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COM 475

Communication and Community Engagement

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

This is a service-learning class focused on reflection, ethics, civic engagement, community building, and communication in community contexts.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
  • at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
  • Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO12, CO13

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain the ways that communication functions in community settings.
  • identify the historical sources of current cultural inequalities in various systems (i.e. education, legal).
  • compare and analyze community organizing efforts and communication in a nonprofit setting.
  • engage in community-service projects and collaborate with partner organizations to build solutions to community problems.
  • explain their personal communication processes both orally and in writing, using relevant evidence to support their arguments.
  • reflect on their service experiences and integrate their lessons into their future selves.
  • write a civic engagement action plan.
  • analyze ethical dilemmas in community building.