If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in Communication Studies, 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 339SHCOM 339S: Creative Writing & Service
- HCOM 475HCOM 475: Senior Capstone
- SBS 350SBS 350: Domination & Resistance: US (Fulfills American Institutions, GE Area D 2)
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 and complete three approved courses (one of which must be designated as Research/Theory Intensive **).
Journalism and Media Studies
Complete THREE of the following courses:
- HCOM 307HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media
- HCOM 307SHCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL
- HCOM 310HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp
- HCOM 315HCOM 315: Media for Social Change
- HCOM 316HCOM 316: Media Ethics
- HCOM 319HCOM 319: Global Communication and Cul
- HCOM 334HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr
- HCOM 352HCOM 352: History According To Movies
- HCOM 370HCOM 370: Media and the Military
- HCOM 384HCOM 384: Newswriting
- HCOM 385HCOM 385: Reporting
- HCOM 387HCOM 387: Media Production Lab
- HCOM 388HCOM 388: Investigative Reporting
- HCOM 389HCOM 389: Otter Realm Workshop
Upon prior consent of instructor:
- HCOM 390HCOM 390: Magazine Writing
- HCOM 406HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies
- HCOM 486HCOM 486: Mass Media Internship
- HCOM 487HCOM 487: Mass Media Internship
- HCOM 487SHCOM 487S: Community Media Project SL
- HCOM 489HCOM 489: Otter Realm Production (this course must be repeated to fulfill concentration requirement)
Practical and Professional Ethics
Complete THREE of the following courses:
- HCOM 301HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing
- HCOM 304HCOM 304: Relational Ethics
- HCOM 306HCOM 306: Gender & Communication
- HCOM 307HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media
- HCOM 307SHCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL
- HCOM 309HCOM 309: Interracial Communication
- HCOM 310HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp
- HCOM 312HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation
- HCOM 316HCOM 316: Media Ethics
- HCOM 321HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions
- HCOM 340SHCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL
- HCOM 403HCOM 403: Ethical Issues *
- HCOM 403SHCOM 403S: Ethics in the Professions:SL
- HCOM 404HCOM 404: Restorative Justice
- HCOM 405HCOM 405: Philosophy & Sexualities
- HCOM 406HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies
- HCOM 412HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolut
- HCOM 440HCOM 440: Leadership & Community
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
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