Majors
The curriculum requires that students take 14 courses in Communication: 6 at the lower division level and 8 at the upper division level.
Lower Division Requirements:
All majors must take:
- COMM 1 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 2 - Introduction to Mass Communication
- COMM 12 - Technology and Communication
- COMM 20 - Public Speaking
- COMM 30 or COMM 31 - Visual Communication or Video Production
- COMM 40 - News Gathering and Writing
Students are also encouraged to complete two quarters of practicum credit working at one of the student media at the lower division level.
Upper Division Requirements:
1) All majors must take:
2) Additionally, students must complete five other upper division courses. At least 2 courses must come from List A, and at least 1 course must come from List B. Note: not all courses are offered every year, and most have pre-requisites.
List A
- COMM 100A - Advanced Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 102A - Persuasion
- COMM 103A - Communication and Conflict
- COMM 104A - Group Communication
- COMM 106A - Health Communication
- COMM 120A - Environmental Communication
- COMM 121A - Minorities and the Media
- COMM 122A - Communication and Gender
- COMM 123A - Media and Youth
- COMM 125A - Media Audience Studies
- COMM 126A - Critical Media Theory
- COMM 127A - Intercultural Communication
- COMM 136A - Film/Video Narrative Strategies
- COMM 137A - Film/TV History
- COMM 138A - Popular Culture Studies
- COMM 139A - Comparative Analysis of Film
- COMM 147A - History and Theory of News
- COMM 149A - Political News
- Comm 151A - Organizational Communication
- Comm 160A - Silicon Valley Communication Technologies
- Comm 162A - Communication Technology and Policy
- Comm 170A - Communication Law and Responsibility
- COMM 172A - Communication Ethics
- COMM 173A - Media and Religion
- COMM 175A - Theology of Communication
- COMM 180A - Global Audiences
- Comm 181A - Global Media Industries
- Comm 182A - Global News Issues
- COMM 183A - Communication Development/Social Change
List B
- COMM 101B - Interviewing
- COMM 105B - Oral Narratives: Storytelling
- COMM 124B - Information Campaigns
- COMM 130B - Screenwriting
- COMM 131B - Intermediate Dramatic Production
- COMM 132B - Documentary Production
- COMM 134B - Intermediate Studio Production
- COMM 141B - Advanced Journalism
- COMM 142B - Radio Journalism
- COMM 143B - Special Topics in Journalism
- COMM 144B - Television Journalism
- COMM 146B - Magazine Journalism
- COMM 148B - Multicultural Journalism
- COMM 150B - Public Relations and Corporate Communication
- COMM 161B - Media and Technology in Education
- COMM 165B - Edit & Design for Journalism
