In addition to a B.A. in Communication and Media, students may choose to specialize in two unique areas of emphasis: Communication and Media Production and Communication and Linguistics.
Media Production Emphasis, B.A.
Lower Division Major Requirements (16 Units)
Speech and Interpersonal Communication (8 Units) - same as the general major
Introductory Social Science and Humanities (8 units) - same as the general major
Upper Division Major Requirements (32 units)
Writing in the Discipline (4 units) - complete one of the following 4-unit courses:
COMM 105: Writing for Media; COMM 106: Screenwriting; COMM 107: Podcasting; COMM 108: Writing with AI; COMM 111: Topics in Collaborative Writing; COMM 100: Advanced Writing or WRI 100; COMM 119: Topics in Communication; ANTH 110: Migration, Diaspora and Transnational Belonging; ANTH 111: The Anthropology of Globalization; GASP 109: Image and Sound; POLI 171: Politics and Film
Methods (4 units) - same as the general major
Capstone (4 units) - same as the general major
Upper Division Electives (20 units) - *note some of the courses are 2 units. Consult the catalog for more information
COMM 155: Critical Photography; COMM 171: Photography II; COMM 172: Video II; COMM 151: Social Media; COMM 159: Topics in Media Studies; GASP 103U: Race and the Media; GASP 109: Image and Sound; *GASP 141A: Advanced Performative Storytelling Units: 2; GASP 153: Theater and Social Responsibility; GASP 159: Topics in Visual Culture; GASP 164A: Advanced Topics in Film and Video; GASP 172: Curatorial Methods and Practices; POLI 171: Politics and Film
Linguistics Emphasis, B.A.
Lower Division Major Requirements (16 Units)
Speech and Interpersonal Communication (8 units) - same as the general major
Introductory Social Science and Humanities (8 units) - complete two of the following courses
COGS 001: Introduction to Cognitive Science; COGS 005: Introduction to Language and Linguistics; ANTH 001: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Upper Division Major Requirements (32 Units)
Writing in the Discipline (4 units) - complete one of the following courses
COMM 104: Writing in the Disciplines: Psychology or WRI 100; COMM 100: Advanced Writing or WRI 100
Methods (4 units) - same as the general major
Capstone (4 units) - same as the general major
Upper Division Electives (20 units) - Complete five of the following courses
WRI 1xx Multilingualism; COMM 169: Topics in Linguistics; COGS 141: Vision; COGS 142: Audition; COGS 149: Music, Language, and Cognition or GASP 103T; COGS 150: Language, Cognition, and Interaction; COGS 151: Speech Processing; COGS 155: Language Acquisition; COGS 159: Metaphor and Thought; SPAN 170: Spanish Linguistics; SPAN 175: Spanish in the U.S.; SPAN 177: Sociolinguistics and Latino Health
