Humanities Communication BA Cal State Monterey Bay

Want to establish broad knowledge, communication skills, creative talents, critical thinking abilities and multicultural awareness that will make you widely employable? Looking for an incredibly interdisciplinary and adaptable major that combines dozens of traditional fields of study?

Humanities & Communication majors gain broad knowledge, multicultural communication skills, creative talents, and outstanding writing and critical thinking abilities for the 21st-century workplace. Our major integrates traditional disciplines within humanities and communication with contemporary fields and explores how these fields interrelate.

You will study across the various disciplines in order to gain an integrated understanding of world issues and problems, and you will apply your knowledge ethically, critically, and creatively toward the fulfillment of concrete personal and social goals and needs.

Special Requirements

AA-T certified students can earn a Humanities & Communication B.A. by completing the special requirements in the following programs:

All other HCOM majors, see below.

Standard Requirements

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your general education and university requirements.

All HCOM majors must complete the following courses. In addition to a core set of courses (and options) HCOM majors must select a concentration area, completing all the required courses as described below for a particular concentration. One concentration course, unless otherwise indicated, must be an approved research or theory intensive course, indicated as (RTI) in the course lists below.

Students may not double count an HCOM core course and a concentration course, nor may they double count a concentration course for a required area within the major core.

Complete ALL of the following courses:

  • HCOM 300: Major ProSeminar (2-4 units)
  • HCOM 312: Deliberation and Advocacy (4 units) OR HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 475: Senior Capstone (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Ethical and Effective Communication courses:

  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Social and Cultural Analysis courses:

  • HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Engaged Creative Practice courses:

  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 330: Intro Creative Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 371: Community Journalism Studies (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Humanistic Inquiry courses:

  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 327: Survey American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following GE Area D Service Learning courses:

  • HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 339S: Creative Writing and Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 350S: Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL (6 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units) (RTI)

NOTE: If you complete HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning (6 units) in fulfillment of GE Areas A4 (GWAR) and D4, then complete ONE additional elective selected from the lists above.

Concentration Courses

Complete the following courses in your chosen area of concentration.

Complete ONE of the following Public Communication courses:

  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 312: Deliberation and Advocacy (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolution (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Communication Ethics courses:

  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 319: Global Communication and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 403: Professional Ethics and Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership and Multicultural Communities (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Peace and Justice courses:

  • HCOM 306: Gender and Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 349: Environmental Philosophy and Communication (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 423: Rhetoric of Religion (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Major Elective courses:

Alternatively, students may also choose to complete ONE of the Communication Studies Concentration courses listed above, that has not already been taken.

  • HCOM 305: Introduction to Mass Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
  • HCOM 319: Global Communication and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage, and Power (4 units)
  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units)
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism, and Film (4 units)
  • HCOM 373: Introduction to Public Relations (4 units)
  • HCOM 383: Genres of Social Justice Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 410: Public Relations Ethics and Practices (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)

Complete THREE of the following Creative Writing Content courses:

  • HCOM 332: Poetry Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 339S: Creative Writing and Service Learning (6 units)
  • HCOM 432: Social Action Writing (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 433: Life Histories & Creative Narrative (4 units)
  • HCOM 434: Creative Publishing and Critical Storytelling (4 units)

Note: ONE of the three Creative Writing Content courses may be selected from the following list:

  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 350: Oral History and Community Memory (4 units)
  • HCOM 350S: Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
  • CART 330: Cinematic Storytelling (4 units)
  • CART 340: Screenwriting (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Literature 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)
  • HCOM 327: Survey American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 336: Poetry and Gender (4 units)
  • HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit (4 units)
  • HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry (4 units)
  • HCOM 429: BritLit& Engl Lang Perspective (6 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 436: Literature of Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 437: Shakespeare (4 units)
  • HCOM 438
  • HCOM 452: Literature According to the Movies (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Social Justice/Ethnic Studies courses:

  • HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism, and Film (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) (RTI)
  • GS 326: US Foreign Policy (4 units)
  • SBS 304: California Indian Societies (4 units)
  • SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units)

Complete ONE course from each of the following four areas:

Global Literary Studies

  • HCOM 323: American Drama (4 units)
  • HCOM 327: Survey American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 427: Survey of British Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 436: Literature of Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 437: Shakespeare (4 units)
  • HCOM 438
  • HCOM 454: History of Victorian Britain (4 units)
  • GS 362: Global Literatures (4 units)
  • JAPN 309: Masterpieces in Japanese Literature (4 units)
  • JAPN 316: Japanese Myth and Folktales (4 units)
  • SPAN 425: La Literatura Mexicana (4 units)
  • SPAN 426: Narativa Hispanoamericana (4 units)
  • SPAN 427: Latin Amer Women Writers (4 units)
  • SPAN 428: La Literatura Afrolatina (4 units)

