About the Program Contact Us The Minor in Communication Studies pro- Feel free to contact the Undergraduate vides undergraduate students with a critical Program Director for more detail about understanding of the role that communica- the overall academic program of cours- tion media and communication technolo- es and course selections, the field of gies play in society. Specifically, it presents communication studies, graduate study students with intellectually challenging and and academic career planning, or inqui- innovative instruction in key traditions of ries regarding course equivalencies and Communication and Media Studies and inter-university transfer credits. new theoretical and methodical approaches to the social life of communication technol- Undergraduate Program Director ogies and the historical development and for Communication Studies transformation of media and communica- tion forms. [email protected]

Our courses are organized around three primary themes: Department of Art History & • History and Theory of Media Communication Studies Room W-225, Arts Building, • Media, Communication and Culture 853 Sherbrooke Street West • Power, Difference and Justice Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G5 Tel.: 514-398-6541 | Fax: 514-398-7247 The Communications Minor is anacademic General email: [email protected] program; that is, it does not offer profes- sionally oriented courses designed spe- cifically to prepare students to work in the minor in radio, television, film, or telecommunica- tions industries. Nor does it offer courses in journalism, public relations, or advertising, Communication www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/undergraduate/ugradcs for example. However, some opportuni- ties to gain useful experiences in these and studies other industries or careers are available by taking on internships (www.mcgill.ca/intern- ships). McGill also has a Career Placement Service (www.mcgill.ca/caps) that helps students plan their futures. Program Requirements Core Course (3 credits) Get Involved

COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies The Minor in Communication Studies at Student Association (AHCSSA) McGill requires completion of 18 credits. Complementary Courses (15 credits) The Art History and Communication Stud- Students must complete COMS 210 in ad- ies Student Association (AHCSSA) aims to COMS 200 History of Communication dition to five other complementary courses facilitate liaisons between students in the COMS 230 Communication & Democracy selected from the list of offerings each se- department and faculty, other students, and COMS 300 Media & Modernity in the 20th C. mester (all with a grade C or higher). Two of the broader cultural community as well as COMS 310 Media & Feminist Studies those five complementary courses may be to provide for the social and academic well COMS 320 Media & Empire taken outside of McGill.Most Communica- being of students in the department. COMS 330 Media in Cultural Life tion Studies courses have prerequisites and [email protected] all classes have limited enrollement. COMS 340 New Media COMS 350 Sound Culture Openmedia McGill COMS 354 Media Studies of Crime Communication Studies Courses COMS 355 Media Governance OpenMedia McGill strives to engage, 200-level courses are introductory surveys COMS 361 Special Topics educate, and empower students to preserve of the area. COMS 362 Special Topics an open and affordable internet. 300-level courses offer intermediate-level COMS 400 Critical Theory Seminar [email protected] explorations of their subject areas and COMS 410 Cultures and Visualization Other McGill media organizations require 3 credits from a 200-level course. COMS 411 Disability, Technology & CKUT 400-level courses are advanced, intensive Communication COMS 425 Urban Culture in Everday Life Montreal/McGill campus-community radio seminar explorations of a specialized area COMS 435 Advanced Issues in Media station or special topics courses, depending on the Governance www.ckut.ca course number. They require any 200-level COMS 490 History & Theory of Media course in Communication Studies and 3 COMS 491 Media, Communication & Culture TV McGill credits from a 300-level course in Commu- COMS 492 Power, Difference, & Justice McGill student television nication Studies. COMS 495 Directed Reading www.tvmcgill.com 500-level courses have restricted enroll- COMS 497 Independent Study courses ment and are open to Master’s and ad- COMS 510 Canadian Broadcasting Policy The McGill Daily vanced undergraduate students. They re- COMS 541 Cultural Industries Weekly independent student newpaper quire 3 credits from a 200-level course and COMS 521 Communications in History www.mcgilldaily.com 3 credits from a 300 or 400-level course in COMS 560 Communication & Development The McGill Tribune Communication Studies. Weekly independent student newspaper Please note that not all courses are of- www.mcgilltribune.com fered each semester. Most Communication For more information, including a program Studies courses have prerequisites and all checklist and advising, please visit: Le Délit classes have limited enrollement. www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/undergraduate/ugradcs Weekly French-language independent student newspaper www.delitfrancais.com