Communication, B.A. Business & Nonprofit Communication Emphasis - 120 units

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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 Major 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 328 - Community-Based Storytelling Units: 3
COMM 331 - Art, Society, and Mass Media (Cross-listed as ART 331) Units: 3
COMM 335 - Politics and Film (Cross-listed as POLS 335) Units: 3
COMM 342 - Internet-Based Social Networks (Cross-listed as COMP 342, SOC 342) 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 455 - Community Leadership Field Study Units: 3
COMM 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
COMM 491 - Nonprofit/Organizational Speaker & Film Series Units: 1
COMM 492 - Internship Seminar Units: 3
COMM 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
COMM 495 - Health Film And Speaker Series Units: 1
COMM 496 - Environmental Film and Speaker Series (Cross-listed as ESRM 496) Units: 1

Business & Nonprofit Communication Emphasis - 12 units

Required Emphasis Courses - 6 units

COMM 333 - Nonprofit Leadership and Innovation (Cross-listed as BUS 333 and POLS 333) Units: 3 UDIGE
COMM 442 - Organizational Communication Units: 3 UDIGE

Plus two electives - 6 units

ECON 444 - Values and Valuables (Cross-listed as ANTH 444) Units: 3
ECON 470 - The World Economy Units: 3
ENGL 483 - Technical Communication Units: 3
MGT 307 - Management of Organizations Units: 3
MGT 325 - Entrepreneurial Management Units: 3
MGT 326 - Professional Ethics Units: 3
MGT 410 - Management of International Business Units: 3
MGT 421 - Human Resource Management Units: 3
MKT 310 - Principles of Marketing Units: 3
MKT 410 - International Marketing Management Units: 3
POLS 320 - Public Administration Units: 3
PSY 432 - Seminar in Leadership 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