Each Foundations (F), Inquiry (I), and Practice (P) course is four units. The additional unit, also called the engagement unit, is designed to enrich your learning experiences and to facilitate your achievement of course learning objectives. The activities you'll complete for the engagement unit will deepen your understanding of course materials as you engage in meaningful ways with the concepts you're learning in the course. Students enrolled in 4-unit courses are expected to spend on average of 45 hours (or 3 hours per week over the course of a regular semester) outside of the classroom to complete engagement activities. This unit is worth 25% of the overall grade.
| Foundations | Inquiry | Practice |
| COMM 110F Interpersonal Communication COMM 122F Performance Studies 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 New Media/New World |
COMM 123I Performance of Ethnodrama COMM 145I Rhetorical and Cultural Criticism COMM 150I Inquiry in Organizational Communication COMM 151I New Media/New Methods 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 as Practice COMM 124P Training and Development COMM 125P Ensemble Performance COMM 131P New Media/You Media 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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