Communication, B.A. Environmental 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.

Special Grade Requirement:

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

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

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

Choose one of the following:

COMM 305 - Qualitative Research Methods Units: 3
COMM 310 - Quantitative Research Methods Units: 3

Major Electives - 6 units

You may choose any two upper division COMM courses.

COMM 301 - Advanced Public Speaking Units: 3
COMM 328 - Community-Based Storytelling Units: 3
COMM 350 - Strategic Communication Units: 3
COMM 430 - Political Communication (Cross-listed as POLS 430) Units: 3
COMM 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
COMM 491 - Dolphin Radio Practicum Units: 1
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
UNIV 494 - Internship Units: 1 - 3

Environmental Communication Emphasis - 12 units

Required Emphasis Courses - 9 units

COMM 327 - Communicating Science & Policy (Cross-listed as ESRM 327) Units: 3
COMM 443 - Environmental Communication (Cross-listed as ESRM 443) Units: 3
COMM 450 - Environmental Conflict Resolution (Cross-listed as ESRM 450, POLS 450) Units: 3

Plus one elective - 3 units

ESRM 329 - Environmental Law and Policy Units: 3
ESRM 341 - The National Park (Cross-listed as POLS 341) Units: 3
ESRM 462 - Coastal and Marine Resource Management Units: 4
ESRM 463 - Water Resources Management Units: 4
ESRM 464 - Land Use Planning and Open Space Management Units: 4
ESRM 482 - Issues in Environmental Planning and Resource Management Units: 3

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 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