COM 3045
Comm Law & Free Speech · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisite: COM 1010 or COM 2020. AntiReq: COM 3045 is not open to students who have completed COM 3045H, PHI 3045, PHI 3045H
About this course
From pornography to political speech, from the lewd to the libelous, and everywhere in between, the law is forever drawing lines that divide protected speech (what you can say in America) from unprotected speech (what you cannot say in America). This is an interdisciplinary course that draws on philosophical, legal, and rhetorical theories of communication to help explain how those lines are drawn. Readings include famous court cases involving freedom of speech, as well as political and philosophical writings on all sides of the free speech debate. Students will receive credit for either COM 3045 or PHI 3045. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F-replacement policy.
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