2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

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

Learn basic theory and application or performance skills about and within the discipline of communication.
Use communication competently in a variety of complex environmental and social contexts.
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 190 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
COM 195 - Media Literacy (3)
COM 220 - Small Group Communication (3)
COM 231 - Argumentation and Debate (GE) (3)
WRI 250 - Introduction to Journalism (3)

Total: 15 Units

Upper-Division Core Requirements

COM 422 - Portfolio Construction (1)
COM 460 - Rhetorical Theories and Models (3)
COM 465 - Communication Theories and Research (3)
COM 485 - Communication, Values, and Society (2)

Total: 9 Units

Upper-Division Electives – 12 Units

Choose 12 units from:

COM 310 - Nonverbal Communication (3)
COM 312 - Gender and Communication (WS) (3)
COM 330 - Persuasion (3)
COM 365 - Intercultural Communication (3)
COM 390 - Introduction to Public Relations (3)
COM 490 - Special Studies in Communication (1-3) (3) Units required

Total: 12 Units

Required Concentrations

Concentration A: Societal Communication

Requirements:

COM 421 - Internship in Communication

(3)
Choose one (1) course from:

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (GE)

(3)**

SOC 201 - Cultural Anthropology (GE)

(3)
Choose two (2) courses from:

COM 260 - Advanced Public and Professional Speaking

(3)

PSY 320 - Social Psychology

(3)

PSY 345 - Group Dynamics

(3)

WRI 365 - Writing for Business and Professional Careers

(3)

Note(s):

**Meets a general education requirement.

Total Combined Core & Societal Communication Concentration Requirements: 48 Units

Concentration B: Public Address

Requirements:

COM 260 - Advanced Public and Professional Speaking

(3)

COM 315 - Oral Interpretation

(3)
Choose one (1) course from:

TRE 250 - Voice and Diction

(2)

TRE 270 - Acting I

(3)
Complete 4 units from the following:

COM 210 - Communication Practicum I

(1-2)

COM 420 - Communication Practicum II

(1-2)

Total Combined Core & Public Address Concentration Requirements: 48 - 49 Units