Bachelor of Arts
Communication
Communication skills are essential in every professional career. Part of what makes communication a popular college major is career flexibility.
Thousand Oaks
Oxnard
Evening courses
Once per week
39 credits
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Why Study Communication?
Today’s careers require the ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing and to understand how communication works within a variety of contexts. Our diverse, rapidly-changing society rewards those who can communicate effectively and who possess the literacy skills necessary to understand messages and media institutions.
The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is one of the most highly sought skills by employers. The 2020 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) survey found that the knowledge and skills taught in Communication courses are essential to being hired.
Accelerated Format
Classes are scheduled year-round. Four, 11-week terms enable you to accelerate the progress toward your degree without compromising traditional Cal Lutheran standards of excellence.
- Most classes meet one night a week, Monday – Thursday
- Classes are from 6 – 9:30pm
- Four 11-week terms year-round
- Campus locations in Thousand Oaks and Oxnard
Personal Attention
Academic counselors, faculty and staff are here throughout the program to answer your questions and help solve problems along the way.
- Academic counselors offer proactive, individual attention
- Average class size of 10
- Faculty with real world experience
- Staff and Faculty dedicated to student success
Transfer Course Work
You may have already started down the path toward your bachelor's. We'll help you figure out which courses you can apply to your degree.
- Transfer up to 70 credits from community college
- Transfer up to 40 military credits
- Upper and lower division credits from a four-year college are also accepted
Students in this major will learn in the liberal arts tradition, which emphasizes critical thinking, information literacy, systematic analysis, and writing and speaking - skills essential for success in today’s careers and for informed and engaged citizenship.
Communication students will learn to:
- Define the scope and purpose of the communication field
- Understand communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts
- Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context
- Use discipline-appropriate methods of inquiry to critically analyze messages and their impact
- Apply ethical communication principles and practices
- Articulate and recognize individual and cultural differences
Major Requirements
Required credits: 39 credits minimum; 24 upper division credits. 2.0 minimum GPA.
Required Courses
Introductory
COMM 101 (4) Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 231 (4) Media Writing
Upper Division
COMM 350 (4) Communication Theories
COMM 351 (4) Research Methods
COMM 490 (1-4) Independent Study Or COMM 492 (1-4) Internship
Electives
Applied Communication
One of the following:
COMM 306 (4) Business & Professional Communication
Or
COMM/BUS 375 (4) Principles of Marketing
Mass Communication
COMM 308 (4) Politics in Cinema
COMM 405 (4) Freedom of Communication
Human Communication
COMM 301 (4) Persuasive Communication
COMM 315 (4) Small Group Communication
Experiential
FILM 307 (3) Screenwriting
Minor Requirements
20 credits; 12 upper division credits, 2.0 minimum GPA.
Required Courses
COMM 101 (4) Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 231 (4) Media Writing
COMM 350 (4) Communication Theories
Additional 8 Upper Division Credits in Communication
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Quina GreenLife doesn’t have to get in the way of you achieving your goals. The Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals program made me realize it’s never too late and it can be done. As a first-generation student, it was important for me to set an example for my son and the rest of my family, because I believe that higher education is important and shows commitment.