Honours Bachelor of Arts with Major in Social Communication

Foundational Courses (12 credits)

Compulsory Courses: 12 credits

• HTP1102 Approaches in the Humanities: Interpreting the Human Experience
• HTP1103 People, Social Justice and Ecology
• HTP1105 Critical Analysis, Reading and Writing Academic Works
• HTP1106 The First Peoples of Canada

Discipline Specific Courses (42 credits)

Compulsory Courses: 24 credits

• ISC1308 Introduction to New Media
• ISC1310 Communication Research and Methodology
• ISC2301 Communication and Organizations
• ISC2306 Media and Ethics
• ISC2307 Introduction to Communication
• ISC2328 Communication Plan
• ISC3300 Theories of Mediated Communications
• ISC3305 Psycho Sociology of Mass Communications

Optional Courses: 18 credits

Six credits from (2000 level):

• ISC2313 Electronic Journalism
• ISC2326 Print Media 1: Writing Principles
• ISC2329 Interpersonal Communication
• ISC2331 Conceptions of Society
• ISC2342 Strategic Communication Tools

Six credits from (3000 level):

• ISC3301 Social Marketing
• ISC3302 Media and Great Social Debates
• ISC3303 Professional Ethics in Communication
• ISC3309 Creating Media Programming
• ISC3312 Photography: Semiology of Image
• ISC3318 Content Analysis
• ISC3320 Internship 1
• ISC3327 Theories of Social Communication
• ISC3331 Knowing the Media
• ISC3339 Introduction to Public Relations
• ISC3350 Contemporary Journalism Practices

Six credits from (4000 level):

• ISC4300 Argumentation and Persuasive Communication
• ISC4302 Social Communications and Social Media
• ISC4304 Media and Religious Traditions
• ISC4305 Communications for Sustainable Development
• ISC4306 Stakes analysis
• ISC4314 Communication and Anthropology
• ISC4320 Internship 2
• ISC4330 Research or Directed Study

Elective Courses (66 credits)

• Students complete a second major (42 credits) and 24 credits or a minor (30 credits) and 36 credits.
• 18 credits must be of 3000 or 4000 level.