Communication StudiesCMS / UT Austin
Compare 90 CMS courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.36
- A grades · excludes A−
- 45.4%
- Letter grades reported
- 79,676
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
CMS courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS 164MPre-Graduate School Mentorship | 3.93 | 86.4% | 220 | Fall 2019 |
| CMS 210Forensics Workshop | 3.99 | 98.6% | 366 | Fall 2024 |
| CMS 264MPre-Graduate School Mentorship | 3.93 | 86.0% | 221 | Fall 2019 |
| CMS 301Topics in Communication Studies | 3.93 | 90.0% | 20 | Fall 2019 |
| CMS 306MProfessional Communication Skills | 3.21 | 38.2% | 14,018 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 307KInternship | 0.00 | 0.0% | 4 | Summer 2021 |
| CMS 310KTeam-Based Communication | 3.59 | 47.4% | 1,651 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 313MOrganizational Communication | 3.24 | 28.3% | 3,413 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 314LLanguage, Communication, and Culture | 3.47 | 58.3% | 3,174 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 315MInterpersonal Communication Theory | 3.21 | 45.6% | 8,276 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 316LInterviewing Principles and Practices | 3.41 | 52.2% | 1,434 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 317CSpeech in American Culture | 3.38 | 52.2% | 1,249 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 318LStrategic and Risk Communication | 3.68 | 66.7% | 39 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 320Advanced Presentation Skills | 3.57 | 23.3% | 360 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 321DCommunicating for Development and Philanthropy | 3.81 | 75.4% | 548 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 322ECommunication Ethics | 3.47 | 39.6% | 439 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 323RRhetoric: East and West | 3.52 | 44.0% | 159 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 327Urban Communication | 3.72 | 61.8% | 76 | Fall 2022 |
| CMS 330Interpersonal Health Communication | 3.62 | 59.4% | 912 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 330DHealth Decision Making | 3.74 | 80.8% | 104 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 330PCommunicating with Patients | 3.55 | 80.0% | 50 | Fall 2024 |
| CMS 331KSpeech Writing and Criticism | 3.27 | 33.9% | 127 | Fall 2023 |
| CMS 332Argumentation and Advocacy | 3.24 | 43.2% | 532 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 332DDigital Ethics | 3.59 | 52.8% | 235 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 332KTheories of Persuasion | 3.39 | 54.0% | 6,161 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 333Case Studies in Argumentation | 3.54 | 61.4% | 233 | Fall 2018 |
| CMS 334KNonverbal Communication | 3.24 | 21.9% | 2,270 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 335Strategic Sales and Event Planning | 3.71 | 34.7% | 331 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 336DCAREER DYNAMICS/CORP COMM | 3.05 | 10.2% | 177 | Spring 2016 |
| CMS 337Building Sales Relationships | 3.32 | 26.0% | 1,207 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 338Leadership Stories | 3.54 | 46.6% | 1,035 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 338LLeadership and Public Memory | 3.46 | 38.3% | 115 | Spring 2019 |
| CMS 339KWorking Virtually | 3.80 | 74.6% | 441 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 339LSocial Interaction in Virtual Environments | 3.62 | 44.4% | 621 | Fall 2022 |
| CMS 340KCommunication and Social Change | 3.37 | 49.2% | 725 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 341Digital Communications | 3.49 | 47.0% | 3,601 | Summer 2026 |
| CMS 342CCommunication and Civic Participation | 3.61 | 57.2% | 411 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 342KPolitical Communication | 3.40 | 52.7% | 1,397 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 344KLying and Deception | 3.36 | 46.4% | 4,499 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 345Media Effects and Politics | 3.18 | 32.2% | 183 | Spring 2020 |
| CMS 345GCommunicating to Government | 3.88 | 92.0% | 25 | Spring 2018 |
| CMS 345NPolitical Narratives | 3.33 | 29.6% | 125 | Fall 2024 |
| CMS 345PCommunication and Public Opinion | 3.25 | 26.9% | 301 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 346Using Communication Technology at Work | 3.39 | 36.2% | 607 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 346CThe Cutural Impact of Innovation | 3.06 | 26.1% | 46 | Fall 2021 |
