Communication Course Offerings
Major Requirements
Students who major in Communication take a total of 24 units of required courses (seven courses) and fifteen units of electives (usually 4 courses). Four courses are shared between the concentrations, and the remaining 15 units plus the capstone course are unique to each concentration.
Minor Requirements
Students who minor in Communication choose between 2 100-level courses, take communication theory (two classes), and take 12 units of electives (usually three classes).
Fall 2025 Communication Courses
COMM 102-01 - Intro to Media & Cultural Studies (4 units)
MWF 9:15-10:20: Scott Schönfeldt-Aultman
COMM 102-01 - Intro to Media & Cultural Studies (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: David Benin
COMM 103 -01 - Intro to Human Communication (4 units)
TTh 9:50-11:30: Veronica Hefner
COMM 110-01 - Rhetoric & Public Discourse (3 units)
MW 10:40-11:55: Benjamin Compton
COMM 200-01 - Communication Theory (3 units)
TTh 10:05-11:20: David Benin
COMM 310-01 - Quantitative Methods (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: Veronica Hefner
COMM 313-01 - Rhetorical Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Scott Schönfeldt-Aultman
COMM 316-01 - Advertising & Civic Engagement (4 units)
MWF 9:15-10:20 Samantha Joyce
COMM 325-01 - Media, Technologies, & Culture (4 units)
MWF 8:00-9:05: Samantha Joyce
COMM 325-02 - Media, Tehnologies, & Culture (4 units)
TTh 1:30-3:10: David Benin
COMM 326-01 - Visual Research Methods (3 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: Aaron Sachowitz
COMM 390-01 - Collegian (Newspaper) Advisor (1 unit)
TBD: Nolan Higdon
COMM 422-01 - Multimedia Journalism (4 units)
TTh 1:30-3:10: Staff
COMM 476-01 - Death & Communication (4 units)
TTh 9:50-11:30: Aaron Sachowitz
COMM 481-01 - Television & Cultural Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Samantha Joyce
COMM 495-01/02/03 - Internship (1-3 units)
TBD: Ginny Prior
COMM 576-01 (for current Grad students) and COMM 576-02 (for current undergrads)- Death & Communication (4 units)
TTh 9:50-11:30: Aaron Sachowitz
COMM 581-01 (for current Grad students) and COMM 581-02 (for current undergrads) - Television & Cultural Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Samantha Joyce
COMM 600-01 - Theories of Communication (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: Veronica Hefner
COMM 605-01 - Applied Research Design (4 units)
TTh 1:30-3:10: Benjamin Compton
Spring 2026 Communication Courses
(preliminary list, subject to change)
We will update this soon!