The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Please find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Communication Studies and available OER for all disciplines at OER by Discipline. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Communication Studies 2.0 TMC.
Required Core
Public Speaking (C-ID COMM 110)
- Essentials of Exemplary Public Speaking – LibreTexts (Ary, Citrus College) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy Author (Mapes, 2019) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- COMM 1: Introduction to Public Speaking (2023) – Fresno City College (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome, College of the Canyons) (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Public Communication (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The Public Speaking Project in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition (Barton and Tucker) in Galileo (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (Saylor Academy, 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Interpersonal Communication (C-ID COMM 130)
- I.C.A.T Interpersonal Communication Abridged Textbook (Patterson) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Interpersonal Communication Textbook (Leonard, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY 3.0)
- Communication to Connect: Interpersonal Communication for Today (Department of Communication Studies, Austin Community College) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships (Wrench et al.) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Interpersonal Communication: Context and Connection (Multiple Authors, ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY unless otherwise noted)
List A – Select 3 courses:
Argumentation/Argumentation and Debate (C-ID COMM 120)
- Logic and Critical Thinking (Levin and Sheley) (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Logical Reasoning (Bradley H. Dowden, California State University Sacramento) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The (In)Credible Argument: Crafting and Analyzing Arguments in College (Kepka) (PressBooks) (CC BY 4.0)
- Arguing Using Critical Thinking (Marteney) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
- A Concise Introduction to Logic (DeLancey, 2017) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
Small Group Communication (C-ID COMM 140)
- Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (Piercy) (CC BY)
- Problem Solving in Teams and Groups (Piercy) (Licensing Varies)
- Managing Groups and Teams (WikiBooks) (CC BY-SA)
- Small Group Communication: Forming & Sustaining Teams (Linabary, Pressbooks) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Small-Group Communication (Osborne, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY 4.0)
- An Introduction to Group Communication (V2.0 Granite State College, PressBooks)
Forensics (Speech and Debate) (C-ID COMM 160B)
Intercultural Communication (COMM 150)
- Communications 256: Intercultural Communication (College of the Canyons, Stokes Rice) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Exploring Intercultural Communication (Grothe) in LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Intercultural Communication for the Community College (Krumrey-Fulks, 2019, PressBooks)
- Intercultural Communication Version 2 (Rice, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY 4.0)
- Language and Culture in Context: A Primer on Intercultural Communication (Godwin-Jones)
- Intercultural Communication (Ahrndt, University of Missouri – St. Louis, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Speaking of Culture (Weil – Rebus) (CC BY-NC 3.0)
Introduction to Communication Theory (C-ID COMM 180)
- Communication Theory (WikiBooks) (CC BY-SA)
- Communication Literacy: An Introduction to Communication Studies by Newsom & Montenegro (Newsom, Montenegro, Lengel, and Yeung) – Creative Commons
- Introduction to Communication (Paynton and Hahn) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Communication in the Real World – An Introduction to Communication Studies (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Mass Communication (C-ID JOUR 100) OR Communication & New Media
- Media Communication, Convergence and Literacy, Second Edition (E. Osei-Hwere and P. Osei-Hwere) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Media Studies 101 (Pearson, 2013) in Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Media, Society, Culture and You (Poepsel, 2018) (CC BY)
- Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication (Saylor Academy, 2012) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
Oral Interpretation of Literature (C-ID COMM 170)
- No resources identified.
Introduction to Persuasion (C-ID COMM 190)
- Decoding Deception (Daly and Jarrette, 2025) – University of Arizona (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Three Modules on Clear Writing Style: An Introduction to The Craft of Argument (Williams and Colomb, OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)
- Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis (Fallows, 2011) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
Any course articulated as lower division preparation in the Communication, Communication Studies major at a CSU.
- No resources identified.
List B – Select one course:
Any List A course not already used
Survey of Human Communication (C-ID COMM 115)
- Message Processing: The Science of Creating Understanding (Gasiorek, 2018) (CC BY 4.0)
- Process of Communication (Rice, 2020) (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Communication (Paynton and Hahn) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Communication (Green, Knudsen, Lease-Gubrud)
- A Primer on Communication Studies (LardBucket) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Communication in the Real World – An Introduction to Communication Studies (CC BY-NC-SA)
Intro to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 120)
- Introduction to Anthropology: A Four Field Approach (Edited by Pawlowicz; Brooks; Phaup; and Rector) (CC-BY-NC)
- Introduction to Anthropology (Hasty, Lewis, and Snipes, 2022) – OpenStax (CC BY)
- Introduction to Anthropology: Holistic and Applied Research on Being Human (Palmiotto, Homsey-Messer, Ford, Poole, Adams, Allard, and Chadwick, 2022) (CC BY-SA)
- Cultural Anthropology (Saneda and Field, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition (Brown, Tubelle de Gonzalez, and McIlwraith – American Anthropological Association, 2020) (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
- The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology (Wesch – New Prairie Press, 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Introduction to Psychology (C-ID PSY 110)
- Introduction to Psychology: Moving toward Diversity and Inclusion (McFarlane, Shi, Ramoo, and Yousef, 2024) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introductory Psychology (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Psychology (2019) by Jorden A. Cummings & Lee Sanders (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Psychology: The Science of Human Potential by Jeffrey Levy (CC-BY 4.0)
Introduction to Sociology (C-ID SOCI 110)
- Introduction to Sociology 3e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- Sociology (Barkan) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Sociology (Boundless) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Sociology (Hammond and Cheney) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Introduction to Sociology (College of the Canyons) – PDF (CC BY 4.0)
- Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (Saylor Academy, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Literature (C-ID ENGL 120) or Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking (C-ID ENGL 105)
Introduction to Literature
- Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us (Young, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Literary Studies For A Sustainable Future (Espinoza-Vasquez, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Surface and Subtext: Literature, Research, Writing (Carly-Miles et al, 2024) (CC BY-NC)
- Literature, Critical Thinking, & Writing (Shehorn, 2023) (CC BY)
- Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication (Bennet, 2017)
- Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature (Ringo and Kashyap, 2020) – LibreTexts
- The Open Anthology of Literature in English (O’Brien) (CC BY-NC)
- Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity (Steinberg, 2014) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking
- Rhetorical Communities: Understanding Language, Power, and Communication Across Contexts (Meredith, Choong, and Garcia, n.d.) – Pressbooks (CC BY-SA)
- Logic and Philosophical Writing (Levin and Sheley, 2025) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Reading, Writing and Evaluating Argument (Werry, 2019) – Word (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Arguments in Context: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (Robinson, 2021)
- Write What Matters: A modular open educational resource to support first-year writing courses in Idaho (Long et al., MSL Academic Endeavors, 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Informed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research (Pantuso, et al, Texas A&M, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA
- Claim Your Voice in First Year Composition, Vol. 2 (Kiefer and Rock, 2021) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- A Dam Good Argument (Delf et al, 2022)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
Introduction to Reporting and Newswriting (C-ID JOUR 110) OR Introduction to Journalism
- A Guide to Newswriting, Third Edition (Cuslidge-Staiano, 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Broccoli and Chocolate: A Beginner’s Guide to Journalism News Writing (Hiro, 2024) (CC BY-SA)
- Writing for Electronic Media (Champagne, 2017) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Any CSU transferable Communication Studies course
- No resources identified.
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