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Communication Studies

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all Foundations courses will count as 6 credits towards the major.

Please consult the appropriate departmental/college/Faculty calendars for up-to-date listings, course descriptions, prerequisites and degree credit exclusions.

Courses in the Communication Studies program are organized into four categories as described below. Not all courses are offered every year and additional courses may be added.

Category A (Core Course):

AS/SOSC 2310 9.0 Introduction to Communications

Category B:

AS/ANTH 3350 6.0 Culture as Performance

FA/FILM 3300 3.0 TV/Video: Theory and Criticism

AS/SOSC 3300 6.0 Mass Media, Culture and Society: The Canadian Case

AS/SOSC 3310 6.0 Communications for Tomorrow

AS/SOSC 3311 6.0 Communication in Organizations

AS/SOSC 3313 6.0 Issues in Communication, Education and Change

AS/SOSC 3314 6.0 The Economic Structure of Mass Communications

AS/SOSC 3315 6.0 Advertising and Society

AS/SOSC 3316 6.0 TV as Culture and Communication

AS/SOSC 3320 6.0 Communication Theory

AS/SOSC 3350 3.0 Broadcasting Policy: A Comparative Introduction

AS/SOSC 3351 3.0 Broadcasting Policy: Current Issues and Case Studies

AS/SOSC 3820 6.0 Social and Political Dimensions of Humour

AS/SOSC 3990A 6.0 Feminist Perspectives on Media and Technology

AS/SOSC 3990D 6.0 Research Methods in Mass Communications

Category C:

AS/ANTH 4340 6.0 Advocacy and Social Movements

AS/POLS 4180 6.0 Politics and the Mass Media in Canada

AS/POLS 4185 6.0 Culture & Communication

AS/SOSC 4300 6.0 Popular Culture: Explorations in Theory & Practice

AS/SOSC 4310 3.0 International Communication: Introduction

AS/SOSC 4311 3.0 International Communication: Current Topics

AS/SOSC 4312 6.0 The Politics of Canadian Broadcasting

AS/SOSC 4314 6.0 Media, Publics and Democracy

AS/SOSC 4315 6.0 Communication & the Management of Change in Organizations

AS/SOSC 4318 6.0 Modes of Communication: From Orality to Literacy to the Electronic Era

AS/SOSC 4320 6.0 Seminar on the Electronic Network Marketplace

AS/SOSC 4325 6.0 Mediations of Identity

AS/SOSC 4330 6.0 Seminar in Machine-Mediated Human Communications

AS/SOSC 4800 6.0 Special Topics in Mass Communications

AS/SOCI 4500 6.0 Popular Culture and Social Practice in Canada

Category D:

Faculty of Arts Courses:

AS/SC/AK/COSC 1520 3.0 Introduction to Computer Use I

AS/SC/AK/COSC 1530 3.0 Introduction to Computer Use II

AS/HUMA 2740 6.0/FA/FILM 2401 6.0 Film, TV and Society

AS/HUMA 2900 9.0 Introduction to Creative Writing

AS/HUMA 3430 3.0/FA/FILM 3210 3.0 American Film I

AS/HUMA 3431 3.0/FA/FILM 3211 3.0 American Film II

AS/LING 2400 3.0 Language in its Social Context

AS/LING 2410 3.0 Language and Gender

AS/LING 2430 3.0 Language and Power and Persuasion

AS/LING 2440 3.0 Language and Societies

AS/AK/SC/MATH 2560 3.0 Elementary Statistics

AS/AK/SC/MATH 2570 3.0 Elementary Statistics II

AS/POLS 2100 6.0 Canadian Government and Politics

AS/POLS 3100 3.0 The Politics of Communication and Culture in Canada

AS/POLS 3155 3.0/AK/POLS 3209H 3.0 Election Campaigns in Canada

AS/POLS 3300 6.0/AS/SOCI 3030 6.0 Statistics for Social Sciences

AS/PSYC 2020 6.0 Analysis of Psychological Data

AS/PSYC 2021 3.0 Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

AS/PSYC 2022 3.0 Introduction to Inferential Statistics

AS/PSYC 2120 3.0 Social Psychology

AS/SOSC 2080 9.0 Information and Technology

AS/SOSC 2311 6.0 Communication in Everyday Life

AS/SOSC 2312 6.0 Popular Culture in Canada

AS/SOSC 2830 9.0 Music and Society

AS/SOSC 2840 6.0 Film and Society

AS/SOCI 3060 6.0 Classic and Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology

AS/SOCI 3220 6.0 Cultural Sociology

AS/SOCI 3840 6.0 Mass Communication

AS/SOCI 4920 6.0 Communication and Community

Faculty of Fine Arts Courses:

Note: The following courses are open to Communication Studies majors, without prerequisite(s) or permission.

FA/FILM 2120 6.0 Screenwriting II

FA/FILM 2401 6.0/AS/HUMA 2740 6.0 Film, Television and Society

Note: No prerequisite is required for the following courses for Communication Studies majors who have successfully completed AS/SOSC 2310 9.0.

