Minor in Communication Studies
Communication Studies Minor — 20 units
Courses used to fulfill GE Areas A1, A2, and A3 cannot be counted toward the minor. GE Area A1 must be completed as a prerequisite to enroll in any upper-division course in the Communication Studies minor.
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Breadth Areas (12 units)
Select a total of 4 units from each of the following three breadth areas: Social Contexts and Interaction, Rhetoric and Performance, Communication Inquiry.
Social Contexts and Interaction in Communication (4 units)
- Select 4 units between courses numbered COMM 400-449 and COMM 500-549.
- COMM 400-449 are 1-2 unit courses and COMM 500-549 are 4 unit courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 400 | Variable Topics in Social Contexts & Interaction | 2 |
| COMM 401 | Workshop in Social Contexts & Interaction | 1 |
| COMM 403 | Transgender Communication Studies | 2 |
| COMM 425 | The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication | 1 |
| COMM 427 | Case Studies in Health Communication | 1 |
| COMM 428 | Health Communication in Visual and Graphic Medicine | 2 |
| COMM 442 | Dialogue Facilitation Practicum | 2 |
| COMM 502 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| COMM 503 | Gender and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 504 | Communication and Masculinities | 4 |
| COMM 515 | Family Communication | 4 |
| COMM 522 | Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COMM 525 | Sexualities and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 527 | Health Communication | 4 |
| COMM 530 | 4 | |
| COMM 531 | Conflict Resolution | 4 |
| COMM 532 | Interviewing Methods in Organizational Settings | 4 |
| COMM 533 | Communication and Empowerment in Organizations | 4 |
| COMM 534 | Mediation Theory and Practice | 4 |
| COMM 537 | Leadership Communication | 4 |
| COMM 538 | Language and Identity in Interaction | 4 |
| COMM 539 | Analyzing Everyday Interaction | 4 |
| COMM 541 | Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 543 | Dialogues Across Differences | 4 |
| COMM 544 | Communication and Aging | 4 |
Rhetoric and Performance in Communication (4 units)
- Select 4 units between courses numbered COMM 450-499 and COMM 550-599.
- COMM 450-499 are 1-2 unit courses and COMM 550-599 are 4 unit courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 450 | Variable Topics in Rhetoric and Performance | 2 |
| COMM 451 | Workshop in Rhetoric & Performance | 1 |
| COMM 550 | 4 | |
| COMM 551 | Persuasion | 4 |
| COMM 552 | Performance and Feminism | 4 |
| COMM 553 | Performance and Identity | 4 |
| COMM 554 | Performance of Children's Literature | 4 |
| COMM 555 | Ensemble Performance Workshop | 4 |
| COMM 556 | Performance Art: Aesthetic Communication Criticism | 4 |
| COMM 557 | Performance and Pedagogy of the Oppressed for Educators | 3 |
| COMM 559 | Theory and Practice in Advanced Public Speaking | 4 |
| COMM 560 | Political Communication | 4 |
| COMM 561 | Social Semiotics | 4 |
| COMM 564 | Issues in Free Speech | 4 |
| COMM 565 | Rhetorical Theory | 4 |
| COMM 566 | Communication and Social Process | 4 |
| COMM 570 | ||
| COMM 571 | The Rhetoric of Terrorism | 4 |
| COMM 572 | Communication and Environmental Justice | 4 |
| COMM 573 | The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment | 4 |
| COMM 574 | Rhetoric of the Media | 4 |
| COMM 575 | Emerging and Social Media | 4 |
| COMM 590 | 4 | |
| COMM 595 | Games, Communication, and Culture | 4 |
Communication Inquiry (4 units)
- Select 4 units between courses numbered COMM 600-609 and COMM 660-669.
