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Undergraduate Courses & Curriculum

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Courses & Curriculum

To view the curriculum requirements for the Professional Communication BA program, please see the Undergraduate Course Calendar below. 

2021-2022 Undergraduate Course Calendar

15 CMN Required Courses 

3 The Creative School Core Elective Courses

8 Open Elective Courses

8 Professional Courses 

6 Liberal Studies Courses 

PLEASE NOTE:

The generic course outlines below accurately reflect all course components for the 2020/2021 Academic Year, with the exception of reference to in-class delivery. 

Professional
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Courses within ProCom that help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to practice in their professional field.

The Creative School Core Electives
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Courses from programs within The Creative School that help students understand the theoretical disciplines that their professional field is based on.

Liberal Studies
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Courses from outside ProCom that help students understand the social, political, and cultural contexts that impact their professional field.

Open Electives
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Courses from ProCom and other programs that are listed in the Open Elective Table. There are restrictions on what courses can be taken as an Open Elective Credit.

The ProCom BA allows students to design their own course of study (with faculty supervision) based on personal interest and career goals. You can focus your program of study on one of the following streams:

  • Organizational/corporate/nonprofit charitable stream
  • New media/technical communication stream
  • Governance/public policy/international communication stream
  • Science/health communication stream

Course Code & Description
 Req/Elec Course Outline
CMN 100 – Communication and the Health Sciences Elective  View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 114 – Short Management Reports Elective  View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 200 – The Craft of Professional Writing  Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 210 – Text, Image and Sound Required  View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 211 – Language and Power Required  View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 215 - Messages, Modalities and Media Required  View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 216 - Communication Revolutions Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 222 - Digital Discourse and Design Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 225 - Communication in Place Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 269 - Countercultural Communication Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 279 – Introduction to Professional Communication Elective  Explore Course Syllabus, View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 288 – Promotional Communication and Social Media Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 300 – Communication in the Computer Industry Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 304 – Career Advancement Communication Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 305 – Strategic Public Relations in Professional Communication Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 306 – Risk and Crisis Communication Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 313 – Organizational Problem Solving and Report Writing Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 314 – Professional Presentations Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 315 – Issues in Communication and the Contemporary Workplace Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 316 – Questioning Numbers Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 317 – Information, Technology, and Control Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 323 - Introduction to Professional Practice Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 324 - Strategic Storytelling in Industry Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 325 - Communication and the Digital Enterprise Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 373 – Fashion Communication: Professional Approaches Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 376 - ProCom Internship Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 402 - Theorizing Communication Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 406 – Communication in an Indigenous Context Elective  PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline, opens in new window
CMN 408 – Proposal and Grant Writing Elective 
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CMN 413 – Corporate Communications Elective 
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CMN 414 – Interpersonal Communication in Management Elective 
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CMN 432 – Communication in the Engineering Professions Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window
CMN 443 – Contemporary Intercultural Communication Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window
CMN 447 – Communication and Law Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window
CMN 448 – Introduction to Visual Communication Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 450 – Participatory Media and Communication Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window
CMN 453 - Communication and Social Change Elective View Course Outline, external link
CMN 480 - Research Methods in ProCom I Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 490 - Research Methods in ProCom II Required View Course Outline, external link, opens in new window
CMN 600 – Science, Communication, and Society Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window
CMN 601 – Visual Communications: A Critical Approach Elective PDF fileDownload Full Course Outline , opens in new window