Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Communication Studies

Department of Communications

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Effective September 2012 significant changes were made to Communication Studies course numbers. Students following pre-2012 Communication Studies requirements should contact the Undergraduate Program Director regarding program completion.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

The Communication Studies program offers a limited enrolment Specialized Honours BA program. Admission to the program requires that students achieve a 6.00 (B) average in AP/COMN 1000 6.00 and at least six other communication studies credits, and a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00 (C+). Continuation in, and graduation from, the program requires that students maintain a cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+) as well as at least a 6.00 (B) average on all 60 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 Department of Communication Studies.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 60 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 6.00, or AP/COMN 2519 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2319 9.00) and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
AP/COMN 3100 3.00 and AP/COMN 3101 3.00;
AP/COMN 3150 3.00 and AP/COMN 3151 3.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 48 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 6.00,or AP/COMN 2519 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2319 9.00) and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students majoring in the program must complete at least 48 credits in communication studies, as outlined below:

AP/COMN 1000 6.00;
18 credits chosen from: AP/COMN 2200 6.00, AP/COMN 2500 6.00, or AP/COMN 2519 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2319 9.00) and AP/COMN 2700 6.00;
12 additional credits at the 3000 level;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: for the Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement.)

Honours Double Major iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Double Major BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Communication Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in communication studies.

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