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Program checklist · B.A.

Communication Studies Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
30
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199120
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199120_220dc43f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Core Requirements

    major core · 4 items
    1. 3
    2. Three COMM courses at the 050-300 level within a chosen pathway (including a minimum of 2 starting point courses) 1
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    3. Three COMM courses at the 400-600 level within a chosen pathway
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    4. Three COMM electives (at any level and within any pathway)
      Not resolved to a course
      9

    Additional Requirements

    0 items

      The 10 courses (30 hours) should also be apportioned in the following ways:

      0 items

        At least one Modes of Inquiry course (see options below).

        0 items

          At least one Representation, Identity, and Difference course (see options below).

          0 items

            At least one COMM Experience course (see options below). 2

            0 items

              At least six courses from a single Pathway.

              0 items

                A minimum of 10 COMM courses, except for those students pursuing the new media option described below.

                0 items

                  Communication and Everyday Life

                  0 items

                    Pathway Starting Point Courses

                    0 items

                      Students should select a minimum of two courses from the following list:

                      10 items
                      1. 3
                      2. As published: “Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication H, F”
                        3
                      3. As published: “Introduction to Media Production 1”
                        3
                      4. As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
                        3
                      5. As published: “Introduction to Performance Studies H”
                        3
                      6. 3
                      7. COMM/WGST 224
                        Introduction to Gender and Communication 1,2, H
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      8. 3
                      9. As published: “Introduction to Performance and Social Change 2”
                        3
                      10. COMM/MNGT 325
                        Introduction to Organizational Communication H
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3

                      Additional Lower-Level Courses

                      19 items
                      1. 3
                      2. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Understanding Place through Rhetoric 1”
                        3
                      3. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Researching Society and Culture 1”
                        3
                      4. 3
                      5. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Surveillance and Society 2”
                        3
                      6. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 4, H”
                        3
                      7. COMM/MNGT 223
                        Small Group Communication
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      8. As published: “Introduction to the Performance of Culture 1, H”
                        3
                      9. 3
                      10. As published: “Cultural Diversity 1,2”
                        3
                      11. 3
                      12. As published: “Algorithms and Society 2”
                        3
                      13. As published: “Technology and Social Justice 1,2”
                        3
                      14. As published: “Social Media and Society 1,2”
                        3
                      15. 3
                      16. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 4”
                        3
                      17. As published: “Internships 3”
                        1-3
                      18. 3
                      19. 1-3

                      Upper-Level Courses

                      25 items
                      1. As published: “Family Communication 1, H”
                        3
                      2. As published: “Communication and Community Work 3”
                        3
                      3. As published: “Visual Culture 1,2”
                        3
                      4. As published: “Memory Acts H”
                        3
                      5. As published: “United States Black Culture and Performance 2”
                        3
                      6. 3
                      7. 3
                      8. As published: “Sound Studies 1”
                        3
                      9. As published: “Rhetorics of Public Memory 1”
                        3
                      10. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 4”
                        3
                      11. 3
                      12. COMM/WGST 524
                        Gender, Communication, and Culture 2
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      13. As published: “Oral History and Performance 2, H”
                        3
                      14. 3
                      15. 1-3
                      16. As published: “Theories of Interpersonal Communication 1”
                        3
                      17. As published: “Hate Speech 2”
                        3
                      18. 3
                      19. 3
                      20. As published: “Race and Ethnicity 2”
                        3
                      21. As published: “Performance, Politics, and Culture 2”
                        3
                      22. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 4, H”
                        3
                      23. As published: “Honors 3”
                        3
                      24. As published: “Honors 3”
                        3
                      25. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                        3

                      Media Art, Performance, and Critical Practice

                      0 items

                        Pathway Starting Point Courses

                        0 items

                          Students should select a minimum of two courses from the following list:

