Communication Studies, 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
• 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: 5

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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: 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 Units: 5 (RTI)

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• *Students may take HCOM 317S to fulfill both the GWAR and Upper Division Service Learning major requirements.

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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 - Research Methods Units: 2-4
• HCOM 476 - Advanced Public Speaking Workshop Units: 1-2
• HCOM 477 - Communication in Everyday Life Units: 2

Concentrations

To complete the requirements of this major, select one of the following three concentrations and complete the courses. Unless otherwise indicated, students must complete one 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.

Communications Studies  

Journalism & Media Studies 

Philosophy & Applied Ethics 

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 ; satisfied in the major.
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement  
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); satisfied in the major.
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement; satisfied in the major.
• CSUMB’s Ethnic Studies requirement ; satisfied in the major.
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement 

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