| CMS 347EArguing the End of the World | 3.06 | 40.3% | 154 | Summer 2022 |
| CMS 347KRhetoric of Popular Culture | 3.23 | 43.9% | 1,049 | Fall 2019 |
| CMS 347SCommunicating with Stuff | 3.27 | 40.9% | 489 | Summer 2024 |
| CMS 348Communication Research Methods | 3.33 | 47.1% | 189 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 348KVisual Media and Interaction | 3.47 | 54.7% | 329 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 349MAdvanced Analysis of Popular Culture | 2.93 | 29.9% | 291 | Summer 2021 |
| CMS 350CCrowds, Clouds, and Community | 3.46 | 44.4% | 349 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 350MField Study in Organizational Communication | 3.22 | 11.1% | 72 | Spring 2014 |
| CMS 352DThe Dark Side of Organizational Communication | 3.27 | 34.1% | 132 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 353CCommunication for Innovation | 3.65 | 59.0% | 332 | Fall 2024 |
| CMS 353SSocial Media and Organizations | 3.60 | 50.5% | 580 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 354Conflict Resolution | 3.15 | 36.6% | 1,510 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 355KIntercultural Communication | 3.23 | 40.0% | 552 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 355SCommunicating with Animals | 3.22 | 43.9% | 139 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 356CCollective Action | 3.56 | 41.9% | 198 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 356TOrganizational Transparency | 3.72 | 43.8% | 48 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 357Family Communication | 2.74 | 10.7% | 336 | Spring 2024 |
| CMS 358Communication and Personal Relationships | 3.37 | 40.2% | 1,015 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 358CIdentity In Relationships | 3.47 | 54.0% | 289 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 359Language, Culture, and Communication of Hip-Hop | 3.09 | 34.7% | 654 | Fall 2023 |
| CMS 359CInside the American Conversation | 3.48 | 54.3% | 35 | Spring 2020 |
| CMS 359THow People Talk | 3.34 | 44.6% | 121 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 360PExpertise and Public Culture | 3.71 | 77.3% | 141 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 362DDecolonizing Communication Studies | 3.65 | 64.1% | 78 | Spring 2025 |
| CMS 362EEnvironmental Communication | 3.57 | 59.8% | 241 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 363CCommunication and Sports | 3.57 | 46.9% | 343 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 363PPolitics and Protest in Sports | 2.95 | 17.9% | 212 | Summer 2026 |
| CMS 364KGender and Communication | 3.53 | 58.4% | 695 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 364MPre-Graduate School Mentorship | 3.96 | 92.0% | 1,039 | Fall 2019 |
| CMS 366Rhetoric, Love, and Democracy | 2.97 | 25.0% | 24 | Spring 2014 |
| CMS 366CCelebrity Culture | 3.39 | 54.5% | 560 | Fall 2024 |
| CMS 366DRhetoric of Horror | 3.64 | 68.2% | 638 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 366FRhetoric of Film | 3.42 | 50.1% | 357 | Summer 2020 |
| CMS 366MRhetoric and Popular Music | 3.33 | 43.5% | 547 | Fall 2023 |
| CMS 366RReligious Communication and Paranormalism | 2.98 | 26.4% | 148 | Spring 2017 |
| CMS 366SScience Fiction and Communication | 3.50 | 71.1% | 173 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 367Topics in Communication Studies | 3.32 | 33.4% | 1,622 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 367CTopics in Corporate Communication | 3.93 | 80.0% | 40 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 367ITopics in Interpersonal Communication | 3.51 | 45.2% | 210 | Fall 2025 |
| CMS 367PTopics in Political Communication | 3.66 | 73.3% | 281 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 367STopics in Strategic and Risk Communication | 3.68 | 61.7% | 264 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 371DDifficult Conversations | 3.51 | 58.2% | 134 | Fall 2018 |
| CMS 371KPracticum in Conflict Mediation | 3.59 | 78.2% | 119 | Spring 2026 |
| CMS 372KAdvanced Organizational Communication | 3.70 | 65.0% | 103 | Fall 2023 |
| CMS 372TTime Matters | 3.21 | 29.5% | 706 | Spring 2025 |
How this department is summarized
The Communication Studies hub includes 90 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.36 average combines 79,676 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 45.4%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.