Communication Course Offerings
Major Requirements
Students who major in Communication take a total of 24 units of required courses (seven courses) and fifteen units of electives (usually 4 courses). Four courses are shared between the concentrations, and the remaining 15 units plus the capstone course are unique to each concentration.
Minor Requirements
Students who minor in Communication choose between 2 100-level courses, take communication theory (two classes), and take 12 units of electives (usually three classes).
Fall 2025 Communication Courses
COMM 102-01 - Intro to Media & Cultural Studies (4 units)
MWF 9:15-10:20: Scott Schönfeldt-Aultman
COMM 102-02 - Intro to Media & Cultural Studies (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: David Benin
COMM 102-03 - Intro to Media & Cultural Studies (4 units)
TTh 9:50-11:30: Aaron Sachowitz
COMM 103 -01 - Intro to Human Communication (4 units)
TTh 9:50-11:30: Veronica Hefner
COMM 110-01 - Rhetoric & Public Discourse (3 units)
MW 10:40-11:55: Staff
COMM 200-01 - Communication Theory (3 units)
TTh 10:05-11:20: David Benin
COMM 310-01 - Quantitative Methods (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: Veronica Hefner
COMM 313-01 - Rhetorical Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Scott Schönfeldt-Aultman
COMM 316-01 - Advertising & Civic Engagement (4 units)
MWF 9:15-10:20 Samantha Joyce
COMM 325-01 - Media, Technologies, & Culture (4 units)
MWF 8:00-9:05: Geetika Jain
COMM 325-02 - Media, Tehnologies, & Culture (4 units)
TTh 1:30-3:10: David Benin
COMM 326-01 - Visual Research Methods (3 units)
TTh 11:40-12:55 Aaron Sachowitz
COMM 390-01 - Media Labs (1 unit)
TBD: Ellen Rigsby
COMM 481-01 - Television & Cultural Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Samantha Joyce
COMM 495-01/02/03 - Internship (1-3 units)**
TBD: Ginny Prior
COMM 581-01 (for current Grad students) and COMM 581-02 (for current undergrads) - Television & Cultural Criticism (4 units)
MWF 10:40-11:45: Samantha Joyce
COMM 600-01 - Theories of Communication (4 units)
TTh 11:40-1:20: Veronica Hefner
COMM 605-01 - Applied Research Design (4 units)
TTh 1:30-3:10: Veronica Hefner, Ellen Rigsby
** Here's more info on our Internships:
You are responsible for setting up your own internship (to be approved by Internship Coordinator Ginny Prior, vcp1@stmarys-ca). The course work involves creating a blog (Google sites is easiest) and journaling about your internship in detailed, multimedia posts. We meet only twice during the semester, once as a group for midterms and then individually at the end of the semester.
Below are the time requirements for one, two and three unit internships. Your supervisor must verify your hours and evaluate your performance at the end of the semester. (If you're completing an internship this summer, or have already completed an internship, your supervisor can combine the intro letter with the sign-off letter).
For 3-unit internships: You must work 120 hours at your internship
For 2-unit internships: You must work 60 hours at your internship
For 1-unit internships: You must work 30 hours at your internship
-=-=
Spring 2026 Communication Courses
(preliminary list, subject to change)
We will update this soon!