The
Undergraduate Program
(Find out about our undergraduate program, including
everything you'll need to know to apply: the requirements for the major
and the minor, and the honors
program. At the bottom of this page you'll find out how to receive
the application materials necessary to apply
to our program.)
We recommend that you read the UCSD
catalog description of our undergraduate program, for information
about requirements, courses, and policies.
Communication at UCSD is a field of study that emphasizes the role of
different technologies of communication, from language to writing to
television to computers, in mediating human experience. It draws from
such social science disciplines as anthropology, psychology, sociology,
and political science, and from the humanities and fine arts, including
theater, literature, and visual arts. Communication students will develop
a critical awareness of the communicative forces which affect their
everyday lives.
The communication major is not designed as a training program
in advertising, journalism, production, or public relations. It provides
students with a solid liberal arts background necessary for graduate
studies in communication and other disciplines, and for professional
work in a number of communication-related fields, including primary
and secondary education.
Though the emphasis of the major is not a technical one, we believe
that students will develop a deeper understanding of how communication
works by exploring firsthand the capabilities and limitations of a variety
of media; students, therefore, will have the opportunity to conduct
part of their studies in video, writing, theater performance, or computer
communication.
We recommend that students interested in film and video production review
requirements for the media production major offered through the Department
of Visual Arts. We suggest that students who wish to develop their writing
abilities review the listing for the literature/writing major and minor
offered through the Department of Literature.
Major
requirements
Degree offered: Bachelor of Arts
The major consists of two lower-division courses and fourteen upper-division
courses. None of the major courses may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Lower-Division
Com/Gen 20: Introduction to Communication *
Com/Gen 21: Methods of Media Production
Upper-Division
Com/SF 100: Introduction to Communication as a Social
Force *
Com/Cul 100: Introduction to Communication and Culture *
Com/CAP 100: Introduction to Communication and Human Information Processing
*
Com/Gen 150: Senior Seminar in Communication *
One media methods course
Three courses beyond the introductory courses: (one must be chosen
from each of the categories: Com/SF, Com/Cul, and Com/CAP)
Six upper-division communication electives
The courses marked by an asterisk (*) must be taken at UCSD.
Residency
Requirement
Com/Gen 20, Com/Cul 100, Com/CAP 100, Com/SF 100, and Com/Gen 150 must
be taken at UCSD. Students must take at least ten classes of their overall
major requirements at UCSD.
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Minor
requirements
(Effective fall 1997)
The communication minor at UCSD is a social science minor. None of the
courses may be taken on a Pass/Not Pass basis. Students are required
to take seven courses in communication as follows:
* Com/Gen 20 (Introduction to Communication)
Two courses of your choice from the following 100's:
* Com/SF 100 (Introduction to Communication as a Social Force)
* Com/Cul 100 (Introduction to Communication and Culture)
* Com/CAP 100 (Introduction to Communication and Human Information
Processing)
Four upper-division communication electives within the areas of the
chosen 100 classes.
Note: Com/Gen 100, Com/Gen 150, 197, 198, and 199 may not be used as
electives within the minor.
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Honors
program
The Department of Communication offers an honors program
to those students who have demonstrated excellence in the communication
major. Successful completion of the honors program enables the student
to graduate "With Highest Distinction," "With High Distinction,"
or With Distinction," depending on performance in the program.
Application must be made the spring before student is at senior standing.
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Applications
If you are interested in receiving an application for
the undergraduate program, the easiest way is through UCSD's Pathways
Application Center. They have all the information you'll need about
applying as an undergraduate, including, deadlines, financial assistance,
and procedures. From Pathways you can download
a PDF formatted application to print out at home.
If you have further questions about the program or how to apply, you
may call, fax, or mail your request to:
Bea
Velasco or Jamie Lloyd
Undergraduate Student Coordinators
Department of Communication, #0503
9500 Gilman Drive
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0503
(858) 534-4410
(858) 534-7315 --fax--
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