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How to Apply/Declare
Current Undergraduate Students: Complete an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form after meeting the following criteria:
- Complete courses COMM 100 and 200 with a combined GPA of 2.75 for both courses. COMM 200 must be taken at UMass Boston.
Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply:
Curriculum
Introductory Communication Courses (6 Credits)
- COMM 100 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 200 - New Media Society 3 Credit(s)
Communication Electives (9 Credits)
Complete three courses from the list below.
- COMM 215L - Gender & Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 240 - Organizational communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 250 - Analyzing Media 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 255 - Visual Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 260 - Psychological Effects of Mass Media 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 270 - Introduction to Strategic Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 280 - Special Topics 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 300 - Information Technology and Human Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 305 - Communication in Diverse Organizations 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 310L - Love, Sex, and Media Effects 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 315 - New Media, Identity & Self 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 320 - Social Influence and Compliance Gaining 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 325 - Relational Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 330 - Health Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 335 - Lying & Deception 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 340 - Communication and Community Mobilization 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 345 - Environmental Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 350 - Political Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 370 - Advertising/PR Campaign Planning 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 372 - Social Media and Strategic Communication 3 Credit(s)
- COMM 380 - Special Topics 3 Credit(s)
Outside Elective (3 Credits)
Complete one course from the list below.
- AMST 215L - America on Film 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 235 - The Social History of Popular Music 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 310 - Television in American Life 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 335 - Music And Politics 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 355L - Black Popular Culture 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 375 - Best Sellers in American Society 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 410 - Cultural History of U.S. Media 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 430 - Music & Amer Lit 3 Credit(s)
- ART 295L - Introduction to Video 4 Credit(s)
- ART 297 - Introduction to Digital Media Art 4 Credit(s)
- ART 395L - Video Workshop 4 Credit(s)
- ENGL 203 - Writing Craft/Context/Design 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 216 - Reading and Writing Journalism 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 306 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 307 - Journalism and Media Writing 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 308 - Professional Editing 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 309 - Multimedia Authoring 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 312 - Digital Culture and Composition 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 340 - Literature and Visual Media 3 Credit(s)
- ENGL 341L - Gender and Film: Multidisciplinary Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 301 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 403 - Integrated Marketing Communication 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 430 - International Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- MKT 479 - Digital Marketing 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 330 - Presidential Elections (A) 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 234 - Psychology of Cross-cultural Relations 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 333 - Group Dynamics 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 335 - Social Attitudes and Public Opinion 3 Credit(s)
- PSYCH 337 - Communication and Society 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 300 - Sociology of Media and Communication 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 364 - Internet, Society, and Cyber Crime 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 375L - Indian Cinema 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 220 - Women and the Media 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 325L - Sexual Identities in American Culture 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 341L - Gender and Film: Multidisciplinary Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 394L - Radical Voices of Resistance: Gender, Race and US Social Movements 3 Credit(s)
Completion Requirements
Complete at least 18 credits from six courses, including two required introductory communication courses, three communication electives, and one outside elective.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for COMM 100 and 200.
Pass/fail: Only one course taken pass/fail outside of COMM 100 and 200 may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses, including COMM 200, must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: At least two courses for the minor must be at the 300-level or above.
Contact
Lin (Julie) Zhu, PhD, Department Chair
Wheatley Hall, 6th Floor, Room 81
617.287.6784
Lin.Zhu [@] umb.edu
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