Pre-Approved Related Courses

Pre-Approved Related Courses

Related Group Requirement

All communication majors must meet the related group requirement, which includes at least 12 credits of 2000-level or higher courses related to the major but outside the major department. Communication majors can customize their related courses to fit their academic interests and career goals.

Related Course Criteria 

To count toward the related group requirement for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication, a course must meet the following criteria:

  1. It must be at the 2000 level or higher. 
  2. It must include content relevant to the communication discipline and share a curricular focus with communication studies. 
  3. The following courses do not count, as they are cross listed with communication: 
    • LLAS 3320 (COMM 3320): Media and Diverse Audiences. 
    • LLAS 3321 (COMM 3321): Latinas and Media. 
    • LLAS 3322 (COMM 3322): Soap Opera/Telenovela. 
    • PSYC 3241 (COMM 3241): Motivation and Emotion. 
    • WGSS 3210 (COMM 3210): Gender and Communication. 

Pre-Approved Courses 

The Communication Advising Office has approved the following additional policies specifying the courses that may be used to satisfy the related group requirement.

Department Courses

All courses from the following departments are pre-approved as related courses: 

  • Anthropology (ANTH).
  • Art (ART).
  • Digital Media and Design (DMD).
  • Dramatic Arts (DRAM).
  • Economics (ECON).
  • Educational Leadership (EDLR).
  • Foreign Language (all language departments).
  • Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS). 
  • History (HIST).
  • Journalism (JOUR).
  • Linguistics (LING).
  • Philosophy (PHIL).
  • Political Science (POLS).
  • Psychology (PSYC).
  • Public Health (PUBH).
  • Public Policy (PP).
  • School of Business (all departments).
  • Sociology (SOCI).
  • Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS).
  • Theater Studies (DRAM).
  • Urban and Community Studies (URBN).
  • Women’s Studies (WGSS).

Concurrent Plans of Study

Coursework completed for a concurrent minor, double major, or additional degree (in another UConn school or college) satisfies the related group requirement for the communication major.  

Pre-Approved Individual Courses by Related Area 

The following individual courses listed below, organized by related area, are also pre-approved as satisfying the Related group requirement: 

STAT 2215Q: Introduction to Statistics II

  • HRTS 3241: Class, Power, and Inequality.
  • HRTS 3505: White Racism.

  • AH 3173: Psychology of Workplace Safety.
  • AH 3574: Ergonomics.
  • GEOG 2100: Economic Geography.
  • HRM 3204: Employment Law.
  • HRM 3222: Federal Law and Collective Bargaining.
  • HRM 3221: Jobs, Work and Globalization.
  • HRM 3261: Issues in Contract Bargaining.
  • HRM 3262: Introduction to Mediation and Arbitration.
  • HRM 3263: Introduction to US Labor Law.
  • HRM 3264: Labor and Work in the US.
  • HRM 3265: Labor and American Politics.
  • HRM 3266: Introduction to Labor Relations.
  • URBN 2000: Introduction to Urban and Community Studies.

  • AASI 3212: Asian American Literature. 
  • AASI 3220/ARTH 3020: Asian American Art and Visual Culture. 
  • AASI 3375/ART 3375/INDS 3375: Indian Art and Popular Culture: Independence to the Present. 
  • CAMS 3211: Greek Drama. 
  • CAMS 3225: Latin Drama. 
  • CAMS 3242W: Greek and Roman Drama. 
  • CAMS 3245: The Ancient World in Cinema. 
  • CLCS 2214: Introduction to World Cinema and Comparative Film Theory. 
  • CLCS 3207: Film Genres. 
  • CLCS 3208: Studies in Film History. 
  • HRTS 3139: Theatre and Human Rights. 
  • HRTS 3149: Human Rights Through Film. 

  • ARE 3222: Marketing and Consumer Behavior. 
  • ARE 3434: Environmental and Resource Policy. 

  • AASI 3212: Asian American Literature. 
  • AASI 3220/ARTH 3020: Asian American Art and Visual Culture. 
  • AASI 3222/HRTS 3573: Asian Indian Women: Activism and Social Change in India and the US. 
  • AASI 3375/ART 3375/INDS 3375: Indian Art and Popular Culture: Independence to the Present. 
  • AASI 3215: Critical Health Issues of Asian Americans. 
  • AASI 3216: Asian Medical Systems. 
  • CLCS 2201: Intercultural Competency towards Global Perspectives. 
  • CLCS 3211: Indigenous Film Worldwide. 
  • GEOG 2000: Globalization. 

  • AASI 3215: Critical Health Issues of Asian Americans. 
  • AASI 3216: Asian Medical Systems. 
  • AH 2001: Medical Terminology. 
  • AH 3101: Health and Wellness for Life. 
  • AH 3133: Cancer and Your Health. 
  • AH 3231: Program Planning for Health Promotion. 
  • AH 3234: Fitness for Health. 
  • AH 3237: Women’s Health and Health Care. 
  • AH 3574: Ergonomics. 
  • AH 4242: Counseling and Teaching for the Health Professional. 
  • AH 4243: Health Care Issues for the Health Professional. 
  • ARE 3222: Marketing and Consumer Behavior. 
  • PRLS 3250: Latino Health and Health Care. 
  • NUSC 2200: Nutrition and Human Development. 
  • NUSC 4236: Principles of Nutrition. 
  • NUSC 4250: Nutrition for Exercise and Sport. 

  • AASI 3222/HRTS 3573: Asian Indian Women: Activism and Social Change in India and the US.
  • CAMS 3212: Historical Greek Writings.
  • HRM 3265: Labor and American Politics.

Courses Not Listed as Pre-Approved

If there is another course(s) that you would like approved, please speak with your assigned staff communication advisor.