FA/FILM 2040 6.0 Video and Filmmaking

FA/FILM 2401 6.0 AS/HUMA 2740 6.0 Film Television and Society

FA/FILM 3210 3.0/AS/HUMA 3430 3.0 American Film I

FA/FILM 3211 3.0/AS/HUMA 3431 3.0 American Film II

FA/FILM 3220 3.0 European Cinema

FA/FILM 3300 3.0 Television/Video: Theory and Criticism I

FA/FILM 3310 3.0 Studies in the Documentary

FA/FILM 3320 3.0 The Experimental Tradition

FA/FILM 3321 3.0 Alternative Cinema

FA/FILM 3401 3.0 Canadian Films and Television

FA/FILM 3510 6.0 Television Workshop

Note: Registration in FA/FILM 3510 6.0 requires an application through the Communication Studies Office, 301 Calumet.

FA/FILM 3610 3.0/AK/FILM 3750 3.0 Studies in National Cinema

FA/FILM 3810 3.0/AK/FILM 3230 3.0 Women and Film I

FA/FILM 3811 3.0 Women and Film II

FA/FILM 3910 3.0 Jewish Film

FA/FILM 1400 6.0 is a required prerequisite for the following: FA/FILM 2400 6.0 Theories of Film Making, FA/FILM 3250 3.0 Director's Cinema, FA/FILM 3420 3.0 Studies in Genre, FA/FACS 2900 6.0 Arts, Societies, Histories, FA/FACS 2930B 6.0 Interactive Multimedia.

Atkinson Courses:

AK/FA 2100 6.0 Art and Technology

AK/FILM 2340 6.0 Video and Film Production

AK/FILM 2400 6.0 Critical and Theoretical Approaches to the Art of Film

AK/FILM 2430 6.0 The Hollywood Cinema

AK/FILM 3600 6.0 Television and Society

AK/FILM 3750 3.0/FA/FILM 3610 3.0 Studies in National Cinema

AK/FILM 4500G 6.0 Race and Representation: Third Cinema

AK/HUMA 3980 6.0 Popular Culture in the 20th Century

AK/POLS 3209H 3.0/AS/POLS 3155 3.0 Election Campaigns in Canada

AK/POLS 3320M 6.0 Politics and the Mass Media

AK/POLS 3420 6.0 Canadian Government and Politics

AK/SOSC 3330 6.0 Technology, Communication and the Canadian Mind

AK/SOSC 3490 6.0 Mass Media and the Socialization of Children

AK/SOSC 3540 6.0 Schools, Critical Pedagogy and Mass Media

AK/SOSC 3560 6.0 Mass Media and Ideology

AK/SOSC 4770 6.0 Mass Media, The State and Freedom of Expression

AK/SOCI 3340E 6.0 Ideology and Communication

AK/SOCI 3560 6.0 Social Interaction

AK/STS 3500 3.0 The Global Information Society

AK/STS 3510 3.0 Networks and Intellectual Property Rights

AK/STS 3520 3.0 Intelligence and AI

AK/STS 3700A 6.0 History of Technology

AK/STS 3700B 6.0 History of Computing and Information Technology

Note: Faculty of Arts Communication Studies majors may NOT take AK/SOSC 2410 6.0 for major credit (Degree credit exclusion: AS/SOSC 2310 6.0) except in specific years. Check with the Communication Studies Office for further details.

Specialized Honours BA Program

The Communication Studies program offers a limited enrolment Specialized Honours BA program. Admission to the program requires that students achieve a B (6.0) average in AS/SOSC 2310 9.0 and at least 6 other Communication Studies credits, and a cumulative grade point average of at least C+ (5.0). Continuation in, and graduation from, the program requires that students maintain a cumulative grade point average of C+ (5.0) as well as at least a B (6.0) average on all 54 Communication Studies credits.

Because of limited space, admission is not guaranteed for all students who meet the minimum requirements. For more information regarding application information, please contact the Communication Studies program office.

Students majoring in the program must complete 54 credits in Communication Studies, as outlined below:

• AS/SOSC 2310 9.0;

• AS/SOSC 3320 6.0;

• AS/SOSC 3990D 6.0;

• 6 additional credits at the 3000 level from Category B;

• 12 credits at the 4000 level from Category C (excluding AS/SOSC 4340 6.0);

• 18 additional approved Communication Studies credits from Category B, C or D.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Program

The Communication Studies program is an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. Communication Studies majors must comajor in another department/discipline in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in the Communication Studies program and at least 36 credits in the comajor according to the requirements and regulations specified by each department/discipline for an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. Courses taken to meet Communication Studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the departmental/divisional major. Students in these Interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 6 credits in Communication Studies and 6 credits in the departmental/divisional major. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 36 credits in Communication Studies must include the following:

• AS/SOSC 2310 9.0;
• 6 credits at the 3000 level from Category B;
• 6 credits in a 4000 level from Category C;
• 18 additional approved Communication Studies credits from Category D.

Students must arrange their program of study in consultation with an adviser in the program and with the department/division.

Please refer to the current departmental/divisional supplemental calendar for updated program/major requirements.