Requirements for AA-T certified students in Communication Studies

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.

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To complete the requirements of the HCOM degree students must complete at least one course which is designated as RTI -Research/Theory Intensive.

Complete ALL of the following courses:

• HCOM 300: Major ProSeminar (2 units)
• HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation-Theory and Practice (4 units)
• HCOM 339S: Creative Writing and Service Learning (6 units)
• HCOM 475: Senior Capstone (4 units)
• SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units) (Fulfills American Institutions, GE Area D 2)

Complete ONE of the following courses:

• HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
• HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
• HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
• HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
• HCOM 350: Oral Hist/Comm Mem (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following courses:

• HCOM 306: Gender and Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following courses:

• HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
• HCOM 406: Philosophy According to Movies (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following courses:

• HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit (4 units)
• HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
• HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 345: Chicano Life & Culture (4 units)
• HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism, and Film (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following courses:

• HCOM 322: Asian American Literature (4 units)
• HCOM 323: American Drama (4 units)
• HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
• HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 326: Jewish Holocaust Literature (4 units)
• HCOM 327: Survey American Literature (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
• HCOM 336: Poetry and Gender (4 units)
• HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)

Concentrations

Journallism & Media Studies

Complete THREE of the following courses:

• HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media (4 units)
• HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
• HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
• HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
• HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
• HCOM 319: Global Communication and Culture (4 units)
• HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr (4 units)
• HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
• HCOM 370: Media and the Military (4 units)
• HCOM 371: Community Journalism Studies (4 units)
• HCOM 385: Reporting (4 units)
• HCOM 387: Media Production Lab (4 units)
• HCOM 388: Investigative Reporting (4 units)
• HCOM 389: Otter Realm Workshop (4 units)

Upon prior consent of instructor:

• HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
• HCOM 406: Philosophy According to Movies (4 units)
• HCOM 486: Mass Media Internship (4 units)
• HCOM 487: Mass Media Internship (2 units)
• HCOM 487S: Community Media Project SL (6 units)

Practical & Professional Ethics

Complete THREE of the following courses:

• HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
• HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
• HCOM 306: Gender and Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media (4 units)
• HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
• HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
• HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation-Theory and Practice (4 units)
• HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
• HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions (4 units)
• HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements Service Learning (6 units)
• HCOM 349: Environmental Philosophy and Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 403: Ethical Issues (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 403S: Ethics in the Professions:SL (6 units)
• HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
• HCOM 405: Philosophy and Sexualities (4 units)
• HCOM 406: Philosophy According to Movies (4 units)
• HCOM 410: Public Relations Ethics and Practices (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolut (4 units)
• HCOM 440: Leadership and Community (4 units)

Writing & Rhetoric

Complete THREE of the following courses:

• HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
• HCOM 306: Gender and Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
• HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
• HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation-Theory and Practice (4 units)
• HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning (6 units)
• HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage, and Power (4 units) (RTI)
• HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions (4 units)
• HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr (4 units)
• HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
• HCOM 420: Adv Studies Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
• HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)
• HCOM 432: Social Action Writing (4 units) (RTI)

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.