                          8 items
                          1. As published: “Introduction to Media Production 1”
                            3
                          2. As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
                            3
                          3. As published: “Introduction to New Media 1”
                            3
                          4. As published: “Introduction to Performance Studies H”
                            3
                          5. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication 1,2, H”
                            3
                          6. As published: “Introduction to Performance and Social Change 2”
                            3
                          7. As published: “Performing Literature 1, H”
                            3
                          8. 3

                          Additional Lower-Level courses

                          22 items
                          1. As published: “First-Year Seminar: The Politics of Performance 2”
                            3
                          2. As published: “First-Year Seminar: African American Literature and Performance 2”
                            3
                          3. 3
                          4. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Make A Zine! Do-It-Yourself Writing, Publishing, and Distribution 1”
                            3
                          5. 3
                          6. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 4, H”
                            3
                          7. 3
                          8. As published: “Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing 1”
                            3
                          9. 3
                          10. 3
                          11. As published: “Introduction to the Performance of Culture 1, H”
                            3
                          12. As published: “Cultural Diversity 1,2”
                            3
                          13. 3
                          14. 3
                          15. 3
                          16. 3
                          17. COMM/WGST 345
                            Gender and Film 1,2
                            Not resolved to a course
                            3
                          18. As published: “Practices of Cultural Studies 1,2”
                            3
                          19. As published: “Environmental Filmmaking: Creative Production and Social Impact 2”
                            3
                          20. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 4”
                            3
                          21. As published: “Internships 3”
                            1-3
                          22. 1-3

                          Upper-Level courses

                          49 items
                          1. 3
                          2. As published: “Communication and Community Work 3”
                            3
                          3. 3
                          4. As published: “Advanced Audio Production 1”
                            3
                          5. As published: “Visual Culture 1,2”
                            3
                          6. As published: “Memory Acts H”
                            3
                          7. As published: “United States Black Culture and Performance 2”
                            3
                          8. 3
                          9. As published: “Sound Studies 1”
                            3
                          10. As published: “Creating the Solo Performance 2”
                            3
                          11. As published: “Collaborative Performance 1, H”
                            3
                          12. 3
                          13. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 4”
                            3
                          14. As published: “Visual and Material Rhetoric 1”
                            3
                          15. As published: “Gender, Communication, and Culture 2”
                            3
                          16. As published: “Aesthetic and Technical Considerations in Making Short Videos 2”
                            3
                          17. As published: “Sexuality and Visual Culture 2”
                            3
                          18. As published: “Performance of Women of Color 2, H”
                            3
                          19. As published: “Oral History and Performance 2, H”
                            3
                          20. 3
                          21. 3
                          22. As published: “Race and Rhetoric 2”
                            3
                          23. 1-3
                          24. As published: “Documentary Production 1,2”
                            3
                          25. 3
                          26. As published: “Game Design 1”
                            3
                          27. 3
                          28. As published: “Documentary Production: First Person Filmmaking 2”
                            3
                          29. 3
                          30. 3
                          31. As published: “Advanced Projects in Media Production 3”
                            3
                          32. As published: “Cultural Politics of Global Media Economies 2”
                            3
                          33. As published: “Media and Difference 2”
                            3
                          34. 3
                          35. 3
                          36. 3
                          37. As published: “Advanced Projects in Performance Studies 1, 3”
                            3
                          38. 3
                          39. As published: “Black/African Diaspora Performance 2”
                            3
                          40. As published: “Performance, Politics, and Culture 2”
                            3
                          41. As published: “Media in Performance 1”
                            3
                          42. As published: “Performance Activism 2”
                            3
                          43. 3
                          44. 3
                          45. 3
                          46. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 4, H”
                            3
                          47. As published: “Honors 3”
                            3
                          48. As published: “Honors 3”
                            3
                          49. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                            3

                          New Media

                          0 items

                            Core Requirements

                            major core · 6 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. As published: “Introduction to Programming H”
                              3
                            5. Select four (4) courses from one of the two pathway lists below.
                              Not resolved to a course
                              12
                            6. Select two (2) additional courses outside the Department of Communication (see list below)
                              Not resolved to a course
                              6

