Communication B.A.
Degree Requirements
A major in Communication is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
| COM 100 | Intro to Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 220 | Theories of Communication | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
| COM 410 | Senior Seminar-Communication | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Four (4) additional course credits, at least one chosen from each Group (see below), and at least one at the 300 level.
Group 1: Communication and Cultural Identity
| COM 206 | Interpersonal Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 207 | Intercultural Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 305/AFR 305 | Interracial Communication(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 310/WGS 310 | Communication and Gender (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 113/COM 113 | Conflict and Mediation (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
Group 2: Strategic Communication
| COM 201 | Argumentation and Debate | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 203 | Persuasion | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 211 | Broadcast Journalism I | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 302 | Organizational Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 312 | Mass Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 315 | Public Relations | 1 Course Credit |
And/or any combination of COM 103A or B (a ¼ credit course that must be repeated a total of four times to equal one full course credit)
COM 312: formerly 202
Two (2) additional course credits chosen from either Group 1 or Group 2 above, or from the following
Any combination of COM 103 A or B (a 1/4-credit course that must be repeated a total of four times to equal one full course credit);
| BUS 257/PSY 257 | Consumer Behavior | 1 Course Credit |
| BUS 363 | Marketing | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 280 | Workshop-Professional Writing | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 284/COM 284 | Wrkshp-Composition/Rhet (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 380 | Advanced Professional Writing | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 106 | Introductory Reasoning | 1 Course Credit |
| PSY 210 | Ind/Org Psy with Lab | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 227 | Voice and Diction | 1 Course Credit |
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