Communication: Health Communication Emphasis, B.A.

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120 units

Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	33
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	75
Total Units	120

According to the GE requirements, students must take 9 units from those interdisciplinary courses numbered 330-349 and 430-449. Six of the 9 units can be double counted and three of the 9 units must be outside the major and not cross listed with the COMM prefix.

Lower Division Requirements - 12 units

Required Lower Division Courses

COMM 101 - Public Speaking Units: 3
COMM 200 - Introduction to Communication Studies Units: 3
COMM 205 - Introduction to Communication Research Units: 3

Choose one of the following:

COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication Units: 3
COMM 220 - Group Communication Units: 3
COMM 225 - Professional Communication Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 33 units

Required Upper Division Courses -15 units

Choose one of the following:
COMM 305 - Qualitative Research Methods Units: 3
COMM 310 - Quantitative Research Methods Units: 3
Required Upper Division Courses:
COMM 320 - Persuasion and Argumentation Units: 3
COMM 321 - Intercultural Communication Units: 3
COMM 340 - Conflict Management and Mediation Units: 3
COMM 499 - Capstone Project Units: 3

Major Electives - 6 units

You may choose any two upper division COMM courses. If a course in this section is also a required course for an emphasis, it cannot be double counted:

COMM 301 - Advanced Public Speaking Units: 3
COMM 322 - Sociology of Popular Culture (Cross-listed as SOC 322, ENGL 322) Units: 3
COMM 325 - Media Campaigns Units: 3
COMM 331 - Art, Society, and Mass Media (Cross-listed as ART 331) Units: 3
COMM 333 - Nonprofit Leadership and Innovation (Cross-listed as BUS 333 and POLS 333) Units: 3
COMM 335 - Politics and Film (Cross-listed as POLS 335) Units: 3
COMM 345 - Media Literacy and Youth Culture (Cross-listed as EDUC 345) Units: 3
COMM 346 - School Communication (Cross-listed as EDUC 346) Units: 3
COMM 430 - Political Communication (Cross-listed as POLS 430) Units: 3
COMM 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as NRS 441) Units: 3
COMM 442 - Organizational Communication Units: 3
COMM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as ESRM 443) Units: 3
COMM 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
COMM 492 - Internship Seminar Units: 3
COMM 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
COMM 496 - Environmental Film and Speaker Series (Cross-listed as ESRM 496) Units: 1

Emphasis Requirements - 12 units

Health Communication Emphasis

COMM 325 - Media Campaigns Units: 3
COMM 441 - Health Communication (Cross-listed as NRS 441) Units: 3 UDIGE

Plus two electives - 6 units

ANTH 443 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Health and Healing Units: 3 UDIGE
BIOL 332 - Cancer and Society Units: 3 UDIGE
BIOL 333 - Emerging Public Health Issues Units: 3 UDIGE
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3 UDIGE
BUS 341 - Drug Discovery and Development (Cross-listed as CHEM 341, ECON 341) Units: 3 UDIGE
CHS 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as COMM 343, NRS 343) Units: 3
MGT 426 - Management of Healthcare Organizations Units: 3
(Prereq. MGT 307 )
PSY 342 - Complementary and Alternative Health (Cross-listed as NRS 342) Units: 3 UDIGE
PSY 348 - Healthy Aging (Cross-listed as NRS 348, SOC 348) Units: 3 UDIGE

Special Grade Requirements

* Students must receive a “C-” or better in Communication courses in order to have them count towards their major.

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements - 75 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional Lower Division A-E (GE) Requirements not met within the major
Nine units of Upper Division Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses are numbered 330-349 and 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grade)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation