Apr 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Communication and Media, Linguistics Emphasis, B.A.


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In addition to adhering to General Education Requirements  and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Communication and Media major with an emphasis in Linguistics requires at least 48 units (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and specifically may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis.

Communication and Media, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan  

Lower Division Major Requirements (16 Units)


Speech and Interpersonal Communication (8 units)


Complete two of the following courses:

Introductory Social Science and Humanities (8 units)


Complete two of the following courses:

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 101  

Methods (4 units)


Complete one of the following courses:

  • COMM 112: Research Design and Methods in Writing Studies or WRI 103  

Capstone (4 units)


Complete the following course:

Transfer Students


Transfer students who wish to major in Communication should complete the University of California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Communication major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Admission Criteria for the Communication major. Transfer students can declare a Communication major starting in Fall 2026.

Transfer Selection Criteria


To be admitted to the Communication major transfer students must meet the following requirements.

Applicants will at the time of admission have completed at least two the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “B” or better:

  • COMM 015: Intercultural Communication
  • COMM 017: Introduction to Media and Performance Studies
  • COMM 060: Introduction to Linguistics

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