Students following any catalog prior to 2020-2022 must complete three semester hours of coursework in Moody College that explore communication issues within varied cultural or societal contexts in the U.S. Please see the list of approved courses for this requirement after the communication and culture courses list.
For students following the 2026-2028 catalog, one of the degree requirements common to all Moody majors is Language, Communication, and Culture. There are three ways to fulfill this requirement:
- Option A: Demonstrate Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency.
- Option B: Demonstrate Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency, and take one approved culture course in a culture that is relevant to the language.
- Option C: Complete six hours of approved communication and culture courses.
Courses used to fulfill the Language, Communication, and Culture requirement may not be counted towards any other requirement of the major. Please see below for the list of approved courses for Option C.
Language, Communication, and Culture Approved Course List
Advertising and Public Relations (ADV/PR)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ADV 303 | Advertising and Popular Culture |
| ADV 331 | Environmental Communication Campaigns |
| ADV 334 | International Advertising |
| ADV 336 | Topics in Multicultural Issues in Advertising and Public Relations |
| ADV/PR 316 | Creativity and American Culture |
| ADV/PR 320 | Integrated Communication for Nonprofit Organizations |
| ADV/PR 322 | Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media |
| ADV/PR 324 | Communicating Sustainability |
| ADV/PR 378.39 | Pop Star Activism |
Communication and Leadership (CLD)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CLD 324 | Communication and Leadership in Higher Education |
| CLD 325 | Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations |
| CLD 340 | Communication for Civic Engagement |
Communication Studies (CMS)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CMS 314L | Language, Communication, and Culture |
| CMS 323R | Rhetoric: East and West |
| CMS 334K | Nonverbal Communication |
| CMS 338 | Leadership Stories |
| CMS 355K | Intercultural Communication |
| CMS 358 | Communication and Personal Relationships |
| CMS 364K | Gender and Communication |
Communication (COM)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 308H | Life of the Community: Honors |
| COM 340 | Leadership and Urban Engagement |
Journalism (J)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| J 341F | Understanding African Americans and the Media |
| J 347F | Reporting Latin America |
| J 348D | Gender and the News |
| J 351F | Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist |
Radio-Television-Film (RTF)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| RTF 303D | Media and Culture |
| RTF 324C | Introduction to Global Media |
| RTF 331P.3 | Internet Cultures |
| RTF 345.3 | History of Mexican Cinema |
| RTF 345.9 | Women Behind the Camera |
| RTF 359.3 | Asian American Media Cultures |
| RTF 359S.10 | Gender and Media in the 60s |
| RTF 359S.9 | Latina Feminisms and Media |
| RTF 370.1 | Comedy in Film and Media |
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLH)
| Course | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SLH 306K | Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences |
| SLH 314L | Sociocultural Bases of Communication |
Communication and Culture
Students following any catalog prior to 2020-2022 must complete three semester hours of coursework in Moody College that explore communication issues within varied cultural or societal contexts in the U.S. Please see the list of approved courses for this requirement
As part of the prescribed work for all degrees under catalogs prior to 2020–2022, students must complete three semester hours of coursework in the Moody College of Communication that explore communication issues within varied cultural or societal contexts in the United States.
These lists are subject to change.
- WB – Web Based
- (C1) – Communication Core Curriculum Requirement
Approved Courses
ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
ADV 316 CREATIVITY & AMERICAN CULTURE
ADV 334 INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING
ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS
ADV 378.39 POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB
CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP
CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE
CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE
CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
CMS 356C COLLECTIVE ACTION
CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (C1)
CMS 366D RHETORIC OF HORROR-WB
J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (C1)
J 351F JOURNALISM/SOCTY/CITZN JRNLST
