Law, Public Policy, and Society, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following courses:

• HCOM 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 2-4
• HCOM 475 - Senior Capstone Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 4
• HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Ethical and Effective Communication courses:

• HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics Units: 3
• HCOM 310 - Free Speech & Responsibility Units: 4
• HCOM 321 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Social and Cultural Analysis courses:

• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
• HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads Units: 3
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3
• HCOM 393 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Engaged Creative Practice courses:

• HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
• HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
• HCOM 330 - Intro Creative Writing Units: 4
• HCOM 371 - Community Journalism Studies Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Humanistic Inquiry courses:

• HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing Units: 3
• HCOM 327 - Survey American Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Service Learning courses:

• HCOM 307S - Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL Units: 4
• HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning
    Units: 4
• HCOM 339S - Creative Writing and Service Learning Units: 4
• HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 4
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 432S - Social Action Writing Units: 4 (RTI)

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• To complete the requirements of the HCOM major, complete the following courses in the Legal Studies Concentration. One concentration course, unless otherwise indicated, must be an approved research or theory intensive course, indicated as (RTI) in the course lists below. Students may not double count HCOM core courses and concentration courses.

   

  Complete one of the following Philosophy and Ethics courses:

• HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing
    Units: 3
• HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics
    Units: 3
• HCOM 309 - Interracial Communication Units: 4
• HCOM 349 - Environmental Philosophy and Communication Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 403 - Professional Ethics and Communication Units: 4
• HCOM 404 - Restorative Justice Units: 4
• HCOM 405 - Philosophy and Sexualities Units: 4
• HCOM 412 - Multicultural Conflict Resolution Units: 4
• HCOM 440 - Leadership and Multicultural Communities Units: 4
• GS 351 - Global Econ: Theory & Ethics Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Ethnic and Cultural Studies courses:

• HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture Units: 3
• HCOM 342 - Feminist Theories & Methods Units: 4
• HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences Units: 4
• HCOM 345 - Chicanx Life & Culture Units: 4
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History
    Units: 3
• HCOM 393 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States
    Units: 3
• HCOM 422 - SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics Units: 4
• HCOM 443 - Black Feminist Theory & Praxis Units: 4
• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4
• SBS 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 4
• SBS 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3
• SBS 353 - Race, Class and Gender in the American West Units: 4
• SBS 386 - Social and Political Histories of California Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Constitutional Issues courses:

• HCOM 357 - Constitutional Law Units: 4
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History
    Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Legal Studies courses:

• HCOM 310 - Free Speech & Responsibility
    Units: 4
• HCOM 321 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture
    Units: 4
• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice
    Units: 3
• HCOM 358 - Critical Perspective on Law in Society Units: 4
• HCOM 359 - Law, Politics and LGBTQ History Units: 4
• HCOM 361 - Crime and Communities Units: 4
• HCOM 383 - Genres of Social Justice Writing Units: 4
• HCOM 398 - Legal Studies Internship Units: 4
• HCOM 411 - Media Law and Policy Units: 4
• HCOM 420 - Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory Units: 4
• HCOM 498 - Legal Aid Internship Units: 4
• GS 317 - Global Migrant Workers Units: 4
• GS 335 - Comparative Governments and Politics Units: 4
• GS 342 - Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations Units: 3
• GS 360 - Relig’n/Violence/Peacemaking Units: 4
• GS 370 - Global Political Economy Units: 4
• GS 390 - Global Politics Units: 4
• SBS 333 - Forensic Anthropology Units: 3
• SOC 333 - Sociology of Deviance Units: 4

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement 
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement 
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement
• CSUMB’s Ethnic Studies requirement  
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement 

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.