Advising Course Plan - Communication and Media Studies Major

First Year
FallUnits
FSEM 100First Year Seminar1
General Education Requirement11
COMM 2002Introduction to Communication and Media Studies1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
COMM 1082Public Speaking1
General Education Requirement11
General Education Requirement11
Elective1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
COMM @200-level21
General Education Requirement11
Writing Requirement Course1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
COMM @200-level2 
General Education Requirement11
Writing Requirement course1
Elective1
 Term Units3
Third Year
Fall
One @300- or @400-level COMM course31
COMM 301 or COMM 302 or COMM 30341
Junior Seminar1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
One @300- or @400-level COMM course31
COMM 301 or COMM 302 or COMM 30341
Elective1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Fourth Year
Fall
COMM 4985Senior Proposal1
One @300- or @400-level COMM course31
General Education Requirement11
Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
COMM 4996Senior Project1
General Education Requirement11
Elective1
Elective1
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 31
1

A&S students must take 5 of the 6 Knowledge of Human Cultures courses, one Personal and Social Responsibility course, and one Quantitative Reasoning Course (in addition to the FSEM, JSEM, and Writing requirements). 

2

COMM majors must take COMM 108 and COMM 200 and their choice of any two other COMM 200-level courses.

3

COMM majors must take two COMM 300- or 400-level classes. Additionally, COMM majors must also take COMM 397, which is recommended once they have reached junior status. 

4

COMM majors must take at least two of the following courses: COMM 301, COMM 302, and/or COMM 303; the order does not matter. These courses should not be taken during the same semester. Highly recommended in the Junior year. Prerequisites: COMM 200 and at least one other 200-level COMM course.

 
5

Prerequisites: Two of the following: COMM 301, COMM 302, and/or COMM 303 (all of which have prerequisites as well) and at least one other 300- or 400-level COMM course. COMM 498 only offered in the fall. 

6

Prerequisites: COMM 498 (which has several prerequisites as well). COMM 499 only offered in the spring.