Starting Fall 2009 the Communication Studies Department is offering a new major.
With 4-unit upper-division courses, the new major provides students with greater flexibility and more choices to tailor their program to their specific academic and professional goals. Read more about the new major below!
Communication Studies majors earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies. In addition to University General Education and elective requirements, students must complete at least 42 units in the major. Also, students must complete a minor.
I. Core Courses (10 units)
- COMM 101C - Introduction to Communication Studies (4 units)
Take as your first course in the major; prerequisite for COMM 198 and COMM 199C.
- COMM 198 - Applied Activity in Communication (2 units). Prerequisite: COMM 101C
Take COMM 198 in your final two semesters. Choose any combination of 2 units from among the options listed below. We strongly recommend taking one unit each in two separate semesters. Click on the links listed below for information on registering for COMM 198.
- COMM 199C - Senior Seminar in Communication Studies (4 units). Prerequisite: COMM 101C
Take COMM 199C in your last semester.
II. Foundations, Inquiry, Practice Courses (FIP) (24 units)
- 2 Foundation Courses (2 courses X 4 units each = 8 units)
- 2 Inquiry Courses (2 courses X 4 units each = 8 units)
- 2 Practice Courses (2 courses X 4 units each = 8 units)
III. Additional COMM Courses (8 units)
- 8 additional units in Communication Studies that may be lower or upper division. These units may be completed at SJSU or a community college
TOTAL 42 units
NOTES
- No more than 1 unit total of COMM 80 or COMM 91J may count toward the major.
- No more than 3 units total of COMM 190 or COMM 191A,B,C,J, or M may count toward the major.
- Transfer students may transfer up to 8 lower-division communication studies semester equivalent units. However, you may NOT double count Lower Division GE communication courses (i.e., count courses toward Core GE and toward the major. Typically, these are communication courses in Areas A1, A3, and D1.).
- Up to 6 units of SJSU Studies coursework (e.g., COMM 100W, COMM 157, COMM 168, COMM 174) may count toward SJSU Studies requirements and the major.
- Credit/No Credit courses are limited to 6 units total. Note that COMM 198, a required course, counts as 2 units of Credit/No Credit.
Minor/Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Minor
- Minor: determined by the department or unit in which you earn your minor (e.g., sociology, business, economics)
- Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Minor: 18 units, 12 of which must be upper division, taken in one or more departments outside Communication Studies. Consult with a major advisor to plan the SDI minor.
Questions about the requirements for the major? Schedule an appointment with an advisor now!
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