Paper-based TOEFL 550
Internet-based TOEFL 79 (no section score below 15)
IELTS 6.5 (no subsection score below 6.0)
PTE Academic 55 (no subsection score below 50)
SAT I ERWS 550
ACT (English AND Reading sections) 20
International Baccalaureate (IB) – Diploma Higher Level English A1 or A2 4
Communication skills crucial to career advancement
Learn insights and skills in the art and process of inter-personal communication with an international focus.
Founded in 1964 and ranked among the top 25 communication programs in the US, UB’s BA (Communication) provides you with a comprehensive knowledge of human communication, its media, and its effects.
As a Communication major, you will:
Learn the finer points of interpersonal communication
Apply critical thinking to the use of mass media
Discover the complexity of delivering information in organizational and mediated communication situations
Broaden your horizon through the study of international and inter-cultural communication
Work for the social good with your knowledge and skill sets
You will learn insights and skills in the art and process of the dynamic social systems and issues related to each other and societal issues.
Department of Sociology in UB is a member of the American Sociological Society and the undergraduate Sociology program was founded in 1920.
Sociology is a study of all people, for all people. Sociology is the broadest of the social sciences and can give us an understanding of the social world. This program provides students with the technical and analytic tools, critical thinking skills, and global perspective needed to navigate the 21st century successfully and succeed in many careers.
As a Sociology major, you will:
Study the finer points about an individual, social groups, and social systems and their relationship
Learn about the causes, characteristics, changes, and consequences of human behaviour in groups
Understand the structure and dynamics of social systems and issues relate to each other and societal issues
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Minimum Class Size
Minimum class size to commence: 25 students. Students will be informed at least one month prior to course commencement if class cannot commence due to low take up rate.
Modules
Prerequisite Modules for Communication
COM 101 Principles of Communication (3 credits)
COM 217 Communication in Organizations (3 credits)
COM 225 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
COM 240 Survey of Mass Communication (3 credits)
COM 337 Communication Theory (3 credits)
CSE 111 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis and Reasoning with Computing (4 credits)
SOC 294 Basic Statistics for Social Sciences (4 credits)
Required Modules for Communication
COM 125 Introduction to the Internet (3 credits) or
LIN 106 Languages of the World (3 credits) or
LIN 207 Language, Society and The Individual (3 credits) or
LIN 215 Language and Identity at Work (3 credits)
COM 205 Research Methods (3 credits) or
SOC 293 Social Research Methods (3 credits)
COM 300 Written Communication (3 credits)
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3 credits)
PSY 323 Community Psychology (3 credits) or
PSY 331 Social Psychology (3 credits) or
PSY 333 Psychology of Work in Organizations (3 credits) or
PSY 341 Cognitive Psychology (3 credits) or
PSY 342 Introduction to Cognitive Science: Concepts of the Mind (3 credits) or
SOC 371 Individual And Society (3 credits)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
8 Communication Electives (24 credits)
Prerequisite Module for Sociology
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
Required Modules for Sociology
SOC 293 Social Research Methods (3 credits)
SOC 294 Basic Statistics for Social Sciences (4 credits)
SOC 349 Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits)
8 Sociology Electives (24 credits)
UB Curriculum (click here for details)
UB Seminar (3 credits)
Foundations (21 credits)
– Communication Literacy I (4 credits)
– Communication Literacy II (3 credits)
– Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (4 credits)
– Scientific Literacy and Inquiry (7 credits)1
– Diversity Learning (3 credits)
Pathways (18 – 19 credits)
– Thematic Pathways (9 credits)
– Global Pathways (9 – 10 credits)
UBC 399 Capstone (1 credit)
With these double major qualifications, you have better job opportunities in
Public relations consultants and advertising agencies
Mass media
Corporate communication & marketing communication
Civil and social agencies
Research
Special education industry
Medical and health industry
Policy making
Other professions
