If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in English, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor's degree in Human Communication at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.
Complete ALL of the following courses:
- HCOM 300HCOM 300: Major ProSeminar
- HCOM 312HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation
- HCOM 475HCOM 475: Senior Capstone
- SBS 350SBS 350: Domination & Resistance: US (Fulfills American Institutions Requirement, GE Area D 2)
- HCOM 339SHCOM 339S: Creative Writing & Service
Complete ONE of the following courses:
- HCOM 315HCOM 315: Media for Social Change
- HCOM 316HCOM 316: Media Ethics
- HCOM 328HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories
- HCOM 329HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias
- HCOM 350HCOM 350: Oral Hist/Comm Mem
Complete ONE of the following courses:
- HCOM 306HCOM 306: Gender & Communication
- HCOM 309HCOM 309: Interracial Communication
- HCOM 310HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp
Complete ONE of the following courses:
Complete ONE of the following courses:
- HCOM 338HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit
- HCOM 342HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods *
- HCOM 343HCOM 343: Race & Gender Justice
- HCOM 344HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences *
- HCOM 345HCOM 345: Chicano Life & Culture
- HCOM 348HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film *
Complete ONE of the following courses:
- HCOM 322HCOM 322: Asian American Literature
- HCOM 323HCOM 323: American Drama
- HCOM 324HCOM 324: African American Narratives
- HCOM 325HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr *
- HCOM 326HCOM 326: Jewish Holocaust Literature
- HCOM 327HCOM 327: Survey American Literature *
- HCOM 335HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture
- HCOM 336HCOM 336: Poetry & Gender
- HCOM 337HCOM 337: Women's Literature
Concentrations
Choose one of the following concentrations.
English Subject Matter Preparation
Please see English Subject Matter Preparation Program Coordinator Jennifer Fletcher for a full list of required courses.
Literary and Film Studies
Complete THREE of the following courses (one of which must be designated as Research/Theory Intensive by an *):
- HCOM 322HCOM 322: Asian American Literature
- HCOM 323HCOM 323: American Drama
- HCOM 324HCOM 324: African American Narratives
- HCOM 325HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr *
- HCOM 326HCOM 326: Jewish Holocaust Literature
- HCOM 327HCOM 327: Survey American Literature *
- HCOM 328HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories
- HCOM 335HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture
- HCOM 336HCOM 336: Poetry & Gender
- HCOM 337HCOM 337: Women's Literature
- HCOM 338HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit
- HCOM 348HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film *
- HCOM 352HCOM 352: History According To Movies
- HCOM 356HCOM 356: Multicultural History
- HCOM 406HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies
- HCOM 425HCOM 425: Post-Colonial Lit and Film
- HCOM 426HCOM 426: Travel Narratives
- HCOM 427HCOM 427: Survey of British Literature
- HCOM 428HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry
- HCOM 433HCOM 433: Life Stories & Life Writing
- HCOM 436HCOM 436: Literature of Sexualities
- HCOM 437HCOM 437: Shakespeare
- HCOM 438HCOM 438: Author(s): Canon & Context
- HCOM 443HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis
- HCOM 452HCOM 452: Literature into Film *
Writing and Rhetoric
Complete THREE of the following courses:
- HCOM 301HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing
- HCOM 306HCOM 306: Gender & Communication
- HCOM 309HCOM 309: Interracial Communication
- HCOM 310HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp
- HCOM 312HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation
- HCOM 317SHCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL
- HCOM 320HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage & Power
- HCOM 321HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions
- HCOM 334HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr
- HCOM 384HCOM 384: Newswriting
- HCOM 390HCOM 390: Magazine Writing
- HCOM 420HCOM 420: Adv Studies Rhetorical Theory
- HCOM 422HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics
- HCOM 432HCOM 432: Soc Action Wrtg
Creative Writing and Social Action
Complete THREE of the following courses (one of which must be designated as Research/Theory Intensive by an *):
- HCOM 332HCOM 332: Poetry Writing Workshop
- HCOM 333HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop
- HCOM 334HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr
- HCOM 339SHCOM 339S: Creative Writing & Service
- HCOM 432HCOM 432: Soc Action Wrtg
- HCOM 432SHCOM 432S: Social Action Writing *
- HCOM 433HCOM 433: Life Stories & Life Writing
Students must also demonstrate second language proficiency through the 201 level.
Read more about the Language Proficiency requirement. If you need to begin language study at the 101 level, consult your department chair to determine your 60 unit pathway.
Total Units to Degree After Transfer: 60