Communication Major Program
School of Communication | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
The School of Communication has a long-standing tradition of critical, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of media and technology, with a commitment to social theory and political economy. The school bridges the critical and the applied in its undergraduate programs, and is committed to offering students the opportunities and the means to explore, analyze and critically evaluate the complexities and interplay between the numerous and diverse dimensions of communication.
Enrolment Limitations and 丁香园AV
丁香园AV is based on cumulative grade point average (CGPA), and available places. Every CMNS program applicant whose CGPA is greater than, or equal to, the annually announced requirement will be admitted. These requirements also apply to a transfer or second degree students.
Program entry is via direct admission from high school, via college or university transfer, or via internal transfer if admitted to another 丁香园AV department or program. At the time of publication, entry from high school requires an 80% or better CGPA; college or university transfer requires a CGPA of 3.00 (B; 75%) or better; and internal University transfer requires a 2.50 or better CGPA, upon completion of lower division requirements (see below). 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.
A minimum 2.25 CGPA and approval as a communication honours, major, extended minor, minor, or dialogue minor is required for entry into most communication upper division courses.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
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), including at least two of
- CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods*鈥�
- 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)
鈥爋r an equivalent course such as BUEC 232, PSYC 210, STAT 100, 101, 201, 203, 270, 285, 302, SA 255
The remaining four 200 division CMNS courses must include at least one course from each of 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 CMNS 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 CMNS 253W)
Upper Division Requirements
Students may enrol in upper division courses only when prerequisites have been completed.
A minimum total of 45 upper division units is required. This includes the required upper division CMNS courses, any additional upper division CMNS courses completed, and any upper division courses completed to fulfil the required 40 units outside the school (see External Requirements below).
Students complete seven upper division CMNS courses (at least 28 units), at least two of which are 400 CMNS division courses. Directed study and field placement courses may not be used to meet this requirement.
Students who were admitted in fall 2006 or later are strongly urged to complete CMNS 363 because this six unit quantitative (Q) course entirely satisfies the University鈥檚 entire Q requirement. Also, CMNS 304W or 323W are strongly recommended because the completion of one of these courses will entirely satisfy the University鈥檚 upper division writing requirement. (See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements below.)
External Requirements
In addition to the specified CMNS courses, students complete at least 40 units from disciplines other than communication including the following.
- 12 units minimum from Asia-Canada, contemporary arts, English, First Nations, French, general studies, history, humanities, Latin American development studies, linguistics, philosophy, Spanish or other languages; or to partially satisfy the University鈥檚 Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements), two three-unit breadth-humanities and two three-unit breadth-social sciences courses with a minimum C- grade in each
- two science courses totalling six units; or to partially satisfy the University鈥檚 Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements, two three-unit breadth-science courses with a minimum C- grade in each
- two upper division courses (minimum three units each) chosen from any department outside the school
Note that no course may be used to satisfy more than one of the above three requirements; for example, an upper division breadth-science course may be used as one of the two science courses required, or one of the two upper division non-CMNS courses required, but not both.
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 |
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| 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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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.