Each Foundations (F), Inquiry (I), and Practice (P) course is four units. That means you will meet for three hours of in-class instruction per week, with normal reading and writing assignments, as well as complete one additional hour of engagement activity outside of class per week.
| Foundations | Inquiry | Practice |
| COMM 110F-Interpersonal Communication COMM 130F-Social Movements Communication COMM 133F-Ethical Problems in Communication COMM 144F-Organizational Communication COMM 146F-Communication and the Environment COMM 149F-Rhetoric and Public Life COMM 160F-Language, Meaning and Culture COMM 161F-Communication and Culture COMM 164F-Communication and Global Organizations COMM 170F-Persuasion COMM 171F-Visual Communication COMM 172F-Multicultural Communication COMM 173F-Intercultural Communication and Global Understanding COMM 175F-Nonverbal Communication COMM 181F-Internet Communication |
COMM 123I-Performance of Ethnodrama COMM 145I-Rhetorical and Cultural Criticism COMM 150I-Inquiry in Organizational Communication COMM 152I-Communication in World Cultures COMM 155I-Quantitative Communication Inquiry COMM 156I-Qualitative Communication Inquiry COMM 169I-The Media: Response and Criticism |
COMM 105P-Communication, Self and Society COMM 111P-Interviewing COMM 114P-Business and Professional Speaking COMM 115P-Communication and Conflict COMM 116P-Mediation: Theory and Practice COMM 120P-Persuasive and Presentation Skills COMM 121P-Performance Studies COMM 122P-Performing Self and Society COMM 124P-Training and Development COMM 140P-Argumentation and Debate COMM 141P-Small Group Communication COMM 147P-Argumentation and Persuasion in Courts of Law COMM 176P-Gender and Communication COMM 182P-Communication in the Classroom |
| Independent and Supervised Activity Courses: Maximum of 4 units may count toward the major |
| COMM 180-Individual Studies. Can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 units. Credit/No Credit course COMM 184-Directed Reading. Can be taken for 1 or 2 units. Credit/No Credit course COMM 190-Activity Projects in Speech. Can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 units. Credit/No Credit course COMM 191A, B, C, J, M-Activity Projects in Forensics. Can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 units. |
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