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 | 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 |