Communication Skills

Certificate Requirements (32 units)

Required course (4 units)

1. COMM 491. Ethical Aspects of Communication (4)

Electives (28 units)

1. Public speaking
   • Four units chosen from:
   • COMM 120. Oral Communication (4)
   • COMM 180. Critical Thinking Through Argumentation (4)
   • COMM 311. Business and Professional Communication (4)
2. Intercultural communication
   • Four units chosen from:
   • COMM 304. Intercultural Communication (4)
   • COMM 411. Gender and Communication (4)
3. Interpersonal communication
   • Four units chosen from:
   • COMM 221. Small Group Communication (4)
   • COMM 225. Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication (4)
   • COMM 331. Communication for Training Programs (4)
   • COMM 403. Interpersonal Relations (4)
   • COMM 441. Interviewing (4)
4. Public relations
   • Four units chosen from:
   • COMM 341. Public Relations Theory and Principles (4)
   • PA 307. Public Relations in the Public Sector (4)
5. Journalism
   • Eight units chosen from:
   • COMM 240. Writing for Media (4)
   • COMM 342. Publication Design and Makeup (4)
   • COMM 343. Nonfiction Reporting and Writing (4)
6. Media
   • Two courses for a minimum of four units chosen from:
   • ART 290. Beginning Photography (5)
   • COMM 381. The Development of Motion Pictures (4)
   • MUS 266. Introduction to Computer and Electronic Music (4)
   • MUS 267. Introduction to Studio Recording Techniques (4)
   • MUS 519. Audio Production (2)
   • TA 253. Voice for the Stage (2)

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