Communication Studies, B.A.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Admission Under Impaction

Please review the CSULB Admissions website for information related to Major Specific Requirements and Impaction Criteria based on student status as a prospective, admitted or transfer.

Requirements

This requires 48 units of which 33 are upper division. All Communication Studies majors, regardless of option chosen, are required to complete the following core:

Lower Division Core (12 units):

Take all the following:

COMM 110 - Interpersonal Communication (3 units)
COMM 130 - Essentials of Public Speaking (3 units)
COMM 131 - Essentials of Argumentation (3 units)
COMM 200 - Communication Studies Careers and Scholarship (3 units)
* “C” or better required

Note(s):

*Students must take COMM 200 in their first year of declaring the major

Upper Division Core (15 units):

Take all the following courses:

COMM 300 - Survey of Rhetorical Theory (3 units)
COMM 301 - Communication Criticism (3 units)
COMM 306 - Communication Theory (3 units)
COMM 307 - Measurement in Communication Research (3 units)
COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (3 units)

Elective Courses:

(21 units, 9 units must be 400-level) selected from the following:

COMM 220 - Elements of Organizational Communication (3 units)
COMM 309 - Language and Social Interaction (3 units)
COMM 331 - Argumentation and Debate (3 units)
COMM 333 - Performing Culture (3 units)
COMM 334 - Communication in the Workplace (3 units)
COMM 335 - Persuasive Speaking (3 units)
COMM 337 - Professional Event Planning (3 units)
COMM 338 - Ensemble Performance (3 units)
COMM 344 - Interviewing Theory and Techniques (3 units)
COMM 352 - Story Telling (3 units)
COMM 355 - Instructional Communication: Theory and Application (3 units)
COMM 358 - Speech Arts for Children (3 units)
COMM 400 - Nonverbal Communication (3 units)
COMM 410 - Advanced Concepts in Interpersonal Communication (3 units)
COMM 411 - Interpersonal Conflict Resolution (3 units)
COMM 412 - Gender and Communication (3 units)
COMM 414 - Communication in Families (3 units)
COMM 415 - Rhetoric of Social Movements and Protest (3 units)
COMM 420 - Advanced Concepts in Organizational Communication (3 units)
COMM 421 - Communication in Bargaining and Negotiation (3 units)
COMM 422 - Media Effects (3 units)
COMM 423 - Communication Theory and Technology (3 units)
COMM 425 - Communication and Violence (3 units)
COMM 430 - Advanced Concepts in Intercultural Communication (3 units)
COMM 431 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution (3 units)
COMM 432 - Leadership Communication (3 units)
COMM 434 - Advanced Oral Presentation Skills (3 units)
COMM 439 - Communication and Popular Culture (3 units)
COMM 441 - Issues in Freedom of Communication (3 units)
COMM 442 - Campaign Persuasion (3 units)
COMM 443 - Communication and Mindfulness (3 units)
COMM 444 - Positive Communication Principles and Practices (3 units)
COMM 449 - Studies in Oral Persuasion and Attitude Change (3 units)
COMM 450 - Communication Training in Organizations (3 units)
COMM 490 - Selected Topics in Communication Studies (3 units)

Note(s):

Only courses in which a “C” or better have been earned may be applied to satisfy upper division requirements in the major. Classes taken in which less than adequate grades are received must be repeated until an adequate grade is achieved. Majors will not be permitted to take any upper division class in the major on a credit/non-credit basis.