COMM 1060 Anti-Social Media
This is a one-credit Pass/Fail course. Do you ever wonder what toll social media might be taking on your mental health? Do you long to 'break up' with your phone and live in the moment? This one-credit (pass-fail) seminar examines student anxieties about technology habits and experiments with practices of mindfulness. The course orients you to think and act more purposefully as a 'whole person'--in keeping with the Jesuit ideals of attentiveness and character formation--as opposed to one who is screen-dependent. Short readings, fun viewings, meditative journal entries, and small-class discussions will focus on the social, psychological, and emotional consequences of digital experiences (including friendships, learning, privacy, dating, and so on). Students will also set one #goal per month, of their choosing, to try to live differently with their tech habits--self-examining how that change feels and what insights emerge.
Course overview
- Department
- Communication
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall, Periodically in the Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.73 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.83 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 18 |
| Fall 2025 | Kristin Hartnett | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 16 |
| Spring 2025 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 15 |
| Spring 2025 | Michael Serazio | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 13 |
| Fall 2024 | Kristin Hartnett | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 13 |
| Spring 2024 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 32 |
| Spring 2024 | Michael Serazio | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 14 of 15 |
| Fall 2023 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 32 |
| Spring 2023 | Michael Serazio | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 12 |
| Fall 2022 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 28 of 34 |
| Spring 2022 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 23 of 33 |
| Fall 2021 | Kristin Hartnett | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 17 |