COM at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. COM F131XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context3 Credits
  2. COM F121XIntroduction to Interpersonal Communication3 Credits
  3. COM F141XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context3 Credits
  4. COM F211Introduction to Science Communication: Theory & Practice3 Credits
• 1. COM F141XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context3 Credits
  2. COM F121XIntroduction to Interpersonal Communication3 Credits
  3. COM F131XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context3 Credits
• 1. COM F121XIntroduction to Interpersonal Communication3 Credits
  2. COM F131XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context3 Credits
  3. COM F141XFundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context3 Credits

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate COM coursework.

• WRTG F211XWriting and the Humanities3 Creditsopens 11 courses (6 directly)
• WRTG F212XWriting and the Professions3 Creditsopens 11 courses (6 directly)
• WRTG F213XWriting and the Sciences3 Creditsopens 11 courses (6 directly)
• WRTG F214XArguing Across Contexts3 Creditsopens 11 courses (6 directly)
• COM F211Introduction to Science Communication: Theory & Practice3 Creditsopens 3 courses (3 directly)
• COM F403Communication Research Methods3 Creditsopens 3 courses (3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate COM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 43 COM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 20 more COM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on COM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in COM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at COM F482

  1. WRTG F111XWriting Across Contexts3 Credits
  2. WRTG F211XWriting and the Humanities3 Credits
  3. COM F403Communication Research Methods3 Credits
  4. COM F603Communication Research Methods3 Credits
  5. COM F482Capstone Research in Communication3 Credits

• 4 courses deep, ending at COM F622

  1. WRTG F111XWriting Across Contexts3 Credits
  2. WRTG F211XWriting and the Humanities3 Credits
  3. COM F422Communication in Interpersonal Relationships3 Credits

• 4 courses deep, ending at COM F642

  1. WRTG F111XWriting Across Contexts3 Credits
  2. WRTG F211XWriting and the Humanities3 Credits
  3. COM F462Communication in Health Contexts3 Credits

• 3 courses deep, ending at COM F312

  1. COM F121XIntroduction to Interpersonal Communication3 Credits
  2. COM F211Introduction to Science Communication: Theory & Practice3 Credits
  3. COM F312Science Communication & the Environment3 Credits

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for COM yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under COM yet.

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Department events

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