Communication
Associate of Arts - Concentration
Learn about best practices for communicating effectively across multimodal channels and settings; develop global, historical and cultural awareness of the major principles of communication; develop cultural diversity consciousness and communication competence in interactions with culturally dissimilar people.
Program/Major Codes: AOAALA/ALA1/ALAC
Title IV Financial Aid eligible: Yes
What can I do with this concentration?
Career Options: Seek entry-level positions in public relations, marketing, advertising, social media, business and corporate communication firms, as well as in cultural anthropology, social linguistics, sociology and many other communication-related fields.
Academic Options: Transfer to a university degree program in Communication
Program Requirements 2018-2019
Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-A) Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses. * A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| Credits | ||
| English Composition | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
Required Core Courses
A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| CMN 102 | Introduction to Speech Communication [SUN# COM1100] |
3 |
| CMN 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CMN 130 or CMN 140 |
Small Group Communication Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| CMN 200 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CMN 228 | Research Methods in Communication | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ART 100 or MUS 160 or THE 105 |
Basic Design Popular Music in America Theater Appreciation |
3 |
| HUM 253 or LIT 261 |
Western Humanities III Modern Literature |
3 |
| MAT 151** | College Algebra [SUN# MAT 1151] | 4 |
| MAT 167 | Introductory Statistics [SUN# MAT1160] | 3 |
| STU 100 | College Success and Career Planning | 1 |
| Select two courses from the following list | ||
| BIO 108IN or BIO/FSN 127IN or CHM 121IN or GLG 102IN |
Plants, People Human Nutrition Chemistry and Society Introductory Geology II: Historical Geology |
8 |
| Select two courses from the following list | ||
| POS 202 or PSY 101 or SOC 101 |
Introduction to International Relations [SUN# POS1120] Introduction to Psychology [SUN# PSY1101] Introduction to Sociology [SUN# SOC1101] |
6 |
| Second Language*** | Completion of a language course numbered 202, |
16 |
| Subtotal | 44 | |
| Total | 65 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Humanities and Fine Arts - ART 100, MUS 160 or THE 105 and either HUM 253 or LIT 261; Biological and Physical Sciences - Two courses from the BIO 108IN, BIO/FSN 127IN, CHM 121IN or GLG 102IN; Mathematics - MAT 151; Social and Behavioral Sciences - Two courses from POS 202, PSY 101 or SOC 101; Other Requirements - CMN 102 and 110; Special Requirements - HUM 253 or LIT 261
** MAT 151 may be replaced by any transferable course if 1) student tests above MAT 151 or 2) student earns a grade C or better in a College MAT course numbered higher than 151.
*** See an advisor or counselor if:
- you are a bilingual student to discuss exceptions to this requirement or
- if you are considering taking the CLEP test to earn language credits or
- if the university major does not require a second language, this requirement may be waived
If this requirement is met in fewer than 16 credits, or if the language requirement is waived, additional transferable electives are necessary to meet the minimum associate degree requirement of 60 credit hours.
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