These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon a student majoring in Communication and Social Influence by the recommendation of the faculty and upon satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall and in the major.
Students must meet:
- University requirements:
- All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in their major at Temple University. The specific writing-intensive course options for this major are CSI 2296, CSI 2696, CSI 3296, and CSI 3896.
- Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including KLN 1001 and KLN 1002.
- Minimum 45 credit hours in Communication and Social Influence.
- Maximum 59 credit hours may be taken in Communication and Social Influence courses.
- A grade of C- or higher must be attained in all required Communication and Social Influence courses.
- No more than 12 semester hours of transfer credits may be applied to Communication and Social Influence requirements.
- No more than 8 credits may be taken in Kinesiology and Dance activities courses.
Communication and Social Influence Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSI Core Courses | ||
| CSI 1111 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or CSI 1911 | Honors Introduction to Public Speaking | |
| CSI 1112 | Introduction to Communication and Social Influence | 3 |
| CSI 1113 | Persuasion | 3 |
| CSI 2111 | Argumentation and Advocacy | 3 |
| CSI 2112 | Social Influence Inquiry | 3 |
| Subject Areas | ||
| Select six courses from the three subject areas of Civic Engagement, Conflict Communication, and Risk Communication. | 18 | |
One course in each of the three subject areas (9 credits) | ||
Three other courses in any subject areas (9 credits) | ||
| Course levels for the six subject area courses should be selected as follows: | ||
One 1000-level course | ||
Two 2000-level courses 1 | ||
Two 3000-level courses 1 | ||
One 4000-level course | ||
| Civic Engagement Courses | ||
CSI 1201 | Communication and Civic Engagement | |
CSI 2201 | The Meaningful Enjoyment of Civic Life | |
CSI 2296 | Resistance, Protests, and Social Movements (WI) | |
CSI 3201 | Rhetoric and Civic Culture | |
CSI 3296 | Speechwriting (WI) | |
CSI 4201 | Communication, Attitudes, and Opinion | |
| Conflict Communication Courses | ||
CSI 1401 | Conflict and Communication Behavior | |
CSI 2401 | Intercultural and Cross Cultural Conflict | |
CSI 2403 | Civil Disobedience | |
CSI 3401 | Social Activism and Community Organizing | |
CSI 3402 | Conflict and Influence: Identity, Emotion and Power | |
CSI 4402 | Multiparty Conflict Proceses: Dialogue, Facilitation and Multiparty Mediation | |
| Risk Communication Courses | ||
CSI 1601 | Communication and Behavior Change | |
CSI 2602 | Rhetoric of Hate and Violence | |
CSI 2696 | Risk Communication (WI) | |
CSI 3601 | Misperceptions and Misinformation | |
CSI 3602 | Communicating Science in Today's World | |
CSI 4601 | Narrative Persuasion | |
| Supporting Areas | ||
| At least 1 culture course | 3 | |
CSI 3701 | Intercultural Communication | |
CSI 3702 | Communication, Culture and Identity | |
| At least 1 method course | 3 | |
CSI 3801 | Social Science Research Methods of Social Influence | |
CSI 3896 | Rhetorical Criticism (WI) | |
| Experience Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
CSI 3085 | Study Away Internship | |
CSI 3185 | Internship | |
CSI 3187 | Practicum | |
CSI 3191 | Directed Research | |
| Senior Seminar | ||
| CSI 4111 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
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If CSI 3896 is selected as the method course, one writing-intensive (WI) course must be selected from among the subject area course choices. If CSI 3896 is not selected, then two WI courses must be selected.