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Communication Extended Minor

This extended minor explores, analyzes, and critically evaluates some of the diverse dimensions of communication, including media and culture; technology and society; political economy and policy. An extended minor consists of the lower division requirements of a major and the upper division requirements of a minor in a subject area.

Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV Requirements

Applicants will have a minimum 2.50 Communication grade point average (CMNS GPA) upon completion of at least 2 CMNS lower division courses at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV, each with minimum C- grade, and a minimum 2.00 CGPA.

Continuance Requirements

A minimum 2.25 CMNS GPA and 2.00 CGPA is required to remain in good standing in the program.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

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

Students complete both of

CMNS 110 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3)

An introduction to selected theories about human communication. This course is required for a major, honours or minor in communication. Breadth-Social Sciences.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Daniel Ahadi
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 7:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 7:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D112 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D113 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D114 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D115 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D116 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 7:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
TBD TBD
Vincci Li
Online
CMNS 130 - Communication and Social Change (3)

An introduction to the forms, theories and institutions of communication as they relate to broader social change, with a focus on the political, economic and regulatory shifts characterizing Canadian and transnational media systems. This course is required for a major, honours or minor in communication.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Distance Education
Svitlana Matviyenko
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 7:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D112 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby

and at least six 200 division CMNS courses, including

CMNS 201W - Empirical Communication Research Methods (4) *

An introduction to empirical research methods in diverse traditions of communication enquiry. Some methods recognize communication as everyday interactions; others analyze communication as a process; still others blend traditional scientific empiricism with analytical and critical methods derived from the arts and humanities. Topics include: ethics, paradigms, conceptualizing and operationalizing research, sampling, interviews, surveys, unobtrusive observation, content analysis, and the role of statistics in communication research. Prerequisite: 24 units, and CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for CMNS 201 or CMNS 260 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Ahmed Al-Rawi
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 3:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 3:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
or CMNS 201 - Empirical Communication Research Methods (4) *

An introduction to empirical research methods in diverse traditions of communication enquiry. Some methods recognize communication as everyday interactions; others analyze communication as a process; still others blend traditional scientific empiricism with analytical and critical methods derived from the arts and humanities. Topics include: ethics, paradigms, conceptualizing and operationalizing research, sampling, interviews, surveys, unobtrusive observation, content analysis, and the role of statistics in communication research. Prerequisite: 24 units, and CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for CMNS 201W or CMNS 260 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

CMNS 202 - Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research (4)

An introduction to interpretive approaches in communication inquiry. Topics include ethics, paradigms, conceptualizing the research process, documentary research, historical methods, discourse or textual analysis, ethnographic research, and performative research. Prerequisite: 24 units, and CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for CMNS 262 may not take CMNS 202 for further credit.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Byron Hauck
Taeyoung Kim
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
CMNS 253W - Introduction to Information Technology: The New Media (3)

An introduction to new communication/information technologies, seen as new media of communication: the technologies, their uses, and the social issues arising from them. Prerequisite: CMNS 110 or 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for CMNS 253 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Distance Education
Distance Education
Sun-ha Hong
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Vancouver
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Vancouver

and one of

CMNS 220 - Understanding Television (3)

This course examines television, both as a medium of communication and an element of culture. Prerequisite: CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-.

CMNS 221 - Media and Popular Cultures (3)

Focuses on communication for social change; historical and contemporary perspectives in consumer culture; technology, media and popular culture; media and identity; and communication as public education. Prerequisite: CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Martin Laba
Benjamin Anderson
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Vancouver
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D106 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D107 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D108 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 7:30–8:20 p.m.
Vancouver
CMNS 223W - Advertising as Social Communication (3)

An interdisciplinary examination of the significance of advertising as a social message system in our consumer society. The course proposes an analytical method for appreciating the changing styles and functions of advertising in the 20th century. Prerequisite: CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for CMNS 223 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

CMNS 235 - News Media, the Public, and Democracy (3)

Introduces students to the study of the relationship between public communication, information media practices and structures, and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, including print and electronic journalism, alternative media, public spheres, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment in Canadian and global contexts. Prerequisite: CMNS 130 with a minimum grade of C-.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Adel Farag
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Vancouver

and one of

CMNS 230 - The Cultural Industries in Canada: Global Context (3)

What do we mean when we talk about the 'cultural industries' today? This course explores the business structure and economics of the cultural sectors, the regulatory and policy frameworks, and their social and cultural contexts. Students are encouraged to develop, compare and contrast at least two sectors from the audio, print or visual industries. While the primary focus is on the Canadian case, students will be encouraged to look at other countries. Overriding themes explore the following: relationships between public and private sectors; independent and commercial creators; rights of creators versus distributors; specialty and general media; indigenous and global contents. Prerequisite: CMNS 130 with a minimum grade of C-.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Taeyoung Kim
Matthew Greaves
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
CMNS 240 - The Political Economy of Communication (3)

Examination of the political and economic processes that have generated the policies and structures of mass media, telecommunications and related industries; the relationship between the dichotomies of state and market, citizen and consumer, capitalism and democracy, global and local, and sovereignty and globalization in media industries and policies; overview of influences on State and international policies towards the media. Prerequisite: CMNS 110 and 130, with a minimum grade of C-.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Taeyoung Kim
Matthew Greaves
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby

and one of

any 200 division CMNS course.

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

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete four upper division CMNS courses (minimum 16 units) (and the lower division prerequisites). Directed study and field placement courses may not be used to meet this requirement.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit for School of Communication

At least three (3) upper division CMNS courses (minimum 12 units) must be taken at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to Ά‘ΟγΤ°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 Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV within the student’s major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

Designated Breadth Must be outside the student’s 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

6

Additional Breadth 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements)

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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