Humanities & Communication, B.A ~ Creative Writing & Social Action Concentration

HCOM-BA Core Courses ~ 29-31 units

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education  and University Requirements .

One 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 an HCOM core course and a concentration course, nor may they double count a concentration course for a required area within the major core.

• Complete all of the following courses:

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

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• HCOM 303 - Academic and Professional Writing Units: 3
• HCOM 312 - Writing and Advocacy Units: 3

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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

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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 290 - Tacos, Territories, and Transnationalism: Research Methods Units: 3
• HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing Units: 3
• HCOM 327 - Survey American Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3
• HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Service Learning courses:

• HCOM 307S - Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL Units: 5
• HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 339S - Creative Writing and Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5  (RTI)
• HCOM 432S - Social Action Writing SL Units: 5  (RTI)

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• Complete at least 2 units from the following courses:

• HCOM 408 - Fact or Fiction? Units: 1
• HCOM 419 - Digital Publishing Practicum Units: 2
• HCOM 470 - Graduate Admissions Workshop Units: 2
• HCOM 471 - Professional Writing Workshop Units: 2
• HCOM 474 - Practical Research Skills Units: 2
• HCOM 476 - Advanced Public Speaking Workshop Units: 1-2
• HCOM 477 - Communication in Everyday Life Units: 2

Creative Writing & Social Action Concentration ~ 12 units

Students must complete at least 12 (twelve) units for the concentration.

Please note: Twelve (12) of the units taken to complete a concentration (all of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors or concentrations.

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  Complete 8 units from the following Creative Writing Content courses:

• HCOM 332 - Poetry Writing Workshop Units: 4
• HCOM 333 - Women’s Writing Workshop Units: 4
• HCOM 334 - Fiction/Creative NonFiction Writing Units: 4
• HCOM 339S - Creative Writing and Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 341 - Poetry & Pop Culture Units: 4
• HCOM 430 - Literary Journal Publication Units: 2
• HCOM 432 - Social Action Writing Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 432S - Social Action Writing SL Units: 5 (RTI)
• HCOM 433 - Life Histories & Creative Narrative Units: 4
• HCOM 434 - Creative Publishing and Critical Storytelling Units: 4
• HCOM 439 - Page to Stage Units: 2

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• Note: One of the three Creative Writing Content courses may be selected from the following list:

• HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
• HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5 (RTI)
• HCOM 390 - Magazine Writing Units: 4
• CART 330 - Elements of Cinema Units: 4
• CART 340 - Screenwriting Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Literature/Social Justice courses:

• HCOM 322 - Asian American Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 323 - American Drama Units: 4
• HCOM 324 - African American Narratives Units: 4
• HCOM 325 - Narratives of American Immigration Units: 4
• HCOM 327 - Survey American Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture Units: 3
• HCOM 336 - Poetry and Gender Units: 4
• HCOM 337 - Women’s Literature Units: 4
• HCOM 338 - Multicultural Adolescent Lit Units: 4
• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
• HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences Units: 4
• HCOM 345 - Chicanx Life & Culture Units: 4
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• HCOM 348 - Race, Colonialism, and Film Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads Units: 3
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 359 - Law, Politics and LGBTQ History Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 404 - Restorative Justice Units: 4
• HCOM 426 - Travel Narratives Units: 4
• HCOM 428 - Contemporary Chicana Poetry Units: 4
• HCOM 436 - Literature of Sexualities Units: 4
• HCOM 437 - Shakespeare Units: 4
• HCOM 443 - Black Feminist Theory & Praxis Units: 4
• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 452 - Literature Into Film Units: 4 (RTI)
• SSCI 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SSCI 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3