Academic titleBachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Course descriptionCommunication Studies
B.A. General (15.0 credits)
The B.A. (General) in Communication Studies is for students, in 2nd year or above, who have been previously in the B.A. (Honours) in Communication Studies.
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in COMM 1101 [1.0] or JOUR 1000 [1.0];
2. 2.0 credits in COMM 2001 [1.0] and COMM 2101 [1.0];
3. 0.5 credit from COMM 3106, COMM 3108, COMM 3109;
4. 2.5 credits from FYSM 1207 [1.0], COMM 2301, COMM 2401, COMM 2501, COMM 2504, COMM 2601, COMM 3001, COMM 3002, COMM 3301, COMM 3302, COMM 3303, COMM 3308, COMM 3309, COMM 3401, COMM 3403, COMM 3405, COMM 3407, COMM 3409, COMM 3601, COMM 3602, COMM 3609.
2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
5. 7.0 credits in electives not in communication studies;
6. 2.0 credits in free electives.
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM 2001 - Communication Research
COMM 2101 - Communication Studies: Theory and Foundations
COMM 2301 - Persuasion and Public Life
COMM 2401 - Communication and Cultural Institutions in Ottawa
COMM 2501 - Communications Law I
COMM 2504 - Language and Communication
COMM 2601 - Media Depictions of Society
COMM 3001 - Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 3002 - Qualitative Research Methods
COMM 3106 - Image, Politics and Persuasion
COMM 3108 - Media Industries and Institutions
COMM 3109 - Communication and Identity
COMM 3200 - Co-operative Work Term
COMM 3201 - Co-operative Work Term
COMM 3202 - Co-perative Work Term
COMM 3203 - Co-operative Work Term
COMM 3301 - Communication and Social Marketing
COMM 3302 - Communication and the Political Process
COMM 3303 - Rhetoric
COMM 3308 - Advertising: A Critical Perspective
COMM 3309 - Special Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
COMM 3401 - Communications Regulation in Canada
COMM 3403 - Communication Technology and Culture
COMM 3404 - Music Industries
COMM 3405 - Communication in a Global Context
COMM 3407 - Comparative Media Studies
COMM 3409 - Special Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
COMM 3601 - Media and Gender
COMM 3602 - Media and Race
COMM 3609 - Special Topic in Communication and Identity
COMM 4000 - Applied Quantitative Research Methods
COMM 4002 - Applied Qualitative Research Methods
COMM 4003 - Semiotics
COMM 4004 - Communication and Discourse
COMM 4100 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4102 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4103 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4104 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4105 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4106 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4107 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4108 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4109 - Selected Topics in Mass Communication Analysis
COMM 4200 - Children, Youth and Media
COMM 4304 - Critical Perspectives on Public Relations
COMM 4305 - New Media, New Policies
COMM 4306 - Media and Conflict
COMM 4307 - Publicity and the State
COMM 4309 - Special Topic in Image, Politics and Persuasion
COMM 4310 - Communication and Community
COMM 4401 - International Communications Regulation
COMM 4402 - Media and Entertainment
COMM 4403 - Political Economy of Media
COMM 4404 - Broadcast and Digital Media
COMM 4409 - Selected Topic in Media Industries and Institutions
COMM 4601 - Nation and Nationalism
COMM 4602 - Children, Youth and Media
COMM 4603 - Diaspora and Communication
COMM 4609 - Selected Topic in Communication and Identity