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.
Program director
Billie Jean Wiebe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication and English
Course listing
Required Courses (18 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COM-410 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COM-430 | Group Dynamics and Leadership | 3 |
| LIT-395 | Text and Performance | 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 | Creating on the Web | 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 |