapped up in the allure of social media, perhaps it will be useful to take a class that will inspire a new critical eye to use as a lens going forward.