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  "name": "Communication Studies 2.0",
  "award": "AA-T Degree",
  "department": "arts-and-cultural-studies",
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      "markdown": "##### Program Description\n\nCommunication skills are essential to forming and maintaining personal relationships, acquiring and excelling in a job, and relating to the world around us. Through the study and practice of interpersonal, professional, and intercultural communication skills, students will learn how their perceptions and self-esteem affect their interactions with others. Beyond this, students will improve their abilities to speak, write, and present information effectively, whether in face-to-face interactions or in public or mass-media settings.\n\nThis Associate Degree for Transfer is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in the field of Communication Studies or a similar major at a CSU campus.  Students completing this degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus.  Students should consult with a counselor for more information on specific university major admission and transfer requirements.  Students who complete an ADT and transfer to a similar major at a CSU are guaranteed a pathway to finish their baccalaureate degrees in 60 semester or 90 quarter units.\n\nTo obtain this Associate Degree for Transfer, students must complete:\n\n-   60 units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University\n-   A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0\n-   A grade of “C” or \"P\" or better in all courses required for the major\n-   A minimum of 18 semester units in the major\n-   The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)\n\n**\n\n##### Career Opportunities\n\n**\n\nTransfer to a 4-year university with a major in Communication Studies or a related discipline.\n\n**\n\n##### Learning Outcome(s)\n\n**\n\n1.  Use speaking and listening skills to resolve conflict and get their messages across as intended in interpersonal, small group, and organizational dynamics.\n2.  Deliver presentations that are clear in content, structure, and delivery.\n3.  Research and analyze the influence and impact of mass media and culture on society."
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          "text": "Required courses:",
          "units": "9"
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          "code": "COMM 5",
          "title": "Persuasion and Critical Thinking",
          "units": "3",
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          "code": "COMM C1004",
          "title": "Interpersonal Communication",
          "units": "3",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Public Speaking",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "text": "List A: Select two courses from the following:",
          "units": "6"
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          "code": "COMM 4",
          "title": "Small Group Communication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM 6",
          "title": "Intercultural Communication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM 19",
          "title": "Survey of Mass Media",
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          "text": "List B: Select one course from the following:",
          "units": "3-4"
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          "code": "ANTHR 3",
          "title": "Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM 3",
          "title": "Introduction to Human Communication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM 10",
          "title": "Gender and Communication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL C1002",
          "title": "Introduction to Literature",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "MM/VI 17",
          "title": "Social Media Production",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "code": "SOC 1",
          "title": "Introduction to Sociology",
          "units": "3",
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