J 359S COVERING MARGINALIZED COMMNTY
P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS
P R 378.39 POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB
RTF 323C SCREENING RACE
RTF 345 TEEN FILMS AND TELEVISION
RTF 359S GENDER/MEDIA IN THE 1960S (C1)
RTF 366K.9 LATINX FILMMAKING
SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE
SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL (C1)
SLH 371 INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT ADU
ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
ADV 316 CREATIVITY/AMERICAN CULTURE
ADV 336 MULTICUL MSGS/AUDIENCES (CD)
ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
ADV 378 39-POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB
ADV 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR
CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP (E)
CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE (WR)
CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE (WR)
CMS 323R RHETORIC: EAST AND WEST (GC) (E) (WR)
CMS 338 LEADERSHIP STORIES (CD) (E)
CMS 340K COMMUNICATN AND SOCIAL CHANGE (CD) (E)
CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (GC)
CMS 358C IDENTITY IN RELATIONSHIPS (CD)
CMS 362D DECOLONIZING COMM STUDIES (CD) (WR)
CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (CD) (WR)
CMS 367I 1-IMMIGRATION/COMMUNICATION (CD)
COM 307 OVERVIEW SOCIAL JUSTICE/MEDIA
J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
J 334F ORAL HISTORY AS JOURNALISM (CD)
J 339T PHOTO STORY/SOCIAL JUSTICE
J 341F UNDRSTNDNG AFR AMERS/THE MEDIA (CD)
J 351F JOURNALISM/SOCTY/CITZN JRNLST
J 359S COVERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNIT
P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
P R 378 39-POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB
P R 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR
RTF 328C GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE (CD)
RTF 342S 1-GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD (GC)
RTF 359 3-ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA CULS (CD)
RTF 359S 9-LATINA FEMINISMS AND MEDIA (CD)
RTF 359S 10-GENDER/MEDIA IN THE '60S (CD)
RTF 366K 4-EAST AUSTIN STORIES (CD) (II)
SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE (GC)
SLH 314L SOCIOCUL BASES OF COMMUNICATN (CD)
SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL (WR)
SLH 371 INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT ADU
ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
ADV 316 CREATIVITY & AMERICAN CULTURE
ADV 336 MULTICUL MSGS/AUDIENCES (CD)
ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
ADV 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR (CD)
CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP (E)
CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE (WR)
CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE (WR)
CMS 340K COMMUNICATN AND SOCIAL CHANGE (E)(CD)
CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (GC)
CMS 356C COLLECTIVE ACTION (GC)
CMS 362D DECOLONIZING COMM STUDIES (CD)(WR)
CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (CD)(WR)
CMS 367I 1-IMMIGRATION/COMMUNICATION (CD)
CMS 371D DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
COM 370H VISUAL MEDIA/CULTURE/ETHICS (E)
J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
J 334F ORAL HISTORY AS JOURNALISM (CD)
J 348D GENDER AND THE NEWS (CD)
J 356R RACE/DIGITAL MEDIA CULTURES
P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
P R 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR (CD)
RTF 323C SCREENING RACE (CD)
RTF 324C INTRO TO GLOBAL MEDIA (GC)
RTF 335 2-RACE/CLASS/GENDER IN AMER TV (CD)
RTF 359 8-WOMEN AND SPORTS MEDIA
RTF 359S 5-QUEER MEDIA STUDIES (CD)(WR)
RTF 359S 8-LATINA/OS AND US MEDIA (CD)
RTF 359S 15-BLACK TELEVISION COMEDY-WB (CD)
RTF 359S 17-CHICANA/O CINEMA (CD)(WR)
RTF 366K LATINX FILMMAKING
RTF 370 1-COMEDY IN FILM AND MEDIA (CD)
SLH 308K PERSPECTIVES ON DEAFNESS (CD)
SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE (GC)
SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL (WR)
SLH 371 INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT ADU
ADV f353 ADV/PR LAW/ETHICS-WB (E)
ADV s378 POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB (CD)
CLD f301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP-WB (E)
CMS f363P POLITICS/PROTEST IN SPORTS-WB
CMS f366D RHETORIC OF HORROR-WB (CD)
J f310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
P R f353 ADV/PR LAW/ETHICS-WB (E)
P R s378 POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB (CD)
RTF f328C GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE-WB (CD)
SLH f313L HEARING SCIENCE-WB (GC)
ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
ADV 316 CREATIVITY & AMERICAN CULTURE
ADV 336 MULTICUL ISS IN ADV/PUBL RELS
ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
ADV 378 39-POP STAR ACTIVISM
