Department Major Requirements

DEPARTMENT CORE REQUIREMENTS (Complete All 15 units)

• COMS 301 Performance, Language, and Cultural Studies (3)
• COMS 321 Rhetorical Discourse (3)
• COMS 327 Rhetorical Theory (3)
• COMS 351 Communication Theory (3)
• COMS 356 Intercultural Communication (3)

DIVISIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Performance and Cultural Studies (Select 3 units) COMS 301 is a prerequisite for all courses in this band

• COMS 303 Narrative in Performance (3)

• COMS 304 Poetry in Performance (3)
• COMS 354 Communication and Technology (3)
• COMS 401 Performance and Social Change (3)
• COMS 404 Theories of Interpretation (3)
• COMS 445 Communication and Popular Cultures (3)

Rhetorical Theory (Select 3 units) COMS 327 is a prerequisite for all courses in this band

• COMS 425 Theories of Argumentation and Deliberation (3)
• COMS 435 Rhetoric of Women (3)
• COMS 442 Rhetoric of Peace and Conflict (3)
• COMS 444 Political Rhetoric (3)
• COMS 448 Rhetoric of Extraordinary Claim (3)

Communication Theory (Select 3 units) COMS 351 is a prerequisite for all courses in this band

• COMS 320 Communicative Functions of Language (3)
• COMS 350 Nonverbal Communication (3)
• COMS 431 Persuasion (3)
• COMS 451 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• COMS 453 Organizational Communication (3)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENT (Select 3 Units)

• COMS 323 Group Communication (3)
• COMS 400C Directing Oral Performance (3)
• COMS 410 Community-Based Performance (3)
• COMS 437 Communication for Youth Institute (3)
• COMS 452 Communication Training and Development (3)
• COMS 494/L Internship in Communication Studies and Lab (3)

COMMUNICATION METHODS REQUIREMENT (Select 3 Units)

• COMS 430      Rhetorical Criticism (3)
• COMS 440      Performance & Cultural Studies Criticism (3)
• COMS 450      Communication Research Methodology (3)

MAJOR ELECTIVES (Select 15 units)

Any course listed in the above sections (after completing the minimum 3 units) may be counted for this section as well. If there is a COMS 300 or 400 level course not listed below (ex. Topics courses such as COMS 396A-Z), you may still apply it towards the COMS Major Elective section.

• COMS 309 Advanced Public Speaking (3)
• COMS 312 Health Communication (3)
• COMS 315 Communication and Agency (3)
• COMS 325 Legal Argumentation (3)
• COMS 360 Communication and the Sexes (3)
• COMS 395 Forensics (1)
• COMS 399 Performance Ensemble (1)
• COMS 406 Performance Composition (3)
• COMS 420 Language and Symbolic Processes (3)
• COMS 428 Freedom of Speech (3)
• COMS 436 Communication and Food (3)
• COMS 443 Rhetoric in Business (3)
• COMS 446 Rhetoric of Crime and Punishment (3)
• COMS 452 Training and Development (3)
• COMS 464 Digital Culture (3)