Associate of Arts degree
(Media and Communication Studies option)
Entrance requirements
See How To Apply for details on entrance requirements and application procedures.
The Associate of Arts Media and Communication Studies option focuses on the
study of information – how it is created, packaged, shared, distributed,
consumed, and used.
You will learn about all media industries, including the internet, and how they
are changing. You will learn how you are affected by advertising and other
commercial images, how Canadians “fit” in the global village, what literacy in
the new media means; in short, how your life and your society are changing in
response to innovations in communication.
Students seeking careers as media professionals
(e.g., film-makers, broadcast journalists) will find these courses very
valuable, but will need courses from elsewhere to provide instruction in the
mechanics of production. For example, while the film industry in Canada is
studied, film-making is not.
Careers in Media and Communication
People with degrees in Communication find work in a variety of fields, including
management or research connected with communication industries; research or
policy development in government (related, for example, to the introduction of
new technologies); research in international development; public education,
advertising, or marketing. A bachelor’s degree is also appropriate preparation
for graduate work in a variety of other disciplines.
Program requirements
The Associate of Arts Media and Communication Studies option requires a minimum
of 60 credits transferable to at least one of UBC, UNBC, UVic, or SFU, of which
15 must be from UCFV. No course will be used to meet more than one of the
following specific requirements. Students must achieve an average overall grade
of C (cumulative GPA of 2.0) calculated on all courses counting towards the
associate degree.
Sample program outline
Year 1
First semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
| English 105–170 or one of CMNS 125,155, 250 | 3 | |
| MACS 110 | Introduction to Communication Theory | 3 |
| Humanities | 100-level | 3 |
| Social Science/Humanities | 3 | |
| MATH/Stats/COMP | 3 (+1) | |
| 15 |
Second semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
| English 105–170 or one of CMNS 125,155, 250 | 3 | |
| MACS 130 | Explorations in Mass Communications | 3 |
| Humanities | 100-level | 3 |
| Elective | 100- or 200-level | 3 |
| Lab science | 100-level | 3 (+1) |
|
15 |
Year 2
First semester
| Course | Credits | |
| MACS | 200-level | 3 |
| MACS | 200-level | 3 |
| Humanities | 100-level | 3 |
| Elective | 100- or 200-level | 3 |
| Science elective | 3 (+1) | |
| 15 |
Second semester
| Course | Credits | |
| MACS | 200-level | 3 |
| MACS | 200-level | 3 |
| MACS | 200-level | 3 |
| Arts elective | 200-level | 3 |
| Elective | 100- or 200-level | 3 |
| or previous credit | (+3) | |
| 15 | ||
| Total credits | 60 |
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