Undergraduate 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

COGN 20: Introduction to Communication *
COGN 21: Methods of Media Production
COGN 22: Methods of Media Production Lab is also required for students who intend to take upper division courses in media production.

Upper-Division

COSF 100: Introduction to Communication as a Social Force *
COCU 100: Introduction to Communication and Culture *
COHI 100: Introduction to Communication and Human Information Processing *
COGN 150: Senior Seminar in Communication *
One media methods course
Three courses beyond the introductory courses: (one must be chosen from each of the categories: COSF, COCUl, and COHI)
Six upper-division communication electives

The courses marked by an asterisk (*) must be taken at UCSD.

Residency Requirement

COGN, COCU 100, COHI 100, COSF 100, and COGN 150 must be taken at UCSD. Students must take at least ten classes of their overall major requirements at UCSD.

Minor in Communication

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:

COGN 20 (Introduction to Communication)

Two courses of your choice from the following 100's:

COSF 100 (Introduction to Communication as a Social Force)
COCU 100 (Introduction to Communication and Culture)
COHI 100 (Introduction to Communication and Human Information Processing)
Four upper-division communication electives within the areas of the chosen 100 classes.

Note: COGN 100, COGN 150, 197, 198, and 199 may not be used as electives within the minor.