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Communication requirements
Explore the reviewed Communication major at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
Common requirements (three courses plus co-requisite lab): Rhetorical Tradition, Introduction to Media Studies with the COMM1065 lab, and Public Speaking
Required for the program.
Communication Research Methods (one course of three)
Choose from these approved options.
Theory course (one course numbered COMM3361-COMM3380)
Choose from these approved options.
Writing Intensive Seminars (two courses numbered COMM4425-COMM4499, excluding COMM4485)
Choose from these approved options.
- COMM4449 Crisis Communication
- COMM4455 Comedy Studies Seminar
- COMM4459 The Rhetorical Strategies of the Disney Corporation
- COMM4466 Surveillance, Media and Contemporary Society
- COMM4471 Children and the Media
- COMM4475 Introduction to Honors
- COMM4477 Fashion as Communication
- COMM4479 Representing Reality
- COMM4481 The Cultural Politics of Film and TV History
- COMM4431 Religious Expression in the Digital Age
- COMM4444 Social Movements
- COMM4452 News Media/Democracy
- COMM4470 Communication, Capitalism, Consumerism
Electives (four courses, 12 credits): any 3-credit class offered by the department; COMM5589 Internship Practicum may count once
Choose from these approved options.
- COMM2125 Introduction to Feminisms
- COMM2180 Masculinity, Sexuality, and Difference
- COMM2184 Sports, Media, Culture
- COMM2213 Fundamentals of Audio I
- COMM2222 Studio Television Production
- COMM2247 Covering Sports in the Digital Age
- COMM2265 Theory, History and Practice of Talk Media
- COMM2272 New Media and Society
- COMM2282 Researching Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
- COMM2303 Making Sports Media
- COMM2471 The Social Construction of Travel
- COMM3360 Communication Research Methods: Mixed Methodology
- COMM3373 Theory of Media and Social Influence
- COMM4449 Crisis Communication
- COMM4466 Surveillance, Media and Contemporary Society
- COMM4471 Children and the Media
- COMM4475 Introduction to Honors
- COMM4477 Fashion as Communication
- COMM4479 Representing Reality
- COMM4481 The Cultural Politics of Film and TV History
- COMM5589 Internship Practicum
- COMM2305 Public Relations and the Environment
- COMM2210 Broadcast and Digital Communication
- COMM2212 Fascist Rhetoric and Representation
- COMM2221 Digital Media Field Production
- COMM2229 Food, Media, and Culture
- COMM2250 Media Ethics in the Digital Age
- COMM2256 Influencer Culture
- COMM2269 The Art of The Interview
- COMM2275 Communication, Consumerism, Capitalism
- COMM2288 Media Industries and the Internet
- COMM2304 Positive Health Sciences in Communication and Relationships
- COMM2308 Entertainment Media
- COMM2331 Black Global Media: Making and Unmaking the News
- COMM3362 Film Theory and Criticism
- COMM4431 Religious Expression in the Digital Age
- COMM4444 Social Movements
- COMM4452 News Media/Democracy
- COMM4470 Communication, Capitalism, Consumerism
- COMM4941 Advanced Topics
- COMM4962 Senior Research Seminar
- COMM1040 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM2332 The End of Television: Making Post-Millennial Media
Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — Communication.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
52 courses across 5 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.