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Communication Honours

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete both of

and at least six 200 division CMNS courses, including both of

The remaining four 200 division CMNS courses must include at least one course from each of the following three areas of concentration.

* completion of this quantitative (Q) course satisfies part of the University's Q requirement.

Media and Culture Concentration

Explores the history and contexts of media institutions, practices, texts and discourses with particular concern for the way they affect the meaning and experience of culture.

Political Economy and Policy Concentration

Explores the contested economic, political, and regulatory processes shaping media institutions and communication processes.

Technology and Society Concentration

Analyzes topics within the broader field of communication through a focus on information and communication technologies and the knowledge society from the standpoint of scholarship in science and technology studies.

Upper Division Requirements for Honours

Students may enroll in upper division courses only when prerequisites have been completed.

Directed study and field placement courses may not be used to meet any of these requirements. 

There are two options for students to complete an Honours Program in Communication.

Option A: Honours Project

A minimum total of 60 upper division units is required, to include the following:

• nine upper division CMNS courses, at least four must be taken at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, including:
• CMNS 304W - Communication in Everyday Life (4) or CMNS 323W - Cultural Dimensions in Advertising (4) or CMNS 455W - Women and New Information Technologies (4)
• CMNS 362 - Evaluation Methods for Applied Communication Research (6)
• CMNS 497 - Honours Research Proposal (5)*
• CMNS 498 - Honours Research Project (10)**
• 2 other CMNS 400 level courses, at least one must be taken at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

*Students must complete at least 90 units with at least 20 units in upper division communication before enrolling in CMNS 497. A plan must be approved by the faculty member supervisor(s) and the honours co-ordinator before work is begun.

**Students must obtain a grade of B or higher in CMNS 497 in order to continue on with CMNS 498.

Students who obtain a grade of B- or lower in CMNS 497, but who still have an overall CGPA of 3.00 or higher, can still complete an honours degree through Option B.

Option B: Additional Upper Division Requirements

A minimum total of 60 upper division units is required, to include the following:

• eleven upper division CMNS courses, at least eight must be taken at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, including:
• CMNS 304W - Communication in Everyday Life (4) or CMNS 323W - Cultural Dimensions in Advertising (4) or CMNS 455W - Women and New Information Technologies (4)
• CMNS 362 - Evaluation Methods for Applied Communication Research (6)
• Minimum of 6 CMNS 400 level courses, at least five must be taken at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Elective Courses

Unless completing another program outside Communication (e.g., Minor, Major, Joint Major, Honours, Extended Minor), it is strongly recommended that students complete two upper division courses (minimum three units each) outside of Communication, with a minimum C- grade in each.

Graduation Requirements

To receive honours in communication, students must

• meet the graduation requirements of the communication honours program, as stated above

• meet the honours graduation requirements of the University and the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, including at least 60 upper division units

• successfully complete an honours project (CMNS 497 and 498) (if pursuing Option A)

• successfully complete 11 upper division CMNS courses, at least six of which are 400 division CMNS courses (if pursuing Option B)

• obtain certification by an undergraduate communication advisor of satisfactory program completion.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°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

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

• At least half of the program's total units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.
• At least two thirds of the program's total upper division units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.