Multicultural Literary Studies

  • HCOM 322: Asian American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units)
  • HCOM 326
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit (4 units)
  • HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry (4 units)
  • HCOM 429: BritLit& Engl Lang Perspective (6 units)
  • SPAN 365: The Chicano Narrative (4 units)

Writing and Rhetoric

  • HCOM 306: Gender and Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage, and Power (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)

Narrative Analysis and Film

  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism, and Film (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 406: Philosophy According to Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 425
  • HCOM 452: Literature According to the Movies (4 units) (RTI)
  • JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema (4 units)

Complete ONE course in the area of Technology in the Humanities:

Complete the following course for the area of Literary Analysis:

  • HCOM 429: BritLit& Engl Lang Perspective (6 units) (RTI)

Complete the following course for the area of Language, Linguistics, and Literacy:

  • HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit (4 units)

Complete the following course for the area of Composition and Rhetoric:

  • HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage, and Power (4 units)

Complete the following course for the area of Speech, Media, and Creative Performance:

Complete ONE of the following Cultural Expressions/Representations courses:

  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 336: Poetry and Gender (4 units)
  • HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 447: Explore the African Diaspora (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Social Movements and Communities courses:

  • HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
  • HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership and Multicultural Communities (4 units)
  • HCOM 447: Explore the African Diaspora (4 units)
  • HCOM 455: Paradigms Of Chicanx Comm (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Historical Formations courses:

  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units)
  • SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units)
  • SBS 353: Race, Class and Gender in the American West (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Ethnic and Genders Studies Theory courses:

  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Research Methods courses:

  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units)
  • HCOM 350S: Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 363: Topics in Social History (4 units) (RTI)
  • SBS 363: Historical Methods (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Transnational Histories and Narratives courses:

  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units)
  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 351
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 447: Explore the African Diaspora (4 units)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) (RTI)
  • GS 316: Approaches/ Global Histories (4 units)
  • GS 322: Dilemmas in Humanitarianism (4 units)
  • GS 325: International Development (4 units)
  • GS 326: US Foreign Policy (4 units)
  • GS 342: Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations (4 units)
  • SBS 325: Art of the Aztec Empire (4 units)
  • SBS 348: Maya Civilization (4 units)
  • SBS 378: Revolution and People Power in the Modern World (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Ethnic Histories and Narratives courses:

  • HCOM 322: Asian American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units)
  • SBS 304: California Indian Societies (4 units)

Complete TWO of the following History Depth courses:

  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 350: Oral History and Community Memory (4 units)
  • HCOM 350S: Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL (6 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 351
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)
  • HCOM 354: Critical Public Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 360: Constitutional History (4 units)
  • HCOM 363: Topics in Social History (4 units)
  • HCOM 364
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 366: History of Religion in the United States (4 units)
  • HCOM 367: Gender and United States History (4 units)
  • HCOM 368: Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 454: History of Victorian Britain (4 units)
  • SBS 315: Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 (4 units)
  • SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units)
  • SBS 353: Race, Class and Gender in the American West (4 units)
  • SBS 355: Archaeological Theory (2-4 units)
  • SBS 378: Revolution and People Power in the Modern World (4 units)
  • SBS 381: US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources (4 units)
  • SBS 385: Environmental History of California (3-4 units)
  • SBS 386: Social/Pol/Hist/CA (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Media Law/Ethics courses:

  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 410: Public Relations Ethics and Practices (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 411: Media Law and Policy (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Ethnic Studies/Social Justice courses:

  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (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: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism, and Film (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 363: Topics in Social History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 369: Asian American History (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership and Multicultural Communities (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Introductory Storytelling/Theory courses:

  • HCOM 305: Introduction to Mass Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
  • HCOM 373: Introduction to Public Relations (4 units)
  • HCOM 385: Reporting (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Intermediate Storytelling/Theory courses:

  • HCOM 319: Global Communication and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 349: Environmental Philosophy and Communication (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 361: Crime and Communities (4 units)
  • HCOM 370: Media and the Military (4 units)
  • HCOM 383: Genres of Social Justice Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 387: Media Production Lab (4 units)
  • HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 397: Independent Study (1-6 units)
  • HCOM 486: Mass Media Internship (4 units)
  • HCOM 487: Mass Media Internship (2 units)
  • HCOM 497: Independent Study (1-6 units)
  • CART 303: Media, Power, and Society (4 units)
  • CART 330: Cinematic Storytelling (4 units)
  • CART 361: Intro to Editing (4 units)
  • CART 376: Documentary Production (4 units)
  • GS 340: Social Media and Global Communication (4 units)
  • VPA 305: Media Culture (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Advanced Storytelling/Theory courses:

