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Communication encompasses many disciplines and career fields, including those in media and digital arts, scholarly writing and journalism and advertising. With the communication studies emphasis, you’ll be provided a broad introduction to these disciplines.
Highlights
- This program offers a wide range of courses relevant to today’s media.
Career opportunities
This emphasis will provide you with a solid background for entry-level work and advanced study in film, cinema, literature, advertising, journalism and media, and organizational development.
Transferring to Fresno Pacific
FPU is a partner school with Transferology, a web-based tool that allows you to match the courses you’ve already taken with FPU programs. Visit Transferology.com to create an account and get started.
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Information
1. Communication Studies (AA-T) to Communication: Communication Studies, B.A.
BA courses fulfilled through ADT:
- All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
- BA major has no lower-division major or co-requisite courses that could be fulfilled by the ADT.
- This program is offered as daytime traditional
ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.
2. Journalism (AA-T) to Communication: Communication Studies, B.A.
BA courses fulfilled through ADT:
- All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
- BA major has no lower-division major or co-requisite courses that could be fulfilled by the ADT.
- This program is offered as daytime traditional
ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.
Course listing
Note: Emphasis courses are additional courses that are to be completed alongside the general education and parent program requirements as dictated by the Fresno Pacific University catalog. Please review the course requirements for baccalaureate programs and the general education summary in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog.
Emphasis Courses (18 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COM 395 | Text and Performance | 3 |
| COM 410 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COM 430 | Group Dynamics and Leadership | 3 |
Select three of the following
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COM 330 | Writing and Reading Journalism | 3 |
| COM 345 | Composition Theory and Writing | 3 |
| COM 346 | Scriptwriting | 3 |
| COM 350 | Visual Rhetoric | 3 |
| COM 355 | Digital Video Production I | 3 |
| COM 360 | Digital Video Production II | 3 |
| COM 370 | Audio Production | 3 |
| COM 375 | Documentary Studies | 3 |
| COM 380 | Film Studies | 3 |
| COM 385 | Cinematography: Visual Story Telling | 3 |
| COM 390 | UI/UX Web Design | 3 |
| COM 420 | Conflict Management and Resolution | 3 |
| COM 440 | Performance and Culture | 3 |
| LIT 449 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| MGT 350 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MGT 352 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| MKT 307 | Advertising and Promotion | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Marriage and Family | 3 |
Program directors
Eleanor Nickel, Ph.D.
Leann Lo