BA/BS in Communication and Media Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies examines how people use language and other symbol systems to inform and influence one another. The department draws on humanistic, aesthetic and social scientific traditions, so students encounter performance, rhetoric and cultural approaches side by side. The major is organized around a lower division core, lower division electives, an upper division core and divisional requirements, with seminar-style courses in performance, language and cultural studies. The catalog frames the skills as useful in business, law, government, teaching, the performing arts, politics and international relations. The catalog entry lists the full course sequence, General Education expectations and campus requirements that apply to undergraduate students, so prospective applicants can plan their coursework term by term with an advisor before enrolling. Course descriptions and current offerings can be checked in the university catalog and class schedule.