Communication Studies

Communication Studies is a program taught at Cosumnes River College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Communication Studies prepares students for graduation and for transfer to a four-year university, including lower division preparation for the major. Students study the history and interdisciplinary nature of human communication and develop communication competency for a variety of contexts. They also compose and critically evaluate oral, written, and visual messages for diverse audiences, and they construct and defend arguments in support of a thesis.

The program includes required courses in Introduction to Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication, plus additional units selected from Communication Studies and from Communication and Other Disciplines. The required coursework totals 18 units. Students complete 60 transferable, semester units and meet general education requirements through either IGETC or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements.

Modules

• Introduction to Public Speaking
• Interpersonal Communication
• Argumentation and Debate
• Persuasion
• Intercultural Communication
• Group Discussion
• Introduction to Communication Theory
• Mass Media and Society
• Cultural Anthropology
• Critical Thinking and Writing
• Newswriting and Reporting
• Organizational Communication

The minimum requirements for admission in Communication Studies at Cosumnes River College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Cosumnes River College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Cosumnes River College as pre-requiste for admission in Communication Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Completion of 60 transferable, semester units with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, including (a) a minimum grade of "C" (or "P") for each course in the major or area of emphasis described in the Required Program, and (b) either the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements.

Please check detail of study units at https://crc.losrios.edu/academics/programs-majors/communication-studies

• Public Information
• Human Resources Development
• Corporate Training
• Motivational Speaking
• Political Speech Writing
• Radio & Television
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• College & University Instruction
• Organizational Administration
• Negotiation & Mediation Services
• Writing for Publication
• Personnel Management
• Customer Service
• Social Science Research
• Corporate Imaging
• Campaign Management
• Marketing
• Community Relations
• Grant Writing

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.