                            Media Art, Performance, and Critical Practice Pathway Courses

                            6 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3
                            6. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies (based on topic, prior approval required) H”
                              3

                            Media, Technology, and Public Culture Pathway Courses

                            4 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3

                            Courses Outside the Department of Communication

                            14 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3
                            6. As published: “Technology, Ethics, & Culture H”
                              3
                            7. 3
                            8. 3
                            9. 3
                            10. 3
                            11. 3
                            12. 3
                            13. 3
                            14. 3

                            Media, Technology, and Public Culture

                            0 items

                              Pathway Starting Point Courses

                              0 items

                                Students should select a minimum of two courses from the list below:

                                6 items
                                1. As published: “Introduction to Media Production 1”
                                  3
                                2. As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
                                  3
                                3. As published: “Introduction to New Media 1”
                                  3
                                4. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication 1,2, H”
                                  3
                                5. 3
                                6. 3

                                Additional Lower-Level courses

                                23 items
                                1. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Researching Society and Culture 1”
                                  3
                                2. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Networked Societies 2”
                                  3
                                3. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Surveillance and Society 2”
                                  3
                                4. 3
                                5. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 4, H”
                                  3
                                6. 3
                                7. As published: “Audio/Video/Film Production and Writing 1”
                                  3
                                8. 3
                                9. As published: “Cultural Diversity 1,2”
                                  3
                                10. 3
                                11. 3
                                12. 3
                                13. As published: “Gender and Film 1,2”
                                  3
                                14. As published: “Algorithms and Society 2”
                                  3
                                15. As published: “Technology and Social Justice 1,2”
                                  3
                                16. As published: “Practices of Cultural Studies 1,2”
                                  3
                                17. As published: “Terrorism and Political Violence 1”
                                  3
                                18. As published: “Social Media and Society 1”
                                  3
                                19. As published: “The Rhetoric of Social Movements 2”
                                  3
                                20. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 4”
                                  3
                                21. As published: “Internships 3”
                                  1-3
                                22. 3
                                23. As published: “Independent Study and Directed Research 3”
                                  1-3

                                Upper-Level courses

                                39 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. As published: “Advanced Audio Production 1”
                                  3
                                4. As published: “Visual Culture 1,2”
                                  3
                                5. 3
                                6. 3
                                7. As published: “Media and Activism 2”
                                  3
                                8. As published: “Sound Studies 1”
                                  3
                                9. 3
                                10. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 4”
                                  3
                                11. 3
                                12. As published: “Gender, Communication, and Culture 2”
                                  3
                                13. 3
                                14. 3
                                15. As published: “Sexuality and Visual Culture 2”
                                  3
                                16. 3
                                17. 3
                                18. As published: “Race and Rhetoric 2”
                                  3
                                19. 1-3
                                20. As published: “Hate Speech 2”
                                  3
                                21. As published: “Documentary Production 1,2”
                                  3
                                22. 3
                                23. As published: “Game Design 1”
                                  3
                                24. 3
                                25. As published: “Documentary Production: First Person Filmmaking 2”
                                  3
                                26. 3
                                27. As published: “Cultural Politics of Global Media Economies 2”
                                  3
                                28. As published: “Media and Difference 2”
                                  3
                                29. 3
                                30. 3
                                31. 3
                                32. As published: “Race and Ethnicity 2”
                                  3
                                33. COMM/DRAM 666
                                  Media in Performance 1
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                  3
                                34. 3
                                35. 3
                                36. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 4, H”
                                  3
                                37. As published: “Honors 3”
                                  3
                                38. As published: “Honors 3”
                                  3
                                39. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                                  3

                                Organization, Communication, and Work

                                0 items

                                  Pathway Starting Point Courses

                                  0 items

                                    Students should select a minimum of two courses from the list below:

