• Great Credentials - Our award-winning sequences make the Department of Communications one of the top-performing and largest programs in the nation.

• Outstanding Faculty - Our faculty members are experienced professionals, hold advanced degrees from prestigious universities, and author textbooks that are used nationally

• Talented Students - Our students take top honors in national competitions, and our alumni hold executive and creative positions in major national companies, as well as small private firms.

• Internet Access - All registered students have e-mail access, and our computer labs link each student to the World Wide Web.

• Flexibility - Classes meet to coincide with your work schedules, both during the day and in the evening. For your convenience, we also offer many sections at our Mission Viejo Campus. Find out about our "guaranteed four-year graduation" when you enter as a freshman.

Mass Communications in Modern Society (Comm 233) provides an introduction to mass media and its impact on our daily lives. This lecture class features videos, readings and guest speakers.

Communications Law (Comm 407) provides a thorough understanding of First Amendment and Supreme Court guidelines for media communications.

History and Philosophy of American Mass Communications (Comm 425) gives students a foundation in media history and the ideas behind current practices.

One Elective (3 units) can be selected from options such as visual communications, global media systems, communications technologies, Minority groups & Media, and persuasive communications, as well as other courses that feature state-of-the-art techniques for use in all sequences.

Media Internships (Comm 495) give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a professional setting at an agency, company, TV station or organization while working in a job similar to the one you want. You will spend 150 hours in on-the-job training. Many interns are invited to become employees when they graduate. Each sequence offers 24 units of required courses and electives (including intern ship). Twelve units of collateral courses taken outside communications, or an approved minor, complete the program. A list of required courses for each sequence is provided below; see the catalog for a detailed description of each course. We offer a full complement of courses for both day and evening students.

Collaterals (12 units) of upper-division course work in other departments approved by the student's concentration adviser or a minor also are required. Collateral courses are listed on advising materials available in the College Park Building room 400.