Communication, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Communication will be able to:

1. Learn basic theory and application or performance skills about and within the discipline of communication.
2. Use communication competently in a variety of complex environmental and social contexts.
3. Participate in the disciplines of communication in the collective community around them.

Required Concentrations

Choose one of the following concentrations:

Concentration A:   Societal Communication
Concentration B:  Public Address

Lower-Division Core Requirements

• COM 1090 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COM 1095 - Media Literacy (3)
• COM 2020 - Small Group Communication (3)
• COM 2031 - Argumentation and Debate (GE) (3)
• JRN 2050 - Introduction to Journalism (3)

Upper-Division Core Requirements

• COM 4022 - Portfolio Construction (1)
• COM 4060 - Rhetorical Theories and Models (3)
• COM 4065 - Communication Theories and Research (3)
• COM 4085 - Communication, Values, and Society (2)

Upper-Division Electives – 12 Units

Required Concentrations