Majors & Minors
Major in Communication:
Students are required to take a total of 14 Communication courses to complete the major. The courses must include:
- 6 at the lower division level
- 8 at the upper division level
Lower Division Requirements for Communication Majors:
- COMM 1 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 2 - Introduction to Mass Communication
- COMM 12 - Technology and Communication
- COMM 20 - Public Speaking
- COMM 30 - Intro to Digital Film Making
- COMM 40/ 40EL - News Gathering and Writing
Students should take Comm 1 & 2, 30, and 40 by the end of their sophomore year.
Upper Division Requirements for Communication Majors:
1.) All majors must take:
- COMM 110 - Quantitative Methods
- COMM 111 - Qualitative Methods or COMM 111G- Feminist Methods
- COMM 196- Thesis or Capstone Course
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 prerequisites.
List A:
- COMM 100A - The Science of Happiness
- COMM 101A - Vocation & Gender: Seeking Meaning
- COMM 102A - Persuasion
- COMM 103A - Communication and Conflict
- COMM 104A - Group Communication
- COMM 105A - Multicultural Folktales and Storytelling
- COMM 106G - Health Communication
- COMM 107A - Intercultural Communication
- COMM 108A - Communication & Gender
- COMM 109A- Friendships & Romances
- COMM 120A - Environmental Communication
- COMM 121A - Diversity and Media
- COMM 122A - Media and Advocacy
- COMM 123A - Media and Youth
- COMM 125A - Media Audience Studies
- COMM 126A - Violence and Communication
- COMM 136A - Genre, Auteur & Narrative Strategies
- COMM 137A - American Film History/ Theory- Topics Vary
- COMM 138A - Television History/ Theory- Topics Vary
- COMM 139A - Global Cinema History/Theory- Topics Vary
- COMM 147A - Theory of News
- COMM 149A - Political News
- COMM 151A - Organizational Communication
- COMM 163A - Internet Communities and Communication
- COMM 164A - Race, Gender & Public Health
- COMM 168A - Race, Gender & Politics in the News
- COMM 169A - Special Topics in Communication Technology
- COMM 170A - Communication Law
- COMM 171A- The Business of Media
- COMM 175A - Theology of Communication
- COMM 176A - Biology of Human Communication
- COMM 180A - Global Audiences
- COMM 181A - Global Media Industries
- COMM 182A - Global News Issues
- COMM 183A - Communication Development/Social Change
- COMM 184A - Postcolonial Identity & Communication
- COMM 185A - New Media and Communication
List B:
- COMM 101B - Interviewing
- COMM 124B - Information Campaigns
- COMM 130B - Global Screenwriting
- COMM 131B - Short Fiction Production
- COMM 132B - Short Documentary Production
- COMM 133B - Expanded Cinema Production
- COMM 134B - Master Shot/Studio Production
- COMM 135B - Editing and Cinematography
- COMM 141B - Advanced Journalism
- COMM 142B - Online Journalism
- COMM 143B - Special Topics in Journalism
- COMM 144B - Television Journalism
- COMM 146B - Magazine Journalism
- COMM 148B - Multicultural Journalism
- COMM 149B - Science News: How to report on Topics
- COMM 150B - Organizational Communication
- COMM 152B - Public Relations Strategies & Practices
- COMM 161B - Communication Media and Technology in Education
- COMM 162B- Visual Cultural Communication
- COMM 165B - Edit & Design for Journalism
- COMM 186B - Global Interpersonal Communication
Minor in Communication:
The minor program allows you to take courses that are tailored to your interests and needs.
Students are required to take a total of 6 Communication courses to complete the minor. The courses must include:
- either COMM 1 (Introduction to Interpersonal Communication) or COMM 2 (Introduction to Mass Communication)/COMM 2GL (Introduction to Global Media Studies)
- a minimum of 2 elective upper-division Communication courses
- 3 Communication courses taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level
Please visit the Communication Department in Arts & Sciences, Room 229, to complete the necessary paperwork to officially declare Communication as a major or minor.
All courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major or minor must be four or five units and must be taken for a letter grade, not on a pass/no pass basis. Practicum courses, numbered 190 through 195, do not count toward fulfillment of the Communication major or minor.
