Course variations

Course summary

Communication majors may double major in any other major that allows it. In the last few years, communication majors have double majored in psychology, Spanish, history, classics, management, marketing, dance, sports management, English, legal studies, hospitality, political science, theater, sociology, BDIC, German, Judaic Studies, and philosophy, among others.

Program modules

The modules include 118 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, 121 Introduction to Media and Culture, 212 Cultural Codes in Communication, 222 Media Programming and Institutions, 226 Social Impact of Mass Media, 231 Film and Television Production Concepts, 240 Modes of Film Communication, 250 Interpersonal Communication, 265 Democracy and Discourse, 287 Advertising as Social Communication, 297A Introduction to Global Communication, 297G Media, Governance and Power, 297O Gender, Sex and Media, 297P Career Workshop, 297Q Global Media and Social Change, 297S Performance as Communicative Practice, 297Z Performance and Social Theory, 310 Persuasion Theory, 318 Comparative Communication Theory, 331 Program Process in Television, 334 Media History and Communication Policy, 340 History of Film I, 342 History of Film II, 352 Group Dynamics, 355 Behavioral Research in Communication, 375 Writing as Communication, 387 Advertising and Public Relations as Social Control, 391B Communication and International Development, 391C Media Audiences, 397B Introduction to Studio Production, 397FF Myth, Ritual and Performance, 397I Communication, Culture and Social Identity, 397J Media and Public Policy, 397JJ Risk Communication, 397N Interracial Communication, 397NN Race, Gender and the Sitcom, 397QQ Reality on Screen, 397S Asian Pacific Cinema, 397T Contemporary World Cinema, 397U Children, Teens and Media, 426 Media Violence, 433 Advanced Television Production and Direction, 441 Principles and Techniques of Film-style Production, 491A Media and Construction of Gender, 491B Digital Media and the Built Environment, 491C Media and Children’s Culture, 491S Introduction to Semiotics, 493E Screenwriting, 493F Film Documentary, 494S Conflict/Mediation, 495K Rhetorical Criticism, 497C Field Research in Social Interaction, 497D International Women Filmmakers , 497E Advanced Interpersonal Communication, 497F Spanish-Language Media (1st sem), 497L International News , 497N Asian Pop Culture, 497O Music, Culture and Communication, 497T Advanced Issues in Information Technologies and Society , 497U Film and Society, 497X Freedom of Expression, 497Z American Cinema in the 1970s, 593D Advanced Screenwriting.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have certain minimum high school unit requirements such as four years of English, three years of college preparatory mathematics (algebra II is a minimum requirement), two years of the same foreign language, three years of science (including two with a laboratory component), two years of social science including one course in U.S. history, and two electives from the above areas, arts and humanities, or computer science. In addition to this, international students should have obtained a TOEFL score of 213 or higher on computer-based, 80 or higher on internet-based; or an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher. Non-native speakers with a SAT-I verbal score of 400 or higher do not need to take the TOEFL or IELTS.

Qualification

Major

Awarding body

University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Department name

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences