AA/AS in Communication and Media Studies

Grossmont College's communication associate degree gives students a wide range of speaking and listening coursework. Required classes cover public speaking, interpersonal communication, critical thinking within groups, and argumentation. Students then pick two electives from topics such as intercultural communication, health communication, race and ethnicity, or mass media, and one more short elective from areas like advanced speaking, oral interpretation, readers theatre, or speech and debate. The training targets occupations that depend on verbal skill, including announcer, advertising assistant, public relations assistant, and sales manager. Careers such as journalist, lawyer, and college professor need a bachelor's degree or higher. Because four-year communication majors vary, anyone planning to transfer should read the requirements of the receiving school. General education and elective units are added to the major courses.