Communication Extended Minor Program

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This program, along with another extended minor in a relevant department, may be completed as part of a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences BA degree. An extended minor consists of the lower division requirements of a major and the upper division requirements of a minor in a subject area.

Enrolment Limitations and 丁香园AV

丁香园AV is subject to enrolment limitations. Applicants will have a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) or transfer GPA upon completion of the lower division requirements. A minimum 2.25 CGPA is required to remain in good standing in the program.

CMNS course enrolment requires a C- grade or better in each prerequisite course. Approval as a communication honours, major, extended minor, minor, or dialogue minor is required for entry into most communication upper division courses.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete the same lower division requirements as for the school's major program as follows.

A grade of C- or better is mandatory in each of the required lower division CMNS courses below.

Students complete both of

CMNS 110 Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
CMNS 130 Communication and Social Change (3)

and at least six 200 division CMNS courses (18 units), at least two of which are chosen from the following

CMNS 260 Empirical Communication Research Methods ^* (3)
CMNS 261 Documentary Research in Communication (3)
CMNS 262 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research (3)

*completion of this quantitative (Q) course satisfies half of the University's Q requirement for students admitted in fall 2006 or later (see Writing, Quantitative and Breadth Requirements below)

Media and Culture Concentration

The remaining four 200 division CMNS courses are chosen from the following three areas of concentration.

In addition to the above, students also complete one of

CMNS 220 Understanding Television (3)
CMNS 221 Media and Popular Cultures (3)
CMNS 223 Advertising as Social Communication (3) or CMNS 223W Advertising as Social Communication (3)
CMNS 235 News Media, the Public, and Democracy (3)

Political Economy and Policy Concentration

In addition to the above, students also complete one of

CMNS 230-3 The Cultural Industries in Canada: Global Context
CMNS 240-3 The Political Economy of Communication

Technology and Society Concentration

In addition to the above, students also complete one of

CMNS 210-3 Media History
CMNS 253-3 Introduction to Information Technology: The New Media (or 253W)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete four upper division CMNS courses (and the lower division prerequisites, if any). Directed study and field placement courses may not be used to meet this requirement.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

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