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Communication Studies, B.A.
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Description
Communication Studies focuses both on the practice and development of skills for competent communication as well as analyzing and studying the how people create shared meanings and interpretations of the world around them. Students with communication competency can find success in a variety of careers and enriched personal relationships. Communication Studies aims to connect the classroom to the real world. Our department focuses on two interrelated areas of communication: Relational Dynamics (RD) and Public Advocacy and Civic Engagement (PACE). Relational Dynamics focuses on the development and maintenance of relationships (personal, friendship, romantic, family, workplace, organizational, intercultural, and community). Public Advocacy and Civic Engagement focuses on how we influence and persuade public audiences through speaking, argument, and mediated communication. Students learn about advocacy campaigns in business, political, community, or social movement contexts.
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Graduation Requirements
| Total Units |
120 |
| Cumulative GPA |
2.0 |
| University GPA |
2.0 |
| Major GPA |
2.0 |
| Major Coursework |
Must earn a “C” or better in required major courses |
| Residency Requirement |
30 Upper-Division Units at UNR |
| Major Residency Requirements |
15 Units of the Major Requirements at UNR |
| Upper-Division Requirement |
42 Upper-Division Units |
| Half Program Units/4 Year Institution |
60 |
I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .”
Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.
A. Silver Core Writing and Prerequisite (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Silver Core Mathematics and Prerequisite (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses .
C. Silver Core Natural Sciences (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4/CO4L courses .
D. Silver Core Social Sciences (3 units) - CO6
E. Silver Core Fine Art (3 units) - CO7
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO7 courses .
F. Silver Core Humanities (6 units) - CO5, CO8
Refer to the Core Curriculum Chapter in this catalog.
II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (15 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society Course - CO9
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO9 courses .
B. Diversity & Equity Course - CO10
The following recommended courses can also be used in the Major Requirement:
C. Global Context Course - CO11
The following recommended course can also be used in the Major Requirement:
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis Course - CO13
The following recommended courses can also be used in the Major Requirement:
F. Application Course - CO14
The following recommended course can also be used in the Major Requirement:
III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)
Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.
A. Foreign Language (0-14 units)
Successful completion of the foreign language requirement may be accomplished through one of four options:
- complete a fourth semester college course in a foreign language or in American Sign Language;
- demonstrate proficiency through placement examination or other means determined by the Department of World Languages and Literatures, including minimum CBAPE, SAT II, or IB scores;
- show transcript evidence of successful completion of four years of high school coursework in the same foreign language; or
- participate in a Studies Abroad program pre-approved by the college to meet the foreign language requirement.
B. College Breadth Requirement (6 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, 6 credits that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill the Silver Core General Education requirements (Core Objectives 1 through 7).
IV. Major Requirements (33 units)
A. Required Major Courses (12 units)
B. Communication Electives (21 units)
A minimum of 15 credits must be 300-400 level.
V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)
The Department of Communication Studies accepts any major approved by the College of Liberal Arts.
VI. Electives (4-24 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
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Spring Semester (16-17 units)
- ENG 102 - Composition II (3 units) CO1, CO3
- Natural Sciences Course (3-4 units) CO4L
- Foreign Language 112 (4 units)
- Fine Arts Course (3 units) CO7
- General Elective (100 level) (3 units)
Fall Semester (15-16 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Fall Semester (15 units)
- Communication Electives (300-400) (3 units)
- Science, Technology & Society Course (3 units) CO9
- Minor (3 units)
- College Breadth Requirement (3 units)
- COM 311 - Communication Research Methods (3 units) CO12
Spring Semester (15 units)
- Communication Electives (300-400 level) (6 units)
- Minor (300-400 level) (6 units)
- General Elective (300-400 level) (3 units)
Fall Semester (15-18 units)
- COM 412 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
- Communication Electives (300-400 level) (6 units)
- Minor (300-400 level) (3-6 units)
- General Elective (300-400 level) (3 units)
Spring Semester (8-13 units)
- Application Course (3 units) CO14
- Minor (300-400 level) (3 units)
- General Elective (2-7 units)
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