Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CMST coursework.
Generated from Eastern Washington University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 CMST 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 21 CMST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 41 more CMST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CMST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
A. Required Communication Foundation Creditsall required
B. Required Upper Division Core Credits—choose three 5-credit 400-level CMST courses.15 required · verify with the official sheet
Note: any course used in Section B cannot count in Section D.; Note: the following courses cannot count in this section: CMST 480 , CMST 481 or CMST 495 , CMST 499 .
C. Public Relations Option Requirementsall required
D. Public Relations Specialty–choose 4-6 credits of the following2 required · verify with the official sheet
Note: any course used in Section D cannot count in Section B or C.
E. Experiential–choose between 5-10 credits of the following2 required · verify with the official sheet
* These courses are face-to-face only.
Senior Capstone Requirement1 required
Section A–Required Communication Foundation Creditsall required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CMST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at CMST 464
3 courses deep, ending at CMST 494
2 courses deep, ending at CMST 338
2 courses deep, ending at CMST 472
1 course from1 required
Section B–Required Upper Division Core Credits–choose three 5-credit 400-level CMST courses.15 required · verify with the official sheet
Note: the following courses cannot count in this section (B): CMST 480 , CMST 481 or CMST 495 , CMST 499 .; Note: any course used in Section B cannot count in Section C.
Section C–Electives15 required · verify with the official sheet
Any Communication Studies course can count in this area with the exception of CMST 200 .; Note: any course used in Section C cannot count in Section B.
Senior Capstone Requirement1 required
Senior Capstonechoose 1
Senior Capstone Note: MLSC 490 (5) for Cadets not currently in Guard or Reserve units or MLSC 495 (6) requires 2 credit per quarter for three quarters (for Cadets that are currently members of Guard or Reserves). With advisor approval, MLSC 495 may substitute for the required capstone.
Students must complete one of the following specialty areas15 required
U.S. Government and Policychoose 1
Choose two of the following
Elective–choose one from the followingchoose 1
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All CMST courses in the EWU catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for CMST yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under CMST yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
CMST does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the EWU campus feed.