Communication

Major

Current Schedule of Classes

Requirements for the Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Communication
will include:

Lower Division Courses (12 Units)

  • COMM 101 Public Speaking (3)
  • COMM 200 Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
  • CHOOSE ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • COMM 210 Interpersonal Communication (3)
  • COMM/LIB 211 Discerning Information in an Interconnected World (3)
  • COMM 220 Group Communication (3)

Upper Division Courses (33 Units)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 units)

  • COMM 310 Communication Research Methods (3)
    • (Note: may substitute with permission ENGL310 or SOC310)
  • COMM 320 Persuasion & Argumentation (3)
  • COMM 321 Cultural Conversations (3)
  • COMM/ART 331 Art, Society & Mass Media (3)
  • COMM 499 Capstone Project (3)

MAJOR ELECTIVES - (6 Units) (Students will choose two)

    • Comm 301 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
    • Comm 335 Politics & Film (3)
    • Comm 336 Multicultural Literature (3)
    • Comm 340  Conflict Management & Mediation (3)
    • Comm/Soc/Engl 343 Popular Culture (3)
    • Comm 345 Media Literacy & Youth (3)
    • Comm 346 School-Community Relations (3)
    • Comm 430 Political Communication (3)
    • Comm 490 Special Topics (3)
    • Comm 492 Internship (1-6)

    EMPHASES (Chose One Emphasis Below) (12 Units)

    • Environmental Communication
      COMM/ESRM 440 Environmental Communication (3)
      Plus three interdisciplinary electives
    • Health Communication
      COMM/NRS 441 Health Communication (3)
      Plus three interdisciplinary electives
    • Business and Nonprofit Communication
      COMM 442 Organizational Communication (3)
      Plus three interdisciplinary electives

    TOTAL Units in Major: 45 Units