13 Courses Required, None of the courses can be taken on a P/NP basis.
1 Lower Division
12 Upper Division
*These courses must be taken at UCSD
8 Upper Division Electives:
No more than 4 from COMM 101 - 119 level (Intermediate)
At least 4 from COMM 120-189 (Advanced)
No more than 2 courses with the same course number (e.g. COMM 102C and COMM 102D) may count towards this requirement, (with the exception of the COMM 101 series)
If students choose to do a COMM 198, COMM 199 the grading option is Pass/No Pass and only ONE may be applied to the major to satisfy an upper-division elective. If students choose to do an AIP 197 (an internship at an off campus agency), it must be petitioned for approval for the major. Students can petition for a maximum of 3 courses taken outside of the department, (AIP 197, EAP, or other UC campus courses etc.)
Residency Requirement
Students are required to complete at least ten classes of their overall work in the major at UC San Diego. Following are the Communication classes required to be taken at UCSD. See your college advisor for further residency requirements.
COMM 10 Introduction to Communication
COMM 100A Situated Practices
COMM 100B Interpretive Strategies
COMM 100C Social Formations
COMM 190 Junior Seminar in Communication
Five upper-level electives in Communication
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMUNICATION MINOR
The Communication minor at UCSD is a social science minor. None of the courses may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis. Students are required to take 7 courses in Communication, as follows:
*COMM 10 Introduction to Communication
Two courses of your choice from the following 100’s:
*COMM 100A Situated Practices
*COMM 100B Interpretive Strategies
*COMM 100C Social Formations
Four upper-division Communication electives. No more than one may be taken at the COMM 101 – 119 level, and at least three must be taken at the COMM 120 – 189 level. No more than two courses with the same course number (e.g., COMM 102C and COMM 102D) may count towards this requirement.
*These courses must be taken at UCSD within the Department of Communication.
Note: COMM 195, AIP 197, 198 and 199, and courses outside of the department may not be used as electives within the minor.