Communication Studies

Undergraduate Programs

Option in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (120 units)

Requirements

This option requires 48 units of which 33 are upper division. All Communication Studies majors, regardless of option chosen, are required to complete the following core.

1. Lower Division Core (15 units):

Take all the following courses:

COMM 110 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Corequisite: COMM 110 Workshop.
COMM 130 Essentials of Public Speaking (3)
Prerequisites: None
COMM 131 Essentials of Argumentation (3)
Corequisite: COMM 131 workshop.
*COMM 200 Gateway to Communication Studies (3)
Prerequisites: None
COMM 220 Elements of Organizational Communication (3)
Prerequisites: None

*Students must take COMM 200 in their first year of declaring the major.

2. Upper Division Core (15 units):

Take all the following courses:

COMM 300 Survey of Rhetorical Theory (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
COMM 301 Communication Criticism (3)
Prerequisite: COMM 300.
COMM 306 Communication Theory (3)
Prerequisites: None
COMM 307 Measurement in Communication Research (3)
Prerequisites: COMM 306 and completion of University GE requirement in mathematics.
COMM 330 Intercultural Communication (3)
Prerequisites: None

3. Elective Courses: An additional 18 units of course work (of which at least 9 units must be in 400-level courses) are required for the major. 15 units choosen from:

COMM 309, 334, 335, 337, 344, 355, 400, 410, 411, 412, 414, 420, 421, 432, 444, 449, 450, 452, 490 (consult with a communication studies advisor about which 490 courses are appropriate for this degree option).

Only courses in which a "C" or better have been earned may be applied to satisfy upper division requirements in the major. Classes taken in which less than adequate grades are received must be repeated until an adequate grade is achieved. Majors will not be permitted to take any upper division class in the major on a credit/non-credit basis.