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Undergraduate Major Requirements
The B.A. with a major in Communication requires
a minimum of 50 credits, including each of the following:
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Two introductory courses:
10 credits in COM 201 and COM 202. |
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Methods requirement: 5 credits
in courses that teach methods of inquiry. |
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Area concentration: 15 credits
in one area of study. |
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Electives: 20 additional credits
of upper division (300 level or higher) course work, 10
of which must be 400 level. |
Read more about each of these requirements
below:
Introductory Courses
Students in the major must complete satisfactorily
the two introductory courses, Introduction to Communication
I (COM 201) and Introduction to Communication II (COM 202).
These courses integrate the materials previously taught in Introduction
to Mass Communication (CMU 200) and Speech, the Individual,
and Society (SPCMU 102), with a focus on the Department's four
pedagogical emphases. These introductory courses provide students
with a basic level of communication literacy and introduce students
to the methods commonly used in communication research. These
courses also introduce students to the undergraduate program's
primary areas of study, including communication and culture,
communication technology and society, international communication,
journalism, political communication, rhetoric and critical studies,
and social interaction.
Methods Requirement
To teach students how knowledge, relationships,
and cultural patterns are created, revealed, and maintained
through communication, students in the Department of Communication
are required to take one course (5 credits) that is primarily
methodological. Students can choose from an array of courses,
and they are encouraged to pursue courses most relevant to their
own interests. Courses in the Department that emphasize one
or more modes of communication inquiry include the following:
Number
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Title |
| COM 301 |
Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media |
| COM 359 |
Writing for Mass Media |
| COM 382 |
Social Scientific Approaches to Communication
Research |
| COM 405 |
New Media Criticism |
| COM 420 |
Comparative Media Systems |
| COM 423 |
Communication and Social Change |
COM 425
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European Media Systems |
| COM 426 |
International Media Images |
| COM 428 |
Asian Media Systems |
| COM 431 |
Rhetorical Criticism |
| COM 435 |
Historic American Public Discourse |
COM 436
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Contemporary American Public Discourse |
| COM 441 |
United States Media History |
| COM 452 |
Crisis Communications |
| COM 470 |
Discourse: Analyzing Talk and Texts |
| COM 485 |
Fieldwork In Communication Studies |
| COM 496 |
Honors Seminar |
In addition, students can fulfill their methods
requirement by taking Evaluation of Evidence (CS&SS 320),
which teaches a broad range of quantitative and qualitative
methods of conducting research. CS&SS will teach this class
frequently and with large enrollments.
Area Concentration
Students are required to take a minimum of
15 credits in one conceptual area of emphasis in the Department's
undergraduate program. Click the area of concentration to list
the relevant courses:
Upper-Division Requirements
To ensure a rigorous grounding in communication, students must
take 20 credits at the 300 level or higher, including 10 credits
at the 400 level (excluding COM 498 and COM 499, Undergraduate
Research). In addition to the rigor of these upper-division
courses, 400-level courses generally are smaller in size than
200- and 300-level courses, so the requirement of 10 credits
at this level helps to ensure that students experience a range
of classroom contexts.
Transfer Students
To major in Communication, transfer students must complete
50 COM credits (same as all students), of which 20 must be taken
at the University of Washington, including 10 at the 400 level.
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