Communications Studies Department /14000 Fruitvale Avenue/Saratoga, CA 95070
West
Valley College
Communication
Studies
Degree
Requirements
Major Requirements for
Associate of Arts Degree in Communication Studies
To earn an Associate of Arts degree in Communication Studies, you must complete 18 units of Communication Studies courses, selecting from the five categories shown below, as well as completing all other requirements for graduation. If you first enrolled at West Valley before the fall of 1997 and have been in continuous attendance since then, see the Communication Studies department chair for information on major requirements.
1. Select one of the following courses (3 units):
Communication 1 Public Speaking
Communication 10 Persuasive Speaking
Communication 20 Argumentation and Debate
2. Select one of the following courses (3 units):
Communication 8 Interpersonal Communication
Communication 17 Effective Listening
Communication 25 Improving Relationships Through Communication
3. Select one of the following courses (3 units):
Communication 4 Small Group Discussion
Communication 12 Intercultural Communication
Communication 18 Career Communication
4. Select one of the courses listed above that was not used to satisfy the three-unit requirement in that category (3 units).
Note: Some transferring institutions will count no more than 12 community college units toward a communications major; communication units above that number transfer as electives.
5. Select 6 units from the following courses:
Any communication course(s) listed above not being used to satisfy Categories
1-4 (3 or 6 units)
Computer Applications courses to total 3 units
Anthropology 3 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 4 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
Business 40 Sales Strategies
Child Studies 5 Childhood and Culture
Counseling 24 Personal Growth
Math 10 Elementary Statistics
Philosophy 2 Introduction to Logic
Philosophy 3 Introduction to Problems in Ethics
Philosophy 17 Logic and Critical Reasoning
Psychology 2 Experimental Psychology
Theatre Arts 35A Voice Production and Articulation
Graduation/Transfer Requirements
WVC: Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Development CSU: Area E: Lifelong
Understanding and Development
Graduation/Transfer Requirements
WVC: Area A: Language and Rationality
CSU: Area A: Language and Rationality
IGETC: Area 1, Group C: Oral Communication