                                    8 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. As published: “Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication H, F”
                                      3
                                    3. As published: “Introduction to Media Production 1”
                                      3
                                    4. As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
                                      3
                                    5. 3
                                    6. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication 1,2, H”
                                      3
                                    7. 3
                                    8. As published: “Introduction to Organizational Communication H”
                                      3

                                    Additional Lower-Level courses

                                    18 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. 3
                                    3. 3
                                    4. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Understanding Place through Rhetoric 1”
                                      3
                                    5. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Researching Society and Culture 1”
                                      3
                                    6. 3
                                    7. 3
                                    8. 3
                                    9. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 4, H”
                                      3
                                    10. 3
                                    11. As published: “Introduction to the Performance of Culture 1, H”
                                      3
                                    12. 3
                                    13. As published: “Cultural Diversity 1,2”
                                      3
                                    14. 3
                                    15. COMM/ENEC 375
                                      Environmental Advocacy
                                      Not resolved to a course
                                      3
                                    16. 3
                                    17. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 4”
                                      3
                                    18. As published: “Internships 3”
                                      1-3

                                    Upper-Level courses

                                    28 items
                                    1. 3
                                    2. As published: “Family Communication 1, H”
                                      3
                                    3. As published: “Critical Perspectives on Work, Labor, and Professional Life 2”
                                      3
                                    4. As published: “Communication and Community Work 3”
                                      3
                                    5. 3
                                    6. As published: “Rhetorics of Public Memory 1”
                                      3
                                    7. As published: “Rhetorical Criticism 1”
                                      3
                                    8. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 4”
                                      3
                                    9. 3
                                    10. 3
                                    11. 3
                                    12. As published: “Gender, Communication, and Culture 2”
                                      3
                                    13. 3
                                    14. As published: “Critical-Cultural Approaches to Organizational Communication 2”
                                      3
                                    15. 3
                                    16. 3
                                    17. 3
                                    18. 3
                                    19. 1-3
                                    20. As published: “Theories of Interpersonal Communication 1”
                                      3
                                    21. 3
                                    22. 3
                                    23. As published: “Cultural Politics of Global Media Economies 2”
                                      3
                                    24. 3
                                    25. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 4, H”
                                      3
                                    26. As published: “Honors 3”
                                      3
                                    27. As published: “Honors 3”
                                      3
                                    28. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                                      3

                                    Rhetoric, Activism, and Advocacy

                                    0 items

                                      Pathway Starting Point Courses

                                      0 items

                                        Students should select a minimum of two courses from the list below:

                                        8 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. As published: “Introduction to Media Production 1”
                                          3
                                        3. As published: “Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism H, F”
                                          3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication 1,2, H”
                                          3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. 3

                                        Additional Lower-Level Courses

                                        27 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Collective Leadership Models for Community Change 1”
                                          3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Understanding Place through Rhetoric 1”
                                          3
                                        6. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Researching Society and Culture 1”
                                          3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Make A Zine! Do-It-Yourself Writing, Publishing, and Distribution 1”
                                          3
                                        9. 3
                                        10. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 4, H”
                                          3
                                        11. 3
                                        12. 3
                                        13. 3
                                        14. As published: “Cultural Diversity 1,2”
                                          3
                                        15. 3
                                        16. As published: “Technology and Social Justice 2”
                                          3
                                        17. As published: “Practices of Cultural Studies 1,2”
                                          3
                                        18. As published: “Terrorism and Political Violence 1”
                                          3
                                        19. As published: “Social Media and Society 1,2”
                                          3
                                        20. 3
                                        21. As published: “The Rhetoric of Social Movements 2”
                                          3
                                        22. 3
                                        23. 3
                                        24. 3
                                        25. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 4”
                                          3
                                        26. As published: “Internships 3”
                                          1-3
                                        27. 1-3

