Communication Extended Minor Program
School of Communication | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
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, dialogue, or publishing 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鈥檚 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 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
- CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication (or 130W)
and at least six 200 division CMNS courses (18 units), at least two of which are chosen from the following
- CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods*
- CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication
- CMNS 262-3 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research
*completion of this quantitative (Q) course satisfies half of the University鈥檚 Q requirement for students admitted in fall 2006 or later (see Writing, Quantitative and Breadth Requirements below)
The remaining four 200 division CMNS courses are chosen from the following three areas of concentration.
Media and Culture Concentration
In addition to the above, students also complete one of鈥�
- CMNS 220-3 Understanding Television
- CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences
- CMNS 223-3 Advertising as Social Communication (or 223W)
- CMNS 235-3 Introduction to Journalism in Canada
鈥爐o satisfy the University鈥檚 upper division Writing requirement, students may choose to complete either CMNS 304W or 323W, in which case the prerequisites for either of these is two of CMNS 220, 221, 223 (or 223W).
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. |
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| 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 |
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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) |
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