  • HCOM 424: Latin American Media and Pop Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 434: Creative Publishing and Critical Storytelling (4 units)
  • HCOM 435: Community Media Project (4 units)
  • HCOM 488: Investigative Reporting (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Philosophy and Ethics courses:

  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 349: Environmental Philosophy and Communication (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 403: Professional Ethics and Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 405: Philosophy and Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolution (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership and Multicultural Communities (4 units)
  • GS 351: Global Econ: Theory & Ethics (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Ethnic Studies/Cultural Studies courses:

  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units)
  • HCOM 345: Chicanx Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicanx Latinx History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 369: Asian American History (4 units)
  • HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units)
  • SBS 304: California Indian Societies (4 units)
  • SBS 306
  • SBS 350: Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 (4 units)
  • SBS 353: Race, Class and Gender in the American West (4 units)
  • SBS 386: Social/Pol/Hist/CA (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Constitutional Issues courses:

  • HCOM 357: Constitutional Law (4 units)
  • HCOM 360: Constitutional History (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Legal Studies courses:

  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Responsibility (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 358: Critical Perspective on Law in Society (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 361: Crime and Communities (4 units)
  • HCOM 383: Genres of Social Justice Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 398: Legal Studies Internship (4 units)
  • HCOM 411: Media Law and Policy (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 473
  • HCOM 498: Legal Aid Internship (4 units)
  • GS 317: Global Migrant Workers (4 units)
  • GS 335: Comparative Governments and Politics (4 units)
  • GS 342: Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations (4 units)
  • GS 360: Relig'n/Violence/Peacemaking (4 units)
  • GS 370: Global Political Economy (4 units)
  • GS 390: Global Politics (4 units)
  • SBS 333: Forensic Anthropology (1-4 units)
  • SOC 333: Sociology of Deviance (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Philosophical Issues in Fairness and Justice courses:

  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 343: Race and Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 349: Environmental Philosophy and Communication (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 423: Rhetoric of Religion (4 units) (RTI)

Complete ONE of the following Rhetorical and Philosophical Theory courses:

  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 313: GWAR Assessment (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Introduction to Rhetoric and Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 405: Philosophy and Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 406: Philosophy According to Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Advanced Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)

Complete ONE of the following Applied Ethics courses:

  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 403: Professional Ethics and Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 410: Public Relations Ethics and Practices (4 units) (RTI)
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolution (4 units)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership and Multicultural Communities (4 units)

Complete ONE additional course from those listed above, or ONE course from the following:

  • GS 322: Dilemmas in Humanitarianism (4 units)
  • GS 330: World Views (4 units)
  • GS 332: Religion in a Post Secular World (4 units)
  • GS 345: Global Political Theory and Philosophy (4 units)
  • GS 349: The West and Arab and Muslim World - Soliya Connect (2-4 units)
  • GS 360: Relig'n/Violence/Peacemaking (4 units)
  • HCOM 366: History of Religion in the United States (4 units)
  • SBS 332: The Rise & Fall of Civilizations (4 units)
  • SBS 378: Revolution and People Power in the Modern World (4 units)
  • VPA 308: Ways Of Seeing (4 units)

MLO 1: Ethical and Effective Communication

Understand communication theories and apply them to create and interpret messages--and evaluate their ethics and effectiveness--in diverse contexts.

MLO 2: Social and Cultural Analysis

Understand and evaluate how social identities including ethnicity, race, class, religion, gender, sexuality, and/or ability might influence [relate to] people's lived experiences, their cultural production and practices, and the social problems that shape their contexts.

MLO 3: Engaged Creative Practice

Develop competency in creative practice, such as creative writing, journalism, and/or media projects and community storytelling, that responds to a social issue and engages the public.

MLO 4: Humanistic Inquiry

Apply inquiry-based methods informed by humanistic traditions to investigate, interpret, and critique diverse ideas and texts.

This pathway is one example of how you might complete all the requirements for your degree in an order that makes sense given prerequisites. It is meant to give you a general sense of what your education will look like.

Your own unique situation, and a number of other factors, may mean your actual pathway is different. Perhaps you'll need an extra math or language class, or one of the courses we've listed isn't offered in a particular semester. Don't worry, there is flexibility built into the curriculum. You'll want to work closely with an advisor and use the academic advisement report to take all that into account and develop a pathway that's customized for you.

In the meantime, use this example as a starting point for choosing classes or discussing your plans with an advisor. Your advisor is your best resource when it comes to figuring out how to fit all the courses you need, in the right sequence, into your personal academic plan.

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* This FYS class is just an example. The FYS class you choose might meet a different GE area, so you would have to adjust your actual pathway accordingly.

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