The combined Honours Communication Studies program consists of 20 full-credit courses (or equivalent), of which not more than six may be at the 100 level. The program must include at least seven senior credits from the Core and Elective courses listed below. At least two credits must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Core Courses (four credits): CS100, CS200, CS235, CS400 and two credits from CS201/PY201, CS308/SY308, CS410, EN302 and CS340 (to a maximum of one credit).

Elective Courses (three and a half senior credits): Courses must be selected from at least three of the following categories:

Language and its Uses: AN210, CS202, EN204, EN205, EN223, EN227, EN228
Media and Mass Communication: CS310/AN332, CS323, FS240, FS241, FS242, FS245, FS341, FS343, PO349
Business and Organizations: BU208, BU352, BU388, BU472, CS341, GG366, GG369, GG394, PS239, PS272, PS284
Social and Theoretical Contexts: CS203, LL200, LL201, PS270, PY203, PY207, PY215/FI215, PY216, PY223, PY225, RE220
Studio: CS204, CS205, CS207, CS208, CS209, CS214/FI214, CS309

Notes:

1. For progression into Second Year, a minimum GP of 6.0 is required in CS100. For progression into Third Year, Fourth Year and for graduation, the field of specialization for GPA purposes will consist of all Core and Elective Courses taken.
2. Students who are required to complete a Research Methods course in the second Honours program, such as Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology, may have the Research Methods (CS235) requirement waived, provided they substitute another CS Core or Elective course for CS235.
3. At most one credit of CS340 may count toward the Core requirement. Additional CS340 credits may be included in the program as Elective Course credits, with the approval of the department and subject to the regulations governing Irregular Courses.
4. CS429 (Directed Studies) may be included in the program as an Elective Course, with the approval of the department and subject to the regulations governing Irregular Courses.
5. Students are advised that the following senior courses in the program have course prerequisites: AN210, BU352, BU388, BU472, CS205, CS308/SY308, CS310/AN332, CS400, GG366, GG369, GG394, PO349, PS239, PS270, PS272, PS284. Students are encouraged to select First-Year courses carefully.
6. Students are advised that the chair of the department may approve the inclusion of 300 and 400 level courses from cognate disciplines in a particular student's program if the topics are relevant to their course of study (e.g., PY480, SY401, SY402).

Faculty of Arts Faculty of Arts – Programs and Courses Communication Studies

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002

M. Watson, Editor Course Timetable