Summer 2026Courses

The Department of Communication offers an outstanding summer program. The classes featured during sessions A and C are taught by our esteemed faculty and are full-credit UCLA courses. Our highly sought-after courses cover a wide range of topics in a convenient and personalized class setting with smaller class sizes. For UCLA students, these courses afford the opportunity to graduate early, or complete the 45-unit minimum to apply for admission to the program. For non-UCLA and high school students, it is a chance to take classes at UCLA and experience the wonderful campus environment. For international students, it is a chance to engage in the rigorous academic environment of UCLA while experiencing the great city of Los Angeles. This summer we offer the following courses:

Summer Session A: June 22 – July 31, 2026 (6 Weeks)

COMM 1 – Principles of Oral Communications [Litvinsky, M.]
COMM 1A – Public Speaking for Nonnative Speakers [Carpenter, R. ]
COMM 1B – Learning American English and Culture from Movies [Hurwitz, B.]
COMM 10 – Introduction to Communication [Jones, G.]
COMM 100 – Communication Science [Jones, G.]
COMM 109 – Entrepreneurial Communication [Peterson, S.]
COMM 114. – Intimate Relationships [Peng, S.]
COMM 115 – Interpersonal Dynamics [Miao, G.]
COMM 121 – Communication Development [Mai, J.]
COMM 126 – Evolution of Interpersonal Communication [Bainbridge, C.]
COMM 141 –  Films of Persuasion: Social and Political Advocacy in Mass Society [Von Blum, P.]
COMM 148 – Marketing Communication [McLean, C.]
COMM 157 – Celebrity, Fame, and Social Media  [Peterson, S.]
COMM 159 – Artificial Intelligence and Society [Gong, S.]
COMM 160 – Political Communication [Kernell, G.]
COMM M165 – Agitational Communication [Hu, B.]

Summer Session A3: June 22 – July 10, 2026 (3 Weeks Intensive)

COMM 187 – Ethical and Policy Issues in Institutions of Mass Comm [Newton, J.]
COMM 178 – Propaganda and Media [Koulloukian, N.]

Summer Session A3: July 13 – July 31, 2026 (3 Weeks Intensive)

COMM 107 – Terrorism in Journalism [Arbabzadah, N.]

Summer Session C: August 3 – September 11, 2026 (6 Weeks)

COMM 110 – Gender and Communication[Kicenski, K.]
COMM 148 – Marketing Communications [McLean, C.]
COMM 166 – Inside Hollywood [Peterson, S.]