Global Communications Major

Requirements: Global Communications Major (B.A.)

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number	Course Name	Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1	Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI) (May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.) Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements. Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
CCI 2
CCI 3
CCI 4
CCX	Experiential Learning
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C")	Writing & Criticism	EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
CCD	Digital Literacy and Communication
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR	Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)	Quantitative Reasoning
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)	Experimental Reasoning	MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C")	Elementary French & Culture II	FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC	AUP Capstone

HONORS

Students may earn honors if they have at least a 3.7 GPA in in courses in the Global Communications major taken during their junior and senior years and complete a senior thesis. Students must contact the department chair in the spring before their senior year if they are interested in honors.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 56 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
CM1500CCD	DIGITAL TOOLKIT: COMMUNICATION DESIGN PRACTICUM	None
CM1023	INTRO TO MEDIA & COMMUNICATION STUDIES	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE OR EN2020
CM2004	COMPARATIVE COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
CM2006	MEDIA GLOBALIZATION	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
CM2051CCR	COMMUNICATION THEORY & RESEARCH METH.	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR (EN2020 OR EN2020CCE)
CM3052	RHETORIC & PERSUASION	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE OR EN2020
CM4098CCCX or CM4090CCC	Internship Senior Seminar	College Level=Junior OR College Level=Senior College Level=Senior

Media & Culture Electives

SELECT FOUR COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST; AT LEAST TWO MUST BE AT 3000 LEVEL OR Above

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
AN1002CCI	SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	None
CM1110	INTRODUCTION TO FASHION STUDIES	None
CM2110	GLOBAL FASHION AND DESIGN	None
CM2091	TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS	None
CM2100	INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL CULTURE	None
CM3004	COMMUNICATING FASHION	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3011	COMPARATIVE POLITICAL COMMUNICATION	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3033	SCRIPTS FOR TRAVEL	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3037	THE MUSEUM AS MEDIUM	None
CM3042CCD	ATTENTION AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA	None
CM3046	MEDIA LAW, POLICY, & ETHICS	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3049	MEDIA AND ETHNOGRAPHY	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3053	MEDIA & GENDER	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3055	VISUAL RHETORIC: PERSUASIVE IMAGES	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3060	THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3062	MEDIA SEMIOTICS	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3075	MEDIA AESTHETICS	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3080	ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3082	CIVIC MEDIA, TACTICAL MEDIA	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM3091	TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4015	MEDIA, PANIC & SCANDAL	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4017	MEDIA & WAR	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4021	PARIS FASHION HISTORIES & GEOGRAPHIES	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4026	CULTURES OF MUSIC PRODUCTION	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4030	MEDIA IN ASIA	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4073	MEDIA & SOCIETY IN THE ARAB WORLD	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4091	TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)

Electives/Specialization

Select three courses from the lists below or from the Media & Culture list above. At least two courses must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. If students wish to specialize, all three courses must come from the same list below.

Production

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
CM1019CCDI	PRINCIPLES OF VIDEO PRODUCTION	None
CM2001	PUBLIC SPEAKING IN THE DIGITAL AGE	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
CM2080	GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO	None
CM3027	VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR BROADCAST NEWS	CM1011 AND CM1023 OR CM1011CCR
CM3033	SCRIPTS FOR TRAVEL	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
CM4016	GLOBAL ADVOCACY	(Major=Journalism OR CM2051 OR CM2051CCR) AND EN2020 OR EN2020CCE
CM4026	CULTURES OF MUSIC PRODUCTION	CM1023 AND (CM2051 OR CM2051CCR)
	Any course in the Film Pragmatics list for the Film Studies Major

Integrated marketing communications

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
CM2003	MEDIA INDUSTRIES: STRATEGIES, MARKETS & CONSUMERS	None
EC2010	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	None
EC2010	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	None
[course:ba2020:code][course:ba2020:type]	[course:ba2020:name]	[course:ba2020:prereq]
[course:ba2040:code][course:ba2040:type]	[course:ba2040:name]	[course:ba2040:prereq]
CM2110	GLOBAL FASHION AND DESIGN	None
CM3005	PUBLIC RELATIONS & SOCIETY	EN1000 OR EN1010 OR EN2020CCE
[course:ba3030:code][course:ba3030:type]	[course:ba3030:name]	[course:ba3030:prereq]
CM3067	ADVERTISING	BA2040
CM4048	MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR BRAND DVLPMT	BA2040

Media Convergence

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	PREREQUISITES
CM3042CCD	ATTENTION AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA	None
CM3048	HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION	CM1005 GPA 3.0 OR CS1040 OR CS1040GE110
	Any course in the International Cinema list of the Film Studies Major

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Transfer students must complete at least six major courses at AUP, at least four of which must be at the 3000 level or above (and not counting internship).

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