Liberal Arts, Communication Concentration, AA

Learn about best practices for communicating effectively across multimodal channels and settings; develop global, historical and cultural awareness of the major principles of communication; develop cultural diversity consciousness and communication competence in interactions with culturally dissimilar people.

What can I do with this concentration?

Academic Options: This program has been designed to match as closely as possible the first two years of a communications degree at the University of Arizona. Students planning to transfer to another university should meet with an advisor to complete a transfer plan.

Department/Contact Information:

Dean: 520-206-7666
Lead Faculty: 520-206-6830

Concentration Code: ALAC

Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirements (AGEC-A)

A grade of C or better is required for graduation. Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found in the Arizona General Education Curriculum-A (AGEC-A) Certificate .

English Composition: 6 credits

Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 credits

Recommend: HUM 253 or LIT 261

Biological and Physical Sciences: 8 credits

Recommend: Two courses from BIO 108IN , BIO 127IN /FSN 127IN , CHM 121IN or GLG 102IN

Mathematics: †

MAT 142 or MAT 151 fulfills this requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits

Recommend: PSY 101 and either POS 202 or SOC 101

Other Requirements: †

CMN 102 and CMN 110 fulfill this requirement.

Special Requirements

Recommend: HUM 253 or LIT 261

Subtotal: 26 credits¥

Required Core Courses

A grade of C or better is required for graduation.

CMN 102 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits SUN# COM1100
CMN 110 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
CMN 130 - Small Group Communication 3 Credits
OR
CMN 140 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
CMN 200 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
CMN 228 - Research Methods in Communication 3 Credits

Subtotal: 15 credits

Required Core Support

MAT 142 - Topics in College Mathematics 3 Credits SUN# MAT1142
OR
MAT 151 - College Algebra 4 Credits SUN# MAT1151
OR
higher MAT
MAT 167 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits SUN# MAT1160
OR
PSY 230 - Psychological Measurements and Statistics 3 Credits
STU 100 - College Success and Career Planning 1 Credits

Second Language Requirement: 16 credits

Completion of a language course numbered 202, fourth semester level.

See an advisor or counselor if:

you are a bilingual student to discuss exceptions to this requirement or
if you are considering taking the CLEP test to earn language credits or
if the university major does not require a second language, this requirement may be waived

If this requirement is met in fewer than 16 credits, or if the language requirement is waived, additional transferable electives are necessary to meet the minimum associate degree requirement of 60 credit hours.

Subtotal: 23-24 credits

Total Credits as Displayed: 63-64

† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
¥ The AGEC requires 35 credits. This subtotal shows the AGEC credits not fulfilled by core or support courses.