English AA-T to Humanities & Communication, BA ~ Creative Writing & Social Action Concentration

HCOM BA Core Requirements

All HCOM students must complete one approved research or theory intensive course, indicated as (RTI) in the course lists below; additional RTI courses are indicated in the major core.

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.

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  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 course:

• 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 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 the following Humanistic Inquiry course:

• 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: 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 one of 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

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

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  Complete 8 units from the following Creative 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 341 - Poetry & Pop Culture Units: 4
• HCOM 430 - Literary Journal Publication Units: 2
• HCOM 432 - Social Action Writing Units: 4 (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:

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• HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
• HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
• 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 or Social Justice/Ethnic Studies 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 428 - Contemporary Chicana Poetry Units: 4
• HCOM 436 - Literature of Sexualities Units: 4
• HCOM 437 - Shakespeare Units: 4
• HCOM 452 - Literature Into Film Units: 4 (RTI)
• 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 443 - Black Feminist Theory & Praxis Units: 4
• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4 (RTI)
• SSCI 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SSCI 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3

General Education and University Requirements

To complete the requirements of this degree, students much successfully complete all Undergraduate Requirements .  Several of these (Upper division GE Area 3, Upper division GE Area 4, Upper division Service Learning, and GWAR) are embedded in the major curriculum. 

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

• Upper division GE Area 2 or 5     
• American Institutions  Choose from US 2/3 course list  
• World Culture & Language  

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