Kevin M. Coe

At the University of Arizona I currently teach two courses. The first is COMM 309: Introduction to Mass Media Effects (view syllabus). This course offers a detailed look at the effects of the major American mass media, focusing on scientific studies of cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral outcomes.

The second course I teach at Arizona is COMM 424: Media and Politics in America (view syllabus). This course focuses on the interaction of American politics and mass media, particularly news media. The nature of the relationship between these two important entities is explored, as are the effects this relationship might have on the American citizenry. I also teach this course at the graduate level, as COMM 524 (view syllabus).

Prior to coming to Arizona, I taught for six years, four at the University of Illinois and two at the University of Washington. At Illinois I taught SPCM 277: The Media of Public Discourse (view syllabus), as well as SPCM 220: Communicating Public Policy (view syllabus). The former focused on the history and effects of American mass media; the latter was an advanced writing and speaking course that examined policy argumentation in American politics.

At the University of Washington I taught COM 220: Introduction to Public Speaking (view syllabus). Students in this course delivered three speeches about a serious political issue of their choosing: an informative speech, a persuasive speech aimed at appealing to an opposition audience, and a protest speech designed to stir a friendly audience to action.

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