Social Sciences Degree, AS - Communication Major

Program Description/Purpose: Designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a degree in communications or related fields. Students in the communications program may wish to major in the following fields: communication, mass media, radio, telecommunications, or speech.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will produce oral messages in personal, social, academic, and business situations appropriate to the audience, occasion, context, and topic.
2. Students will use critical thinking skills to demonstrate information literacy in the areas of finding, understanding, and evaluating information and applying, integrating, creating, and sharing information.
3. Students will analyze how individual and cultural similarities and differences impact the way we create and present messages.

• Below is the recommended course sequence for full-time students.
• Courses are listed by the semester they are usually offered.
• Course availability in a given semester may vary.
• You can change the order or number of classes each semester, but taking fewer classes in a semester will mean more semesters to finish the program.
• Please discuss your plan including elective selection with your advisor to ensure it meets your academic goals.
• Students who complete this degree will also complete and be awarded the Uniform Certificate of General Studies. 

It is highly recommended that students consult with their academic advisor to select the most appropriate courses for their curriculum and/or transferability to another college.