ADV 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR
CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP
CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE (WR)
CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE (WR)
CMS 338 LEADERSHIP STORIES (E)(CD)
CMS 340K COMMUNICATN AND SOCIAL CHANGE (E)(CD)
CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (GC)
CMS 358C IDENTITY IN RELATIONSHIPS (CD)
CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (CD)(WR)
CMS 367I 1-IMMIGRATION/COMMUNICATION
COM 307 OVERVIEW SOCIAL JUSTICE/MEDIA
COM 370H COMM ENGAGEMNT SERVCE LEARNING (CD)
J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
J 339T PHOTO STORY/SOCIAL JUSTICE
J 341F UNDRSTNDNG AFR AMERS/THE MEDIA (CD)
P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
P R 378 39-POP STAR ACTIVISM
P R 378 42-ISSUES BLACK AMER ADVRT/PR
RTF 328C GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE-WB (CD)
RTF 335 2-RACE/CLASS/GENDER IN AMER TV (CD)(WR)
RTF 335 4-QUEER TELEVISION (CD)(WR)
RTF 342S 1-GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD (GC)
RTF 345 MUSICALS AND AMERICA (CD)
RTF 345 9-WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA
RTF 359 3-ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA CULS (CD)
RTF 366K 4-EAST AUSTIN STORIES (CD)(II)
RTF 370 1-COMEDY IN FILM AND MEDIA (CD)
RTF 377H BLACK MEDIA STUDIES (II)
SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE
SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL (WR)
SLH 371 INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT ADU
- ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
- ADV 316 CREATIVITY & AMERICAN CULTURE
- ADV 336 MULTICUL MSGS/AUDIENCES (CD)
- ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
- ADV 378 ISSUES IN BLACK AMERICAN AD/PR (CD)
- CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP (E)
- CMS 338 LEADERSHIP STORIES (E; CD)
- CMS 359 LANG, CULTURE, COMM OF HIP-HOP (CD)
- CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE (WR)
- CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE (WR)
- CMS 340K COMM AND SOCIAL CHANGE - WB (CD; E)
- CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (GC)
- CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (CD; WR)
- CMS 366M RHETORIC AND POPULAR MUSIC (CD)
- CMS 367I1-IMMIGRATION/COMMUNICATION
- COM 307 OVERVIEW SOCIAL JUSTICE/MEDIA
- J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
- J 328S REPORTING EN ESPANOL (CD; WR)
- P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
- P R 378 ISSUES IN BLACK AMERICAN AD/PR (CD)
- RTF 352.22-GERMAN MEDIA: PRINT TO TV (WR; GC)
- RTF 370.11-COMEDY IN FILM AND MEDIA (CD)
- RTF 323CSCREENING RACE (CD)
- RTF 359S.1010-GENDER/MEDIA IN THE '60S (WR; CD)
- RTF 359S.5 QUEER MEDIA STUDIES (WR; CD)
- RTF 366K LATINX FILMMAKING
- RTF 359S.8 LATINA/OS AND U.S. MEDIA (CD)
- SLH 308K PERSPECTIVES ON DEAFNESS (CD)
- SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE (GC)
- SLH 314LSOCIOCUL BASES OF COMMUNICATN
- SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL (WR)
| COURSE | TITLE | FLAGS |
|---|---|---|
| ADV F353 | ADV/PR LAW/ETHICS-WB | E |
| ADV S378 | POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB | CD |
| CMS F366D | RHETORIC OF HORROR | CD |
| CMS F338 | LEADERSHIP STORIES | E; CD |
| CMS F363P | POLITICS/PROTEST IN SPORTS-WB | |
| J F310F | REPORTING: WORDS | WR |
| P R F353 | ADV/PR LAW/ETHICS-WB | E |
| P R S378 | POP STAR ACTIVISM-WB | CD |
| RTF F328C | GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE-WB | CD |
| SLH F313L | HEARING SCIENCE-WB | GC |
ADV 303 ADVERTISING & POPULAR CULTURE
ADV 316 CREATIVITY & AMERICAN CULTURE
ADV 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
ADV 378 POP STAR ACTIVISM (CD)
CLD 301 INTRO TO COMM/LEADERSHIP (E)
CMS 314L LANG, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE (WR)
CMS 317C SPEECH IN AMERICAN CULTURE (WR)
CMS 338 LEADERSHIP STORIES (CD, E)
CMS 340K COMMUNICATN AND SOCIAL CHANGE (CD, E)
CMS 355K INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (GC)
CMS 356C COLLECTIVE ACTION
CMS 358C IDENTITY IN RELATIONSHIPS (CD)
CMS 364K GENDER AND COMMUNICATION (CD, WR)
J 310F REPORTING: WORDS (WR)
J 322J REPORTING SOCIAL JUSTICE (CD, WR)
J 339T PHOTO STORY/SOCIAL JUSTICE
J 341F UNDRSTNDNG AFR AMERS/THE MEDIA (CD)
J 359S COVERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
P R 353 ADV/PUBLIC RELS LAW/ETHICS (E)
P R 378 POP STAR ACTIVISM (CD)
RTF 328C GENDER AND MEDIA CULTURE (CD)
RTF 335 2-RACE/CLASS/GENDER IN AMER TV (CD, WR)
RTF 359S 17-CHICANA/O CINEMA (WR)
RTF 366K 4-EAST AUSTIN STORIES (CD, II)
RTF 370 10-BLK FILMMAKRS BLXPLOITATION (CD)
SLH 313L HEARING SCIENCE
SLH 367K INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT CHL
SLH 371 INTRO SP/LNG DIS ASSMT/TRT ADU
Flag Types
(CD) - Cultural Diversity flag, (E) - Ethics flag, (WR) - Writing flag, (GC) - Global Cultures flag