A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.
B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS
Students must successfully complete 8.0 to 10.0 full-course equivalents in the Field of Communications Studies and fulfill the following requirements:
1. Core Courses: 5.0 full-course equivalents: Communications Studies 201, 369, 371, 381, 591; Communication and Culture 301, 303, 313, 501 and 503.
2. Topics Courses: 2.0 full-course equivalents from Communications Studies 401, 435, 463, 469, 471, 473, 475, 481, 501, 503, 505; and Science, Technology and Society 341, 421.
3. Communications Studies Options: An additional 1.0 full-course equivalent chosen from the Field of Communications Studies.
C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Intercultural Requirement to be fulfilled in one of the following two ways:
(a) Successful completion of at least 1.0 full-course equivalent from an approved post-secondary Term Abroad, Group Travel Study or Individual Travel Study program. See the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad for programs that are currently offered.
OR
(b) Successful completion of 2.0 full-course equivalents from the Domain of Intercultural Courses (see Section 3.2.18).
D. DEGREE OPTIONS
The BA in Communications Studies can be taken with Cooperative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
Note: Students should enrol in Communications Studies 369, 381 and Communication and Culture 301 and 303, as early as possible in their program of study.