- COMM 600-609 are 1-2 unit courses and COMM 660-669 are 4 unit courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 601 | Workshop in Communication Inquiry | 1 |
| COMM 661 | Quantitative Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 662 | Critical and Rhetorical Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 663 | Performative Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 664 | LSI Methods in Communication | 4 |
Electives (8 units)
Any lower-division Communication Studies courses not used to meet GE area A1-A3, and any upper-division Communication Studies courses numbered 400-599 may be used as minor electives if they are not being used to satisfy the breadth areas above. Additional courses that may be used for electives are COMM 368 Forensics, COMM 685 Projects in the Teaching of Communication, and COMM 695 Internship in Communication Studies.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 120 | Language, Culture, and Power | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to the Performance of Literature | 3 |
| COMM 230 | Introduction to Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| COMM 240 | Introduction to Nonverbal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 250 | Introduction to Group Discussion and Teamwork | 3 |
| COMM 368 | Forensics | 2 |
| COMM 400 | Variable Topics in Social Contexts & Interaction | 2 |
| COMM 401 | Workshop in Social Contexts & Interaction | 1 |
| COMM 403 | Transgender Communication Studies | 2 |
| COMM 425 | The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication | 1 |
| COMM 427 | Case Studies in Health Communication | 1 |
| COMM 428 | Health Communication in Visual and Graphic Medicine | 2 |
| COMM 442 | Dialogue Facilitation Practicum | 2 |
| COMM 450 | Variable Topics in Rhetoric and Performance | 2 |
| COMM 451 | Workshop in Rhetoric & Performance | 1 |
| COMM 502 | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| COMM 503 | Gender and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 504 | Communication and Masculinities | 4 |
| COMM 515 | Family Communication | 4 |
| COMM 522 | Organizational Communication | 4 |
| COMM 525 | Sexualities and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 527 | Health Communication | 4 |
| COMM 530 | 4 | |
| COMM 531 | Conflict Resolution | 4 |
| COMM 532 | Interviewing Methods in Organizational Settings | 4 |
| COMM 533 | Communication and Empowerment in Organizations | 4 |
| COMM 534 | Mediation Theory and Practice | 4 |
| COMM 537 | Leadership Communication | 4 |
| COMM 538 | Language and Identity in Interaction | 4 |
| COMM 539 | Analyzing Everyday Interaction | 4 |
| COMM 541 | Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication | 4 |
| COMM 543 | Dialogues Across Differences | 4 |
| COMM 544 | Communication and Aging | 4 |
| COMM 550 | 4 | |
| COMM 551 | Persuasion | 4 |
| COMM 552 | Performance and Feminism | 4 |
| COMM 553 | Performance and Identity | 4 |
| COMM 554 | Performance of Children's Literature | 4 |
| COMM 555 | Ensemble Performance Workshop | 4 |
| COMM 556 | Performance Art: Aesthetic Communication Criticism | 4 |
| COMM 557 | Performance and Pedagogy of the Oppressed for Educators | 3 |
| COMM 559 | Theory and Practice in Advanced Public Speaking | 4 |
| COMM 560 | Political Communication | 4 |
| COMM 561 | Social Semiotics | 4 |
| COMM 564 | Issues in Free Speech | 4 |
| COMM 565 | Rhetorical Theory | 4 |
| COMM 566 | Communication and Social Process | 4 |
| COMM 570 | 4 | |
| COMM 571 | The Rhetoric of Terrorism | 4 |
| COMM 572 | Communication and Environmental Justice | 4 |
| COMM 573 | The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment | 4 |
| COMM 574 | Rhetoric of the Media | 4 |
| COMM 575 | Emerging and Social Media | 4 |
| COMM 590 | 4 | |
| COMM 595 | Games, Communication, and Culture | 4 |
| COMM 601 | Workshop in Communication Inquiry | 1 |
| COMM 661 | Quantitative Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 662 | Critical and Rhetorical Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 663 | Performative Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 664 | LSI Methods in Communication | 4 |
| COMM 685 | Projects in the Teaching of Communication | 1-4 |
| COMM 695 | Internship in Communication Studies | 4 |