Communication Minor Program

School of Communication | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

This minor explores, analyzes, and cricially evaluates some of the diverse dimensions of communication, including media and culture; technology and society; political economy and policy.

This program, along with another minor or extended minor in a relevant department, may be completed as part of a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology BA degree.

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 grade point average (GPA) upon compleltion of the lower division requirements. A mininum 2.25 CGPA is required to remain in good standing in the program.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete, with a grade of C- or better, both of

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

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 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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