                                        Upper-Level Courses

                                        37 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. As published: “Critical Perspectives on Work, Labor, and Professional Life 2”
                                          3
                                        3. As published: “Visual Culture 1,2”
                                          3
                                        4. As published: “Memory Acts H”
                                          3
                                        5. As published: “United States Black Culture and Performance 2”
                                          3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. As published: “Media and Activism 2”
                                          3
                                        9. 3
                                        10. As published: “Rhetorics of Public Memory 1”
                                          3
                                        11. As published: “Rhetorical Criticism 1”
                                          3
                                        12. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 4”
                                          3
                                        13. 3
                                        14. As published: “Visual and Material Rhetoric 1”
                                          3
                                        15. 3
                                        16. 3
                                        17. As published: “Gender, Communication, and Culture 2”
                                          3
                                        18. 3
                                        19. As published: “Sexuality and Visual Culture 2”
                                          3
                                        20. As published: “Oral History and Performance 2, H”
                                          3
                                        21. 3
                                        22. 3
                                        23. 3
                                        24. 3
                                        25. 3
                                        26. As published: “Race and Rhetoric 2”
                                          3
                                        27. As published: “Rhetoric and Black Culture 2”
                                          3
                                        28. 1-3
                                        29. As published: “Hate Speech 2”
                                          3
                                        30. 3
                                        31. As published: “Media and Difference 2”
                                          3
                                        32. As published: “Surveillance Cultures 2”
                                          3
                                        33. As published: “Race and Ethnicity 2”
                                          3
                                        34. As published: “Performance, Politics, and Culture 2”
                                          3
                                        35. As published: “Performance Activism 2”
                                          3
                                        36. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 4, H”
                                          3
                                        37. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                                          3

                                        Modes Of Inquiry Courses

                                        35 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 1, H”
                                          3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication H”
                                          3
                                        9. 3
                                        10. As published: “Introduction to the Performance of Culture H”
                                          3
                                        11. As published: “Performing Literature H”
                                          3
                                        12. 3
                                        13. 3
                                        14. 3
                                        15. 3
                                        16. 3
                                        17. 3
                                        18. 3
                                        19. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 1”
                                          3
                                        20. As published: “Family Communication H”
                                          3
                                        21. 3
                                        22. 3
                                        23. As published: “Collaborative Performance H”
                                          3
                                        24. 3
                                        25. 3
                                        26. 3
                                        27. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 1”
                                          3
                                        28. 3
                                        29. 3
                                        30. 3
                                        31. 3
                                        32. 3
                                        33. 3
                                        34. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 1, H”
                                          3
                                        35. 3

                                        Representation, Identity, and Difference Courses

                                        42 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. As published: “First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 1, H”
                                          3
                                        7. As published: “Introduction to Gender and Communication H”
                                          3
                                        8. 3
                                        9. 3
                                        10. 3
                                        11. 3
                                        12. 3
                                        13. 3
                                        14. 3
                                        15. 3
                                        16. 3
                                        17. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Study 1”
                                          3
                                        18. 3
                                        19. 3
                                        20. 3
                                        21. 3
                                        22. 3
                                        23. 3
                                        24. As published: “Special Topics in Communication Studies 1”
                                          3
                                        25. 3
                                        26. 3
                                        27. 3
                                        28. 3
                                        29. As published: “Performance of Women of Color H”
                                          3
                                        30. As published: “Oral History and Performance H”
                                          3
                                        31. 3
                                        32. 3
                                        33. 3
                                        34. 3
                                        35. 3
                                        36. 3
                                        37. 3
                                        38. 3
                                        39. 3
                                        40. 3
                                        41. 3
                                        42. As published: “Advanced Topics in Communication Studies 1, H”
                                          3

                                        COMM Experience Courses

                                        16 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 1-3
                                        4. As published: “Independent Study and Directed Research 1”
                                          1-3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. 3
                                        9. 1-3
                                        10. 3
                                        11. 3
                                        12. 3
                                        13. 3
                                        14. 3
                                        15. As published: “Field Methods 1”
                                          3
                                        16. 3
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