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Communication Major

LOWER-DIVISION CORE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
COM 190
Interpersonal Communication
3
COM 195
Media Literacy
3
COM 220
Small Group Communication 3
COM 231
Argumentation and Debate
3
WRI 250
Intro to Journalism
3

TOTAL
15

UPPER-DIVISION CORE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
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

UPPER-DIVISION ELECTIVES – 12 UNITS

COURSE TITLE
UNITS
Choose 12 units from:
COM 310
Nonverbal Communication
3
COM 312
Gender and Communication
3
COM 330
Persuasion
3
COM 365
Intercultural Communication
3
COM 390
Introduction to Public Relations
3
COM 490
Special Studies in Communication
3

TOTAL
12

Concentrations

Choose Societal Communication Concentration
OR Public Address Concentration

Societal Communication

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
Choose one  course from:
SOC 101
 Intro to Sociology 3
SOC 201 Cultural Anthropology 3

 TOTAL
3

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS 

COURSE TITLE
UNITS
COM 421
Communication Internship
3 
Choose two (2) courses from:
COM 260
Advanced Public and
Professional Speaking
3
PSY 320
Social Psychology
3
PSY 345
Group Dynamics
3
SOC 440 Collective Behavior 3
WRI 365
Technical and Business Writing
3

TOTAL
9-10
Combined Core & Societal Communication
Concentration Requirements;
Lower Division = 15 Units
Upper Division = 33-34 Units		 48-49

Public Address

Other-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE
TITLE
UNITS
COM 210/420

 Communication Practicum I or II 4
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
Combined Core and Public Address Concentration Requirements;
Lower Division: 24-25 Units
Upper Division: 21-24 Units		 45-49